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ACTING" "L.-G." PROPOSES TARIFF" CONFERENCE IN SHANGHAI.

SEEKS TO BRING NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN „LEADERS TOGETHER.

WU PEI FU'S DOLÈRUL FLIGHT...

KUOMINTANG PROPOSE HOLDING NATIONAL

TARIFF REVISION

CONFERENCE.

"(Wah Tas Tat Pao.)

ASSEMBLY.

SHANGHAI, Fab. 7th.

MARTIAL LAW IN SHANG- HAI NATIVE CITY.

NAVAL WIRELESS.]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6th- In view of the renewed activities In interviewing Mr. T. V. Scong, of Communists in the Chinese aren the Nationalist Minister of Fin-round Shanghai martial law has anet, Mr. Edwardes, acting Inapee peen enforced as a safeguard... tor-General of the Chinese Mari-

time Customs, proposed that Tariff Raviscon Conference should be called at Shanghai, as being į the most convenient place for leaders from the North and South

to meet.

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WU PEI FU VIRTUALLY A

PRISONER.

THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

PRKING, Feb. 7th.. The fortunes of Marshal Wu Fei Fu are under a darker cloud than ever, bevording to foreign des- patches from the Upper Yangtze,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8th, 1928.

THE "YOUNG A MUNIFICENT GIFT. THE PRAYER BOOK.

SUFFRAGISTS."

BEGIN THEIR CAMPAIGN IN DOWNING STREET,

ATTEMPT TO DELIVER LETTER TQ HM. THE KING.

OUTFLANKED BY A

BOBBY."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

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LONDON, Feb. 7th Veteran suffragettes, who had been imprisoned in the cause of

women's emancipation," eslebrat ed the 10th anniversary of the ovement by dining in London on the sth inst.

on

ANONYMOUS £500,000.

FOR REDUCTION OF NATIONAL DEBT.

(THROUGH BAUTER'S ADENOT.),

LONDON, Feb. 6th.

A benefaction, officially described au being of "unprecedented character," has been anonymously made to H.M. Treasury in the shape of a run of £300,000.

CHURCH ASSEMBLY'S FATEFUL SESSION,

LORD HUGH CECIL'S CONTENTION.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,Į

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OPENING OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.

H.M. THE KING'S SPEECH.

REFERENCE TO "THE POSITION IN CHINÄ": GOVERN- MENT ADHERE TO DECLARATION OF POLICY.

PROGRESSIVE IMPROVEMENT IN HOME AND EXTERNAL TRADE.

(THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 7th. His Majesty the King, in his

satisfactory "protection of British lives, and property.

LONDON, Feb. 6th. One of the most fateful and most critical sessions in the history of the Church Assembly began in the Church House at Westrainster, to day, to decide on the form of the amended Prayer Book.

The Asembly consists of 43 speech at the opening of Parka- The United States · Government,” today, said : Britain's | on December 29th, communicated representatives of the House of ment

of apembers

zo the relations with foreign Powers con- the British Ambassador, at time friendly and it is the constant Washington, as a basis of negotia- effort of my Government with the tion, the draft of a new Treaty of co-operation of the League of Arbitration to replace the Treaty Nations to cure a settlement of of Arbitration of 1008. The draft

to is being enrefully and sympath. international, differences and promote the cause of peace, etically studied by my Government and will be considered in corn- munication with my Governments in the Dominions.

The condition attaching to the Treasury's windfall is that it shall be held in trust for the nation to accumulate over a long period of Bishops, 318 years Bod mus ultimately be applied to the reduction of the National Debt.

The donation Has been lodged well-known bankers,

FROM LONDON TO AUSTRALIA.

Their successors, members of the "Young Suffragists," started active" operations this morning at the with the

of Downing Street which lesere. Baring Brothers, through gates wers closed in anticipation of their whoan Mr. Winston Churchill, the invasion. But only four quiet Chancellor of the Exchequer, has young women arrived and left at warmly thanked the benefactor. the Prime Minister's door z peti- tion asking that the Equal Fran- chise Bill (giving a vote to women of "21) be the first measure the Statute Book this session..

Four others, who simultantotaly

the King at Buckingham Palace, were refused admission, They tried strategy. One "passed" a lettor to her cominds and engaged the police in conversațiou, while the comrade slipped into the quad- rangle and fan bowards the door.

