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TO OFFER BIG LOAN? ECONOMIC WEAPON MAY BE USED BY CHINESE.

POSITION IN MANCHURIA.

Mukden, Yesterday,

China Mail

No. 25,951

BIG CONTRACT FOR NOTTINGHAM.

CAST-IRON PIPES.

10,000 TONS FOR BUENOS AIRES.

KEEN COMPETITION.

London, Yesterday.

BLISHED

1845

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1928, PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.

ANOTHER ATLANTIC | MINOR CHINA WARS

FLIGHT.

U.S.A. TO SWEDEN.

TO MAKE THE JOURNEY IN THREE STOPS:

REACHES ONTARIO,

BREAK OUT.

FIRST CASUALTIES.

CAMPAIGNS IN FOUR PARTS OF COUNTRY.

ANOTHER TENNIS SENSATION.

TILDEN'S STATUS.

FAMOUS PLAYER RULED OUT OF TOURNAMENTS.

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us.”

LAZARUS“

Hong Kong's Only European Optici

(Established Over Forty Years) ACCURACY SERVICE QUALITY. Manager:

RALPH A. COOPER, Registered Optometrist (Canada) F.I.O. (London).

NEW CRUISER "KENT" HEAVY LIST FOR THE

ARRIVES.

TO BE THE FLAGSHIP.

FOUR OF COUNTY CLASS NOW IN

CHINA STATION.

SESSIONS.

9 CRIM NAL CASES.

CHIEF JUSTICE TO DEAL WITH SEVEN.

heavier

COST £2,000,000 TO BUILD. A VARIETY OF CHARGES. SHIPLOADS OF MUNITIONS.

HUNTER ALSO OMITTED.

H.M.S. "Kent," one of the new Including a variety of charges, Four Rockford, Illinois, Yesterday.

miner China

New York, Yesterday. wars, in Bert Hassell

The United States Lawn Tennis county class of armoured cruisers the nine cases on the calendar for and Parker different parts of the country, are

built under the terms of the Information from various Stanton Ironworks Company,

the "Greater taking place and both civil and Association has decided that Washington Treaty, arrived in the. August Criminal Sessions quarters indicates that following near Nottingham, have obtained Cramer, aboard

Rockford" have started on a the postponement of reconcilia- In contract for 10,000 tons of cast-trans-Atlantic flight for Sweden military casualties have been re- Tilden is ineligible, to compete in Hong Kong this morning, on which open at the Supreme Court

three stops Cochrane ported. Shiploads of troops and the annual East and West contest conclusion of her voyage out from on Monday constitute a

Home, via Singapore.

list than for some time past. tion between Manchuria and the iron pipes for the Buenos Aires in

undertaking. This (Ontario), Greenland and Reyk- munitions are being moved about,, at Forest Hills on August 18.

She is the fourt to come to Nationalists, the policy of Japan water

According to British Naval Wire-

Seven of these cases are to come javik.

The original selection of the first the

contract of will be to cultivate friendly rela-is

The machine is equipped with less messages.

East team does not mention the China Station, the others Danger to Chefoo? obtained wireless, a collapsible boat and a!

Tilden by name, merely stating it being "Berwick," "Cumberland" before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry importance tions, with

Manchurian any the

"Berwick" is in Gollan, C.B.E., K.C.). General Chang Tsung-chang, 'will include certain players, this and Suffolk." authorities by offering assistance from this authority in the rific.

The flight, which has been one of the two commanders of obviously leaving a loophole pend-port, having come down to under- The Fuisne Judge (Mr. Justice in the form of a large loan for Argentine Republic since the war

north. "Kent" is to be the new which Fok Chung-yuen is charged financial readjustment and eur- for cast-iron pipes and has been sponsored by the Rockford Cham-the remnants of the defeated ing the committee's decision re- 80 refit and the other two are up Jacks) will deal with the two in

ber of Commerce, nearly ended in Northern Army hovering on the garding Tilden,

Bagship of the Commander-in- with forgery in what are known rency stabilization, simultaneous obtained in the face of severe disaster three weeks ago when boundary between China Proper

