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THE

“LIENSHING "

DISASTER.

237 PERSONS ABOARD,

ESTIMATED LOSS, EXCLUDING

CARGO, £90,000.

GALLANT DEEDS RECORDED..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, December 13th. There were 937 persons aboard the Lienshing, including 19 foreign men and 7 women, together with 3 children, 3 of

whom were infantı,"

CHINA'S WAR AREA.

THE HONGKONG DAILY - PRESS, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14TH,

EMPEROR OF JAPAN. ANOTHER TRAGEDY OF

1926.

ANTI-BRITISH SOCIETY AT

HANKOW.

CHANG TSO LIN AND PEKING. RUMOURS..

The general strike has failed to materialise at Hankow owing to lack of support from the servants and other em ployees of foreigners generally,^, the majority of whom profess satisfaction with their conditions, says the Shanghai Mercury of December 7th.

However, two more unions have been formed, the Union of Chinese Employees of Foreign Firms and the Foreigners Servants

VERY SERIOUSLY ILE.

ROYAL AND OTHER PERSONAGES

CALLING AT HAYAMA:

CABINET OPEN A “BRANCH,

OFFICE."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Toxxo, December 13th. The Prince Regent and is wife. are travelling to Hayama and remaining over night. They are returning to Tokyo to- morrow, after which they will again go to Hayama, at which they are remaining Indefinitely. Consequently the Cabinet Following the landing of naval guarda is opening a branch office at Hayama, The loss, excluding the cargo, is about the demonstrations in the Concession thereby enabling the Regent to be kept 209,000, and is fully insured

ceased and the situation outwardly be fully informed of all Government matters It is estimated that 25. Chinese were

came quieter, but it is generally recog-and also to transact necessary business last through the up-setting of a lifeboat.nized that an intense undercurrent of in connection therewith, while remaining Eight bodies were found."

The vessel is now known to have been Union. out of her course.

Captain Simpson dived into the water to rescue his cabin boy and brought him aboard only to find that the servant was dead. Many other gallant deeds are recorded, the devotion of the Chinese servants towards their employers being most marked.

"

Captain Simpson and Mr. Kazeradzky, the captain of another vessel, who was a passenger, stayed aboard to the' end."

All the passengers paid a high tribute to the officers and the Chinese crew.

-Wreck Being Inspected..

•

The Marine and Engineer Superinten dents of the company stationed in Shanghai have, we learn, proceeded to -the scene of the wreck, which is about 30 miles distant from that port. They will make the first inspection at low tide, after which a report will be sent to Hong Kong as to the extent of the damage.

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The salvage arrangemonts will be made

in Shanghai.

The Ship. Further details with regard to the Lianshing are az follow:-On March 26th, 1924, she was christened at Eung hom, by Mrs. A. B. Stewart, at the Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Co.'s yard:

The vessel's dimensions, etc., were:-

Deadweight 2,735 tons; speed 13) knots; lenguh, 300 feet; length between perpendiculars, 985

fect moulded breadth 44 feet; moulded depth 24 feet; Passenger accommodation (1st class) 29, in two-berth rooms and 2nd class) 66. The machinery, equipment and ap- pointments were thoroughly up-to-date.

The Commander.

Captain Simpson, who as stated, com- manded the vessel, is well-known on the

China Coast and has been in the service of "Ewo many years. He formerly commanded the Chipahing, the Cheung thing and other vessels of the Indo-China

line.

PEDESTRIAN FEAT.

ITALIAN CREATES A WORLD'S

RECORD.

Rome, December 13th Callegari has broken the world's record by walking 20 kilometres in 98 mios.

51 secs.

(GEITISH WILKLEAR SERVICE.}

CHEMICAL DISCOVERY.

NOTABLE BRITISH

ACHIEVEMENT.

RUGBY, December 12th. The London Observer'i scientific cor- respondent' states that two British pro. fessora, Dr. Harington, of the University College Hospital, and Mr. Barger, of Edinburgh, have produced synthsis of thyroxin, the hormone produced by the thyroid gland.

The Observer says the discovery marks a great advance in bio-chemistry for which chemists throughout the world have

searched for many years

Sir.

SIR W. JOYNSON-HICKS.