The policeman, howevai inter cepted her and carried the kicking

Mr. Edwardes told pressmen that his mission to Shanghai was to discuss, with the consent of the Peking Government, with the Nationalist Government the pro- | which state that the Hianbow tried to delivar a letter to H..

blem of tariff revision.

Government urged Yang Sea to arreg Wu Pei Fu and bring him

"THE KUOMINTANG CONFER.soner to Hankow.

ENCE.

(Wah To: Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7th.

Yang Sea, in view of his long friendship with Wu Pei Fu, has not agreed to go so far but, as a com- promise, disarmed Wu Pei Fu's bodyguard on January 4th since when he has kept him and Mrs. Wu

HINCKLER SETS OUT AT DAWN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

on his long

The Kuomintang Conferencs will Pei Fu under surveillance at Wan and struggling girl outside the Australia, which he hopes to reach

close" this afternoon. Business not having been transacted during the mestion will be referred to the Standing Committee.

NATIONALIST FINANCES.

(NAVAL WIRELESS, ]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 6th. In an attempt to improve ita, financiar position, the Nationalist Government is employing every

in its power

to collect

Ancons

Juancy.

EARL HAIC'S LAST RESTING

PLACE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Feb. 6th.

Since Saturday morning a con tinuous stream of mourners has

bsien

KUOMINTANG NATIONAL'

ASSEMBLY.

TO BE HELD IN AUGUST.

THE FOREIGN MINISTRY,

[THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7th The Nationalist Government bus decided to appoint Hwang Fu Foreign Minister, also to convene A National Assembly of the Kuo- mintang on August 1st.

DEATH PRESUMED. THE LATE PRINCESS LOWEN STEIN WERTHEIM.

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[BRITISH WIRZLKS9 SKEVICE)

Riany, Feb. 6th.

In the probate court to-day leave nas granted to presume the death

gates.

The deputation did tot persist, but took the letter to a district messenger's office.

CHINESE WOMEN'S

"EMANCIPATION."

OVER EIGHTY WOMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS MAKE

A MOVE.

(Wah Tri Tat Pas.)'

SHANGHAI, Feb. 7th.

A delegation, claiming to repre- | sent over 80 women associations, presented a petition to the Nanking Government concerning Chinese women's emancipation.

Mrs. Liao Chung Kai, one of the executive members of the Central Kuomintang, in avcapting the petition, told them that she felt ashamed that she an executive member, had not done anything to Atlantic flight with Colonel Menhance the Chinese women's eman achin and Captain Hamilton last noon at five o'clock there was

She promised quere of people, four abreast and August. Nothing more was seen tipation movement. amule long, and it was decided to of them after they crossed the Irish to refer the petition to the 4th keep the Cathedral open until ten

Kuomintang Conference for dis. o'clock. The public will be ad-

cussion. mited agair this evening until the same late hour.

passed the body of Earl lang in Samt Gater Cathedral, Edinburgh When the doors of the Cathedral should have wosed yesterday after

To-morrow the Field Marshal's) retains wil be conveyed to Dry burgh "Abbey for burial the tamdy grave.

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After a special service in the Cathedral, the coffin will be taken ayunarringe, escorted by troops, to Waverley station. The troops will consist of two squadrone of the Royal Scots Greya, and the 2nd Battalion Cameron Highland

with a pipe band and an escort of the King Own Scottish Bor laerers. As the special train leaves the station with the body, a salute of nineteen-minate guns will be

try;

fired from Edinburgh Castle.

Princess Lowenstein Wertheim

Toe Princess left England

Coast.

U.S.A. AND THE WORLD COURT.

PRESIDENT COOLIDGE

ADVISED.

(ELUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Feb. sth. That a request be made to Presi- dent Coolidge to seek an adjust- ment of the views of the United States and the signatories to the Work. Court Protocol, was put in

INDIA'S RESERVE BANK

BILL.

SIR BASIL BLACKETT EXPLAINS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGINCT.}

NEW DELHI, Feb. 6th.

the furn of a resolution in the! Sir Basil Blackett, addressing the Senate, by Mr. Gillett to-day.

