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DIPLOMATIC BODY TO DISCUSS CUSTOMS REVISION PROBLEM.

ACTING "LG" REPORTS UPON HIS VISIT

TO SHANGHAI

MARSHAL CHIANG "ÄGAIN IN SHANGHAI.

NORTHERN TROOPS PREPARING TO MEET FENG'S TROOPS,

TERRIBLE "RED" ATROCITY IN WESTERN HUNAN.

Following upon the report submitted by the Acting "L-G," the Diplomatis Hods, according to the vernacular Press, intend to discuss at an early meeting the state of affairs regarding the Chinese Maritime Customs in the light of Mr. Edwards" recent visit to Shanghai.

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek again visited Shanghai, but returned immediately to Nanking,

The Northern troops, under the leadership of General Yang Yu Ting, Chief of Staff, bave occupied strategic points with a view to defending the coming attack of Marshal, Feng Yu Heiang'a troops.

M

The outrage, reported from Western Hunan is one of the worst recorded for a long time. Disbanded soldiers and "Reds" formed a barbarous rabble and murdered, MARSHAL CHIANG RETURNS

TO SHANGHAI.

(Wa Tex Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, March 4th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek return ed to Shanghai from Hangchow yesterday. He will proceed to Naoking to-night,

HUNAN ATROCITY.

DISBANDED SOLDIERS AND "REDS."

300 MONKS SLAUGHTERED."

[THOUGH HEUTER'S AGENCT.)

HASKOW, Marsh fad. Tales of horror rivalling those of Swabue have come through from Leiyang, a city of about 500,000 inhabitants in the Southern part of Hunan, where number of soldiers disbanded from the armies of Géneral Tang Seng Chi, joined the Communist Peasant Union fanatics in no orgy of massacre and rapine.

Th city is reported to have been almost gutted in a terrible

outraged and looted diabolically.

DIPLOMATIC BODY AND CUSTOMS REVISION.,

(Wok Tas Tat Pao.)

SHANOR, March 4th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, MARCH 5th, 1928.

ITALY'S REPLY TO

AUSTRIA.

COLLISION AT MALTA.

CHARACTERISTIC SPEECH BY S.S. “CORINTHIC" RAMS H.M.S.

· QUEEN ELIZABETH." SIGNOR MUSSOLINI.

"MAKE ACTS SPEAK."

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

{THROU{CH"REUTER'S AGENCY.]

rammed

MALTA, March 4th. The British steimer Corinthic, when leaving the Grand Harbour Rou, March 3rd.

the battleship Queen In the Chamber of Deputies, Elizabeth destroying the latter's Signor Mussolini was loudly ap- Port-side saloon balcony. plauded for his vigorous speech with

The Corinthic'e bows were damag- regard to the position of the Gered and she had to be towed away man minorities in the Italian Tyrol. by Admiralty tugs

He said, "This is the last time

that I shall speak on this subject, next time I shall make acts speak.''' (Loud applause.). He declared that the Austrian complaint was justified and provocative. The territory concerned was treated like other Italian provinces; and the reports of tyranny, torture and murder by barbarous fascist, die tatorship in the Upper Adige were ridiculous. We are not the pupils of Austria which throughout the century peopled half of Europe with executioners, 'filled the prisons with martyrs and erected gallows inces santly."

Italy And The Upper Adige. Sig. Massolini dwelt on Italian tolerance and the great public works

undertaken by Italy in the Upper Adige at a cost of hundreds of

THE TROUBLE. IN SAMOA

IMPROVED STATE OF AFFAIRS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

WILLINGTON, March 4th The Administrator of Samos has addressed the Mau prisoners, whose spokesman said the Mau felt that their grievances had been met, but they required time to consider the Administrator's words before de finitely answering.

The Administrator's talk has obviously removed many misunder standings and the outlook is brighter than it has been during the past twelve mouth.

