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SINO-JAPANESE TREATY INFORMALLY DISCUSSED IN PEKING.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN NANKING AND HANKOW- LEADERS.

UNPOPULARITY OF GEORGE HSU CHIEN.

SHANSI ENLISTING TWO DIVISIONS AND TWO BRIGADES OF RECRUITS."

The Hankow and Nanking leaders, who intend to bold a "conference at Nanking on the 13th instant, appear at last to have come to aume definite understanding us to co-operating against the North. One of the local verticular papers states that, notwith- standing this, the leaders are by no means wholly in agreement. There is also marked, opposition on the part of several of the Nanking Kuomintang-and 'who, in fact, still refrain from parti- cipating)-against George Hsu Chien, whose "Red" proclivities. were very pronounced for a considerable time.

Shans is evidently whole-heartedly with the South, despite the threats of the North, and announce that they are raising a large body of recruits to swell their already large army,

HANKOW AND NANKING

LEADERS CO-OPERATE.

(ah Ts: Tet Pas.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 8th. An agreement with regard to co-operation between Hankow and Sanking has been completed. It is understood that the "Central Kuomintang Party and the Nation alist Government will be re-organ ised by both factions.

The Southerners claim that their vanguard bas advanced north of, Sengkiangying, on" the north bank " of the Yangtaze,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th,

NANKING LEADERS OPPOSED TO HSU CHIEN.

(Wah Ts Fat Pan.)

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CHINA

AND RUSSIA.

MME. SUN AND LUGENE CHEN IN MOSCOW.

MME. SUN'S "GREETING."

(TBROUGE REUTER'S AGENCT.]

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Moscow, September 7. Madam Sue and Mr. Eugene Chen have arrived here, and were met by representatives of the Morcow Soviet, the Peoples' Party, Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, and many delegations from the Chinese community and Moscow

workers.

Madam Sun, là grecting the Soviet Union, declared that the bonds uniting the Chinese revolu- tionarica with their revolutionary brethren of the Soviet Union, were indissoluble.

AN INTERNATIONAL

CONFERENCE.

FORTY-FOUR COUNTRIES

REPRESENTED...

(REUTRE'S AMELICAN SZEVICE.]

TRANS-OCEAN FLYING.

GROWING OPPOSITION IN U.S.A AND ENGLAND.

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STATEMENT BY "OLD GLORY'S OWNER.

[RETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

1927.

SOVIET AND PERSIA.

NEW TRADE AGREEMENT.

FREE IMPORTATION OF PERSIAN GOODS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BRITISH LABOUR AND "RED" RUSSIANS.

T.U.C. ADOPT IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATION.

BREAKING OFF RELATIONS.

·(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE LEAGUE OF

NATIONS..

COUNCIL WITHIN COUNCIL CRITICISED.

THROCON RIUTER'S AGENCY:]

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GENEVA, September 8th."- Vociferous, applause punctuated Moscow, Sept. 8th.

the vigorous speech of Mr. Hambro (Norway) who, frequently glancing Davtian, the new Russian repre-

LONDON, September 7th. in Sir Austen Chamberlain's direc New York, September 8th.

tion, criticised the work of the sentative to Persia, in an 'interview The General Council of the Trads Camei!, and spoke of the secret Mr. Hearst, the newspaper pro outlined the scope of the imminent Union Congress has decided to renetivity of the Council within the Frictor who W23 the owner of Soviet-Persian Trade, Agreement, commend to the congress that no

Council" and the discussing of im portant agenda before the latter bad Old Glory, has issued a statement which permits of the free importa useful purpose will be served by been submitted to the General Coun that he had done his best to pretion of Persian goods to Russia continuing the negotiations with eil. He finally asked why Under- vent the fight and had urged and grants Persian merchants" the

the Russian unions so long as their Secretaries of the League only Payne not to start unless the Gov-right of direct trade operations in

Present attitude and policy is main-belonged to the Great Powers, and said that Norway admired the werk of the Sectariat but it ernment assumed responsibility for

Soviet territory and also to import The recommendation is aced would do so even more if the Powers and export goods within a certain panied by a telegram from Doga-

still outside were brought inside.

Delegates rose and patted Mr. without special license.dov, the secretary of the All-Russia Hambro on the back as he returned quota,

Council of Trade Unions, describ to his seat... Next year's quota of Persian iming the British labour. leaders as ports is fixed at 30,000,000 roubles.

the venture.

"GOT TO BE DONE."

[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, September 8th.

