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The
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Hongkong Telegraph.
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IN A DAY.
CAPTAIN CAMPBELL'S
MISFORTUNES
MACHINE TURNS OVER.
Capetown, Feb. 25. Captain Malcolm Campbell, the famous, racing motorist, who was Jalightly injured this morning in
PURELY APOCRYPHAL.{an aeroplane accident, the machine
hitting a tree, was involved in yet another aviation mishap this even- Ing.
15,000 TROOPS TO SIDE
WITH CHANG.
LIU CHIEN-NIEN HOPELESSLY OUTNUMBERED.
numbers, says Reuter.
REINFORCEMENTS?
London, Feb. 25,
Peking, Feb. 26. All European capitals have been
Despite the brilliant successes greably excited by the sensational
so far of General Liu Chien-nien, dierlosure of the alleged secret Captain Campbell arrived at the the Nationalist commander of the military alliance between France Maitland Aerodrome in his own forces in Eastern Shantung, it is and Belgium, details of which Math machine, piloted by the well-thought that he must succumb were publikhed yesterday.
known South African politician, eventually to force of superior It seems fairly clear that the so-3ajor Miller. called Convention is nothing more than a perversion of a document As the machine was about fo already in the hands of the League land, a gust of wind overturned of Nations.
it, eausing damage. The Qual D'Orsay to-day official- The famous motorist laughing ly stated that the term of the so-ly minimised the mishap bat re- called
Franco-Belgian Treat turned to his bed in the hotel, published in the Utrecht Selidag where slitches were put in his nose blad were entirely aptryphai. and, Hip which, had been badly eut in the accident at Calvinia earlier in the day.
The
Fantastic Forgery.
Minister for Foreign Affairs in Brussels lins informed the Belgian Cabinet at a special meeting that the text of the alleged
Treaty is a fantastic forgery,
The following Reuter's cables from the principal capitals indicate the feeling aroused by the publica- tion.
Full Publicity,
Paris, Feb. 25.
A semi-official statement says that both French and· Belgian authoritative circles formally
Franco-Belgian military treaty concluded.
He is reported to be suffering from sight shock.--Reuter.
CHINESE IN SOUTH
AFRICA.
OBJECT TO BEING CALLED "COLOURED PERSONS."
Johannesburg, Feb. 25. The Chinese Consul-General has
It is reported that Alleen thou sansi troops in the vicinity of Waibalwe have revolted and have") declared themselves for Châng Chung-chang, the ex-Tupan of Shantung, who has engineered the mutinies,
FUND.
OLD CHINESE GENTLEMAN'S KINDLY THOUGHT.
APPEAL TO PUNTERS.
Further donations towards' the British Minera' Distress Fund are to hand to-day, Including a sum of 35 from Mr. Lo Cheung lp, of 6, Moreton Torrnee, Mr. 'Lo le an old man, unable to get about, but he Impressed with the has been ano stories of distress in the British coalfields that he feels he would like to render a little aid to a deserving cause. His contribution is most welcome, for every $5 raised in Hongkong means an addition of 41 to the Fund,
We are hoping that some of the lucky wisers of aweepstake and pari-mutuel prizes at the Races will remember the claims of the miners by sending in a proportion of their winnings,
In sending a donation towards the Fund. "Lance-Jack" saya:--"Į would rest that a speelal appeal be made, through the medium of your paper, to the Naval and Military Messes of the Colony." Sumport from such quarters has been forthcoming in other places
BRITISH ARMY ESTIMATES.
REDUCTION STILL CONTINUES.
SUPPLEMENTARY SUM FOR CHINA FORCE.
COMING EXPERIMENTS.
London, Feb. 25.
The Army Estimates for the forthcoming financial year total £40,545,000, this representing a reduction on the present finan- cial year of £95,000.
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ATTEMPT ON LIFE | BRILLIANT WORK
OF DEMPSEY?
STRANGE MIDNIGHT EPISODE
AT MIAMI BEACH.
BULLET. PASSES WIDE.
Now York, Feb. 25.