The committee has now de- Chief, China Station, replacing as the Wing On Co. and the Bank ly using it as n lever for advan-competition from foreign makers. the machine crashed in a cornfield and Manchuria, is to sail from

barred Tilden from H.M.S. "Hawkins", which is to, of Canton cases. He is to be de- Chinwangtao across the Gulf of finitely

fended by Mr. H. G. Sheldon (In- Chihli to Chefoo, a Treaty port tournament play pending the proceed Home.

clearing up of the charges against The fifth of these new cruisers structed by Mr. H. C. Macnamara) him.

is H.M.S. "Cornwall," which is, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin prosecutes. Tilden's great friend, Hunter, coming out via Honolulu. who announced he would not play unless Tilden was allowed to join the team has been omitted from the East side. Reuter's Ameri- cán Service.

tageous settlement of outstand- ing issues.

Recent conferences of the Pre- sident of the (Japanese-owned) South Manchuria Railway with the Finance Minister of Japan and the President of Bank of Japan are considered significant in this respect.

Boycott Advocated.

On the other hand, the Chin- ese are bent on using economic

-British Wireless Service. BRITISH HISTORIAN.

PASSES AWAY IN HIS

NINETIETH YEAR.

SIR G. TREVELYAN.

London, Yesterday. The death is announced of Sir George Trevelyan.-Reuter,

and was severely damaged.

At Cochrane. Cochrane, Ontario, Yesterday, Hassell has landed to refuel- Reuter's American Service.

BRITISH ARMY.

DISBANDMENT OF THREE TRANSPORT CO.S.

"MECHANIZATION."

London, Yesterday.

of the

[The Rt. Hon. Sir George Otto Trevelyan, O.M., P.C., LL.D., It is officially announced that weapons against the Japanese in DC.L., D.L., was born at Rothley the 3rd, 5th, and 24th Ilorse an endeavour to weaken their Temple, Leicestershire, in 1838 Transport Companies

uncle, the famous Royal Army Service Corps are to be disbanded. position in Manchuria. Provin-(where his

The mechanization of the cial guilds and usembles are ad Lord Macaulay, was born in

1800). He, was the only son of second line transport of the Army vocating a boycott of Japanese while the new regulations of the the first baronet and of Hannah has progressed to such an extent More; daughter of Zachary in the last eight years that only Chinese Eastern Railway regard-Macaulay, Secretary of the Anti- five Horse Transport companies ing yen-and-rouble exchange, to Slavery Society, and sister of of the Royal Army Service Corps. be enforced on Oct. 1, will favour Lord Macaulay. He succeeded to will now remain out of the 31

which existed in 1920. freight to Vladivostock as com-the baronetcy in 1886. He mar- Of the three companies now to pared with Dairen (terminus of ried in 1869, Caroline, daughter! the Japanese Railway).-Reuter. of R. N. Philips, formerly P.M. be disbanded one is stationed at for Bury, Luncashire, of the Park, Woolwich and two at Aldershot. Manchester, and Welcombe,

BARON HAYASHI,

Outlines Present Situation.

Tokyo, To-day. Baron Hayashi, who returned

| Stratford-on-Avon; and had

three sons,

-British Wireless Service.

SPALATO RIOTING. ITALIAN GOVERNMENT DEMANDS REPARATION.

Sir George Trevelyan was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. He Was M.P. for Tynemouth, 1865; Hawick Burghs, 1868; Bridgeton LIVELY INCIDENT RECALLED Division of Glasgow, 1887-07;

from Mukden this evening, stated Civil Lord of the Admiralty, | that General Chang Haueh-liang 1868; Secretary of the Admiralty,

în

'the Yang Yu-ting

፡

Rome, Yesterday,

The Italian Minister at Bel-

CUTLERY,

General Chang Kung chung

on the northern coast of Shan- tung peninsula.

It is stated that he will leave to-day, taking passage in a Japanese steamer loaded with ammunition, military stores, etc.

Further transfers of stores

to Chefoo are, expected.

OUT OF WORKS.

LONDON PRESS ALAKMED

AT GROWTH.

HEAVY INCREASE.

London, August 21.

Took Three Years.

It will be recalled that other men

in the Bank of Canton case were tried by the present Chief Justice Each of these 10,000 tons war-about two years ago. That is why ships cost over £2,000,000 to Fok Chung-yuen is to be tried in build. "Suffolk" was the first laid the small court. down and she was three years in: the builders' hands.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., K.C. (instructed by Mr. P. M. Hodgson) Details of the county-class are is defending in a case of piracy. as follow:

Speed 31% kriots; armament,

eight 8 inch, four

4 inch anti-

The Calendar.

