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SWEEPING REFORMS.

WHAT NATIONALISTS WANT.

LIKIN PROMISES.

Nanking Conference Sets Ambitious Programme.

INCOME TAX AND A GOLD STANDARD.

Sweeping reforms în the financial administration of China have been broadcasted by the so-called National Conference at Nanking.

Important changes in foreign and domestic trade are included

in the aims.

Income-tax, inheritance tax, a gold standard, a bank for the whole country as the only one empowered to issue paper money, and the floating of other, banks with a view to expansion of railways and shipping are among the ideals which have been announced.

HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1928. PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

MARTIAL LAW IN SUICIDE RUMOUR NOT

CANTON.

INSANE SOLDIER.

* DISPROVED.

"CURLEW" TRAGEDY.

MADMAN SHOOTS SENTRIES AND CHIEF PETTY OFFICER EVANS

RAISES ALARM.

A WATERY GRAVE,

Martial Inw was enforced on

Tuesday midnight in Canton, says the "Kung Sheung Yat Po." The noise of firing was heard that night and next morning the bodies of three men, were seen lying on the East Bund.

DISAPPEARS.

DEATH ON HIGH SEAS.

MOTOR RACING QUEST.

A LONG SEARCH.

CAMPBELL TO TRY IN A SYRIAN DESERT.

SPEED RECORD.

London, Yesterday..

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ECHO OF "JERVIS BAY" |‘LOST" ‘ITALIA” PARTY

INCIDENT.

MORE QUESTIONS.

THE "FIRST LORD” EXPLAINS ADMIRALTY'S VIEWS.

"SALVAGE?”

FOUND.

MEN SEEN.

RUSSIAN AVIATOR LOCATES THEM NEAR "KRASSIN.”

VIGLIERI PARTY'S PLIGHT.

Moscow, Yesterday.

The "Italia's" "walking party,"

Rumours current yesterday

London, Yesterday, Curlew" had committed suicide famous racing motorist, after Navy to the Australian Common-comprising Majors Mariano and that somebody on H.M.S. Captain Malcolm Campbell,. the The assistance rendered by the were not disproved this morning, searching along the British coasts when the following message was and on the coast of Denmark for wealth liner "Jervis Bay" last Zappi and the Swedish Professor issued:--

suitable place for his next at-month was the subject of fur- Malmgren, of whom nothing had "H.M.S. 'Curlew regrets to tempt to break the world's land ther questions in Parliament to-been heard since May 30, have report the disappearance and speed record, has decided to make day. presumed death by drowning of the attempt in a Syrian desert in

been discovered by the airman, Chief Petty Officer Frederick autumn.-British Wireless Ser-

Asked as to the cost of such Tchuknovsky, who is attached to Evans, No. 0. N. 238.216, prob-, vice.

assistance, the First Lord of the the ice-breaker "Krassin." During ably between 2 and 6 a.m. on

Admiralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, July 10,

"It is understood, that the deceased was not married."

FROM JAVA,

said that in the absence of details a reconnaissance flight in eighty it was estimated at £500 but until degrees, forty-two minutes north the full circumstances' were 25-46 east, the airman encircled the

After investigation, it was found that one of the soldiers sta- į tioned on board a junk had become insane in the middle of the night. He got up from his sleep, took a gun and shot the two sentries boatmen was also killed and four it will not be known whether who were on duty, One of the

Until further news is available, STORY OF KENNEDY TOWN known he could not say whether party five times. Two of the men

other soldiers were wounded. C.P.O. Evans committed suicide The others, having been aroused or fell overboard accidentally.

of all kinds will be dealt with "impartially" are some of the pro-armed, fired at random. mises made. Latest details are given below.

LATEST DETAILS.

The demented soldier subsequently discovered chased. He jumped into the and was not again seen.

"WINNIE" SCORES.

COURSE BETTING BILL ADOPTED.

for service in China.

ROBBERY.