STILL INDISPOSED,

Ruosy, December 12th. Chamberlain will this week take over the duties of Becretary for Home Affairs from Sir William Joynson Hicks, whose illness will probably pre vent him resuming work until early next

year.

anti-foreignism prevails.

near the Emperor. Takamatsu Šumi and other sons of the Emperor are also jour neying to Hayama.

The Political Bureau of the Southern Army has now come out into the open and a meeting is being held of Bureau. Three warships are anchored nearby and trade union heads to establish. "The and the police is guarding the entire Society for the Overthrow of the vicinity, owing to important personages British.”

visiting the place.

THE ANTI-SOUTHERN CAMPAIGN.

AMBASSADOR ROBBED.

か

SLOW NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE. JAPANESE EMBASSY ENTERED.

Generals Chi Hsieh Yuan, Kuo Ying Chi, and Chen Wan Chao arrived at Chengehew from Kaifeng on December

6th and met in conference with Marshal Wa Pei Fu, says Toño. As a result it was decided to engage in the campaign against the Reds, Marsha Wu agreeing to the despatch of Fengtien troops to the South

.

STILL DISUNITED,

A Mukden message of the same date says that the secret feud between the Fengtion Army and the faction headed by General Chin Tun Ao which, acting in concert with the Southern forces, is opposed to the despatch of Fengsen troops to the South, is gradually hecom- ing open.

General Yang Yu Ting, re- garding the situation in Honan as of great importance, goes so far as to ob- serve that the outbreak of hostilities between Tengtion troops and the soldiers of this faction is inevitable. The strength. of the Fengtien troops to be despatched to Honan is estimated at forty or fifty

thousand men.

ANHWEI THREATENED.

General Chen Tiao Yuen, Tupan of

Anhwei, on December 1st, wired to Mar- shal Chang Tsung Chang reporting that the Southern army is planning to invade Anhwei and asking Marshal Chang to send his forces to Anhwei to help him against the Southern army. It is report- ed that Marshal Chang Tsung Chang has isaued mobilisation orders to the com- mandants of the 3rd and 7th ́ Armies, directing them, to proceed to Pukow. Anking will be made the first defence line, with Pukow as second, and Hauchow the third.

- MARSHAL CHANG TSO LIN'S

HEADQUARTERS.

BERLIN, December 19th. Burglars entered the Japanese Embassy.

and stole from the Ambassador's bed room, Mr. Nogoaka's passport, a gold cigarette case, a fur coat, 1,800 marks and other valuables

OBITUARY.

MR. W. T. DYE.

A cable from London announces the death of Mr. W. T. Dye on December 10th, at the age of 47.

Mr. Dye, who went Home on leave las April, came out to Shanghai in 1920 for Ltd., and in 1999 as Manager and Local Messrs... Trollope and Colis (Far East), Director, he opened their Hong Kong office and was successful in obtaining the contract for the completion of the Fire Station, and the building of the new sisters' quarters at the Government Civil Bospital, Jardine's No. 2 house, the Peninsular Hotel and one of the Shing- mun Waterworks contracts,

Mr. Dye who hailed from Norfolk com

menced his career with the Erm of

THE SEA.

CHILEAN TRANSPORT SINKS.

67 OF THE CREW PERISH.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SJEVICA)

A MOMENTOUS AGREEMENT.

TRANSFER OF THE MILITARY CONTROL IN GERMANY.

INTER-ALLIED MISSIÓN... MAKES WAY FOR THE LEAGUE

OF NATIONS.

THE AGREEMENT GENERALLY WELCOMED.

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGANUT.]

BUENOS AIRES, December 13th. A telegram from Santiago de Chila states that 87 of the crew were drowned and 29 sared when the Chilean transport. dranco sank at Lota, during a violent generally storm

capitals."

AMERICA'S SURPLUS FUNDS.

HUGE SUM HELD BY THE GOVERNMENT,

LONDON, Desember 13th The agreement reached at Geneva

welcomed in the Allied

is

The Times regards the step as a logical development of the Locarno Pact, and says the real significance of the decision lies in the Allied recognition thas pin-| pricks will not restrain Germany from again becoming a strong military power" if she so wills...

