CHANGTEH RELIEF HAMPERED.
NAVAL TUG MAY BE DELAYED.
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THREE SMALL TRANSPORTS BLOWN UP BY MINES.
THE REPARATIONS: BREACH.
IMPROVEMENT IN POSITION YESTERDAY.
GERMANS ANXIOUS.
WUHAN PREDICAMENTment in the position.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1929.
THE OCCUPATION THE BRITISH G.E.C.
OF SHANTUNG.
IS FENG YU-HSIANG TO "BE TRICKED?
GROWING SUSPICION,
Shanghai, Apr. 19.
It is reported that Marshal Feng Yu-baiang, whose eyes have been on Shantung as the result of a
DISPUTE.
CONTROVERSIAL SHARE SCHEME DROPPED,
CHAIRMAN'S LETTER.
London, Apr. 19. Sir. Hugo Hirst has addressed a letter to the shareholders of the British General Electric Company,
Paris, Apr. 19, The brench at the Reparations Conference may yet be healed, the signs to-day rather suggesting that there has been an improve-promtae made to him at the end of announcing that it has been decid- the Nationalist-Fongilen War, is ed to drop the financial scheme It is notable that Dr. Schacht said to be growing increasingly which aroused the ire of the The chances of early relief" for versations with the heads of the
has had a series of private con- angry at the attitude of Nanking. American shareholdere.
Marshal Feng is said to have the foreign residents at Chanteh different delegations, and It is be- dispatched cables to General Ho
The controversy is, therefore, are reduced owing to a fall in the Heved that he had indicated that Ying-ching, Chief-of-Staff to the brought to an end, though Sir lovel of Tung Ting Lake which took the last word has not been said, Nationalist Army, seeking an ex-lugo adds that he is sure that a place yesterday, saya a naval wire-
In the course of a brief inter-planation of the delay, and ank-way will be found by which the ..less messago, This will probably view, he said: "We have delivering whether it is the intention of Company may reconcile the needs
result in delay to the shallowed no ultimatum. Wo pro draught lug manned by men from anxious as anyone for the con-
as the Central Government to oppose fof national industry with the H.M.S. Widgeon which has left inference lo succeed."
requirements of international an endeavour to reach Changtch.
obligations.
1.
There will be a plenary meeting
Other naval wireless messages on Monday and while optimism is state that a renewal of the British not yet justified, yesterday'a boycott at Wanhsien is reported.
has been pessimism
A Chinese gunboat was reported to be in action five miles below Shani on Friday.
Attack on Shasi.
Shanghai, Apr. 19.
extreme lessened.
"A fairly long time will be re- quired to dissipate the dark clouds which obscure the rela- tfans between the Allied Govern- ments and the Reich as a result The Nanking naval forces now of Dr. Schacht's maladroitness," assalling Shast, which are only mys the Petit Parisien, comment. five miles from the city, claiming on the remirntions deadlock. the capture of Machaltsai, near The Ocuvre thinks a settlement Shasi, which forms, the Wuhan of the whole question of general troops Inst line of defence inquidation of the war la receding Shaal.
more and more.
It is reported that the two Wu- The Petit Journal, however, be han lenders, General Hu Taung-Heves the Germans have not sald tão and Tao Chun, are still re- their last word.--Reuter,
maining in Shas! directing opera-
lions. They have demanded that the Chincile bankers and the Chamber of Commerce at Shari pay $400,000, presumably for the support of war operators, and it appears that they insist that their demanda be complied with.
The fact that General Lin Hsiang had joined in the war has
han
INDUSTRIES FAIR.
DUTCH EVENT A BIG
SUCCESS.
'nient.
LEFT TO-DAY,
The proposed G. E. C. "British Shares" provided the cause of the most remarkable business disputo for many years.
The Very Idea! POWELLS
"Whore's the car, dad?" asked the son of an absent-minded pro- fcasor.