Particulars of the cases are as

aircraft, four 3 pounder and follow:-

other guns; 80,000 horse-power; Fan Hing-yeung: charged with carries 3,400 tons of fuel oil, pirney of a fishing bent off Fan 14,000 tons displacement when

8, 1926.

Li Ching-kwong, Chan Chuen,

The London Press is alarmed at fully loaded; and is fitted with Lau Point, Lantau sland, on Feb. the huge growth of the unempley- bulges for protection against

Yu Yuan-shing and Hau Tsang- ed, which is estimated to average mines and torpedoes.

kwan: charged with fraudulent 20,000 weekly since the end of Vice-Admiral A. K. Waistel, conversion of $14,226.01. last May and at present to stand C.B., has been appointed to suc- at 1,300,000 with prospective ceed Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Cheng Wa-fu and Tam Ping-yuen: heavy increases.

Tyrwhitt, Bart, KC.B., D.S.O., The railway clerks have over and will fly his flag in H.M.S. whelmingly agreed to a two and "Kent." one-half per cent. wage reduction Captain J. Wolfe-Murray, completing their approval of a D.S.O., is in command of the new general scheme which goes into arrival. effect. to-morrow.

OPIUM-SMOKING.

REPORT ON ITS CONTROL IN FAR EAST.

AT GENEVA.

Geneva, Yesterday."

The supplementary agenda of

It will be recalled that after the forthcoming Assembly of the

MORE RAIN!

S. W. winds, moderate; fair at first, some rain later, is the official

-weather forecast until noon to

morrow.

Typhoon of unknown intensity is within 60 miles of Lat. 20 deg. N. Long. 131 deg. E., moving

MR. F. B. KELLOGG.

ACCEPTS INVITATION FROM IRISH FREE STATE.

Washington, Yesterday.

+

AIR RAIDS.

ANOTHER BIG ATTACK ON LONDON.

CIVILIANS' GOOD WORK.

charged with robbery by two or more of property and $105.

Li Sum: charged with receiving the stolen property in the previous case, also with possession of two revolvers and eight rounds of am- munition.

Li Ching-kwong, alias Chan Ham (the first prisoner In the case mentioned before the last): charg ed with returning to the Colony before expiry of deportation.

Tuesday's Cose,

Hul Yau: charged with robbery by two or more of two suite of London, Yesterday. clothing, a pair of trousers and London last night experienced $4.50 from three persons at Shatin. the biggest air raid hitherto stagedThis case is expected to come up

the attentions of seventy-two de- Fok Chung-yuen: charged with fending 'planes, succeeded in again forgery, uttering and conspiracy bombing the Air Ministry and hit with others to defraud Fok Kam chuen (stated to be his father) ting other objectives."

The Air Force experts highly and/or the Bank of Canton, Ltd.

After prisoner has been tried on praise the civilians who are parti- cipating in this aerial warfare for this charge, he will stand trial, the first time. They are members also in the small court, on a charge of conspiracy to defraud, in at- Mr. Kellogg, US. Secretary of of auxiliary squadrons of the

tempting to obtain $50,000 from State Department, has accepted fending and attacking forces, and Messrs. Wing On's banking depart President Cosgrave's invitation to have been trained in the same way ment.

as territorials. Many of them Visit Ireland after the signing of the Anti-War Pact in Paris.spend their week-ends at the aero- Reuter's American Service.

de-

had intimated that his compro-1880; Chief Secretary for Ireland, grade has been instructed to pro- mise with the Nationalists had 1882: Chancellor of the Duchy of test to the Yugo-Slav Government been postponed for three months. Lancaster, with a seat in the and demand reparation on account the Northern Army had been League includes the Canadian re- Consequently the situation in Cabinet, 1884; Secretary for Scot-of an incident at Spalato whence driven out of Shantung and the presentative's report on the con- during the week of air manoeuvres. before the Chief Justice on Tues-

atrol of opium-smoking in the Far A hundred giant bombers, despite day. Manchuria was likely to remain land, 1886; again Secretary for it is reported that a body of Nationalists had taken over, unchanged.

