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SHANSI'S WAR LORD DENIES COM-

PROMISE WITH FENGTIENESE.

NANKING LEADERS CALLING INFORMAL MEETING PRIOR TO CONFERENCE.

SEVERAL CANTONESE LEADERS WON OVER TO CHIANG'S SIDE.

LULL IN FIGHTING IN NORTH: BOTH

SIDES ADOPT DEFENSIVE.

Shaasi's Model Governor" denies that he intends to effect, a compromise with Chang Two Lin, Such a rumour, he says, has originated with his enemy.

Nanking leaders, prior to the Conference, are holding an in- Formal, neeting. "A number" of Cantoniesn leaders, it is stated. have gone over to the support of Cailing Kai Shek.

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There is a lull in the Northern struggle, both combatants now being on the defensive. In conséquence, Shantung's tuchun is reinforcing and re-equipping his army with a view to roping more plentually with the Southerners

The Honaces" brigands rejoicing in the appellation of Red Spears and who are stated to be both well-arnied and numerically strong, are reported to be willing to ally themselves to the Christian General."

GENERAL YEN AND MARSHAL CHANG.

(Wah Pe: Yat Pas.)

·LULL IN THE NORTHERN

WAR.

(Wah T Fat Pav.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13th, 1928.

EMPLOYERS · AND EMPLOYEES.

IMPORTANT JOINT CONFER. ENCE OPENED YESTER.

DAY.

CO-OPERATION - IN

INDUSTRY..

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

THE ANTI-WAR PROPOSALS.

MR. KELLOGG STICKS TO HIS GUNS."

TURNS DOWN FRENCH PROPOSAL.

[REUTER'S. AMERICAN SERVICE.)

PROPOSED ANGLO- AMERICAN AIR SERVICE.

(THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Jan. 19th. Commander Burney has sailed for New York to discuss with Amen- KEL financiers the establishment of a tri-weekly Anglo-American air

revive.

DENIAL OF MUNITIONS CARGO STORY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19th. Reasy, Jan. 19th. It is believed that . Kellogg, Great interest is displayed in the in his reply to M. Briand's latest first meeting to day of the joint Note with regard to anti-war pro- THE S.S. SKULE." conference on go-operation in in-pasals, turns down the French pro- dustry, the groundwork for which posal restricting the agreement to wars of aggression and insists upon has been mest caretully prepared.

participation of other world Powers Employing interestä "will be repre- with France and America. sented by a group of leading in dustrialisis who have associated themselve with Sir Alfred Mond. and trade

win be repre- INVOES sented by the General Lovren of the Trades Inion Congress. The Area of exploration is:

The ea tire field of industrial, reorganisa. tion and industrial relatione.

'PRESIDENT" LINER ON FIRE.

ENORMOUS DAMAGE,

[REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE]

The conterence is largely the outcome of a widespread feeling which found expression in a letter CHINESE CREW STAMPEDES. from employers Le the Trades Union Congress and which noted:

We believe that the interests which hind us are more powerful than the apparently diver gent interests which seem to separ- ate.

"

*PORTION

NEW YORK, Jan 11th. A spectacular blaze on board the Dollar round-the-world liner, I're- sident Polk, involving damage run- This approach was sympatherlening into humireds of thousands of ally received and it is believed that dollars, was witnessed by thousands to-day's conference will lay down who Ened the waterfront yesterday SHAN HM, January 12th. lines in which intricate problems and through the night. Taking advantage of the ball in facing industry can be jointly ex- the war, General Chang Tsungplored." On the eve of this meet ing a manifesto of goodwill, signed Chang is husly engaged in roin forcing and re-equipping his ariny by too of the largest employers in in preparation for a coming big the country, 72 Labour Members of Parliament and 13 trade union secretaries is issued by the Inius trial Christian Fellowship.