In a interview with a Press man, a Councillor of the British Legation at Peking said that Mr. Edwardes, acting Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, had reported the result of his re- cant mission to the South, Con sequently, the Diplomatic Body would call a meeting to discuss the matter. An increase in the millions of lire. He declared that HAIG MEMORIAL HOMES. existing Customs rates was most probable, although one or more of the Powers concerned would raise objection. These, however, would be unable to act independentis of the major number of the nations concerned.

Another report stated that the Diplomatic Body would call a meeting to discuss tariff revision problems and Mr. Edwardes' memorandum.

as Italy's great forbearance had been misinterpreted all of the fifteen German newspapers in the Upper Adige had to be suppressed. If the anti-Italianc

"campaign were con. tinued and foreign employees short- ly transferred elsewhere or dis missed by Austrian hostility to

The American Chargé d'Affaires | wards. Italy due to “Germanistu," said that the American Govern- ent's attitude towards this prob lem was fundamentally eimilar to that of the British Government.

NORTHERN TROOPS OCCUPY STRATEGIC POINTS.

(Wah Te Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, March 4th. General Yang Yu Ting has "or dered the troops under his com mand to -concentrate at certain! strategic points in Southern Cathi in readiness for action against catastrophe. Hundreds of the in-Marshal Feng Yu Heiang's troops. habitanta were inhumanly tortured, and finally butchered

One case which will shock the whole world is that concerning the fate of three hundred monks. They were "locked in a and the place was set on fire. All

temple

** ONE-ARMED SUTTON.“ WITHSTANDS APPEALS FROM

DICTATOR CHANG.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, March. 4th.

"One-armed Sutton," prior to his departure for Vancouver, where the fonts perished, not ous living he is settling, said that since he left China Chang Tso Lin had

to tell the terrible tale.

that feeling would be unable to win against the cold systematic deter- mination of Fascist Italy.

Italy And The Germanic World Italy wished to be friends with the Germante world provided Italinn security was never even vaguely called in question

After referring to the German agitation, for the re-union of north and south Tyrol, Sig. Mussolini con- cluded: "We make it known to

Austria and the world that the whole of Italy with its quick and its (Loud dead stands at Brennen." cheers.)

Sig. Hussolini And The' League. Signor Mussolini, referring to the League of Nations, declared that if the Assembly of the League thrusts its way into the labyrinth of

APPEAL BY H.RK.

(BRITISK. WIRKALESS SERVICE.]

Rrosy, March and The Prince of Wales this after- noon initiated the appeal for £300,000 to build homes for ex servicemen as a memorial to the late Field Marshal Earl Haig.

Speaking at a meeting held at the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London, the Prince said he could

his own personal feelings were not remember any cause in which deeper and stronger.

There were three main reasons which urged the whole nation to

perpetuate the memory of Earl Haig,

The first was gratitude for the great services to the community, of certain qualities typical of all the second was recognition in him

that was best in the national char acter, and the third was the prac- |tical desire to carry on the work which he was doing and which his death had interrupted.

Great as wedel Earl Haig's war services, those after the Armistice were eren greater for it was then

that the true value of his person-

M.P.'S SUDDEN DEATH.

DIES AFTER ADDRESSING A

"MEETING,"

{ARITIAN. WIRELESS SERVICL]

FORMER GERMAN

COLONIES.

A PROTEST REGARDING

TANGANYIKA.

WHAT GERMANS. ALLEGE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FRANCE, SPAIN AND TANGIER.

NEW AGREEMENT SIGNED.

ITALY AND BRITAN INTERESTED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOT.]

Erasy, March 3rd. Mr. James Kidd, Conservative Member of Parliament for Linlith- gow, died suddenly laat night after addressing a local political meeting.

PARIS, March 4th. BERLIS, March 4th. Mr. Kidd complained of feeling

The Franco-Spanish Tangier Agree welt during the meeting "and, Colonial Organisations the eSpain's desire for a fuller share in At a meeting of the German ment has been signed by which after resting in the ante-room, Governors of East-Africa and Kiao-the Administration of Tangier has drove with his wife to consult a doctor. He collapsed and died in

chow, Doctor Schnee, Captain

been met by an amendment of the ihe motor car.