A GOLD RING.

this expense would be charged to vigorously waved a flag and the the owners of vessel.

third was lying down. It was the duty of His ALMOST GIVEN UP AS DEAD.

which the Gondola

from their sleep and thinking "Curlew"" was then 300 miles Two Chinese were this morning Majesty's ships to give every pos- Tchuknovsky is now seeking a How likin is going to be abolished very shortly, and how loans that they were going to be dis-jor so out from Hong Kong, bound charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell sible aid to vessels in danger or place to make a landing near the

for Singapore, having left here at the Central Magistracy with distress and if services rendered was on Monday on a voyage Home, having been concerned in a high-came under the heading of saly-Party. and She belongs to the 3rd Cruiser way robbery in Kennedy Town on age services the Crown was pre- It will be recalled that they left

vented from claiming expenses the icefloc on river Squadron, which is in the Medi-Tuesday night.

terranean Fleet, but was detached Defendants who were not legal-under the Merchant Shipping crashed in an attempt to walk to ly represented pleaded not Act. He added that the word the north cape in Spitsbergen to guilty."

Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant rather wide senge, and he was ad-

"salvage" was interpreted in a reach the steamer "Braganza."

They had been almost given up Director of Criminal Intelligence vised that if there was any a dead. told the Magistrate that he would mutiny, piracy or plunder con- The message received here says have to ask his Worship to deal cerned the assistance rendered the "Krassin" is forcing a passage summarily with the defendants would be covered by the word through the thick ice and is now as the police were unable to hold "aalvage." British Wireless Ser-within 25 mies off the Viglieri the complainant in Hong Kong to vice. wait for the case to go to the Criminal Sessions.

Shanghai, Yesterday, According to

#message from Nanking, the National Financial Conference has held its last ses- sion.

A dramatic feature was, furnish-

ed by the rejection of the Kwang- tang Provincial Finance Commis-a sioner's proposal as follows:-

Firstly, that as Kwangtung has incurred large debts since the forma tion of the Republic she should be allowed the space of at least a year to work out her own tax schemes, independent of the Finance Minis-

try.

Secondly, she sind be allowed to retain the cigarette tax of 50 per cent, ad valorem in preference to the arrangement made by the Ministry

sities as rice, whent, native-made! cloth, etc.

Secondly, a graduated scale of in-l come tax with heavier incilence on higher incomes shall be promulgat-i ed in accordance with the latest practice.

Thirdly, inheritance tax shall be levied for the purpose of social jus- lice.

+

PASSAGE THIS SESSION.

London, Yesterday. The Cabinet has decided to adopt

In view of the improvement in the Racecourse Betting Bill and it national credit, domestic and for will figure as a Government mea- eign. secured loans shall be paid as sure to be passed this session. The heretofore, while an impartial com- hesitation to adopt the Bill hus mission shall be appointed to in- hitherto been ascribed to the fact vestigate the unsecured loans.

Size of Army. ·

that some of the Cabinet Ministers and other Conservative supporters The Conference unequivocally were hostile to it. The decision is endorsed the recommendation of regarded as a personal triumph for the Shanghai Economic Conference Mr. Winston Churchill. Reuter. limiting the army to 500,000 men:

with foreign merchants providing and current mlitary expenditure to for a 2234 per cent, consolidated tax. | $192,000,000 annually.

Thirdly, that the Salt Inspectorate should not be restored in Kwangtang Fourthly, that during the year the gambling tax and opium tax (which amount to over $2,000,000 a month) shoth not be abolished by the Cen- 'tral Government. but allowed to be handled gradually by the provincint

authorities,

The delegates at the Conference were almost unanimously against the main proposal, claiming that; nearly all the provinces had incur- red indebtedness similar to Kwang- tung's.

Tariff Autonomy. Mr. T. V. Soong (Minister of Finance) made a stutement that the general principle of unification must be applied to all alike, but that the Finance Ministry would sympathetically view any speciál | problems brought up by the pro- vinces.

In connection with

policy. the Conference decided

eral Ma Tsin-ting, acting under orders from the lehaug authorities. economic is clearing out bandits from the banks of the Upper Yangtsze and Firstly, to abolish the teel as a will operate up-river as far as mile monetary unit, using the dollar, and: to work towards the ultimate adop-4 76. tion of the goldstandard,

net as

From mileage 76 upwards, Gen- Secondly, to organise a national eral Yang Sen has driven out all bank to

the Government's bandits and all is quiet treasury with the sale right of is both barks.-British Naval Wire- auing banknotes to stabilise ex- change;

lęsa.