Scotland, 1892; took an active Serbian students insulted and sortie was made by a compara- East Reuter, Discussing various influences part in furthering the abolition of threw missiles, including chairs Manchuria, Baron Hayashi purchase in the Army, and the at a party of Italians, including mentioned that the most influen-extension of Household Suffrage the Congul, who were sitting in a cafe, and who were finally rescued tial authority is the Peace Preto the counties.

Among his publications may be by the police.-Reuter. servation Committee, to whom even General Chang Hauck-liang mentioned "The Ladies in Parlia refers everything before making ment," "Horace at the Univer sity of Athens," and other picces, decisions.

collected and published in 1868;} Loan Not Required.

"The Competition Wallah," 1864; ORIGIN TO BE INDICATED IN

BRITAIN. The Baron also mentioned that "Cawnpore," 1865; "The Life and group Letters of Lord Macaulay," 1876;

London, Yesterday. strongly favours a compromise "Selections from the Writings of

The Standing Committee, ap and this may possibly influence Lord Macaulay," 1876; "The others eventually, but owing to Early History of Charles James pointed by the Board of Trade the instability of the Nationalist Fox, 1880; "The American Re-under the Merchandise Marks' Government it was impossible for volution" (four vols.), 1909; Act, have reported on the in- Japan to permit Manchuria to Interludes in Prose and Verse,"quiry whether imported cutlery

Bloodshed in Hunan. come under their control at pre-1905; "George III and Charles should be required to bear indica-

Mr. Manuel Quezon arrived sent.

Fox," vol. i. 1912, vol. ii. 1914.] tion of origin.

Bloodshed has been caused in had the operations been real, the The Committee recommend

Hunan province, which is held by casualties to fliers would have been this morning on the "President that various classes of imported

the Kwangai Nationalist Generale colossal, and the country between Pierce." He was weak and was cutlery shall bear the indication tively small Northern unit which at Hankow (belonging to the London and the coast from east taken straight to his home, omit- These include recaptured Chefoo and has been Party of Marshal Li Chai-sum of to south-west would have been laid ting the official welcome. 20,000 of its origin. knives, other than surgical in possession since. The depar- Canton).

waste. It fa suggested that the cheered him from the pier. knives, or knives for use in mature of General Chang Tsung-

He states that the next Ameri- The so-called 21st Nationalist only way the country can avoid chines, scissors, razors, other chang for Chefoo Indicates that Army, consisting of 4,000 Sze-damage in aerial warfare is by can administration, whether Re- than safety razora, carving forks, the Northerners have made up chuanese, had previously come intercepting and driving back the publican or Democratic, will at knives, and sharpeners. British their minds to hold on to Chefoo, into conflict with the Kwangsi invaders before they reach the tempt to secure legislation for the Wireless Service.

even though they be counter-authorities. All but 500 were coast. attacked by the Nationaliste..

SPANISH SEAMAN.

SENT TO THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.

N.N.E.

Pressure is high to the N.E. of

Japan and low over China,

The typhoon is about 100 miles E.N.E. of Oshima moving N.N.D. or N.E.

drome learning all they can about Aying.

An Air Force. phot described

of war have been moved to Pei- them na daredevils and most skil- | tang and repatriated.

ful.

Meanwhile expert opinion is that,

"FINAL AND FIERCEST.”

Referring to the economic question, Baron Hayashi declared ACROSS ATLANTIC. that a Japanese loan was not re- quired as Manchuria was able

PROGRAMMES FOR BRITISH to carry on without it-Reuter.

LISTENERS. TREATY REVISION.

B.B.C. EXPERIMENTS. Peking, Yesterday. The Nationalist Government's

London, Yesterday. reply to the Japanese Note re- garding treaty revision has been

Experiments will shortly be

disarmed. But the men have now Tongshan Area. received by the Japanese Lega- made by engineers of the British |

escaped in the direction of Liu- The Northern remnants on the| tion here, but it will not be pub- Broadcasting Corporation, in as-

yang. Prior to their departure lished till the official text arrives sociation with an engineer of the

China Proper-Manchuria frontier from Changsha, the capital of continue to concentrate at Lutal Hunan, there was an hour's fight by mall. It is understood that

(as though to defend against ing in the east suburb. the Nationalists have not sub-National Broadcasting Company stantially changed their attitude. of America, with the object of

About 30. Chinese civilians Vincente Ibanez was, this further offensives by the Nation- 'Their reply gives the Chinese in-relaying American programmes

and more than 100 troops were

Three machines were actually, terpretation, of Article No. 26 of to British listeners by a new morning, charged before Major alista). This force has a supply

depot at Tangfang. C. Wilson, O.B.E., at the Central ion (which included all armas in

killed in the engagement." forced down, the Sino-Japanese Treaty.-Reu-method,

The city of Changsha is now "Fading" has hitherto been Magistracy with vagrancy, ter.