Meyer Waldeck, ex-Colonial Minis 1993 Statute, and Spain has been Mr. Kidd's majority over the ter Bell and others · delivered Labour "bandidate, Mr. Skinwell, at

given command of the gendarmerie the General Election was 610.

speeches protesting against alleged hitherto held by Belgium and a more British efforts to annex Tanganyika active role in regard to the police. and demanding the German Gov ernment to draw the attention of } the League of Nations to the danger threatening the Mandates' aystems.

THE "LOS ANGELES."

BIG · U.S. DIRIGIBLE IN DANGER.

SAILORS CLING TO CABIN RAILS.

[KEVIA'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

الين

Laxe Hurst (New Jersey),

March 3rd. has completed the trip to the The naval dirigible Los Angeles

Fanama Canal zone.. Landing operations were interrupted by a blinding enowstorm and the airship was carried off with four sailors clinging to the cabin handrails. Their fate is unknown.

Successful Tight.

The Los Angeles is a former Zeppelin and in America's biggest airship. It is commanded by Lt. Comdr. Rosendahl. It departed on February Seth and reached France Field, in the Canal zone, a distance of 9,263 miles, in 40 hours, which is the longest fight since the Atlan- tie was crossed.

It proceeded to Cuba and return- ed to Lake Hurst at 11.30 laat night. It was landed at four this morning after several unsuccessful attempts.

The Los Angeles then reascended to continue eruising until the winds became moderatë.

Sailors Safe.

LATER.

With the alors safe aboard, having been hauled in through the windows, the Los Angeles descended and was succesfully shepherded to a hanger,

CAPTAIN HINKLER.

BEING ENTERTAINED IN AUSTRALIA..

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

Ruany, March 3rd.

BRITISH FAIR.

GREATER SUCCESS THAN EVER.

(KRITISM. WINKLESS SERVICE]

& Communique,

Franco Spanish Tangier Agreement A communiqué states that the

will be communicated to the British ⠀⠀ and Italian Governments, which will be invited to participate in the con- versations in Paris shortly with re gard to the Franco-Spanish pro- posals and conditions.,

When Italy's adhesion to the Tangier stitute agreements has been reached by four powers it will then be submitted for the assent of the other interested Powers,

Buay, March 3rd. The London and Birmingham seo tions of the British Industries!! Fair closed last night. Over 300,000 buyers and 30,000 of the public visited the London section. The Oversea buyers represented 601 countries!

(THROUGH HAVAS "ADENCY.] International Hegotiations."

PARIS, March 4th) The first stage of the international negotiations concerning... Tangier

administration of Tangier without affecting the basis of the Statute of Tangier and the sovereignty of the Baltan.

Mr. Douglas Hacking, Parlia concluded yesterday with the sign- mentary Secretary of the Overscasing of the Franco-Spanish Agree Trade Department, which organises ment under which a greater share the Fair, said last night that he has been granted to Spain in the had received on all sides assur ances that business this year had been better than at the last fair The great majority of the exhibi-

France and Spain will notify the tors expressed satisfaction with their results. As evidence of this, Agreement to the Italian and provisional applications for space British Government and invite them for the 1929 Fair are being received to take part in the continuation of from exhibitors in great numbers the negotiations for a final Four- and over 100,000 square feet have Power Agreement. already been applied for. In pot-

tery and glass ware, for instance,

20,000 square feet has already been THE GHOST IN CAMBRIDGE ear-marked out of 25,000 occupied

this year. Manufacturers regard Captain Hinkler, who is being the Fair as affording a remakable his wife asking her to go to Austies of all kinds to the markets of leted in Australia has cabled to opportunity for introducing novel tralia to share in the rejoicings over his success of bis great flight, and

he is leaving this week.

It is unlikely that Hinkler will return to England for some time.