Some of the Paris newspapers wipe a WASHINGTON, December 12th.

wistful eye over the approaching demise The Ways and Means Committee of the of the allied Military Control Mission House of Representatives, which is con

and still reflect lingering dounts, but it trolled by the Republicans, has voted in cut short-an irritating controversy, which is usually felt that the decisions taken favour of making no disposition of has been going on for several years. the surplus, which is estimated at

What Germany Claimed As a Right,

plus will probably be applied to the re-velde, in an interview on his return from 8383,000,000. This means that the, sur-

BRUSSELS, December 13th. The Foreign Minister, M. Vander- duction of the public debt at the end of Geneva, says that Germany had claimed the fiscal year on June and that there East Prussia.

the right to construct fortifications in

will be no immediate revision of taxes. The Democrats allege that the Re- publicans intend to stage a big tax re- duction just before the Presidential

election in 1928.

the growth of international economic organization. It may be argued that thase forces are of a general nature, of. which is reflected in the new League Commission of Investigation and are in tangible and that their operation is in-. calculable. But they are, in fact, the only forces that can effectively restrain the will to war in Germany or in any other civilized country.

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(THROUGH AKUTER'S, AGENCY. I

LONDON, December 12th. A point holding up the Geneys discussion is the date for replacing the Allied military control in Germany by League supervision.

A Paris message from Geneva says that after yesterday's discussions M. ceived the French Government's reply to Brixad returned to his hotel and re- his report, in which it is pointed out that the Allied colleagues consider the

sadors' Council and Reich have agreed on Pourparlers for the fixing of the above- permit their adjournment till the Ambas- mentioned date have advanced too far to

questions of fortifications in Prussia and manufacture of war materis!

*

Final Meeting..

Ext

[BRITISH WIRELESS - SERVICE.)

On the contrary, the Allied colleagues" BRITISH WIRELESS REPORT.

have agreed that the date should be fixed Ruosy, December 13th. at Geffeva in the beginning of the pre- An agreement was reached at Geneva sent session, while any controversial last night between the representatives points between the Reich and the Ambas of Britain, France, Belgium, Italy, Japan saders' Council should be submitted to The Committee has approved of the and Germany on the transfer of Military the Hague Court.

Control in Germany from the Inter-Allied The nature of the French Government's anal draft of an Aliens' Property Bill Mission to the League. The Mission will reply is at present unknowa. which will be introduced in the House of be withdrawn on January 31st-next and the League scheme of investigation "be understood that it provides for the im- No document has been signed or Ministers represented at the present Representatives, on December 13th It comes operative on February 1st.

GENEVA, December 12th. The final mesting of the Foreign- mediate part payment of each of the initialled but a copy of the agreement session of the Council of the League of has been placed in the hands of Sir Nations reached an agreement on the fol- awards and proposes the creation of Austen Chamberlain It consists of a lowing points: Commission to determine the value of preamble and five clauses. The Premable The date January 1st next was choson the ships, wireless stations, and patents expresses satisfaction, that out of over for the cessation of the Inter-Allied

one hundred unsettled questions regard Military Commission, seized from Germany. An appropriationing the execution of the military clauses interval, the Commission is to examine. to cover this amount, estimated slightly of the Versailles Treaty, which divided fresh-proposals to be submitted by Ger Governments last June only two remain, many for the purpose of satisfying the to exceed $100,000,000 will be authorised. namely, fortifications and war material two Allied demands. This appropriation, plus funds held by Clauses provide for a continuance of German Government was undertaken to. Meanwhile, the

the Alien Property Custodian, will before the Ambassadors Conference. Pend- frontier. Furthermore, if the Control negotiations regarding these points be suspend all military works on the eastern used to meet the immediate payments, ing a settlement, all work on fortifica- Commission and the German delegater

under the Dawes Plan will be used to will come before the League Counciled of the developments by the League while money due to the United States on will cease. If a settlement is not fail to reach an agreement the Investigat

reached by January 31st, the questioning Commission of the League be inform- cover the balance.

Technical experts will be attached to Council, until the Commission formally Berlin Embassies of each Government, assumes its functions on January 31st. represented on the Ambassadors' Center.

The Agreements. ence to reach an agreement with com. petent German, authorities.

NICARAGUA AND MEXICO.

GENERAL DÍAZ'S' ACCUSATION.

MARAGUA; December 19th. General Diaz, President of Nicaragua, Thompson's of Peterborough, the well-bas issued a manifeste, re-declaring that known church builders. Subsequently he od Messrs. Trollope & Colls and spent some years superintending the erection of Hever Castle, near Battle Sussex, for the Astors

When the War broke out be enlisted

Royal quently,ceived-tillery and, subs Royal Engineers. He suffered severely from concussion received during his ser- vice in France.