Spasuna, January 12th." General You Shih Shan, through Eis representative in Nanking, ve

ruauer that he will fuces the effect a compromise with Chang Tao

He has also telegraphed to Han-gene

Chih-Fengtienene forces kow announcing his uncompromis- The ing attitude towards the Fangstadoned north of the Yellow River tienese and states that the rumours Hunan are being reinforced. miarepresentista hem originates igy are expected soon to be in from the enemy.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, | in a separate message, prays that

ed to a wise conclusion.

The President Pulk docker cat, Jersey City yesterday after com- pleuing her world tour, carrying a cargo and 35.000 bales of rubber from Singapore.

The fire broke out in the morn- ing, the rubber being involved and understood to be considerably damaged.

Fireboats came from New York

.- (THROUGH REUTER'S AGESÜY.)

Hamotno. Jan. 12th.

la connection with the report hom Tsingtao that the Norwegian steamer Skule arrived at Hamburg with a cargo of ammunition for the Northern forces, an official denial says that the Skule left Oslo on October 19th, and did not touch at Hamburg.

·THE MAFIA TRIAL.

SICILY JUBILANT.

(THRDUAR REUTER'S. ADENCY.]

"PLANE CRASHES

NEAR COPEN- HAGEN.

BOTH OCCUPANTS KILLED.

IMPACT

SMASHES THROUGH MOAT ICE.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 19th.

A military aeroplane crashed upon a frozen moat in the old Fortresses of Copenhagen close to of the principal suburban ⚫etreets. The pact smashed the ice and the machine sank. Both

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Occupants were killed.

PLUCKY LONDON GIRL.

HEROIC CONDUCT DURING

RECENT FLOODS.

BEDROOM DEEP IN WATER.

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rrony, Jan. 11th..

At the Coroner's cours at Fulhan today a remarkable story was told of hów Miss 3iadge Franekeias, a girl of twenty years, reseted her unt and her boy cousin trom the flat which was Lasement of the

flooded by the Thunes last Friday night.

The inquest was being held on her two girl cousins, whom she was unable save, despite rost ga Lan efforts.

DEATH OF THOMAS HARDY.

ENGLAND'S GREATEST

NOVELIST.

LONG CAREER.

(runovou RECTRE'S AUENCY.)

Loxbox, Jan. 11th. The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Hardy, Q.M., the great English novelist and poet.

Biographical.

nd, 1840, in Dorsetshin-his be

(Thomas Hardy was born on June

lored "Wessex-the son of the inte" Thomas and Jemima Hardy. He was educated at loent schools and King's College, London, and was 'a, pupil of John Hicks, ecclesiastical architect from 1938 to 1961. He went to London in 1982 and worked at Gothic architecture under Sir A. Blom Geld. A.R.A., 'and 'was prize- FILAA of the Royal · Institute, of British Architects in 1983,

Hardy began writing verse in 1980 but eight years, later gave it up in favour of prose. He, how- ever. returned to poetry later" in life, and published several volumes, the beat of which were "The Dynaats,"

ROME, Jan. 12th.

He was twice married, his widow. being Florence Emily, daughter of Jubilation is felt in Sicily over

Edward Dugdale, and who "was the conviction of 157 of the Mañusi.

Eardy formerly his amanuensis. Palermo papers, issued extraordi-

was awarded the Order of Merit' and the Gold Medal of the Royal nary editions in honour of the keiss awoke to find her bedroomSociety of Literature.] Occasion and congratulated the deep in water. She aroused her

it was related how Miss Franc

jury, emphasising that the authori-rentives. She then found the way WRITING FOR NEARLY SIXTY" of escape was by the window.

contact with Marshal Feng Yu isto-day's deliberations may be guid- to assist in the fight to save the ties had at fast terminated the Getting out of "the window whe

Hsiang's troops.

A report from Nanking to hand says that tomorrow the Kuomin According to the Tuho Jews tang leaders will call an informal Agrary, the war in Southern Shan moting and if there ben quorum tung is practically in abeyance they will hold a preliminary meet-ul sides maintaining the defen sive at Johchau, Hengeheang, and ing before the plenary session is

Tsining. inaugurated the next day.

from

Marshal Chinng's following are

reported to have been able to win over a number of Cantonese lenders to their support for the coming

Lumference.

