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PEKING EXPERIENCING EXCEPTIONAL BUSINESS DEPRESSION.

400 FIRMS REPORTED UNABLE TO CONTINUE

AFTER NEW YEAR."

SHANGHAI CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND THE

FOREIGN CONCESSIONS.

A NAIVE DECLARATION.

SOUTHERN ARMY MAKING

HEADWAY

IN THE NORTH.

Native newspapers report that "exceptional business depres sion" has marked the Now Year in Peking. Upwards of 400 firms are reported to have "failed to "continue business" and the Peking General Chamber of Commerce intend to inquire into the matter.

Vornacular newspapers report that the Municipal Cover- ment of the Chinese native city intends to withdraw their The said recognition of the Shanghai Foreign settlements.", "Government" naively declares that they have re-named the French and International Settlements.

Marshal Feng's troops are ported to have "captured" an important south Chihli city and are looking forward to effecting- an early junction with Shansi troops

PEKING BUSINESS

DEPRESSION,

(Wah Tu Fat Pao.)

..

SHANGHAI, Jan 31st. According to a despatch from Peking, excoptional business - de- pression has marked the Chinesa New Year there. The Peking General Chamber of Commence has

announced that as a result of an

investigation it finds that over 400 firms have failed to continue business. In view of such a de plorable condition, the Chamber has decided to call a meeting to inquire into the matter.

MARSHAL FENG'S ARMY FORGING AHEAD.

(Woh Te Yet Pas.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 31st. Marshal Feng Yu Hanng de clares that his army captured Shihchiach wang, an important city in Southern Chili, on the 27th inst. He adds that as soon as con- junction with the Shansi troopa and his troops is effected, another campaign will be carried out to- wards Northern Chihli along the Kin-Han Railway,

! THE FOREIGN CONCESSIONS

OF SHANGHAI.

(Wah Taz Fat Pao.)

SUANCIA, Jan. 31st. The Municipal Government of the Chinese native city in Shang hai intends to withdraw their re cognition of the foreign settlements in Shanghai by renaming the French Concessions The Southairn Special Territory" while the In- ternational Concession they will (145 "Easterò, Western, describe Northern and Central Territories."

APPOINTMENT FOR DR. C. T. WANG

(Wah Te Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 31st. The Nanking Government an- nounces the appointment of Dr.. C. T. Wang as Director-General of the Lunghai Rastway.

FENG YU HSIANG'S. CHIHLI

OFFENSIVE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Jan. 31st All reliable information indicates

GENERAL TAN YAN KAI'S that Feng Yu lelang has

VIEWS:

(Wah Ter Fat Pao.)

menced on a big scale his offensive of South Chibli in the region of Kin-Han.

"

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1st, THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS,

SIR MILES, LAMP- GENERAL SIR JOHN CANADA'S POLITCIAL DUNCAN. SON'S TRIP TO SOUTH CHINA.

PROBLEMS.

STATEMENT BY REUTER

THE TARIFF QUESTION.

(THROCOK BEUtes's agency.]

PEKING, JAD. 31st. Contrary to the Japanese reports Sir Miles Lampson's trip to South China is not connected with the tariff question,

Reuter learns

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GIVEN A GREAT SEND OFF AT SANGHAL

INTERNATIONAL, GUARDS" OF HONOUR.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, Jan 31st. General Sir John Dunesa sailed for Home this afternoon 03 the p&0. Melyn, after numerous banquetings and presentations,

OPPOSITION LEADER DE NOUNCES EXCHANGE OF MINISTERS.

ADVOCATES RELIANCE UPON "THE OLD FLAG."

[TABOUOK REUTER'S AGENCY.)

OTTAWA, Jan 31st Mr. Benust, so his first extended soch in the House of Commons as Opposition leader (and to which President Cosgrave listened from the gallery), objected to the ex

The United States' Marine Corps, French, Italian, Portuguese Forces. the Second Saffoks, Municipal Volunteers and Police furnished fraught

He

1928.

THE LATE FIELD U.S. WARSHIP PRO-

GRAMME. MARSHAL HAIG.

DOCTORS' VIEWS ON THE "CAUSE OF HIS DEATH.

MANY TRIBUTES.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

STATEMENT BY THE BUDGET OFFICER.

G.$88.253,000 FOR NEW AIRCRAFT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.