"Why, dear me," he said, "I really don't know, Did I tako it out?"
"You certainly did. You drove it into the town."
ro-
"That's very remarkable," plied the professor. "I remember "ow that after I got out I turned had given me a lift, and wondered round to thank the gentleman who where he had gone!"
*
All nations have learned that we can utterly destroy each other if we do not mind perishing in the process-Prof. Gilbert Murray.
Amusement may be, and often la. the real kill-joy-The Rev. E. Bon son Perkins.
People can learn nothing, from skating to plano-playing, till they are willing to make fools of them- selves.-Mira, H. M. Swanwick.
I am not quite certain that the newspapers
not ought
to bo A happy combination between what the people want and what they think the people ought to have. The Speaker.
It was proposed to issue new share capital for the G.E.C. which was to be in the from of shares
He who is committed to living is only purchasable by British committed to living as well as he citizens and not transferable can-Professor J. L. Stocks, Jexcept to British citizens.
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[According to a witness in a The announcement aroused a county court case "women are re- storm of protest in the United aposibile for most motor accidents.. States where there are large hol-Out goes a hand and you don't know ders of British.G.E.C, shares, and if she is going to stop, turn right'or | It WAA even suggested that left"] diplomatic measures might be taken.
1
·
01 woman, It is suld your great
offence
TC- Is driving with a lack of common
Eventually commitico presentative" "of tho American- shareholders was sent to London to discuss the matter-Reuter.
GRAND OPERA.
OPENING AT STAR THEATRE
ON WEDNESDAY.
Owing to unforeseen circum- stances. Signor Carpi's Italian Shantung Garrison.
Grand Opera Company will open a Peking, Apr. 19.
brief season comniencing Wednes Five thousand troops belonging day at the Star Theatre and not on the announced. The opening piace
Mr. T. Grimshaw, who left for Home to-day, after 30 years' residence in the Colony..
the entry of the Kuominchan The 20th Dutch Industries Faire nlso asks if any other army in troops into Shantung Province. caused a further blow to the WH-i February 19th to 28th. The nu-Nanking has been ordered to WAR held at Utrecht from remnants. They decided.
oceny. Feng ends by pledging, when they first took Shasi, to en-ber of participants amounted to gage in a final struggle with the 1,151, while the number of visitors his alliance to the Central Govern- Nanking forces and, in the event may be estimated at about 75,000. of their being defeated, to retreat
The results of the Fair were down the Kweichow-Szechuen quite satisfactory; in particular, border back to Kwangaf. Now English and American business that Liu slang's forces are her hand a decided reservedness coming from Szechuan the route to Kwangsi may be blocked.
on the part of German business Peking-Mukden Railway, embark-will be "1 Trovatore" and will be | men was'noticeable.
ed in three Chinese steamers at followed on consecutive nights The group "Building ninterials" Tangku on April 17 for a Southernand in the arder named
"Rigoletto,"
"La and "Roadmaking" was well re-destination, believed to be Shong-by,
Tosca," Six acorplanes have been com-presented. The sections "Forni hal. It Is reported that they will "Traviata," "The Barber of missioned ta
leave Hankow for ture" and "Glass and Earthen go to Hankow to replace some of Seville," "Madame Butterfly" and Shasi to assist the Nanking Navy ware" showed remarkable pro- Chiang Kai-shek's heat troops Lacia di Lammermoor." There and it is understood that on the gress,
who will garrison Shantang upon are seventy-five artists in all and Upper Yunglaze near Shasi the The Colonial Section was this the departure of the Japanese, the company includes twelve stars, Navy has mined the river.
time entirely devate! to ten-cil | Renter
Steamers Blown Up...
been stationed at Lutai was much interested. On the to Chen Tino-yuun, which have at the Theatre Royal as previously.
It is said that yesterday three tivation. Chinese small steamers rom- The number of participants was mandeered by the Wuhan leader as follows:-Holland 768, Africa And full of Wuhan troops, United States of America 35, were destroyed on coming in con- tact with the mines and many were drowned.