In introducing the resolution, Mr. Assembly on the Reserve Bank Bill, Gillett said that this would be the said the Government bowed to the When the wain arrives at the first step towards America's adher rating of the chair with regard to

ence to the Court of International station near Dryburgh Abbey the Justice at the Hague, since the the new Bill. body will be transferred to a farm agnatories frowned upon the reser. cart and escorted to the Abbey by vations made by the United States employees of the late Field Mar

har

1026.

INDIAN AGITATION. CONGRESSMAN'S PLANS FRUSTRATED,

The service at the Abbey will be af a non-military charactër, but ai the close, pipers of the CamerOR Highlanders will play the ancient Boottish dirge "Flowers of the Jorest," and buglers will sound the Last Port". Two minutes" silencol vid follow, and then the reveille.

The Abbey was once a temple shere Drhids worshipped. It has i bng been a ruin and Earl Haig's gress in the Bengal Legislative body will he under green turf which Council have decided not to attend open to the say.. The position the meeting of the Council com the rave is by the broken wall mencing to-morrow.

¡THLOUGE ELUTER'S AGENCT.}

CALCUTTA, Feb. 6th

He explained that the Govern ment was not aware that its pro

clergy, and 352 of the Church laity. The public galleries were packed to overflowing.

The Session was opened) by the Archbishop of Canterbury, in re- porting the fate of the original proposals which were approved by the Assembly last year.

Bishop Withdraws Support, The Bishop of St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich, the Rt. Bev: Walter G. Whittingham, D.D., said that although he had supported the Prayer Book Measure which the House of Commons had rejected. fe WAS unable

to support the amendments now suggested, which, he said, still contained the Reser ration provisions which were cer- tain to be again rejected by the House of Commons,

Appeal for Self-Restraint. Lord Hugh Cock who insisted

to

that the Church, and not Parlia mont, wh alone competent determine things "spiritual, was constantly interrupted.

LONDON. Feb. 7th: Bert Hinckler started journey from Croydon at dawn,

[Hineker is on a solo fight to

în 18 days using a 30 horse-power Avro-Avian. He intends to travel in 1,000-mile stages The recorded held by Sir Kath Smith who in 1919 (in 790 h.p. Vickers-Roll- Royce biplane), covered the flight in 28 days)

THE ABOLITION OF SUBMARINES.

U.S. WILLING TO. ADOPT WORLD TREATY.

-FRENCH *MISUNDER-

STANDING.”

[TH20COM REUTBE'S AGENCY.]

UTTAWA, Feb. oth. Mr. Kellogg, the U.S. State 'Secretary, has arrived here on private visit.

In an interview he said, apropos of the abolition of submarines, that the French Press apparently nisunderstood the position of the United StateA The latter were prepared to enter into a world treaty to attain the object for which Ar. Fotheringhaun's motion introduced.

The Secretary foreshadowed that treaties outlawing war would be offered to other Powers besides France as the existing Arbitration

Treutica expired.

I have invited the King of Afghanistan to visit me in March and look forward to welcoming His Majesty. It walt be a parti- oular pleasure to receive Hia' Majesty on his first visit to Europe.

Britain And China.

Industrial Abairs.

Although the conditions of some of the principal industries continue to cause serious anxiety, I am glad to oberve many encouraging signs of progressive improvement both in home and external trade, justifying the hope that with "co- operation and goodwill steady pro gress will be made during the com ing year. My Misters are now enquiring as to the possibility of relieving industry and agriculture of the burdens in local rates, and the changes in local Government thereby involved in the proposals will be submitted amending the

The position in China has so far improved to permit of large re ductions in the naval and military forces sent to protect British and Indian subjects in the concessions, but the internal disturbances and civil Wars and the consequent insecurity of Els and property, both Chinese and foreign, still cause anxiety. Despite these dis- couraging circumstances my Gor ernment adhere to their declaration of polier of a year ago as the Parliament and local government and franchise measures to bo basis upon which they are pre-presented relative to national

The Archbishop of York appeal-

to the Assembly to exercise self-pared to meet Chinese aspirations health insurance and increasing the

and when the Chinese can ENGUZT credit facilities for agriculturists.

restraint:

The three Houses of the Assem- by will sit to-morrow separately to discuss the new measure.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Tribute To Archbishop Of Canterbury,

Ruchy, Feb. 6th.

The Church Assembly met to-day,

H.M. THE QUEEN SUFFER- ! ING WITH A COLD.