RUGBY, Jan. 30th.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31st. "Great strain of the war is-under-

Before the House of Represenuka- stood to have been the cause of sives' Naval Committee, Captain the death of Field Marshal Ear! John Gunnell, Budget. Offer "of Haig. Medien expert opinion, it the Aeronautics Bureau, stated that appears, hold that a muscle of the expenditure of G.888, 253,000 the Field Marshal's heart bad would be necessary for the pur grown older than the heart itself cbase and maintenance of aircraft for the five aeroplane carriers and of Ministers between through strain and had collapsed.

25 scout cruisers contemplated in Earl Haig had come from Edu- the new warship construction pro- Canada and foreign Powers said that it involved implications burgh to London to spend the week-gramme.

with great

dangers cad, and to attend a gathering of "What we want am Trade Com-Boy Scouts on Saturday afternoon. missioners, not men to carry on He had consulted a doctor about diplomatic relations touching mat his health before leaving Scotland ters which caused wars in other and was to proceed shortly to the | days. We should look to the old | Kiviera.

flag and the Baitish Navy for pro tection of our diplomatic rela tions."

change on most reliable authority that there is no question of a resumption of the Interna tional Tariff Conference and that the Peking Government will hot! appoint Mr. Edwardes Inspector General, at least until after his return from the South

Mr. Edwardes informed Router that he would discuss various tariff questions with the South on the basis of the proposals he had made Last August. Naturally, the details could not be divulged in advance

Important developments are ex- pected in Shanghai in view of the fact that in addition to the visit of Mr. Edwardes, Messra, Mead and McLorn, who are prominent in the Salt Gabelle and Post Ofice, re- spectively, are both in Shanghai negotiating with the South with the consent of the North, while the French Minister, M. Martel, is at present believed to be in Nanking.

GREEK LOAN.

HOW IT IS ALLOCATED.

LONDON PORTION QUICKLY

OVER-SUBSCRIBED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. 1-7

LONDON, Jan. 31st. |

The Greek Loan, floated under the auspices of the League of Nations, has been sued: £3,370,060 is being subsribed in London, £600,000 in Italy and Sweden, and $17,000,000 in bands in New York and Zurich

The London issue was quickly over-subscribed.

JAPANESE BLUEJACKETS.

Guards of anor while hundreds of Chinese and foreign prominent persons personally bade him fare well and cheered while Genera Duncan embarked on a Navy launch for the Malwa,

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U.S. SUBMARINE "S3."

Mr. Bennett parúcuțarly object, IN ATLANTIC FOR TWO DAYS, ed to the proposed appointment of

FOUND AFTER A LONG SEARCH.

[RKUTER'S AMKBICAK SERVICE}

Another U.S. submarine disaster is feared, following the absence for two days of the news of the Sub marine S.. which was separated from the parent ships during a severe gale in the Atlantic on Satur day,

Acroplanes off the U.S.S. Saratoga and submarines have been searching | for the missing submarine without The is a sistership to the ill-fated 5 which was sunk with the loss of all lives recently in a collision with the U.S.S.

success.

Spaulding. The message giving the

news is as follows:-

WASHINGTON, January 30th, The US Navy Department has reported that the submarine S., the sistership to the ill-fated 5.4, be came separated from the Submarine Control Force in the course of a severe gals a hundred miles south of Cape Hatteras. It has not been heard of since Saturday.

The submarines were on

their way from Hampton Roads to Guata namo, Cuba

The new aircraft carrier, the US.S. Saratoga, the submarine tender, U.S.S. "Camden, and seven submarines are now searching for her

-200 TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM ron of destroyers to proceed from

TSINGTAO.

He has withdrawn his troops from Huchowlu which has been lel: in he hands of Ho Ying Ching, and is concentrating all available forces against Tamingfu and Han-

tan.

SHANGHAI, Jan 31st. General Tan Yan Kni, chairman of the Nationalist Government, reported at a regular meeting this morning that although the party

After heavy fighting with the differences had not been satisine Chibli-Shantung, troops the Kuo- torily settled in view of the much-muehua have taken Manio, 15 miles Confer to the south of Taming, which the postponed "Kuomintang

Northerners are rapidly putting in a state of defence. ence, the Northern Expedition was boing' carried on successfully. He Enid that as soon as the Hankow tipops were completely eradicated and hostile remnants in Human subjugated, the Nationalist Gov- ernmost

There is no indication that Feng has yet taken Mantan, which is 100 miles south of Shihchiachwang

(THROUGH REUTERʼs Agency.]

TOKYO, Jan. 31st. The Navy Office has ordered the withdrawal of 200 bluejackets from

Tsingtao.