A strange midnight episode in the course of which a shot was fired Into the bedroom of Jack Dempsey, the fornier heavyweight champion of the world, in a supposed attempt
BY R.A.F.
KABUL EVACUATION COMPLETED.
GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES CHOOSE TO STAY.
on Dempsey's life, is reported from OFFERED FACILITIES. Miami Beach, Florida, where he is spending a holiday.
London, Feb. 25. Dempsey had a very nartow
The departure of Sir Francis escape, the bullet going just wide Humphreys, the British Minister, of him as he jumped out of bed, and members of the British and The former boxer was occupy other foreign Legations from ing the same bedroom as the wall- Kabul, is described. In authorita- in Army pay, £183.000 for supplies, Fitzsimmons, In the honse of a "logical culmination of events."
The decreases include £293,000 known baxing promoter, Floyd. tive circles in London as the road, transport and remounts, friend on the sea-front.
It is notable that the Afghans £192,000 for works, lands and
The men bad, it is stated, just themselves assisted in the depar buildings, and £296,000 for miscel-retired for the night when Dempture, treading the snow to make a sey saw the outline of a figure at hard surface for the British R.A.F. the window.
laneous services,
:
Increases include £141,000 for
general stores, and £158,000 for retired pay and other non-effective charges for officers,
Cost of China Force.
7,000 Against 10,000., The forces under the command
In an explanatory statement, Chang Chung-chung are now in the East, and we give publicity Sir Laming. Warthington Evans, estimated to total over 40,000 to the suggestion in the hope that the Secretary for War, shows that men, while Liu Chien-nten can some of these messes may Bee the Army Estimates have been only depend on approximately their way to help the deserving continuously reduced since 1920, 7,000. He has triumphed in all fighting by elever strategy, but when the full force of Chang Chung-chang's soldiers can be ranged against him, the position will be hopeless.
cause.
"What do you want?" called out Fitzsimmons,
The intruder replied: "Turh on the lights."
Dempsey leapt out of his bed, and at the same time the intruder fired one shot in his direction with
revolver and then fled. The bullet went just wide of Dempsey, lodging in the wall at a point about eighteen inches from the floor. The assailant escaped.
when they totalled £62,300,000. Contributions so for received by
No money provision is made in-Reuter's American Service, the Telegraph are as follows:
the Estimates for, the excess cost Already acknowledged ....$2,705. Į of additional troops In China, but
& 10/-
a Supplementary Estimate states
6. that an additional £115,000 is re-
5. quired, bringing the total to date!
to £4,115,000.
"Lance-Jack" Mr. Lo Cheung-ip.............
.10/- and $2,775,
Total...
DERBY DAY AT THE RACES.
Chinese messages from Shang- Thai, however, suggest that rein- forcements may soon be forth- coming, particularly as it is learn- deny that there has been a secret communicated with the Ministered from the Japanese Consul-Gon- of Interior outlining Chinese oral at Tsingtao, that contrary to allegations of Japanese connivance The only agreement reached be- grievances, particularly as
two
gards restrictions due to the fact in the attempted coup by the former tween the
countries
General that the Chinese are included in troops in Shantung are propared to
Shantung
Japanese chief, the military matters was Staff Convention drawn up and the category of
permit the use of the railway by "RINGTAILS" FANCIES FOR signed in 1920, which has been ro-sons," gistered with the League of Na- A depulation of Chinese, hind-the Nationalist forces if permission
is first asked, tions, and published and discussed by the Consul-General, is short-
on
TC-
"coloured per-
ed in the Parliaments of bothly visiting Capetown in order to hinder the passage of Nationalist No attempt will be made to make representations to the Ministroops provided all preliminary ar- ter on the subject.—Renter.
rangements can be made,
countries,
Belgian Condemnation.
Brussels, Feb. 25.
II.M.S. MOTH HERE.
TOWED DOWN BY THE TARANTULA.