THROUGH RXUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Feb. 7th

COLLAPSE OF M.B.K. COALYARD WALL.

INQUEST INTO THREE VICTIMS.

At the Kowloon Magistracy yes-

terday afternoon an inquest was

Chinese women, who were killed by. the collapse of the Mitsu Bussan Kaisha coal yard wall at Yaumati.

to consider the return to Parlia

It has been announced from nient in an amended form of the Buckingham Palace that as held into the deaths of thres revised Prayer Book, which the the Queen has been suffering from House of Commons recently re-a cold" of late, it is considered jected.

inadvisable that she attend the The Archbishop of Canterbury, State opening of Parlaiment, to- who presided, was celebrating the day, 95th anniversary of his primacy, When he entered there was a burst of applause and the whole assembly rose in greeting.

The Archbishop of York, pasing

'** BODYGUARD" CASE.

PARTIES SETTLE BY MUTUAL

-CONSENT.

NO FURTHER EVIDENCE.

a tribute to the Archbishop of Dan terbury, pointed out that he had served a longer period than any of his predecessore for over 400 years. He spoke of Dr. Davidson's single- The case in which a European. munded, wise and beneficens renamed Mr. E. Harris, who alleged of the church and of the "admira- Wis

tion, trust and affection which the that he had acted ne bodyguard to whole church had towards him. Mr. Tang Sam Kan, and claimed The Archbishop of York an-8416, alleged to be due to him as nounced that a committee had been wages for December and the first appointed in order that some epoxial personal token might be even days of January, cuse to an presented to the Archbishop of end yesterday afternoon. In the U.S. House of Repre- Canterbury in this outstanding

The case was adjourned on Mon. sentativce, Mr. Fotheringham, mem-year, in which, incidentally, he day morning until yesterday after- ber for Alassscousets, recently in would also celebrate his golden zoom, to enable the spacitors cu- troduced a resolution proposing the wedding. prohibition of the construction of submarines. Mr. Kellogg, com- menting on this, said there was no objection to the resolution provided that submarines were abolished and construction prohibited throughout the world. It was impossible that

marines, one country should abolish sul country free to operate and build them.]

and Leave

BDY

ortber

STEAM ENGINES FOR" AIRPLANES:

posal to proceed with the new Bill LESS NOISY THAN PETROL would be regarded as irregular.

The new Bit was published to enable the people to be acquainted with the Government's, proposals.

MOTORS.

METAL LINERS.

nake

certain

gaged in it. to investigations.

Yesterday afternoon it was stat- "LAST WAR YET TO BE ed that the partice concerned had

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FOUGHT.."

FAMOUS GENERAL'S VIEW.

NEW DELHI, January 13th, waarde,, cuid impressive

This morning,

scenes, unveiled at Gorkhpur a war memorial to the Gurkha Rifles.

arrived at an agreement, the case having been settled in Chambers by mutual consent.

WEDDING IN LIONS' CAGE.

PRIEST AND CONGREGATION REMAIN OUTSIDE.

Dr. K. C. Chau, House Surgeon of the Kwong Wah Hospital, said that the first woman was admitted. into the Hospital on the forenoon of January 4th in a serious con- dition, and later in the afternoon she died. Death was due to frac ture of the left pubic bone, internal haemorrhage and severe shock. Dr. E. J. Dovey said that the other two women died fröm multiple fracture of the skull and laceration of the brain.

Mr. W. H. Owen, of the P.W.D., said that he examined the walls of the coalyard which were built of brick and lime water. The wall could stand a downward weight, but it was not strong enough to resist the pressure of the coal heaped against it..

His Worship then adjourned the inquest so that the jury might visit. the scene of collapse.

HISTORIC CAVE OF MACHPELAH.

CHRISTIAN AND JEWISH TOURISTS TO BE ADMITTED.

LONDON, Jan. 12th. For the first time since the Mas lein conquest the Cave of Mach- peluh, in the Hebron. Mosque, which is reputed to be the burial place of Abraham, Lanać, "Tacos, Joseph, Sarah, Leah and Rebecca, is to be thrown open to Christian When a male and a female lion and Jewish toursta, as the result If they have begeathed undying tamer decided to get married it of a resolution adopted by the fame to your Regiments, they have

The Commander-in-Chief said i.... "Your comrades did not die mere. ly to be mourned. They died för a righteous cause, for a better world.