Mr. Dye was a member of the Shanghai Club, Shanghai Race Club, Hong Kong Club and Perseverance Lodge and a great favourite with all who knew him.

He leaves a widow and one son, who came of age a few months ago.

LORD 'EMMOTT.

LONDON," December 13th. The death "is announced of Lord Emmott.

(Lord Emmott was the first baron of Oldham, which he had represented in the Commons. in the Liberal interests. Raised to the peerage in. 1911.

He was Director of the War Trade Department, 1915 to 1918.].

parts

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but, in

the

The agreements also provides that as from January 31st, Article 213 of the What is War Material?

Treaty of Versailles, whereby Germany Regarding the Eoensigsberg forti undertakes in every way to facilitate any fications and a definite of war material investigation desired by the League, will, probably be settled before the inter- Council will be applied in accordance ment is not reached by then it is under. If by January 31st, contrary to expecta allied control terminates. If an agree with conditions laid down by the council. the Mexican Government is actively supstood that the Council will be appraised tion, an amicable agreement is not reach- Fature ed between the Allies and Germany, the but will not necessarily meet. porting the revolution in Nicaragua, and investigation would be ordered after a questions pending will be submitted to

the Council of League, each Government.. accusing President Calles of desiring to majority vote by the Council. establish "a political order in Nicaragua Any of the four ex-enemy States may represented on the Amabassadors Con- vestigation, so long as it is not members Embassy in Berlin, a technical export which will follow the recent sinister have & member on the Commission of Inference to be permitted to attach to its example in Mexico." He also declares of their own country that is to be in authorised to reach an ageement with the that he has reliable information that vestigated. The German representative competent German authorities

attached to the Commission for inves disputed questions,

The Demands, Mexican gunboats are about to convoy tigation in Germany will act as liaison

The two Allies demands mentioned an armed expedition against the present officer between the Commission and the conservative regime, and concludes by authorities.

German administrative and military above, relate to German fortifications on the castern frontier and the export of war material from Germany. appealing for support from all Nicara- guans and promising them an "equitable participation in Governmental activities

The scheme is to be made applicable to the demilitarized Rhineland Zone and no permanent groups are to be stationed there except by the convention between the governments concerned,

on all

Commissions of Investigation. The League Council has approved of the following officers as Chairmen of the Commissions of Investigation in connec The Times" Comment. NEW YORK HARBOUR.

tion with the execution of the military, The Geneva decision is generally wel- naval and air clauses of the Peace. comed by the British press The Times Treaties:-For Germany, General Hara- PANIC AT THE WATERFRONT. says: "The time has come when the tank tier (France); for Austria, General,

of checking the dangerous developments | Marietti; for Bulgaria," 2' Superior New York, December 12th." of German militarista must be left to Officer of the Dutch Army not yet named;: A series of loud detonations in New German public opinion, enlightened and and for Hungary, General Bonham York Harbour caused a panic among the reassured by freer and closer intercourse Carter (England). The appointments. hundreds of families living in water with neighbouring nations to the develop are to date respectively from the ter- front tenements who fled from theiring of a sense of the vital common in mination of the present appointments ex homes fearing another munitions terests among European peoples and to piring in January and February next.

disaster.

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Windows were broken for a radius of half a mile...

The explosions occurred aboard an oil tanker, anchored off Brooklyn, which sank one hour later, None of the crew was seriously injured.

SIX-DAY BICYCLE RACE.

WON BY AMERICAN-ITALIAN

"CHINA STOCK AND SHARE HANDBOOK."

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LONDON'S OLDEST FIRM?

BELL FOUNDRY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S REIGN.

Which is the oldest business firm in London was a querry recently raised in the Daily mail.

MOVE TO PEKING RUMOURED.