PREDICAMENT IN SHAN- TUNG.

CHANG'S POSITION ALMOST

- UNTENABLE.

ANKUOCHUN'S NEW YEAR CONFERENCE!:

The Navy Department has order ed three light-cruisers, and a squad Guantanama Bay, Cuba, in search of the missing, submarine.

The Department expressed the opinion that there is no need to fear fatal accident as it is not unusual for small vessels to lose. touch in bad weather.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31st. Submarine S.3 is safe.

PRESIDENT. COSGRAVE. IN CANADIAN RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

NINE MEN INJURED. [BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

OTTAWA, January 30th. The special train carrying Pre- sident Cosgrave from Montreal was wiecked at Casselman through run-

It is officially stated that the ear carrying Mr. Cosgrave and his party was derailed but remained up, Partons, of his party suffered

injurica.

Unoficially it is reported that the driver and firemen were killed.

Functions Postponed.

a Minister to Tokyo and dwelt on the decroses in Canadian exports, the diminution of the earnings of railways and the continued exodus of population to the United States. He pointed out that while in grantsin 1925 inom Britain number- ed 39,000 and from the Continent 8,000, the figures for 1998 were He urged parliamentary investi- 40,000 and 13,000, respectively. gation.

Mr. Mackenzie King, the Pro- ader, in the course of his reply, said! that Canada's favourable trade | Lane was 8151,000,000 and was suill the largest of any country in the world.

The Commons adjourned early to attend the Speaker's reception in honour of President Cosgrave, whom the Government afterwards invited to dine.

PAN-AMERICAN CONFER- ENCE DECISIONS.

[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

HAVANA, January 31st." The Committed of the Pan- American Conference has unani. mously rejected, the Mexican Pro- posals that the election of the the Pan-American Chairman of Union should go to every country by alphabetical rotation.

It has also taken a step towards the inclusion of Canada in the Fan- American deliberations by approv ing with special reference to Canada that the inter-American ecmmercial aviation treaty should be sent to all open adherents in the Western Hemisphere.

GREATER SEMINOLE

OILFIELD.

THE SHUTDOWN REGULA -TION."

He was about to retire when he collapsed last midnight at the home of his brother-in-law in London and died soon afterwards.

Earl Haig was 66 years of age. Hundreds of messages of condolence, have been received by Lady Haig during the day.

750 plan would be needed for the seals themsel res and 731 more for replacement' and training purposes.

U.S. NAVAL POLICY,

PRESIDENT APPROVES OF "FAST BUILDING."

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, January 30th. Speaking at the semi-annual Gov- ernment business meeting, President Coolidge again emphasised the need for maintaining a well-balanced Federal budget and reducing the National Debt. At the same time, he deprecated stinting activities vital to the safety and well-being of the nation.

It is expected that the deceased Field Marshal will be interred in St. Paul's Cathedral, where the

Calling attention to the naval Duke of Welbugten, Lords Nelson, programme, President Coolidge said Roberts and Woseley, and other the plan he endorsed did not con- great soldiers are buried. It is con- template any limitation of time as sidered possible that Marshal Foch regards the beginning or completion will attend the funeral and it is of the tentative programice, but also suggested that H.M. King contemplated the building of ships Albert, of the Belgians, may do so. as fast as possible.

The Back To The Wall " Message.

RUSSIAN RAILWAY.

PROJECT.

PURCHASES IN U.S.A.

(REUTAR'S AMERICAN SERVICH.)

The newspapers devoted columns on Monday to the man who led the to victory in the British arms greatest war of all time: The mes- famous back to the wail"

age which he issued to the Britis

NEW YORK, January 30th.. troops in 1918 when the German launched the heavy offensive in the

The Soviet Railway delegation direction of Calais is reproduceo. now visiting the United States, pur- The message startled his army as chased in Cleveland a number of much as it heartened them, if only locomotives, stetim shovels, drilling because it was the first me that implements and motor-cars for use that rather aloof Commander-in- in the construction of the proposed Chief betrayed a touch of emotion-000-miles railway connecting Tash

kent with Novosibirak. alism He wrote:"

Many amongst us now are tired. To those I would say that victory will belong to the side which holds out the longer. There is no other course open to us but to fight it out. "Every position must be held to the last man. There must be so retire meat.

With our backs to the the justice wall, and believing of our cause, each one of us must. fight on to the end. The safety of our houies, and the freedóni of mankind depends on the con- duct of each one of us at this critical moment."