BANK OF ITALY. DISCOUNT RATE REDUCED.

(THROUGH REUTERʼS (AGENOT.]

ROME, March 4th. The Bank of Italy has reduced its discount rate from 7 to 8.5 per

cent.

OBITUARY.

the world,

The business done at the heavy section of the Fair at Birmingham has exceeded all previous records.

· SIR A. CHAMBERLAIN.

TO ATTEND LEAGUE MEETINGS.

.....

MARSH.

COWLED MONK.

AT HOME ·NIGHTLY \ EXCEPT SUNDAYS."

CAMBRIDGE, #

Cambridge has dicovered a ghost. pot one of those dangerous spirits that

27 TO Conl about, but a mild

unassuming, stay-at-homo ghost of the early-to-bed type, for ita haunting hours are 6.30 to 8.20 in the evening, Sundays excluded. The form ascribed to the ghost by more than 100 people who claim to have seen it is that of a cowled monk, though there are others who

with a stick

The Communists responsible for twice implored him to return, but the so-called minorities it would ality found its finest expression EX-TEARIST POLICE CHIEF. ten Chamberlain, accompanied by describe it as an old man hobbling

the ghastly outrage are retreating into Kwange and it is reported have captured Kweilin.

SWEDEN AND THE SOVIET.

AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET TRADE DELEGATION.""

[TERQUOR AZUYER'S AGENCY.]

STOCKHOLM, March 4th. The Riksdag has adopted the Government Bill approving of an agreement regarding the rights and duties of the Soviet Trade Delege tion at Stockholm.

The Opponents, who included ex-Premier Hammarskyold, object ed to the conferment of extrater ritorial rights on 40 members of the Soviet

The Foreign Minister sure the Conservative tender Trygger, in the Upper Chamber, that the Agreement would be denounced if the Trade Delegation were found working outside legitimate objecte,

ן די

he had decided to keep out of it while safe. There were others

China who coveted his position,

BRITAIN AND EGYPT.

STATEMENT BY SIR A.

CHAMBERLAIN,

{THROUGH KRUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, March 4th

never come out alive.”

made by the Austrian Premier to Recently hitter reference was Italy's treatment of the Austrian minorities in the Italian Tyrol.]

THE SOVIET

GERMANY.

AND

TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF BRESTLITOVSK TREATY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, March 4th. The tenth anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Brest-

In an interview with a Reuter correspondent while en route to Geneva, Bir An Chamberlain said that it was now sufficiently clear that the Egyptian Government would not accept the Treaty he had negotiated with Sarwat Pasha toak has been signalized by news- "It is a misfortune," observed Sir paper articles on the Russo-German Austen; and therefore British commercial negotiations which relations with Egypt would con hitherto had been encountering "tiaue to be regulated by the 1922 snags.

Declaration:

SANDINO AND NICARAGUA

ADVICE TO AN AMERICAN

[ERUTER'S AMERICAN "SKOVICK.}

The Inventia opposes the German suggestion to establish an export on the ground that such a bank is unnecessary as neither side proposes to revise the Busso Gorman Trade Treaty embodying the recognition of the Soviet mons. poly of foreign trade,

The Pravda protests against the efforts of the German Prem to ascribe a sensational character to the "negotiations as an event whereon the fate of the Soviet depends

AUSTRALIAN STOCK,

AN £8,000,000 LOAN FLOATED.

A NEw Yoar, March 4th." IN LONDON.

The local papor La Prensa, print- ed in Spanish, publishes a letter fORITION WIRELESS SERVICE

from Bandino to Hoy Johnson, the American who recently sought to RUGBY, March 4th.

bring about a peace conference UnderwritingWE -arranged fo

The day for the new issue of £3,000,000 with regard to Nicaragua, five per cent, stock of the Common letter advises Johnson to make wealth of the Australian Govern - last will if he comes to Nicara

gun with the intention of buying our patriotism

The price of nie will be 08 per When last the offer of stock was made in November, 1927, the issue, price was: 97%,

|

Sandino addewish nothing for myself. I only wish to see Nicaragua free and sovereign with out any foreign intervent

FRENCH GENERAL

ELECTION:

↑

"THE~"DATE FIXED

[THROUGH BLUTER'S AGENCY.]———- MGR PARIS, March 4th. The General Elections have been I fixed to take piace on April-end

army in the last eventful year of Having kept alive the spirit of his

the war he continued to inspirë it throughout the difficult months which followed.