The "conference will be private. but a joint official statement will be fasued afterwards. It is being pre- ceded by a special neeting of the Trades Union. Council,

swam about in the area. The oc

vessel.

The Chinese crew have been taken | Mafin's crimes and had thus car- off, but fortumsely all passengers zied out Signor Mussolini's pro-cupant of the dat above let down had disembarked yesterday,

LATER.

The fire on the President Pulk directly

concerned the rubber cargo from Singapore.

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BRITAIN'S TRADE. According to 1 TOU

It was subdued after fire-floats Chengehow, the Red Spear

HEAVY DECREASE IN EX. and fire engles had been, pouring Society, which is well-arned and PORTS FOR DECEMBER. a continuous strain of water into numerically strong in Homan are

the blazing bold From mid-night willing to pay allegiance to Mar

unil six o'clock this morning. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, } sha! Feng Yu Hsiang. Although

The damage is estimated they may not be in a position to

Losoy, Jan. lith several handred thousand dollars. DR. C. WU'S BIG TOUR. give much bep towards Marshd

The Board ut Trade returns for The Chinese crew lost control and Feng's expedition against the

December show that Great Bri-stampeded when the fire started. Fongtienese, they

can maintains

were 105,349,000 and one of the ship's officers who unpurts local peace in phas province so that and exports £8,833,000 decreases ried to hold them back was badly Marshal Feng's rear may not be compared with-November 61 -mauled in, their frenzy. disturbed by any rebelling group.

The police were summoned and £68,000 and £11,773,000 respec- *tivqy.

they quickly restored order after The very heavy fall in exports vigorously applying their trun- is partly attributable to the Christ-cheons to the ringleaders of the mus holidays and partly to the ex- had mol geptionally, bad weather.

(THROUGH RECTOR'S AGENCY;]

SHANGHAI, Jan. 12th.

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TRADE CRISIS IN PEKING.

Dr. C. C. Wu has intiinated that he is going to Europe in Feb. 1st. ri Indias Egypt and Turkey for the purpose of general observa- tion. after which he plans to visit OVER 1,200 SHOPS CLOSED. North, Central and South America. Although Dr., We states that he is leaving for a rest and general studly, it is believed that the tour is an effort by the Nanking Govern- ment to establish diplomatie rela- tions with tious worldwide and wherever possible.

SINO-AMERICAN, TREATIES.

PREDICTS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

PEXING, Dec. 31st. With a view to divising a remely for further business depression in the capital, the Geral Chamber

Cource will summon all the prominent neen in business "Circles And representatives from variona shops to a meeting to-morrow.

According to the latest investiza tion, more than twelve hundred shops and stores have closed since WHAT MISSIONS SECRETARY the outbreak of the Mukden-Shane war. Those shops which are still existing, are bearing heavy losses every day and almost on the verge of bankruptcy In view of this fact and seeing that the consequeder would be inconceivable, if the sune condition should exist for some mure months, the Chamber thinks that beginning from next year some devised-Ro remedy

en

ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. 19th. The revision of Chinese-Ameries a months. is pre- treaties within dicted by Dr. Warnshuis, Scere tary of the Foreign Missions Cop ference of North America, who said he had been informed of at east three Chinese named by two Chiness Governments to participate- in the negotiations.

BOYCOTT OF BRITISH GOODS CONTINUED.

[NAVAL WILELESS.]

must le

CAPT. LANCASTER AND MRS. MILLER.

HOPE TO RESUME FLIGHT.

THROUGH REZTER'S AGENCY.}

SINGAPORE. Jan, 12th Capt. Lancaster and Mrs. Miller The boycott of British Koods is have arrived and their injuries are still being enforced at Wuhu, and being treated in hospital. They there appears to be no material; hope to resume their fight in six change in the situation,

SOVIET "

Write, Jan. 11th.