Now on

Thirdly, to organise an exchange! (Note: The territóry referred to

some incon-

bank to act as the central clearing ie under local authorities. The house for internal and foreign ex-bandita have caused change.

Fourthily to establish agricultural venience to British and other ship. and industrial banks to facilitate the ping, as have Yang Sen's troops.) the country's development of 'indus-

try and agriculture.

Fifthly, to improve the railwayn and expand marine navigation to im- prove the country's postal system How and telegraphic service.

Protectionist Policy.

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The conference resolved that all, disbanded troops shall be employ

The statement met with generated on various works, such as ir approval.

- NORTH CHINA.

Conquered. Area is to Be.

Divided,

Peking, Yesterday. Marshal Chiang Kai-shek is re-

"SOME RAIN."

Typhoon On Way to Coast.

North west winds, freshening: fine at first, some rain later, is the official weather forecast until

noon to-morrow.

Pressure is high to the south of Tokyo and low over China.

The typhoon is crossing, north ern Luzon in # W.N.W, or N.W. direction.

The following telegram was

TREATY PACT.

SIR A CHAMBERLAIN AGAIN

"HECKLED.".

party and that the walkers have been located 20 miles from the "Krassin."

JOY IN NORWAY.

Oslo, Yesterday. Tehukhnovsky's report that he had sighted the Malingren Party has been received here with groat jay. Tchukhnovsky is well-known Sir Austen Chamberlain, Secre- and popular in Norway as he par-

“DELAY" DEFINED.

London, Yesterday.

The complainant, Mr. Murphy said, was a returned Chinese emigrant who was on his way to China from Java, and was keen to leave the Colony as soon as possible. In the event of the de- fendants being committed, the Conditions are now favourable--prosecution could only keep the for its passage at a safe distance complainant's evidence on record: to the east of Hong Kong.

and produce it at the Supreme tary of State for Foreign Affairs, Court, and it would not be satis was again subjected to sustained ticipated In Amundsen's Arctic Ex- received from the Manila Obser- factory to present the evidence of heckling, on the part of the Opposi-pedition in the "Maud" and also in the principal witness to the jury tion in the House of Commons, on the Trans-Polar Flight in the in that way..

the "delay" in replying to Mr. "Norge." that a gold ring and some of the

Proceeding, Mr. Murphy said Kellogg's treaty proposals.

Captain Otto Sverdrup, who com- Sir A. Chamberlain replied that manded Naneen's ship "Fram," in money stolen from the complain-the was confident that he would be an interview said that the third ant were discovered by the police able to reply before the end of the party had really been sighted at at the back of a shop, into which session. He emphasised that Gov-auch a short distance from the the robbers had run after they rnment's Dominions and India"Krassin" that they certainly would had been chased by the complain- were in no respect responsible for be saved if the "Krassin” had- nnt for a long way.

vatory at 9 o'clock this morning: 3.45 p.m. 11th., Cycloné or ty- phoon E. of Luzon, less than 300 miles distant moving W.N.W. of N.W.

11th 9.00 p.m. typhoon in about 129 deg. Long E, and 17 deg. Lat. N. moving W.N.W.

From the above, the typhoon is loented south of Aparri, about 699 miles from Hong Kong and,

His

:

THE "UPLAND."

Stockholm, Yesterday.

any delay. He defined the "delay," plenty of coal. CHARGE AMENDED.

for which he himself was responsi- in direct line, should strike the amended the charge against the ful consideration."-Router.

Worship accordingly ble, na "time being taken for care- coast between Hoihow and Pak-defendants to one of larceny from hoi. If there is any particular the person of the complainant of degree of nothernly awing Macao a gold ring and $190 in Hong and Hong Kong may be affected.

Kong currency.

ATLANTIC LURE.

COSTES TO ATTEMPT A NON-STOP FLIGHT.

PARIS-NEW YORK.

Paris. Yesterday.

Evidence was then taken. The complainant, Po Ming, said that he arrived in the Colony, by the B.s. "Cremer" and went to live at the Chu Ming boarding house where he changed 200 guilders

GOVT. OFFICERS.

CHARGED WITH FERRY OFFENCES.

REMANDED ON BAIL.

