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BRITAIN AND CANTON.

QUESTION OF RECOGNITION.

ANTIDOTE TO SOVIET PROPAGANDA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S JOENCY.]

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LONDON, November 17th.

An article in the Financial News on the Chinese crisis by Mr. Hilton Young says that the establishment of rule by

Chinn which recent events have made by no means improbable, may result in a

THE

FUTURE OF THE

AIRSHIP.

NEW PHASE OF BRITISH AVIATION.

4,000 MILES NON-STOP FLIGHT.

DETAILS OF NEW SCHEME.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugar, November 17th.

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19

POPULATING CANADA.

SUCCESS OF THE 3,000 FAMILY SOHEME.

ONLY 5 PER CENT. FAILURES, !

[DEITISH WIRKLERS SERVICE) ·

ROBY, November 10th.

ENTENTE WAR DEBTS.

ENGLAND OWED £1,000,000,000 AND PAID £8,000,000.

OUR AMERICAN DEBT £932,000,000,

[BRITISH WIRIZEGA SKRVICE.]

RUGBY, November 18th.

1928.

BORAH'S LATEST.

CHINA'S NATIONALISM v. IMPERIALISM.

ADDRESS TO JEWISH WOMEN.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE. Į

WASHINGTON, November 17th Senator Borah, in the course of an address to Jewish women, said that the present turmoil in China furnished the acid test to the world peace programme.

"Any

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funding agreements had been signed, and trouble in China was nationatem coming

and interest, due over a total period of nation which adopted a policy of forcible sixty-two years were as follows:-From intervention, there would become France: received £2,000,000, to be re-assassin of justice in the Orient." ceived £797,400,000; from Italy: received £1,000,000, to be received £970,750,000 ; from Rumania: received £50,000, to be received £31,200,000. The total received is £8,000,000, and to £1,000,000,000,

BRISK BUSINESS AT, KASHING.

TRADE AND BUILDING GO AHEAD.

BUT NO SECURITY YET.

Writing from Kashing on November 10th the V-C. Daily News correspondent takes an optimistic view of the local situation despite military activities and a certain air of uncertainty. throngs of country people who come in The merchants are busy, he states, with to buy and sell, buildings are going up, some into three storeys on the valuable lots. This is quite a change from 30

turn out foreigners for building houses

two storeys high.

ment Company, has overcome many of

Mr. Y. T. Chu of the Yangtze Develop-

the difficulties in eonstructing the new. reinforced steel concrete bridge connect ing the railway station with the business centre of city. The firm are all Chinese, using up-to-date materials and modern methods.

A report has been issued by the Earl of Mr. Churchill, Chancellor of the Clarendon and Mr. Mackaghten, Chair Exchequer, replying to a question in inan and Vice-chairman of the Over-sea the House of Commons stated that the Several Overseas Premiers and other Settlement Committee, on their recens amount received by this Country on se the Southern Nationalists throughout mombers of the Dominions Delegations tour in Canada. The primary purpose count of war debts, in respect of which He was of the opinion that the real years ago, when threats were made to

to the Imperial Conference are visiting of the tour was to study land settlement vast area, inhabited by nearly one-fifth the Royal Airship Works at Cardington in Canada and particularly to ascertain the total further amount of principal in contact with imperialism.

today to inspect lighter than air machines what progress has been made by families which it is hoped will play an important who went out from England during part in Emping communications, in the the seasons of 1993 and 1996 under future. The most important work pro

the so-called "three-thousand-families ceeding at Cardington is on the giant scheme." No "less than 1,504. families Airship 101 which is a vessel of 155 tons comprising 8,281 individuals have already She is destined for service between been settled on farms owned by the Britain and India with possible extension Canadian Government and although the to other parts of the Empire lying in scheme only care into operation in the the Northern Hemisphere.

Spring of 1925 it is considered to have so far proved a conspicuous success and promises, in the words of the report, 'to become the most successful effort in colonisation undertaken by any govern ment in modern times. The Selection of English families has proved to be

of the world's population erecting bo- sween itself and the rest of the world the same impenetrable barrier of sus picion, distrust and dislike at present isolating Russia Thus the basis of credit may be destroyed and inter- national trade languish.