Tribute is paid to Earl Haig's sif-abnegation when he consented In the allied armies being placed under the unified command of Mar- shal Foch.

Personal messages from stater- mta and generals are published.

Mr. Lloyd's George's Tribute.

who Was Alr. Lloyd George, Premier during the critical days of the war, says: "My personal rela tions with Ear! Haig were always of the very best. Whatever ar rangements were made, whether he "PLOT" AGAINST LIFE OF liked them or not, he very faith-

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

TULSA, Jan. 31st. Operators of the greater Semi- nole Oilfield have agreed to extend "shutdown regula. the present tions

until April 1st.

MR. J. MCNEILL.

(THROUGH NEUTEX'S AGENCY.)

fully carried out the policy that had been laid down. Specially did he sbow that quality when we, de- cided upon a unity of command and the British Army was placed LONDON, January 30th.

under the control of Marshal Foch. Many detectives awaited the ar- whatever might have been his per rival of the steamer carrying Mrsonal views upon the metter he James McNell! at Kingstown.

great

Interviewed in Dublin by Renter's carried out honourably every pafti- representative, the new Governor cular of understanding that was General of the Irish Free State arrived at. He behaved not merely

gentleman." declined to take the reports of plots like a patriot but like a against his life too seriously."

[Elaborate precautions were taken by Scotland Yard to ensure the aafety of Mr. James McNeill, when the Dublin police communicated in formation regarding an alleged plot to assassinate the new Governor General. Armed detectives never left bin.]

HEAVY DEFEAT OF

PEKING, Jan. 97th. HUNANESE.

The results of the Ankuochunning into an open switch. New Year conference here either would order them to

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.

were unimportant or every suret, march back to Hupeh and parti

for it is denied that Chang Chung cipate in the expedition against

SHANGHAI, January 31st the Northerners.

Marshal Pei Chung Hsi reports Chang's position was discussed, Daily News, The public are in- General Li Ching Lin, formerly that after the capture of Yochow writes Mr. Rodney Gilbert in M.-C. Tupan of Chilli and Marshall Pinkiang the Wahan troops credulous, since it is widely known crossed the Mishui River on the

OTTAWA, January 30th. almost untenable, while the reten Chang Teo Lin's subordinate, tale end, and attacked the Hunanese that his position in Shantung is

The foreman of the permanent graphed to Marshal Chiang Kai furcs

tion of the province depends sely on Sun Chuan Fang.

way gang was the only fatality in Shek expressing his willingness to

Prior to the New Year, Chang the Cosgrave train smash, though assist the Kuomintang in the

Chung Chang's front line troops the driver and filman were serious. refused to consider further warfarely injured. national revolution. He says that

Twelve thousand rifes, twenty unless they were paid, wherefore Four cars were derailed but the Obang Too Lon still dreams of military dictation in the face of ad-stands of the view they were withdrawn and replaced one carrying President Cosgrove P. & O. "MANTUA"

also fell into the of the vicbs Bua's men. Chang then, stirred by Peking, made a vigorous survey The rebels aro retreating to- of his forces, with a view to re- wards Chuchow and Henchowfu,'

organization, he personally inspect the Marshal concludes, and we

ing about 80 cent of all units

per entered Changshin on January 25th and discovering that his paper The fleeting troops are and and army of 100,000 actually was 40,000 plundering as they go.

After 48 hours' fighting, the 8th, 17th, 18th and 36th Armies were

routed, and over fifteen thousand were taken prisoners,

the awakening of the Chinese torious troops.

masses.

The Hankow troops are pushing their way southwards and are re- ported to have taken Hengehow, while another force is attacking Buengtch

SHANGHAI NATIVE CITY

PERTUREED. :

{THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Jan. 31st.

HANKOW QUIET. [KAYAL WIRELESS,]

HANNOW, Jan. 30th.

The situation here remains quiet, although martial law is still in

force.

WUHU, Jan. 30th..

remained on the metals,

Tributes From France. M. Clemenceau, the Prime Minis ter of France at the time of the In uir estimation victory," says: Earl Haig was the best general Britain ever had and his was the argest contribution towards the

allied victory."

M Painleve, the French War

DAM-Blinister, has telegraphed to the

AGES PROPELLOR. MISHAP IN CHANNEL ON WAY TO EAST.

The line is being built in order to carry large. quantities of grain, timber, eta, produced in the region, into Central Asia, where it is hoped to stimulate the production of cotton and tobago.

MEXICAN REBELS ROUTED.

FEDERAL TROOPS.

[BEDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

MEXICO CITY, January 31st.