· OPPOSITION " LEADERS.

'SENT. INTO EXILE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Jan. 11th. The Moscow correspondent of the Berliner Tageblatt gives details of ex-Com- the banishment of the macist leaders whose exile to re- mote spots in Russia was announc ed by Reuter on Tuesday.

Thirty prominent members of the Opposition Were informed од January 3rd that they would be deported immediately to remote flaces in European and Asiatic Rasais, and simultaneously the pincipal leaders were urgently requested" to depart for certain spesified regions,

'weeks' time.

For instance, Trotsky, Astrakhan and Rakovsky were requested to leave for a village in the Wiadkha, three hundred miles from a rail:

way station, Radek and Kanese were ordered to go to differen: villages near Tobolsk, while Zino vieff was assigned to Trak

these

The deporters are being allowed seven kopeks daily. Up to the pre sent, the banishment of wonders has been kept a clore sxret from the Russian public.

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FURTHER DETAILS.

CBRITISH

"WILELESS SERVICE.]

Rycry, Jan. 1. Preliminary figures of the Board of Trade returns show the imports ¦ for December, totalling £10A,DONDOO sterling, compared with £107,000.on

November, and £134,000,000 in December, 1925, which is taken for Comparison owing to 18 having been affected by labour troubles.

Exporte for Deceniber totailed ainst £30,000,000'sterling.

and

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AMERICA'S NAVAL AMBITIONS.

MR. WILBUR'S STATEMENT,

A $725,000,000 PROGRAMME.

{HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11th.. The essential considerations of untional de fuer ናጔ1. thu оле hand and of the influence of

showing

the

GIL the Bay Prospects of American merchants becking trade... expansion, the other, are the two points urged by Wilbur, the Navy Secretary, stateamat to the Saval Com

mmittee.

ise.

AMERICAN GIRL AND MAHARAJAH.

INTEND TO MARRY SOON.

CONVERSION TO HINDU FAITH?

(THROTUM 'REUTZR'S AGENCY.]

COLOMBO, Jan. 11th. The ex-Maharajah of Indore is staying at the Hotel Nuwarachiya, where 34) American girl. Miss Miller, is also staying.

The ex

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BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE |

a sheet and urged Miss Franckeiss, to allow Homeli to be puiled" up." She, however, declined and dived

Rrony, January 19th. back through the window at English literature has been do great risk into the Bonded flat to prived of its most eminent writer Sad her relatives. She brought by the death last night of Thorpas out her boy cousin who was hauled | Hardy, a great pet and novelist. up by the sheet, and then swimming Hardy, who was eighty-seven years' back into the "at again she brought old, had been ill for a few weeks out her aunt, Mrs. Watson, who, at his home in Dorchester (in in an exhausted condition was next Wessex County ") where he spent bauled up Miss Franckelss only most of his life. He was believed gave up her attempt at rescue and to be recovering but the end came consented. be drawn up when with a seizure.

Her unable to swim any longer. legs and Teet were so badly cut that she was taken to hospital

The Coroner congratulated Mias Franckeiss highly on her "gallant conduct and superb heroism, and it was announced that a testimonial Maharajah said he was ill and find had been opened by the refused to grant any interviews, Mayor of Fulbam. but it is necertamed that the couple) are awaiting the permission of thei Indian Geverument Authorities to be married...

The exalarajah is communicat- ing with the Hindu, Missionary Society with regard to Miss Miller's conversion to the Hindu faith.

Second Wile's Grief,

BOMBAY, Jan. 11th. According to the Frening Neux Indrabai, second wife of the ex-

Maharajah of Indore, is prostrat with grief at the news of his inc tion to marry Miss Miller, Indra bai returned from Europe Lefore Colombo to meet him

to

OBITUARY.

LORD GLANUSK

{THROFON REUter's agency.}

LONDON, Jan. 11th. Lord Glarusk died suddenly to day while opewing a war memorin) hospital at Brecou.