Penang, July 5.

into local currency, receiving The Case in which W. H. $162. In addition he had on him Stubbington and E. Lamerton, two

The Ministry of Defence had telegraphed to the Swedish Expedi- tion at Spitzborgen that in view of the report that the Malmgreni Party · had been sighted the seaplane · "Upland," which yesterday had been 'ordered to return to Sweden was to remain at Spitsbergen.

"KRASSIN" TO THE RESCUE.

Moscow, Yesterday.

On the receipt of Tchukhnovsky's · ·

a draft for another $30 in Hong F.M.S. Government servants second-wireless the "Krassin" Immediately Kong currency.

ed to Kedah, and G. H. S. Fripp,

The acroplane in which Costes he went for a walk on the Ken-on board a ferry boat was called is progressing at four miles hour- At about 8 pm, on Tuesday, planter, are charged with offences started for the spot indicated. and

As he was

rigation, rond-construction, coloni- ported to have reached an agree will attempt of fly from Paris tonedy Town Praya. Under the head of an improved sation and other rehabilitation ment with his Nationalist military New York is expected to arrive at about to turn into a side street before the District Judge at the ly among the foes and is expect-

colleagues relative to the policing Le Bourget Aerodrome to-day or he was 'ouddenly seized by four Butterworth Police Court to-day.

to-morrow. Troops of the 2nd Army Group

system of taxation for the whole neusure.

of North China.

to the.

of China, the Conference decided The Conference also decided to that, before carrying into effect the carry out the policy of protection will be stationed from north According declaration of tariff autonomy, for- and encouragement of production Honan along the railway to Ting-ing Costes succeeda In fly-

Taxes in Arrear.

chow.

..

ed to reach the Malmgren Party on the 12th. men, one of whom threw his arm The Police Inspector asked for a

THE VIGLIERI PARTY. "Matin," round the witness from behind. postponement as Mr. W. C. Taylor,

A LONG RUN,

the Magistrate, who is the princi-

Rome, Yesterday. eign Imports of a similar variety and manufacture of native goods.

the Atlantic, he pro- The witness recognised first de-pal witness, is 111.

The cass was therefore, postpon- the last wireless message from the It is semi-oficially stated that to native products which an in--Reuter.

poses to attempt a world Alghfendant as the man who caught ternal levy is collected shall also be

Troops of the 3rd Army Group in fifteen days via San Francisco him by the throat, whilst No. 2 ed until Monday, July 23. will control the line northward and Japan.-Reuter. Hable to Л similar consumption

was the man who searched him. The charge against Stubbington Viglleri Party, dated July 6, mere- Shanghai, Yesterday. from Tingchow to Pekingand tax: while, after carrying tariff

Second defendant was alleged to is that he caused an obstruction to ly gave the party's position and The Nationalist Government Tientsin, while from Tientsin to autonomy into effect, all imports Council has approved the petition Luanho, the 3rd Army Group

have torn the witness' left pocket Heah Seng Whatt and Mr. Taylor; mentioned that the Swedish sex- shall be liable to only one tax and of fr. T. V. Soong abolishing all and a part of the 1st Army Group

away from the coat, and a cigar-laternatively that he wrongfully re-planes had dropped provisions and no further lovies, will be collect farm taxes in arrear before Dec. will be stationed.--Reuter.

ette case in which the witness strained Seng Whatt,

medicines. kept the notes and draft fell to The charge against Lamerton and 81, 1927-Reuter.

the ground,

Fripp is that they voluntarily re- Witness saw the second defen-strained a public servant in the dant pick the cigarette case up execution of his public duties; ul- The ominous wireless silence of and pass it to one of the other ternatively that they offered illegal the Viglieri Party is interpreted as two men. The fourth robber resistance to the lawful apprehen- meaning that the marooned men

able.

Provincial Revenue.

As regards the Salt Administra- tion, it was decided that the salt tax for the whole country shall be unified and offective control of the salt-fields be secured, as the pre- requisite. Improvements in the ad- ministration.

The Conference agreed that all land taxes shall be considered pro- vincial revenue.

PEACE DELEGATES.

Question of Manchuria's Problems.

Peking, To-day. Four delegates of the Man- churian Government have arrived here with peace proposals but have not yet seon the Nationalist mill- tary leaders.