Ho. says that recent events in" Java") show how infectious is Moscow's pro- paganda among the ignorant Oriental population, and opines that Britain's best policy is so approach the Canton Government, giving it some qualified .form of recognition, and seek to guide it away from the path of repudiation so

ruinous to China herself.

SINO-BELGIAN TREATY.

THREAT OF BOYCOTT.

PEKING, November 17th.

The Waichiaopu up to date has not replied to the Belgian Legation concern ing the proposal to submit the question to The Hague, but certain Sino-Foreign papers today state that preparations are being made for an anti-Belgian boycott

if Belgium does 80.

The Air Ministry anticipate that long distance non-stop air journeys of the future will be carried out by airship. It is estimated that the vessels now being built should be able to fly without re- fuelling in good weather a distance of 4,000 miles with a normal freight and

100 passengers.

Great Progress.

thoroughly competent though there has.

perhaps, been too strong a preference shown for families with farming ex-

Exe

received The capital account of the British debt to the United States Government now outstanding amounts to $4,500,000,000 or about £32,000,000.

THE IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

CO-ORDINATING THE RESULTS.

RUGBY, November 18th. Five, committees of the Imperial Con-

subjects referred to them.

GALE IN AMERICA,

BRIDGES SWEPT AWAY.

NEW YORK, November 17th. A 79 mile-an-hour gale, accompanied by heavy rain, swept the Eastern States with considerable damage to shipping. It un- roofed buildings, flooded mines, crippled transport, and interrupted telegraphie cable communications.

All the rivers in East Pennsylvania and West Virginia over-flowed their banks and hridges swept away, but hitherto there have been no fatalities.

Two Killed in New York,

LATER. Two were killed and five injured as a

yesterday.

Two Shanghai-landers came in from a four days hunting trip near Haiyian with 36 pheasants, four woodcocks and two partridges. Later on, duck-shooters will go north and east into the lake districts. Kashing is very convenient as a starting point. By arranging for boats ar send- ing them ahead, parties' can come by train in three hours and save a day in travel, Still Unsettled.

A fresh lot of soldiers transferred fro Sungkiang are usually indicates that Marshal Sun

drilling hard. This.

Chuan Fang is about to strike some- where. When' trained, they can be easily sent forward. Local launch traffic has been improved by two new crude oil burners On November 7th. about 30 junks loaded with rice. from Wuhu, were held up at Kashing waiting orders from Hangehow. No explanation was given. There is a vague, intangible feeling that clues end abruptly. The impression grows thas elusive propaganda is afloat, so that obvious facts cast confusing shadows.

Objections have been raised to the air. Perience, and it is a striking fact that ference were at work to-day and a further ship on the ground of danger of storm inexperienced families, provided they advance was made in the examination of result of a gale which swept the city something is about to happen, but all to the large fragile structure and there imbued with the right spirit, seem to danger of fire, but great progress bas succeed just as well as experienced ones. been made in the last two years towards The cases of a former greengrocer and overcoming these difficulties As to ex- perimental work, the fights by R33 have provided most of the technical

materials not hitherto available to air- ship designers.

of an engineer from London are quoted as illustrations.

U.S. RAILWAY DISASTER. RESCUE TRAINS IN COLLISION,

The Research Committee proceeded to gather together the results of the de tailed investigations undertaken by its small expert sub-committees and Careful analysis has been made of the

HEAVY DEATH ROLL. the reports cases of failures. Those who have aban- presentation to the Conference which are being prepared for

PORTLAND, Tennessee, Nov. 17th, doned the scheme hardly exceed five per will meet in plenary session on Thurs.