Sir Sefton Braneker, interviewed

at Liverpool with reference to the talk of prohibiting Trans-Ocean fights, said the Right from East to West had got to be done and it was SEANORAI, Sept, 8th.

as impossible" to prevent a man It is reported that Messrs. Teni

from attempting to By the Atlantic RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 7th. Yuen Pui, Li Shek Cheng and Wu

Forty-four countries are repre-

any more than from preventing him Chie Fei, Nanking leaders, will not attend the Kuomintang conference sented in the International Par-attacking Mount Everest.

liamentary Conference, under the to be held on September 15th, in chairmanship of Senhor Bayma of view of the presence of George Hsu Brazil, which has provided an in- AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT Chien at Nanking. They are bitteresting discussion of committees dealing with emigration sad terly opposed to him.

economis matters, notably the former, at which Signor Pavia Italy) proposed the creation of a permanent bureau consisting of re- presentatives of the seven countries interested in emigration.

Mr. George Hsu Chien, when in An informal discussion, on the terviewed at Nanking, stated that modification of the Sino-Japanese he had been frequently calumniated treaty, has taken place in Peking on, having invited Communists into between Mr. Yoshizawa, Japanese Minister, and Mr. Wang Yia Tai, the Kuomintang, and consequently "the Peking Foreign Minister. It he was deprived of his rights in the

was agreed that before & formal Kuomintang.

What he had done conference should take place, pro-was now clear to his countrymen. posals by both parties shall be care-|

In order to put up a fully studied by experts.

stronger defence in Shansi, General Yea

(NAVAL WIRELE98.] Southerners Gross To Pakow.

NANKING, September 7th. Two battalions of the Seventh Army crossed to Pukaw yesterday. It is reported that cholera is raging in the camp of the Northern The other Yangtze ports are quiet, and there is nothing to report

risoners.

Defence of Wuhu,

Wran, September 7. The troops of the 37th Army are entrenching here, and are also putting up gun emplacements four miles below Wuhu.

Troops at Ichang.

ICHANG, September 7th.

The Second and Sixth Armies are at Ichang."

The situation is quiet.

KOREAN FERRY-BOAT

DISASTER.

NEARLY 200 PEOPLE DROWNED

[TAROTON RECTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, September 8th. The Jiji publishes a message from Seoul reporting that .280 Koreans were drowned on Tuesday morning, near Kaishu, in western Korea, when a ferry bout containing 280 people capsized.

Hitherto, 9 bodies have been recovered.

INDIAN COMMUNAL DISORDERS.

"MANY KILLED AND INJURED.

(THROUGH REQTER'S AGENCY.]

2. NAGPUR, September 7th. Twenty-two people were killed and over 100 injured and sent to hospital as a result of communal disorders here.

cruits.

Shih Shan is busily calisting re- It is expected that two divisions and two brigades of re eruits will be added to the Shansi Army. He declares that in the future he will, refrain from taking developments part in

Valley.

whatever

According to a reliable report in connection with the present un- settled situation in Nanking, the talk of amalgamation between Han. kow and Nanking is merely owing

The South American delegates

vigorously opposed the plan, as involving intolerable foreign con- trai.

A plenary sitting adopted pro- posals to combat the abuse of mene Folies, including the reduction of customs tariffs and the organisation

of economic arbitration established under the aegis of the League of Nations, with the co-operation of

the Brussels Institute.

SCOTTISH-AMERICAN MEMORIAL.

there may be in the Yangtze UNVEILLED IN EDINBURGH

BY U.S. AMBASSADOR.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

ROBY, September 7th. In Princes Street Gardens, Edin to the fact that the military situa- burga, beneath the shadow of Castle tion compels Hankow-and Nanking Rock, Scottish-Americans have to form temporary coalition raised a beautiful memorial in against the Northerners, but high honour of the Seats who gave their civil official leaders of both factions lives in the war.

far from having reached a mutual understanding."

A communiqué states that com- munal trouble broke out on Sun day evening, when Moslem pro

came into conflict with cetaion Hindus.

Stones were thrown and fathis! (sticks) used..

Roting occurred yesterday, and -armed police and troops were call ed in. A score of cases of arson dccurred.

A Mohammedan in the quarter where most of the arson occurred fired on a Hindu crowd, killing three persons.-

Another Mohammedan, who fired on Hindus from a mosque, was ar rested, also four Hindus who were Mohammedan Bettingfire to house..

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Caim has been restored, but there were two more isolated murders this morning.

Troops have arrived from Kamp tree, and military pickets have been posted all over the city.

Nagpur is an important city in

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INDIA'S COTTON YARN "INDUSTRY.

Mr. Houghton, the Americaa Ambasador, to-day unveiled the memorial in the presence of hum dreds of American-Seats, who had grossed the Atlantic to participate in the ceremony.