Lord Glanusk was formerly Sir Joseph Bailey, succeeding his father in 1908. He had been. Lord Lieutenant of Brecknock since 1905. He joined the Grenadier Guards,

the ex-alaharajah and went in 1885 and later commanded" the

It is reported that on learning the news she fainted and subse quently returned to Indore refusing all food en cuate.

November $70,000,000 189,000,000 in December, 1923.

It is pointed out that in regard to the figures for December, 1937 the Christmas holiday period should

The statement wts forth the rea be taken into account and also the

the Navy Committee why Bons bad weather in the latter part of should support the United States the year which impeded land trans-0.8725,000,000 naval construction port and help up shipping.

The following figures summarise plan, cadracing the laying down the position during the past three 23 new 10,000-ton cruisers five tically nobody in the state favours

aircraft carriers, ứng destroyer | the marriage. Fenders and 32 submarines..

years.

Imports for 1827. £1.241,000,000 : || 1925, £1,325,000,000.

NO NEWS OF AUSTRALIAN AIRMEN

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

"In No Way Competitive." Exports for 1927, £709.000,900 || The Naval Secretary emphasises 1095 £652,000,000; 1995, £773,000,000. that the United States programine.

is in no way competitive, though OCEAN FLYING TRAGEDY? consideration has been taken of the programmes of other nations. Mr. Wilbur declares that Great Bri tain's insistence upon adequate cruiser tonnage, regardless of the plans of the Powers, was the most persuasive evidence that the United WELLINGTON, Jan. 11th. States also definitely needed cruiser Another ocean lying tragedy is tonnage regardless of the other feared owing to lack of news of Powers' programmes the fate of the Australian airmen The report adds that twenty-two Captain Hood and Lieut. Moncrief cruisers displacing 1,841,000 tons Sydney to New Zealand who yesterday tried to fly from should be replaced as obsolete, and emphasises once again that dis- placement and armament a laid down in the Washington Treaty would be respected.

It is understood that the pro- gramme will be spread over five years,

It is still a mystery whether they crashed in the sea or reached an isolated spot in New Zealand."

SALVAGE OF SUBMARINE

S.4."

"

91 MORE BODIES, RECOVERED.

(REUTER' AMERICAN SERVICE.]

PRINCETOWN, Mass., Jan. 11th. Divers have recovered another fifteen bodies from the submarine

FIRE ON P. & O. LINER.. COTTON CARGO DAMAGED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S ACENCY.}

(THROUGH LUTER'S AGENCY.] Opposition Leaders Blamed.

RIGA. Jan. 19th.

BOMBAY, Jan. 11th. Some of the banished Soviet | 8.4.

Fire broke out in a hatch of the Opposition leaders were previously

LATER. P. & O. liner Kidderpore which offered positions in distant pro- Six more bodies have been re- was due to muil for Yokohama to vinces but refused.

covered from the submarine 9.4" night. Mikoyan, Commissar of Trade, making a total of twenty-three.

It was discovered that the fire publicly blames Opposition At the Naval Court of Enquiry was in the cargo of cotton, but it leaders for the unfortunate econ- at Boston doctors gave evidence was got under control within half omic conditions ruling, especially that the deaths were due to carbon an hour,

The extent of the damage is un- with regard to the maintenance of monoxide poisoning, which is ab grain supplies.

solutely painless.

the

known.

The newspaper siates that ad vices from Indore show that prae-

{EKUTEX'S AMERICAN BERVICE.

Views Of Mother And Aunt.

NEW YORK, Jan. 11th, The romance of the ex-3labarajah

of Indore and Miss Nancy Miller is

WAN

His first approach to creative literature was by way of poetry and his last contribution was a poem published on Christmas Eve.

Since 1870 until a fortnight ago he maintained a aliw but steady He was stream of notable work. highly self-critical and himself des troyed much of his early writing. Poetry was always his strongest passion and he referred contemptu-- usly to his first four novels, which We published anonymously. One of them, "Under the Greenwood Tree" attracted the special notice of the critics and this increased his con- idence. In addition to three collec tions of stories together with many porns he published ten more novels including. Jude the Obscure," in which his reactions to contemporary

thought and morality created much controversy when they appeared.