A semi-official sintement regard- ing the Dutch paper's allegations of a secret military alliance be tween France and Belgium, HAYH that the only agreement reached is the Franco-Belgian Military Convention, deposited with the League of Nations, which relates H.M.S. Moth, which was success- solely to the eventuality of un- fully refloated after being aground 'provoked German aggression. in the West River for a week, has The statement condemns the been towed down to Hongkong by action of the Dutch newspaper I.M.S. Tarantula, arriving here in seeking to compromise Belgo- this morning. Dutch relations by publishing Temporary repairs were efforted alleged revelations having no on the West River, and it is now foundation in fact,
The Hague, Feb. 25, The Ministers representing the Netherlands at Brussels and af Paris have been instructed to ask the Belgian and French Govern- ments respectively whether the alleged text of the Franco-Belgian military agreement is authentle.
German Excitement..
Berlin, Feb. 25. The text of the alleged secret military alliance between Belgium and France has been widely re- printed in Germany and it has caused the greatest sensation in the Press, which comments free ty, differing only according to political colour,
expected that the Moth will go
into dock here.
CYCLONE NITS U.S.
HAMLET.
HEAVY CASUALTY LIST AND MUCH DAMAGE. :.
Passage of New Troops. Meanwhile, Marshal Feng Yu- hsiang, the Minister for war, who has been keeping a close watch on the developments in Eastern Shan- fung, has nunqunced his intention- of ordering two divisions of his. forces, under Pung Ya-sen and Ma Hung-in to proceed to Kisochow, where Chang Chun-chang is re Ported to be massing his troops.
Marshal Feng add that his men will confine their activities to deal- ing with the rebels and hand its now wandering and plundering along the Kiochow-Tsinanfu Rull- way outside the "Twenty Li Zone."
Chang's Supporters.
Marshal Feng also intends to station permanently a large contin- gent of the Kuominchun force to the south and north of the line to prevent future activities by the Northern leader.
General Tang Sheng-chi, a former Nationalist Commander who established an independent Nationalist Government in Hankow in 1927 in opposition to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, has arrived in Dairen. It is reported.
IL
New York, Feb, 25. Twenty persons are reported to have been killed and over a hundred injured in the course of, a cyclone which struck the little centre of is reported that he intends to Duncan, Mississippi, to-day. join Chung Chung-chang in his enterprise in Shantung and will endeavour to draw together some of his, Tang's, former troops.
Another close associate military governor of Hupeh, laft Dairen
derstood that his mission is to secure financial support for Chang Chung-chang.
Duncan is a place of only 000 The Socialist and the Extreme Inhabitants, and it seems to have Nationalist papers are virulent in been badly hit.—Reuter's American their attacks, describing the document as an "outrageous and malevolent violation of the League
Service.
of Nations Covenant and of the CHARLIE CHAPLIN ILLyesterday for Polting and 'It is un-
Locarno Treaty."
The Nationalist
papers aro
jubllant over "the latest proof of the complete futility of Dr. Stresemann's policy of concilia- tion."
Press Opinion,
other
ACUTE PTOMATINE
POISONING:
Hollywood, Feb. 25.
Nanking Protest.
Nanking, Feb. 25. The Nanking Foreign Ministry
Charlie Chaplin, the world-hus protested to the Japanese famous screen comedian, is serious Government regarding alleged ly 11, suffering from acute hindrance of Nationalist troops by ptomaine polsoning. -Renter's the Japanese in Shantung. American Service.
It is anid that Mr. Yoshizawa, the Japanese Miniator to China, has wired to Japanese military au
Amsterdam, Feb. 25. Before the French and Belgian denials of the authenticity of the document, which has been pubilahed freely in the papers, the entire Dutch Press vigorously declaimed "against a Franco-Belgian defensive agree-thorities In Shantung making in- this callous intention of violating ment was registered with the quiries. To-day a Japanese official the neutrality of Holland" and League of Nations in 1920, and the arrived from Shantung with a re- recommended the Government to detailed military proviatons hither-port of the altuation in the fight- exercise the utmost watchful to not published. It is pointed out ing zone and it is likely that hig ness, urging that every possible that the Locarno Treaty in anywise report will be sent to the Nation- step should be taken to elucidate might be regarded as superseding alist Government.
the agreement, the altuation.
as the former covers the same ground and goes ese authorities have signified their It is reported that the Japan- further.