Seven were killed and twenty-five in- Tests on a complete experimental section

cent. Of the remainder some ten per day (to-day). That meeting will also jured following a collision between an of R101 at Cardington have afforded a

cent. appear to be below the general have before it two reports from the express train and a motor-car at a level valuable check on the designers' calcula. average and success in their case is Economic Committee which were com crossing near Hendersonville. The train tions. Fabric tests have been carried out regarded as doubtful. It is believed that" pleted to-day. They deal with the im. I was derailed. both at home and in India as a result of given reasonably favourable conditions French exports in October amounted | which much additional knowledge has ac-

of climate and markets between eighty per cent. and ninety per cent. of the 6,103,000,000 *3,100,000,000.

good and remain permanently settled upon the land as farmers.

to

FRENCH PROSPERITY. LATEST EXPORT AND IMPOR

FIGURES.

PARIS, November 17th.

munity of state enterprises from taxation Two were killed and six injured as a and with the question of the taxation of result of the actual collision, but two cars non-resident traders. The report of the containing breakdown gangs racing to the

CHRISTMAS LETTERS.

DESPATCHED FOR HOME.

datenar sailed for Home; having on Yesterday the Blue Funnel liner board a batch of Christmas mails. She carried no fewer than 53,000, including registered packages. About the same time last year, the Mantua carried 77 bags. December 18th. This mail is duc at Marseilles on

Among the passengers leeving on the Antenu were Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Yates,

franes, and importa erted as to the best material and the incilies settled ander scheme will make Over-sena, Setulement Committee has also scene collided and five were killed and Mr. A. W. Hoy, and Mr. G. G. Wood..

COAL DISPUTE.

ACCEPTANCE.

best method of £xing the gold-beater skin to the fabric.

Details of New Airship. Rio will have cruising a speed of 63 WALES AND SCOTLAND AGAINST miles per hour and will be equipped with five engines housed in an equal num- LONDON, November 30th. ber of cars slung from the ship, and the A curious position has arisen in South use of special fuel will, it is stated, prove Wales, where a large number of districts remarkably economical in consumption. have voted against the Government coal Accommodation, for passengers on R101 terms, of which the South Wales' Federa- is "amidships, divided into upper and tion recommended the acceptance. A lower docks. On the upper deck there

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THREE BIG CONTRACTS FOR ENGLAND. SINGAPORE DOCK AND BUENOS

AIRES UNDERGROUND."

TRADE ALREADY REVIVING.

Rucay, November 18th.".

been completed.

AUSTRALIAN FINANCE.

STRIKING GOVERNMENT

.FIGURES.

nineteen injured. Six qthers are expected to recover.

not

AUSTRALIA AND U.S. PRESENTATION TO PRESIDENT COOLIDGE.

WASHINGTON, November 17th.

The proper Christmas Letter mails for the United Kingdom closes at the G.P.O. on Saturday at 5p.m., and will be despatched by the s.s. Katari Maru.

The Christmas Letter and Parcel Mails for Canada and U.S.A. closes on Wednes Jay next at 5 p.m., and on Thursday at. 10:30 am respectively.

The sa. Ahira left Singapore on Tues- day afternoon and is due here on Monday daylight with cargo-only.

Mails from Home and Europe viá

Siberia are due to day by the wrat Castle; and another Home mail vi Negapatam (letters and papers London Phemius.

similar position. is reported from Scot-will be a lounge fitted to seat 100. pas been secured by the firm of Swan ́Hunter/gures regarding the progress and method of the American fleet entering Sydney October 21st).is due on Sunday, by the

harbour.

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RUGBY, November 17th. In a speech on the financial policy of

A delegation from Australia have Australia last night, Mr. Stanley Bruce, presented President Coolidge, on behalf It was stated to-day that the contract the Australian Premier, gave striking of New South Wales, with an oilpainting for the floating dock at Singapore has land. The Secttish Miners' Federation sengers, a dining room, and the part of and Wigham Richardson of Wallsend-on-stated that the total debt of Australia of debt redemption in his country... He

Sir Hugh. Denison, the new Australian

The local office of the Dollar Line kas probability of an aggregate adverse ning along each side of the airship will send and towed out to Singapore when was tunded. Three hundred five million dent Coolidge by Mr. Henry Chilton, and Japan, would be despatched from en route to San Francisco vid. Hongkong majority is not ruled out.