}

The vigour of his mind was shown when, approaching his 70th year he produced "The Dynasts, an Epic Drama of Emperor Napoleon in Three Paras, Nineteen Acts and One hundred and thirty scenes," work which combines characteristic poetic philosophy with minute his torical knowledge and a shrewd, sympathetic understanding of hu

Guards Depot at Caterham, and served during the war at the Lon.

He don Command Depot. awarded the D.S.O. in 1900, was made C.B. in 1911, and C.B.E. in 1910. He served during the South

C.I.V. Educated at Eton and African War as adjutant to the

Most of his stories deal with rural Sandhurst, he was a noted sports life and character and he constantly player, being captain of the Eton reached heights of simple disaffect Football game in 1883. He was 63 ed tragedy rejecting, with obvious distaste, all suggestions of fresh sentiment.

years of age. }

manity.

Hardy was greatly esteemed by

the leading tople of the newspapers WAGES AND COMMISSION. his fellow writers, who paid annual

but it has in no way raised the enthusiasm of Miss Miller's aunt, Mrs. Caulfield.

LATER.

ENGINEERING FIRM SUED.

pilgrimage on his birthday to his home. Thren universities gave him honours and he was decorated some years ago with the rare and coveted

In an interview she was indig

A claim for "I have not slept Dant at Nancy's intention of chang

ng her faith.

$723 being the Order of Merit.

A Criticism. "for balance of wages, and commission for three nights," she said,

[Of the work of Thomas Hardy She added that at 15 per cent. for services rendered thinking of it." Sancy's mother owned considerable and business introduced was made crisie recently stated:"Hix- before the Puisne Judge Mr. hopeful feelings, Their tendency property in Alaska, and that the at the Summary Court yesterday novels do not inspire bright or Justice J. B. Wood) by Ip Kam is to exaggerate the power of air- family was of Irish extraction

Mis Miller's mother, in an inter- Chong against the Wong Fat Firm, cumstances and belittle the help fur- ness of free will. The circum- view, was very much againe her 110 Queen's Road West.

Mr. W. D. Owen appeared for the stances through which a Haraly daughter's religious conversion, but "the Maharajah is a good man." plaintiff and Mr. F. E. Nash for the character works its way are made xhe said, and if Nancy wants to defendant firm. Mr. Owen said the to appear like the meshes of Fate. marry hira she can.".

defendants were an engineering firm It is a Pagan, rather than a Chris- and had a verbal agreement with tan view that Hardy takes of the the plaintiff that he should be paid ways of Providence with mum. INDIAN COTTON ABLAZE. commission at the rate of 15 per Goodwill and perseverance in well- cent, on business introduced by him, doing seem net to avail to save He claimed that. $733 was owing Hardy's most interesting characters ANOTHER FIRE REPORTED.to him in connection with business from

the hands of the cruel des iecured from various Chinese ships. tinies. In spite of noble traits and The case would be difficult to prove great victories over his worse owing to the fact that some of the mature, the Mayor of Casterbridge ends badly. There is never a good. ships were not in

port. Mr. Naah admitted the verbal angel hovering sout to match a agreement and commission and Hardy hero or heroine from mis- agreed to five of the items on the fortune. Ir the mills of the gods claim but did not admit that the they are ground between the upper sums mentioned had been received. and the nether millstones. But

His Lordship gave judgment for Hardy's tragedies do not increase the defendante for one of the sums our faith they certainly minister to claimed, the case in respects of the the taste for literature of the best others being adjourned.

form."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BOMBAY, Jan. 11th. Yet another fire broke out to-day at Sewri Cotton Green, a big blate resulting in damage to five thou

and bales. The loss is estimated at five lakhs of rupees.

The seriousnes of the situation is shown by the estimation that in two days 25,000 bales have been destroyed or damaged.

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