PARIS, Jan 5th.

also laid upon you the solemn and appeared to them the most natural

An entrance fee of 3s. will be sacred duty of continuing their thing in the world that the cereMuslim Supremo Council.

mony should be performed is the charged. grand tradition. The Government, he added, was Airliners, driven by steam

However, despite den of lions, "This memorial is a tribute to

Hitherto, only privileged Chris not prepared to abandon the at- engines are being designed in-

your work as our nilies. No nation their assurance that with the two tian visitors have been allowed ea- tempt to create a Reserve Bank France, without first enabling the Legisla

would remain perfectly quiet, no Steam engines will, it is claimed, was ever more staunchly served by lion tamers in the cage the beasts trance.

Distinguished Jews have also secure an establishment on sound spreds and heights than would be was served by the Gurkhas."

Sir William Birdwood paid an his life amid such surroundings, and sions, but even then they risked possible with any other motive lines.

eloquent tribute to General Sham- the couple were in despair. A com attack from excited Muslims. The old Bill will accordingly be power."

The "Haram, which is built. considered this week..

M. Henry Hobart, one of the sherjang, the Prime Minister of promise was at last arrived at,

The happy pair stood among their over the alleged site of the Cave imet Monday, Mr. V. J. Patel, experts working on the invention, Nepal,, who is now visiting India. pets while the priest and others of Maabpelah, is easily the most d the North transept. Once a year This action, incidentally, has

present pronounced, the benediction conspicuous building in Hebron, n inly is a service held in the Abbey, frustrated the plan of the pourinpresident of the Assembly, refused declares that perfected steam aaro ind Earl Hug often read the lesson ent Congressman, Mr. Bannerjee to to call on Sir Basil Blackett to in engines will be cheap, sitant, and

hom the other and safer side of city in Palestine, about 20 miles move an adjournment of the Housa troduce the new Reserve Bank Bill, rehable.

the bars...ng

from Jerusalem. The "Haram" Esctiss to

the unnecessary on the ground that it violated: the Plans are now in hand for giant

The scene at the Béziers Mairie, is an enclosure measuring 112 feet violence-of-the-police-on-Febru propriety of the House and was flying boals with a steam plant ja

where the civil ceremony took by 199 feet, with high rampart un abuse of privilege while the last central engine-room actuating

place, was equally unusual, A walls which are ascribed by archi- Session's Bill was not withdrawa oil-transmission propellers put on

group. of cowboys lined up outside, tectural experts to the Herodian. The terms of the revised Gold the wings Sala

"When and where the next war and greeted the couple not with period. Part of the area is occupi- Recent French construction of will be fought none can tell, but this confetti but with repeated salvosed by a 12th century Gothic Standard and Reserve Bank Bill were published recently, under darge metal flying bosta has con can confidently say: it will find from their revolvers The lions Church and contains six modern which no person will be allowed rincet her experts that there is the Gurkhas ready to take up arms were not forgotten at the wedding cenotaphs of Abraham, Isaac, to hold shares worth more than practically no limit to the site of again as our allies, to do battle for breakfast which folowed, and while Jacob, Barah, Rebecca and Leah. 20,000 rupees, and the total thvi-fying machines built to ascend right, true as ever to your old say the bridal guests were eating rarer The cave beneath the platform has dend will not exceed seven per from, and alight on, the surface of ing: It is better to die than to be delicacies they were served with an probably not been entered for at

the water.

A-coward

extra large meal of raw meat, least six centuries

Members of the National Coature to decide whether it wished to enable machines to fly at greatèrits allies than the British Nation | priest could be found to venture been admitted om very rare occa

jm theas ossensions.

nry 3rd

FRANCO-AMERICAN ARBI TRATION PACT: SIGNED.

NEW CABLE OPENED. [REUTER'S ANELICAN HERVICE.”

[REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE Į WASHINGTON, Feb. 8th The Arbitration Treaty between

New York, Feb. 8th. tte United States-and-France, - re- The cable directly connecting ouncing war as an instrument of America with France was formally ational policy, was signed today opened to-day,

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*We Must Prepare." The Field-Marshal concluded:- "World peace has not yet dawned. The last war is yet to be fought.

***While we are earnestly desirous of peace, we must yet prepare for

war.

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