A thousand Federal troops engag→ ed six hundred rebels entrenched in the mountains in Michoachan State, and completely routed them. The Attack was made on the 27th.

The Federal losses were sixteen killed and twelve wounded.

TRANS-ATLANTIC TELE- PHONY.

[THHOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. THE HAGUE, January 30th. The telephone service between Holland, the United States and Cuba was opened to-day.

CATHOLIC COLLEGE

DESTROYED. CONFLAGRATION

PHILADELPHIA,

AT

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PHILADELFIA, January 30th, Fire broke out in the Villa Nova Roman Catholic College last night, the main building being completely destroyed,

MAROONED ON ICEBERGS. SIXTY MEN AND HORSES IN PERIL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S JGKSOY.]

Moscow, January 30th. Aviolent storm in the Sea of British War Office: "Our army Avoz detached several huge ice- offers its homage in recognition of blocks from the ice-floes on the aur. the great qualities which were rounding coast, carrying them out shown in, his glorious mission and to sea with some sixty sledges, men fearless part which he played in and horses marooned on the blocks.

A large crowd including many members of the Canadian Cabinet and a military guard of honour were waiting at Ottawa station to welcome the Irish President in whose honour a series of important PUTS INTO SOUTHAMTON FOR the common victory. It feels deep-

functions had been arranged for. to-day.

odd Bix thousand useless anen were disbanded, with $8 each and suit of civilian clothes, lo "500

On learning of the wreck the Russian officers and men. The pen would-be welcomers dispersed, but retained received 83 each, irrespec- a special train was despatched to tive of the pay due to them. The the scene of the accident to bring larger share of the Shantung revenues already goes to Sun's President Cosgrave and his party to army, which is well paid and the capital equipped

Large. bodies of Chu Yu Pu's

Wine Injured. OTTAWA, January 31st,

REPAIRS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE.1-

LONDON, January 30th. Bound for Hong Kong and Yoko- hama, the P. & D. s. Mantin put demaged propellor. She went into into Southampton to-day with n dry-dock and the repairs are likely occupy three weeks,

Another

mezage

from the

"Ty the loss which-England-has-suf- fered" sod offers the British Army In the name of the Freach Army Colony to Lady Haig was as and myself expression of my pronllows: found sympathy."!

HONG KONG'S MESSAGES "OF SYMPATHY, The following telegram has been despatched to the Headquarters of

the British Legion in London- It is now learded that dine men

The Kuq Minnows agency states

The Communists Headquarters troops have been withdrawn to the that the Bureau of Public Safety has ordered the arreas of Marshal at Wuhu were raided by the local Taming area, via the Wei River were injured in the train smash,

the 9th, and a and the Grand Canal and to the Surs Chuan Fany's agent, Cheng authorities on

Tainpu Railway north of Teina. Chan Yes, and also General Li.number of arrests were made..

ICHANG, Jan. 30th. The reman is unknown, unless the Kuo Tung, the ex-Tupan of Kiang- si; Yuen Keh Wen, the son of Yuan It is reported that the 43rd Army Knominchun, occupation of the Shi Kar; and Keng-Hua Tung, all is moving on Ishang from down north bank of the Yellow River bebw Taning is prompted the of whom it is alleged have been river,

substitution of Sun's forces there plotting an uprising against the

also, Nationalists in Shanghai.

The 2nd Army may shortly be proceeding up river from Shasi.

The P. & O. a. Mongolia has been sent to Southampton from three of whom are in hospital in a London to take the Mantua's pas sengers. She is expected to snil for. serious condition.

President Cosgrave reached Ottawa the East to-night, calling at the The ss. Comorin in proceeding yesterday afternoon and visited the usual porte

It is officially stated that the from Algiers to Marseilles to take injured men. disaster was quite evidently pare on overland-passengers in accident.

for transfer to Razmak and Aden."

Ex-Active Servicemen's Asso ciation of Hong Kong express grief at Empire's loss and sym pathy with you.

Hong Kong Man To Attend The Funeral

Mr. R. K. Hepburn, a member of

"Hong Kong and China Branch the Association, who is at preseas on Home lenye, has telegraphed to desire to express sense of pray that he intends being present found loss and deepest sympathy at Eari Haige funeral and to send to Lady Haig in great bereave wreaths on behalf of the Asocia ment.....

ton as well as of the Hong Kong Branch of the British Legion, at which he is a member of th

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PIERCE,

Hon, Secretary.".

eontinued at foot of neat column.) Committe