Sub-Inspector Elston said that addition to infantry), numbering OCCUPATION OF SHANTUNG, one of the chief obstacles to suc-

the Ibanez was a Spaniard and a sea, about 5,000 Has marched north-quiet and the local trouble has

ended. cessful broadcasting across

Upper Yangtare. Tokyo, Yesterday. Atlantic, but it is now hoped man on board a Spanish ship. He westward from the depot, Le, in Imperial sanction has been that a remedy for this will be missed his ship whilst at Shang- the direction of Nationalist terri- The Standard Oil Co.s convoy Cody was hard specie obtained for the withdrawal of found.British Wireless Service. hai and came down to Hong Kong tory. the 6th division of the Japanese Expeditionary Force from Shan- tung. It is ordered that the first! detachments shall sall from Tsingtao on Aug. 20, completing the evacuation by the middle of September.

DENIAL.

ANOTHER REPORT AS TO CAFT, LOWENSTEIN,

as a passenger on another vessel. The shipping company, the In- spector said, had no right to land Ibanez here without a passport or funds, and the police propose to ask the Company concerned to ship Ibanez out of the Colony..!} Paris, Yesterday. In the meantime, however, they The prospect that the Srd divi sion will remain in Shantung in- In a statement to a Beuter cor-officer naked for Ibanez's commit- definitely is indicated by the respondent, the pathologist, Dr. tal to the House of Detention Japanese War Office's decision to Paul denied the rumours that he pending arrangements with the send an engineering detachment had found traces of poison in the shipping company in menta to Shantung to bulld winter bar-organs of Lowenstein, the Belgian His Worship made the neces

millionaire-Beuter,

sary committal-order, racks Reuter.

One divi-

MANUEL QUEZON.

20,000 RECEIVE HIM AT MANILA.

"Manila, Yesterday.

settling of the future status of the Philippines.-Réuter."

Later.

MINE DISASTER. The air manœuvres ended an hour!... after midnight Clouds aided the THIRTEEN BODIES RECOVERED bombers in their final. and ferceat

AFTER EXPLOSION. assault upon London.

Coalport, Pann, Yesterday. Thirteen bodies have been re-

Two of the bombers, with engine

-Router's American Service.

trouble, landed in a bean sold in covered from a mine of the Irvona Essex and on a marsh opposite Coal Company in which an explo Canvey Island, respectively. No sion occurred yesterday afternoon; passed Wanhsien, a port on the The third was a fighter and burat All is quiet, However, in the Upper Yangtaze, bound up-river ato flames. The pilot parachuted Kailan Mining Administration's

on Aug. 16. This indicates that,

Shanghal, Yesterday. The docu-: zone at Tongahan, which is after a stoppage brought about and landed safely on a house-top at within the sphere of the by local hostilities, trade is be- Kew. A machine crashed at Rich-ments of the settlement between Northerners operations. Four hundred Shansi prisoners ing resumed, mond. There were no casualties. Britain and China of the Nanking

(Continued at foot of sert Column.)

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 2/0 B/16

Beuter.

A report has been received that General Yang Ben, who went up-river on an expedition, has re turned to Wanhsten

Mr. G. W. Jones, who collapsed Chinese troop movements, in Japanese river steamers, down from the heat playing the organ the Yangtze, have been observed at a Methodist church at Prestatyn, 218 miles above Ichang, which is Flintshire, on a recent Sunday, died

a few days later. 870 miles above Hankow

Incident of March, 1927, effected on Aug. 9, were published in the Shanghai Press on Aug. 15,--Bitish Naval Wireless.

Peppe

- Rio de Janeiro,”“Yesterday Italian aviator Del Prete has died. Reuter's American. Sérvice.