The Nanking forces expect to capture Siasi in two or three days,
Much Gun Firing.
Belgium 30, Denmark 1, Germany 147, England and Seatland 47, France 42, Italy 6, Japan 2, Nor- way 1. Austria 31, Portugal 1, Czecho-Slovakin 3, Sweden Switzerland 5; totul, 1,351..
EXCHANGE RATES.
Parin
Shanghai, Apr. 19. Fighting has been gulat on on both banks of the Yangtze be- tween Shaki and Tchang between 15,000 former Wahan troops, wlin are being attacked from the East by National forces and from the Geneva West by Szechuanese for the Na-Berlin tionalists. Gun Bring went on Oslo all night long around Ichang. Helsingfors Japanese women and children Athens nought refuge aboard a Japanese Buenos Aires gunboat-Reuter,
Troops Disarmed,
Hongkong
New York Amsterdam Stockholm
Shanghai, Apr. 15. Vienna
A communique from the front Madrid says that a considerable tuber Bucharest of Tho Chun's, troops. have been Bombay... disarmed by Government forces Yokohamu who have seized over 10,000 | Brussels rifles in the region between King-Milon chow and Shasi. The remnant of Copenhagen the rebels are fleeing in
con- Prague
fusion.
A message from Nanking' suya
Ris
“DRY MARTINI.”.
AMUSING PARCE FOR QUEEN'S.
full orchestra, chorus and ballet.
One indication of the rather striking success of the Carpi Com- pany at Shanghai is the high praise given it by Mr. O. M. Green, of the North China Daily News, Writing in that journal, this critic "Dry Martini" an amusing story of "Gay Pare" will be screened at says in part:The visit of the the Queen's Theatre on Tuesday talinn Opera Company self one thinking once more on the extra- and Wednesday, according to a
and career of apecial advertisement in this issue ordinary genius
The story hinges about an Verdi, who, without disparage. American who ha exiled himselfment of others before or since, is in Paris for eight years and enjoy-turally the synonym for all ed himself to the limit. His
Opera. The praise daughter arrives and to his dismay ready given them in individual London, Apr. 19.
her thought is to see Paris at its notices of their productions is 26.215 liveliest rather than to be fathered a whit to high. Never in Shanghai have we heard so fine a .20.48 and guided.
18,20 This Involves the principles in band of principala, and never has 193 many difficulties, but all combine to Signor Carpi collected in good a 376 make it a thoroughly enjoyable chorus and orchestra. The high 47.5/16 picture. Albert Gran is featured level of general excellence is 1/11 and Mary Astor heads the cast, amazing." 4.86 9/32 (which includes Matt Moore, Sally Seats for the entire season may 12.08 Eilera, Jocelyn Lee and Albert be booked in advance at Moutriela 18.17 Conti.
or the Star Theatre,
.124.25
.34.57
32,895
.820
.1/5,29/32 .1/9.15/16
.:34.95
.92,70
.18.21
164
.108
.5.57/04
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,20,13/14 -British Wireless.
Lisbon
that sixteen aeropuien are being Silver (spot and forward)
Shanghai despatched from Nanking to the
front to assist in the externilna-
flon of the Wuhan insurgenta.
A further message from Nan-
king to the Kue Min says that settlement can be arranged.---
Hauch Tah-pi, the Minister of Reuter,
Health, who ja going abroad shortly to study health conditions,
Position at Hankow.
Hankow, Apr. 19. left Inst evening for washan, It is announced that Lu T- Shangt, to "confer with Feng Yu-ping's garrison headquarters are hslang concerning the general being shifted from Hankow to situation." He will later proceed Wuchang, while a branch office to Hunkow to see Marshal Chlung only is being maintained at Han- Kai-shek before departing forkow. America-Reuter.