Since Marshal Chang Tao Lin assumed

MARSHAL WU'S AFFAIRS. the port of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ankuochun, says tho Peking and A CONCILIATOR'S "FAILURE. Tientsin Times, the question of the

Chang Chi Hang former Chief Serre- Marshal's future residence has been the tary of Marshal Wa Pel Fu, has been subject of much speculation. It is pre-deprived of his post, Yih Shih Pao te dicted in some circles that he may,reside

A Previously Chang enjoyed the con- permanently in Tientsin and latest mea-fidence of Marshal Wu, but when he sages from that city say the assumption attempted to assume the Premiership, without first asking the approval of of the post of commander-in-chief is the Marshal Wa, their relationship became initial step toward the final taking over strained. Recently, rumours that Chang was connected with the South resulted in of the Central Administration by Marshal his dismissal, it is said.

Pai Chien Wu has the Marshal's "con- Chang. It is stated that although Mar

fidence now, and it is be, it is claimed, shal Chang is nominated to take full con- who has been responsible for Chang's trol of military affairs, there is every downfall. The struggle between Pai and indication that he is planning to moveable to cope any longer with the

Chang was very furious, it is said up to Peking to assume the regency of difficulties involved in attempting to con the Central Government. Peking is more ciliate the Generals of Marshal Wr-Pei teams actually tied at the furish, bath f fresh features are included, "namely, the "so at Westminster Abbey. There has

Fu, Taas Kun, former President, has left Chengchow for •Kaifeng, says a Chinese

news agency.

Reports are that the farmer President spent $20,000,000 in an attempt to or ganize Marshal Wu's army and put it on

fighting basis.

centrally located, enabling the Marshal to direct operations on the Peking-Han- kow, and Peking-Buiyuan lines more closely all foreign Legations are situated in Peking and friendly relations with them are to be maintained; since he bas nomin Generals of the Chihli Warlord, instead ally become the Chief Executive, being of settling their difficulties, and express no spacious quarters in Tientsin for the nominated by is provinces, and there is whole staff of the Ankuechun Headquar- tera, Peking in regarded as the proper

centre.

(Continued on neși Column).

the division of the money, it is reported. ing gratitude to Isso, quarrelled about

When the former President left Cheng chow, he explained that he was anxious to escape friends who would visit him on his birthday

COMBINATION.

DECIDED ON POINTS.

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We have received a copy of the new annual volume of the Chian Stock and Share Handbook," compiled by C. R. Maguire and published by The North China Daily News and Herald, Ltd., Shanghai. As in previous years, the Inquiries pointed to the firm of Messrs volume bears every indication of having E. Twining & Co., Ltd., tea merchants, been very carefully compiled and it of 216, Strand, WC, as being the firm unquestionably a mine. of information controlled by the same family which has relative to stocks and shares in Chins and been established longest. The business Hong Kong and of very considerable was opened in 1700, and there has always New Yor, December 13th..

value to all interested in the affairs of been a Twining associated with it ever an American-Italian combination, won the Treaty Ports. In the new volume, besides

Beggie Macnamara and Pietro Linari, joint stock companies here and in the since.

business, however, which has existed six-day bicycle race at Madison Square the well-known items regarding the Stock ven longer is the Whitechape) Bell. of sprinting points over the Italian team, tions, Rates of Exchange, Loans, etc, Garden by a margin of several hundreds Exchanges, Banks and Financial Institu Foundry in Whitechapel Road. It was started in 1870 and two bells cast at Franco Georgetti and Belloni. The two all of which are admirably classified, the foundry 15 years later are still in taking nine laps for 3,988 miles,

"American and British regulations re not, however, been continuity of family Charley Winter, of New York, and Cart garding Companies in China, while control over the foundry Stockholm, of Chicago, finished third. much space has been devoted to matters It may be that there are even older

connected with the Rubber Industry, businesses in London for many trades particular reference being made to the such as that of bow-making-reminis Stevenson Act, which the compiler of the cent of mediaval days are still carried Handbook assures us, saved the indus on,IRE

MRS CHARLIE CHAPLIN.

TO SUE FOR DIVORGE,»

Los, Aramias, December 12th negotiate a matrimonial settlement out Mrs. Charlie Chaplin having failed to of court, it fling a quit of divorce against Charlie, with the custody of the children...

try from being tapped out of existence."

A number of pages are also devoted to atte

the more important loan agreements lowest monthly quotations for all stocks particular attention is called to a special and share exchanges in China. The with the Chinese Government, and and shares quoted in the various stock feature commencing in the current issue Handbook is an exceedingly useful volume namely, with regard to "the highest and to all interested stocks and shares in = (Continued al foot of next column.) this part of the world.