It fa authoritatively denied that willingness to permit the passage Britain Je in anywise concerned of reinforcements for Liu Chien- with the Franco-Belgian conven- tion-Router.
(Continued on Page 7.)
Britain Not Involved.
London, Feb. 25, Apropos the Amsterdam report cabled earlier, Router learns that
nien.
TODAY'S EVENTS.
likely winners in to-day's Races:
"Ringtail" tips the following as
4
1
2
Ist Race.
Ho Kom Tong's Selected. Desert Wind.
3 Desert Storm.
2nd Race.
1 Dunbar's Selected.
One Third. 3 Pickle
3rd Race.
1 President Hall 2 Adam. 3 Hiawatha.
4th Race.
I Lock Etive. 2 The Apc.
3 The Pheasant.
1
5th Race.
Dunbar's Selceted.
2 New Years Eve.
3 Chesapeake Bay.
6th Race.
1 Ho Kom Tong's Selected.
2 Duke of Chantilly.
Frenchmans Bay,
3
7th Itace.
1 Dumbar's Selected, 2 Christmas Chimes. 3 Town Hall.
8th Race.:
1 John Peel's Selected. 2 Mongolian Stag..
3 O'Moon.
9th Race.
an
Provision. Is made for establishment of 150,500, or 3,000 fewer than in 1928, when there were included for constitutional roagong
Indian 1,500
troops employed by the Air Ministry Ina the Middle East, which are new
to be withdrawn.
Army Mechanisation.
PAKHOI MAILS.
CANTON AEROPLANE MAKES A TRIP.
it away later to enable the great aeroplanes to Innd, and shovelling
machines to take off again.
It is pointed out that there is u occasion for the Legation to be maintained as there can be no diplomatic business to transact'in the absence of a
stable Govern- ment, while it has to be borne in mind that there is a very acrious
prospect of chaos when the snows
melt.
Brilliant Feat.
Nothing but the greatest admira. tion is expressed for the remark. able rescue work effected by the Royal Air Force. The total of the persons brought away successfully from Kabul now exceeds 580, the task being accomplished in 82 fights.
Pakhol, Feb. 20. In norinal conditions this
not Pakhol has been favoured with would
be an outstand- feat, but it becomes visit from the Chinese neroplane ing "Spirit of Canton," which brought more than highly commendable some mall, stayed two or three when It is borne in mind that the days, then returned to Canton aeroplanes engaged in the evacua- carrying some mail back again. tios were forced to fly at an aver The special stamps were on sale at age height of 12,000 feet in the the Post Office, the charge being 15 depth of a very severe winter in cents over and above the usual extremely hilly country.
The whole task, moreover, Was postage.
single
His Majesty's Congratulations.
A further decrease of 1,500 In the establishment is due to the smaller number of additional troops employed in China, the disband-
The two acroplanes kept here accomplished without a ment of the West African Regi- have not yet begun doing anything casualty. ment, and the reduction of the in the matter of improving our Sierra Leone garrison, the mechani- postal communications. To-day sation of another Field Brigade of the first mail from Hongkong since the Royal Artillery, the abolition China New Year has arrived,- of the horse transport companies eleven days without letters, except of the Royal Army Service Corps, those who were lucky in getting and economies resulting from a Home by the "Spirit of Canton.'
all examination of systematic establishments.
The conversion of the Eleventh Hussars at Home into an armoured Car Regiment has been completed, and similar reorganisation of the Twelfth Royal Lancers in Egypt will be accomplished during the
year.
No Manoeuvres.