The question of the appointment Poace Negotiations.
of a chairman of the Provincial Government continues to cause Shanghai, Apr, 19. considerable surinise, since é fort- It appears that all fighting is night has elapsed since the gc- suspended for the present. The eupation of Wuhan and nothing, position at present is that Hu dolinite has yet been done. It is Taung-tao."and Too Chun aro oc understood that the delegate, cupying a strelch of country be-Shao Li-the, is again visiting Feng tween Shasi and Ichang, where It Yu-helung at Huashan, and int is stated they uro digging in and conferring on this matter. erecting defences. Their rear lé Meanwhile, the Kuominchun protected by the Hupchite, Liu Ho-continue to occupy Laohokow and ting, who holds Ichang, effectually preventing a further advance by Liu Halang. The latter would re- quire additional forces to expture Ichang, but dare not draw further! troops from Chungking owing to the threat of occupation by Yang Sen and Lu Chi-chow. Meanwhile should an extensive drive against negotiations are going on between the rebels become necessary. Hupeh and Nanking representa Reuter.
tives and it is hoped a peaceful
Kwangahul,
There is no further news from up river, and it is understood that hostilities are still suspended,
The Chinese navy has reached a point just below Shaef, and is standing by to assist the army,
QJIZA, BY NEI KORVICE, DC.
PIRIL ALI. PAT. OFF,
Italian
"On your way, kid, you're blockin' up the bridge."
sense,
And that your sex is gulity, after
all,
Of any accident that may befall. When you extend and wave your
dainty hand
We never know what we should
understand.
You may be turning right or
you may not:
You may be pulling up upon the
spot.
Or even turning left-we never
know.
A witness, worn to truth, has
has told us aO,
No man would make mistakes of
such a kind
Unless he suddenly should change
his mind
Or find he's missed his turning----
Ja mistake
That almost anyone, of course,
might make.
Therefore, O! woman, when your
hand I see,
Not knowing what fia message is
for me,
It is a tride rash of me to guess And risk the chance of mutual
distress.
It is far better to alow and wait Than blind ahead and leave the
rest to fate.
And might I ask a lo restraint
from you
If I should muff a sign? I come-
times do!
* • *
The English master had been laboriously explaining to the form the difference between poetry and prose.
"Now Smith Minor," he said, "can you tell me the meaning of the word "prose?"
"Yes, sir," replied the boy "'Prose" are gentlemen who play ericket and get paid for it."
To-day's Ghost Story. "It was in November, 1912. Isnt reading by the fire till the clock struck twe Ive. I then went into the hall, got A bed-room candlestick, and took It back to the dining-room, leaving the door open. As I was lighting the candle from a lump which stood on the table I looked up. Standing in the doorway was a monk. He had a tonsured head, a kindly face, brown eyes, a very powerful jaw. He was dressed in a tight-fiting tunle buttoned up to the throat.
ZA
"He looked at me with a gentle, half-humorous smile. I felt strange sensation of fear for a moment, my hair seemed to stand on end, and I stood rooted to the spot. Then as he looked kindly at me i seemed to lose all fear, and advanced towards him. He melted away into the air. I searched the house, but could find no trace of anyone having entered.
I may mention that a monastery once stood In the grounds of the house where I live."
"Is it a new, practice to plead guilty by telephone?"
This question was anked by Mr. Campion, the magistrate at Mary- lebane, when he was told that an absent defondant had telephoned to the court and pleaded guilty to a summons for having no lights on
his car.
"Supposing, somebody rings up in his name?" he added, "How do you know it is the defendant? It would be a nice joke for ́anybody to play, wouldn't it?" -
In the end the magistrate ac- cepted the plea and fined the de- fendant.
2
Mr. Pat Wheatley, the English tennis player, was married at All Souls, Langham-place, W. recently to Miss Louise Pierce, daughter of Mr. E. H. Pierce, of. British. Columbia,
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April 21át
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April 22nd
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