A more hope-be two promenades. On the ground floor it is ready. It is to be capable of lifting pounds of the total represented war debt Charge d'Affairs. Sir Hugh, Denison Manila yesterday at 3 p.m. with passen ful situation, however, prevails in the

a ship of 50,000 tons. The amount of the which was the only great non-productive stressed the importance of the co-opera-is due to arrive here to-morrow morning. gers cargo and mail for Hongkong, and English districts. The Northumberland Miners' Council, by 33 votes to 27 has de- cided to recommend the acceptance of the

12,000 More at Work.

LONDON, November 17th. Twelve thousand more miners resumed work yesterday, making a total of 345,631.-

will meet at Glasgow to-morrow when the the sleeping accommodation, while, runTyne. The Dock will be built at Wall-mounted to £978,000,000 all of which Commissioner, was introduced to Presi/been advised that the President Pierce,

terms."

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SINGAPORE FLOATING DOCK.

HOME FIRM GETS CONTRACT.

LONDON, November 18th. Messrs. Swan Hunters, Wigham and Richardson, of Wallsend, have received the contract for the Singapore Boating dock at an estimated cost of £1,200,000.

Teader by Kowloon Docks.

It will be remembered that a tender for the construction of the Singapore Dock was submitted by the Hongkong and. Whampoa Dock Co., Ltd., and general regret will be felt locally that the contract has gone elsewhere.

However, there is no doubt that the Home Government has taken into con sideration the great unemployment ob- taining at home at present.

Dock to be Conveyed in Sections.

LONDON, November 17th,

will be a smoking room, kitchens with lift to dining rooms, crew's quarters and the remainder of the passengers' sleeping accommodation. Provision of space for dancing and games and for a shower bath is also contemplated.

Oll Engines.

contract is £1,200,000 and it will provide work for many men for nearly two yeare. This is the second big contract placed in this country within week.

It has already been mentioned in the British Official Wireless Service that a

debt of Australia,

tion of nations bordering the Pacific and The balance of

creation of valuable assets which "were £873,00,000 had been expended in the the necessity for closer ties between

Australia and the United States.

to-day fully reproductive.

WORLD'S FLYWEIGHT

Australia bore every penny of the cost curred a debt to Great Britain for uni of her war efforts and in doing so in-

tions and other

expenses of about This debt Australia had

In

prin-pay, before any other nation chief recognised its obligations for assistance Baily, its Allies during the War.

1901 only fourteen per cent. of the Aus tralians, but in 1925 it was 61 per cent., tralian public debt was owed to Aus

this indicating Australia's growing finan rial independence.

CHAMPIONSHIP,

AUSTRALIAN TENNIS.

ANDERSON TO BECOME PROFESSIONAL.

TRAGEDY OF THE GRENFELLS.

LORD DESBOROUGH LOSES HIS LAST SON.

Few private bereavements of recent. years have touched the heart of the nation like the death of the Hon. Ivo Grenfell, which occurred in October at Hawkhurst, motoring accident.

This death has added another chapter to the tragedy of the Grenfells and Lord. Desborough, the early part of whose life seemed so fortunate and happy in both public and private affairs, "has now lost his last surviving heir.

The structure of both R100. and R101 London firm has been entrusted with the

New York, November 17th. now being built to the Government's construction of electric under-ground order, will be incomparably stronger in railways for Buenos Aires. It appears

The fight between Elky Clark, and the matter of material than any built that this contract involves the work funded and "made. provision to

Fidel Labarba for the Flyweight Cham Kent, as the result of £92,000,000.

in the past and as result of the develop of

re-pionship of the World has been fixed for laying a system of railways

had January 21st next year. ment of the Meteorological Department in six sections linking up the of the Air. Ministry, it is believed that cipal railway terminus and the it will be possible to avoid storros and business centres of Buenos Aires. make the maximum use of prevailing ways are to be built on the same winds. As for the danger from fire Ri01 system as that of the London Tube is to be equipped not with petrol but Railways, with all their latest improve- with heavy oil engines.

ments. The contract not only includes After the new airships have carried out the construction of actual railways but their home trials successfully, they will also their whole equipment-motors, each be required to undertake flights to trains, electrical generators and gear, yet and India, and if the Dominions etc. An interesting feature will be that Governments provide necessary mooring the lifts will be dispensed with, moving masts and refuelling stations, demonstra-escalators being used instead. Altogether tion flights to the Dominions will also take place as early as possible.

the work will mean an expenditure of nearly £10,000,000.