Replying to a toast of his health, At a civic luncheon, Mr. Houghton said he was one of those who be lieved that the future of the world, FEAR OF A DUMPING WAR. its peace, happiness, and -general

SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S

VIEWS.

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENOT.)

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well-being, depended largely-and he sometimes thought almost al- together on the existence of n sound and friendly understanding between the British and American peoples.

THE FRENCH TRAIN WRECK.

WORKMAN'S ALLEGED

CONFESSION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, September 7th.

A workman named Claudius

THE INDIAN RESERVE BANK BILL.

SIMLA, Sept. 8th,

tained.

traitors

The subject will be debated by the congress to-morrow.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE,] Reply to Russian Insolence,

Rucay, September 7th. The General Council of the Trades Union Congress created WHY IT HAS BEEN DROPPED. something of a sensation to-day of. Congress to recommending the break off relations with the Soviet (THROUGH SKUTER'S ̈ÅGENCY.}

Labour movement. This recommen- dation will be discussed at to- mor- row's session of the Congress.

Circulated with the recommenda- tion was Д telegram from In consequence of the difficulty Dogadov, the secretary of the all- of reconciling the differences which Rustic Council of Trades Unions, which talked of the "betrayal · of arose in the Assembly, Sir Bas the general strike and the "sabe Blackett has decided to drop the tage of the miners heroic strug Reserve, Bank Bill, which contem Labour Party. Degador described gle in England last year, by the The Commonwealth Government plated the establishment of a Statens traitors Mr. Thomas and other Labour leaders, who, he said, were Bank with a directorate including have decided upon immediate ac

nourishing the workers, with tion to prevent unsuitable machines the representatives of the Asso-illusions as to the ability of par

working-class problema. attempting long oversea fights.ciated Chambers, Federation of the liamentary government to solve all

TAKE ACTION.

(THROUGH NESTER'S AGENCY-] ̧.

MELBOURNE, September 8th.

Indian Chambers and also the Pro-

No aircraft except scaplanes, flying- boats and amphibians will be pervincial Co-operative Banks. mitted in the future for flights of over 60 miles from coast to coast.

Mr. S. M Bruce, the Prime

Minister, said the Ministry were anxious that an Australian pilat should accomplish the first flight. between Australia and New Zea land, and would render the utmost technical assistance to anyone at- attempting the fight in an efficient sca-going machine.

[REUTERS AMERICANA HEITWICE. ] No News of Old Glory,"

NEW Yoaz, September 7th. It is estimated that Old Glory when it sent out its SOS was 500 miles from the Newfoundland const, and 83 and 120 miles respectively from the liners Transylvania and Carmania, both of which rushed to the plane's aid.

The weather in the North Atlar tie is reported to be unfavourable, the sky being overcast, "and there being a strong wind and high seas.

The captain of the Transylvania later wirelessed that he had reach ed the position whence the Old | Glory is believed to have sent out its SOS but found no trace of the aeroplane though he searched an area of 30 miles round the spot indicated.

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The Transylvania ís continuing the acarch. There have been further signals from the aeroplane. A New York journalist, named Philip Payne, was passenger aboard the Old Glory...

(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.] Encountered a Storm.

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C.P.R. COLLISION.

2 KILLED: 35 INJURED.

[TBROUGH REUTER ́S AGENCY.)

CALGARY, Alberta, Sept. Sth. Twe trainmen were killed and 35 passengers injured, in a collision on the Canadian-Pacific Railway main line near Calgary,

The General Council's, recommen- dation, referring to this telegram "fraternal says it was designed as a message" to the Trades Union Con- gress. No. comment thereon is necessary, except to state quite de- finitely that the council has -re- luctantly come to the conclusion that there is no indication that the All-Russian

Trades Council of Unions have any intention what- ever af observing these conditions that are absolutely essential if an Anglo-Russing Joint Advisory Council is to be continued.

In the, circumstances, the General Council must advise the Congress that no useful purpose will be served by continuing negotiations with the AH-Russia Council of Trades Unions 83 long as their at -To-morrow debate on the re commendation is expected to prove unusually, interesting

PRINCES RETURNING FROM titude and policy are maintained.

-CANADA

ON BOARD "EMPRESS OF

SCOTLAND."

[HLUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

QUEBEC, September 7th. The Prince of Wales and Prince George have arrived here, having completed a 7,000 miles tour of Canada

They have boarded the s. En press of Scotland for their return to England.

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U.S. BANK RATE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

PHILADEPHIA, September 7th. The Federal Reserve Back has reduced its ́rediscount rate to 3 per cent.· ́

THE CANADIAN FLIERS.