Sir Samuel Hoare, the Secre- tary for Air, has received a message personally signed by His Majesty the King at Bognor, stating: "I heartily congratu- Inte the R.A.F. on their great feat in rescuing so many men, women and children from Kabul in spite of the many difficulties the both in the air and on ground,"
Chinese New Year was celebrated with the usual vigour, in spite of there being no official recognition of it. The weather was typleni New Year's Day weather, damp and cold, as the long drought was broken for a little while just before that, by a few days of welcome
Considerable comment has been rain, but there has been no more for aroused by the fact that the Ger; a fortnight now, and the weather is man Charge D'Affaires and several bright and warn again, with the other Germans are remaining in
There will be 130 Army thermometer standing at 73 degrees munoeuvres this year, but divi-at the present moment.-Our Own Kabul, a previous report stating sional training will be carried out Correspondent.
in Aldershot and in the Southern Commands, culminating in exer- cives to test the experimental In- fantry Brigades in the light of the lessons learned from the experi- mental Armoured Force.
There will be a series of exercises without troops for the investiga- tion of problems of mechanisation. -British Wireless,
PRIMATE REACHES
CONVALESCENCE.
TO LEAVE FOR ROGNOR.
MARCH.
THE REPARATIONS PROBLEM.
GERMAN PAYMENTS IN KIND.
London, Feb. 25. The Experts Committee on Re- parations in Paris to-day received
that they were staying because of heavy commitments,
German Position,
The German Minister, who has been unwell for some days, was evacuated in a British aeroplane on Sunday, while another small British aeroplane on Saturday took from Peshawar to Kabul, Baron Von Plossen, the Consul- General at Bombay, who now be comes Charge D'Affairs at Kabul. The decision of the German
a report of the Sub-Committee on Legation to stay is regarded as the procedure to be applied re- strange, but in authoritative circles garding that section of German It is pointed out that the Germans annuities transferable under con-were offered full facilities for evacuation, but were apparently INditions.
London, Feb, 25.
It has been decided that a unable to complete their arrange- second Sub-Committee shall be menta before the departure of the formed to examine and report on last flight of the British aero-
Soviet May Help.
It was announced from Lambeth the system of payments in kind planes. Peterkin or Majestic Hall, Palace to-day that the Archbishop from Germany, in order to deter- mine whether these should be com Kinga Counsel,
of Canterbury, Dr. Cosmo Lang, pletely or gradually superseded, or In any event, it is pointed out, who has been suffering from whether other methods of compen- Germany is on Treaty relations pleurisy, has now reached the sation for them should be found. with the Soviet Government, and convalescent stage.
8 Rummy.
10th Race.
1 Boxing Eve. 2 Winsome Stag. 3 One Third.
1
11th Race.
Skinfaxi,
2 The Sun,
Mountain Air.
a
HOME FOOTBALL.
PORT VALE SCORE FOUR AGAINST READING,
London, Feb. 25.
A friend has placed his house near Bagnor at the Primate's dia- posal, and it is expected that Dr. Lang will leave for the South Coast early in March. Reuter.
THE CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES,
-British Wirclean,
THE KING'S HEALTH.
HAS A TALK WITH PRINCESS MARY.
London, Feb. 25.
the Soviet has means for the evacuation of people to the North.
Certain aeroplanes are reported" to have dropped leaflets in Kabul stating that Amanallah will in- vade the city at the end of the Ramazan festival-Router.
Oficial Statement.
London, Feb. 25. With the arrival at Peshawar of It is officially announced at Bog-
the British Minister, Sir Francis nor that H.M. the King passed a
Humphrys in the last of the Bri. tiah aeroplanes engaged in the A chilly cant wind blow through evacuations from Kabul, an ex- out the day and this prevented the tremely difficult air operation was King from sitting at the open win-completed safely and successfully. dow
Equal facilities for evacuation had However, His Majesty sat up for been extended to the German some time in a chair and talked Minister, his staff, and nationals. with both Princess Mary, who paid Actually, the German Minister, to- him a visit, and Princess Helena gether with two ot..er. Germans, Victoria-British Wireless.
(Continued on Page 74).
INCREASE PROVIDED FOR good day.
THIS YEAR.
London, Feb. 25 The Civil Service Estimates, Issued to-day, amount to £308,500,-
In the Second Division of the | 900. English League to-day, Port Vale, The total net Estimates for 1928 playing at home, defested Read-were £295,250,000.--British Wire ing by four clear goals, Reuter. · less,