In connection with the abolition The "big four of the National- of likin, the Conference decided ist Party, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek

that the Finance Ministry shall (commander-in-chief), General Li appoint a committee of abolition, Tsung-jen (Kwangaf faction), Gen-

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[Note: The railway referred to

FRENCH HOSTEL.

ACCOMMODATE STUDENTS

FROM INDO-CHINA.

ROYAL STONE-LAYING.

Paris, Yesterday.

is the Peking-Hankow line. The various group armies are as fol- low:-

1st: Chiang Kai-shek,

FRENCH TREATY.

Nanking Foreign. Ministry's Notification.

THE PRIMATE.

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· “OMINOUS” SILENCE.

Berlin, Yesterday..

2nd: the Kuominchun, under In the presence of the King of tackled the witness on the right sion of Stubbington. There is a are dead or dying. Feng Yu-hsiang, the "Christian Annam the first stone was laid in but he was sent to the ground second charge. against thom, that According to the Berlin corros- General."

the Indo-Chinese hostel at Parc with a kick on the stomach: The they intentionally insultedMr. pondent with the "Braganza," it is. eral Yen Hsi-shan.]

3rd: Shansi troops under Gen-Montsouris

robbers then ran and the witness Taylor; alternatively, that they pointed out that the fever from It will accommodate a hundred gave chase.

used abusive and insulting words which the party has long suffered atudents. Renter.

After a long run, the robbers and behaved in an insulting man-indicates inflammation of the lungs dashed into a shop. The witnessner with the Intention of provoking in consequence of fog and Insuffi- then fetched the police and re-a breach of the peace... cient protection, ss also ignorance turning to the shop with a con- The accused were remanded on of Aretle conditions. London, Yesterday. stable-searched in the back and ball.-"Singapore Free Press.” CECCIONT'S DEATH DENIED. The Upper House of Convoca- found the two defendants hiding

Rome, Yesterday. Shanghai, Yesterday. tion, to-day placed on record. Its there. He did not know the- which shall arrange to abolish Ilkin era! Yen Hal-shan (of Shangl) and' According to a message from deep sense of the loss it would other two men got away, however, that the defendanta No message has been received completely between September and Feng Yu-halang (the "Christian, Nanking, the Nationalist Minis- suffer in the approaching retire- The witness added that after were two of the four men who at from the "Italia's" wireless opera December. Kiangau and Chekiang General") met at a conference in try of Foreign Affairs has officialment of the Archbishop of Can- the robbers had run into the shop, tacked him. He also identified tor Blagi reporting that the party provinces are doing so before the Tongshan to-day and it le balicyly notified the French Minister terbury, who is eighty years of the shop people refused to allow the gold ring found at the back is losing courage and is despon end of September.

ed that they discussed Manchurian declaring the abrogation of the age and has presided over Con him to go in after them because of the shop as his property, dent, but it is pointed out that Now Taxes.

commercial regulations and the vocation for 25 years. British they did not want any commotion The defendants stated that wireless communication has ceased appendix thereto concerning An- Wireless Service.

In their shop. AN the trouble arose out of a man owing to a magnetic storm, d With reference.to.the new taxes

UPPER YANGTSZE.

nam and Indo-China in the treaty

Mr. Lindseli remarked that it named Chang attempting to bor No news has been recolved that necessary to make up the loss of

between China and Trance upon London, Yesterday—At the ad- was peculiar that the two 'defen- row some money from the com- Ceccion! fa dead as reported, while revenus from likin, the Conference

River Banks Being Cleared of their expiration on July 7. The journed mestung ! " bf i}, Baldwin's dants should have waited in the plainant,

the Italian Legation at Oslo has re- decided that 24.

Bandits.

notification was handed to the Limited, in London to-day, the 71% shop, until the complainant re- This the complainant, denfed, celved a telegram from the “Citta French Consul General for trans- per cent, debenture holders unanim- turned with the police.;

saying that he did not know any, di Kilano, despatched at 2. a.m. Ichang, Yesterday mission to the proper quarters ously dit the compromise oko MONEY TROUBLE.NE one named Chang.

this morning denying the report—– It has been ascertained that Gon-Reuter."

The complainant was positive,

Firstly, special consumption taxes (pational taxes) shall be imposed on certain articles except such neces

affaire. Reuter.

The case was adjourned.

Reuter