LONDON, September 7th. The Anchor liner Transylvania has reached the position whence a distress call was sent by the aero- plane Old Glory, in which Lloyd Bertaud and James Hill, with · [DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Philip Payne, a New York editor, as passengers, were attempting to

RUGBY, September 7th. fly from the United States to Rome. Two more trans-Atlantic flights The Transylvania has wirelessed began today, when Tully and

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Council's Proposals Overwhelmingly Adopted.

LONDON, September 8th. Notwithstanding the Announce- ment of Mr. Cramp that the Rail- waymen's Union will vote against The General Council's proposals to break of negotiations with the Russian Unions the Trade Union Congress overwhelmingly adopted the Councils' proporals.

POLICE REPORTS. EUROPEAN ROBBED OF NOTE.

LARCENCIES, LOSSES AND

ACCIDENTS.

A miscellaneous array of in- eidents was mentioned in the later police reports of yesterday, includ- ing larcenies, losses and accidents.

Flight-Lieut. Howell, reported the loss of a wrist watch between the Hong Kong Hotel, Exchange

POLO.

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FINAL PRACTICE MATCHES.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]"

"NEW YORK, Sept. Sth Yesterday both the British, and American polo players held their last practice matches prior to meet ing in the first match for the West chester Cup at Meadowbrook Club's ground on Saturday, the 10th, not the 9th, as previously telegraphed.

The Britshers Pert, Williams, Roark and Atkinson beat the Americans Sanford, Hopping, Cow din and Lieut. Guinness by 15 to 9, the last-named being one of the British reserves.

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The feature of the game was the magnificent display by Roark who hit like a demon and controlled the ball with wonderful skill.

The American team Wilkinson, Webb, Stevenson and Milburn 'beat by 13 to 9 Harriman, Captain George Britain, Strawbridge, and Major Harrison playing for Britain.

THE ST. LEGER.

WIN FOR LORD ASTOR'S BOOK LAW.

FAVOURITE WINS BY THREE

- LENGTHS,

[TAXOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}'

LONDON, September 7th. The St. Leger resulted as follows:

Book Law

Hot Night

Sen and Heir

-2.

The betting was 7/4 the winner, 4/1 second horse, and 25/1 third horas

Sixteen van, and the race was won by three lengths, with five lengths between second and third. The time was 3 min., 14:25 secs.

Tattoo lost a couple of lengths nt the start. Setting down, Grande Vitesse made ruaging from Tre- laway, Book Law, Blue Boy, Shina Mor, and Restigouche.

After covering a mile, Grande Vitesse had a slight lead from Trelawny and Book Law, and on entering the straight the order was"

the same.

Three furlongs from home, Book Law was in front, closely followed by Hot Night, but easily resisted the latter's challenge. Shian Mor was fourth, and Juga was last.

BRITISH WIRELESS-SERVICE.).

Roary, September 7th.. The race for the Saint Leger stakes, over a mile and three quar tera at Doncaster, was won by Lord Astor's Book Law.

814, September 7th. In the Assembly, on the resump- tion of the debate on the Bill posing a duty on imported cotton yarn, Sir Victor Sassoon, repre senting the Bombay Millowners' Association, said that the necessity for helping the mill industry was urgent, owing to the situation in China, He foresaw a dumping waLyeger has been arrested in con- that she has searched an area thirty Medcalf resumed from Harbour Building and the Star Farry.

There were two larcenies. between India and China

nection with the wreck of the miles in circumference, but has not Grace, Newfoundland, their at Paris-Bordeaux express, which was found the Old Glory The Transyltempt to fly from Loudon, Ontario,

In one, a twenty-year old Chinese derailed on September 2

varia is now proceeding to a point to London, England, which had will be before the magistrate to-day at which the steamship California been interrupted by fog, and Schil- charged with the larceny of 825 latter's distress call, sighted the Old Glory prior to the ler and Wood also resumed their from a Chinese who was getting off interrupted attempt to fly from tram-car near the Central Market The distress call was wireleased Windsor, Ontario to Windsor, yesterday. by the Old Glory when the was England.

Mr. Braun, of Messrs Tomes & Co, war walking in Queen the Oaks four times. about 600 miles from the New foundland const. At the time, the

Victoria Street yesterday after. Transylvania was 83 miles away

noon, when a Chinese, of no fixed from the deroplane.

abode, is alleged to have stolen a 310 note from him Prisoner-will-

The protection of one and a half annaa a pound now offered amount ed to a protective duty of about 13 per cent. on coarse yarn. Ho denied that the hand-loom industry would suffer any real detriment, and said that unemployment of spinners would follow af no duty were imposed on yarn. He also ridiculed the idea of pessible re- taliation by Japan, and said that by penalising jute or pig iron, Japan would only hurt herself.