THE JAVA OUTBREA FURTHER DETAILS OF BIG PLOT.

A third big contract is also announced to-day. This is the order which has been received by an Accrington firm for cots ton mill machinery for Melbourne, Aus

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TO PREVENT STRIKE.

NEW BILL IN PARLIAMENT.

LONDON, November 18th, The House of Commons, agreed to the first reading, by 135 votes to 62, the Conservative Bill to prevent strikes and

SYDNEY, November 17th. After participating in the inter-state contests in Melbourne at the end of November and the matches in Sydney in December Anderson will become a pro- fessional.

WOMEN RESCUED FROM BLAZING CAR.

LORRY MAKES A HOLE IN BUCK- INGHAM PALACE WALL.

Lord and Lady Desborough had thres splendid sons, na well endowed, both in mind and muscle, as their distinguished father and full of promise to hand down to future holders of the title all the prestige with which its original holder had surrounded it

Of these the two eldest, Julian and Gerald, were killed in the war at the ages of 27 and 25. Both had marked themselves ont by their gallantry, and Julian had earned renown as the author of Into Battle," one of the finest soldier-poems in the English language:

Calamity has followed the house of Grenfell with unusual persistency. Be fore Lord Desborough's sons were killed, their cousins, the Grenfell twins, well- Three women were trapped in a blaz-known for their athletic skill and high ing saloon motor-far which offer in Leeds Road, Harrogate, on October

And now, more than ten years later, by

T

spirits, had fallen in France, AMSTERDAM, November 16th. A message from Batavia state that tralia, the amount involved being lock-outs until a preliminary arbitration 18th. They were Mr. Florence Rowland the il-luck of a dark road, yet another has been held before a properly constituto, Broom Hill, Leeds; Miss of these clever, manly popular. Grenfells inndson, her daughter, and Miss Eliza has lost his life, at the early age of 23.

The Daily Telegraph states that the Admiralty has concluded that the New the ramifications of the Communist plot Singaporé Dock should be conveyed in which caused the recent outbreak extend- sections to Singapore, where it will be fed all over Java, assembled. It was estimated at one time Thirty agitators have been arrested at Sourabaya, including the notorious that nearly three years would be Mohammad Ali. required for the completion of the work. but there is reason to believe that it is

now thought that a shorter period will

suffice.

The ringleaders in. Central Java and East Jars have been arrested.

Twenty five rioters were killed and 29 were taken prisoners in the attack on i the garrison et Laboein.

£1,000,000.

'OXFORD HONOURS COLONIAL PREMIERS.

ed Coort

The introducer, Mr. AC N. Dixey, said the Bill did not remove the right.to strike if the arbitration failed.

Ruoay, November 16th. Oxford University to-day conferred the

Mr. A. Hayday (Labour) in opposing, honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law said the Bill was mischievous and would on Mr. Brace, Generál Hertzogg and

beth Race,, a servant. D which came into collision with a milk Bliss Bowlandson was driving the car,

Orash into Wall. motor-van.

At the inquest on Ivo Grenfell, Both vehicles spun, round verdict of Death from Misadventure and turned over, and the saloon car took was recorded. The theory was ad- fire.

vanced, and was shared by the coroner, that Mr. Grenfell, on reaching a bend in the road failed to see a wall in time, wrenched the steering wheel, and caused the shearing of a pin, thus rendering. the steering gear inoperative.

Passers-by rescued the women through the upper saloon door. The car was soon Mr. Monroe, Prime Ministers of Aus lead to the breaking up of conciliation a mass of flames and a charred wreck, The driver of the van escaped with tralia, South Africa and Newfoundland. machinery..

shock.