After condemning the working system of Japan, Sir Victor Sassoon compared the Indian mill industry to a wounded man lying on the road, and said that unless working conditions were altered, the protection now offered would not be enough. The Government was scurvily treating the mill in Justry, and was taking a serious

risk.

The Assembly by es to 37 reject ed an amendment proposed by Mr. Neogy for the circulation, of the Bill...

Sir George Rainy, the president of the Tarifi Board, declared that the Government had no reason to bolive that Japan cogitated retalia tion.

By a similar majority the As. the Central Provinces of India. Itsembly agreed to a motion by Sir

has a population of about 150,000; George Rainy that the Bill be con- are military cantonsidered na a Bill, and then be pass and there

ed without further opposition.

gents

Lygger is stated have fiteen offences. It is alleged that he was previous convictions for various out of work, and in a fit of anger had tampered with the railway line FLOODS IN SOUTH RUSSIA.

VILLAGES SUFFER

HONG KONG TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW.

SEVERELY.

(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, September 7th. Floods, following heavy rains, have caused loss of life and con- siderable damage to property at call, is also rushing at full speed airmen Cachia, a suburb of Batoum, which to assist. is inundated.

All the buildings in the village

floods. Other villages also suffered. Beveral Kurd families perished.

arrive.

were we

Showan,

Sir Victor Basson's Hot Night was second, and Sir Abe Bailey's Son and Heir third.

It is Lord Astor's first auccess. in He has yet to win the Derby, in which his horses this classic race. have beca second five times. His Allies, however, have won for him

SCHNEIDER CUP RACE.

TO VENICE...

{THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Lospor, September 7th. Bir Philip Bassoon, the Under

Sir Belton, Secretary for in Brancker, the Director of Civil Aviation, and a party of officials, for the Schneider trophy contest, will fy from England to Venice which takes place on September

The Old Glory's message indicat ed that she was in grave difficulty, On enquiry at the offices of the appear before the magistrate this DRITISH OFFICIALS TO FLY

morning, and expected to be forced down on

Asiatic Petroleum Company yester

A shop coolie, aged 19 years, was to the sea. She had apparently day

told that the encountered a storm.

latest information received regard arrested yesterday and will be The Carmania, which was 170 ing the round-the-world flight of charged to-day with stealing a miles away when it received the the Pride of Detroit was that the large quantity of haberdashery, were expected to reach valued at 8113 The alleged stolen Hong Kong from Bangkok either property has bem recovered by the

police. this afternoon or to-morrow morn

at Mr. B. J. Dekant, residing of Goni were carried away by this THE "PRIDE OF DETROIT ing. It will largely depend on Derrington House, No. 8 The weather conditions how soon they Peak, has reported to the police LEAVES FOR BANGKOK.

Arrangements have been made that some person during Tuesday (THROUGH, LEUTER'S AGENCY,]

with the Royal Air Force authori- stole from his wardrobe a variety

They will go in a new Baunders- ties at Hai Tak nerodrome for the of articles of clothing, to the total

| value of 855.pa

Bristol commercial flying boat, Accidente. Rayaoox, September 7th. neroplane to land there.

Dedina, which is driven by two BELGIAN FINANCIER IN The Pride of Detroit has arrived The distance approximately from

A military lorry knocked down-a460 horsepower. Bristol Jupiter en- NEW YORK.

here, in the course of its fight Bangkok-fror which the fliers round the world, with the Ameri- were expected to hop off yester Portuguese boy in Nethna Road, gines, and has been designed for can pilots Brock and Schlee aboard day-to Hong Kong is 1,100 miles. Yaumati, yesterday about noon. the marine branch of the Imperial

Airways It is not known how long the The boy was removed to hospital. Leaves For Bangkok,

Ten passengers can be carried in American airmen will remain in A Chinese woman, living in the New York, Sept. 8th. M. Louis Franck, Governor of the

LATER the Colony, but probably only a Yeamati district, fell off a wall at a luxurious cabin in the hull of the The Pride of Detroit has left for night. Arrangements for their re Nanking Street yesterday, and National Bank of Belgium, has

ception are in the hands of the sustained injuries to her head, arrived to confer with members of Bangkok

on next Column.) Uated States Consulate General.

She was removed to hospital. eş Vontinued on the Federal Reserve Bank.

Railway communications with Tiflis are interrupted..

(REUTER'S AMERICAN EXRVICE]

craft and a speed of 115 miles an hour can be attained. The boat is now undergoing trials of Cowes,