In that troubled sea Earl Haig stood like a rock, grounded unshak ably on his determination to "stand by the men who had fought under him. Their confidence in him was not misplaced.

The Premier and Mr. Ramany Macdonald were also present and spoke in support of the appeal.

·DUTCH · FINANCE BILL.

TAXATION OF NATIONALS IN

FOREIGN DOMICILES.

[TILROUGH BEUTER'S ADENCY.]

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEJUK.]

[BRITISH WILKINSS BXRVICE]

Ruosy, March 3rd.. The Foreign Secretary, Sir Aux

his private secretary, Mr. Walford Serby, left London for Geners this morning to attend the meetings of the League of Nations which open on Monday.A un- During the course of the meet-

No ghost could have chosen a more serie spot to frequent than Chesterton side of the Cam, behind the marshy patch of land on the

PARIS, March 4th. The death is announced of M. Lapukhin, the ex-Tsarist police chief, who was notable in masking the notorious agent pro-ings of the Council, Sir Ronald hooting, and the wind moans in vocateur, Azell

FAMOUS DUTCH PAINTER.

抽

THE HAGUE, March 4th. The death has occurred of Heer Jan Toorop, the painter.

"

the boat-housen" Owls make tho night hideous with their mourn fui

the trees.

Vanishes Into A Bush.

Lindsay, until lately Ambassador to Berlin and who has been appointed to succeed Sir William Tyrrell as 17th, and since then has made re

It was first scen on December

| Fermanent Under-Secretary of gular appearances. It is said to State for Foreign Affairs, will glide very smoothly and fast in

and out of trees, and then disaj visit Geneva. He will attend the pear into a busi-always the same Comcil meetings.

ANGLO-EGYPTIAN NEGO- TIATIONS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

bush. It appears for only from three to five minutes,

* One night a troop of Boy Scouta kept watch, but it failed to appear, being Sunday and

· A professional man, who says he has twice seen the ghost, fold me. curiously enough, that no one afraid.

LONDON, March 2nd. The Egyptian ceply to the Bri-

There is fascination but no tish proposals for the settlement of the outstanding questions between fear, he said. "It is distinctly Britain and Egypt is expected to luminous and shows clearly the be in the hands of the British shape of a monk wearing a cow Government to-morrow.

It has never appeared after any

Reuter fearns that the reply is has ventured into the willows to watch. As many as 50 people. unfavorable.

have seen it at the same time, sod it ase come to within a few yards of the waiting crowd

MCOW'S NEW - PRO...... AGANDA ANTI-BRITI FILMS FREE FOR THE EAST.

According to the Moscow official ly controlled newspaper Pranda of January 25th, the Soviets, dissatis. THE HAGUE, March 2nd.. fied with the results of their pro- Following the rejection by the paganda in the East, are prepar- Second Chamber of the Bill taxing ing a new push by means of im Dutch nationale living abroad, the proved methods

Arrangements have been complet Minister of Finance bas modified the Bill, limiting the proposed taxed to show Soviet made Gims in to the estates and gifts made dur-

Eastern countries. Each flm will ing the lifetime of Dateh nationals agitate for the abolition of existing

institutions. Oze film will den domiciled abroad. -

with The Colonial Polity of Britain in India". Other filme sre

RUGBY, Merch Sud VIOLENT SNOWSTORMS. IN | to ***{ expose "*** their

"According to telegrams from " Meet Me At The Ghost # League of Nations.

Cairo it seems probable that the One theory is that the ghost TRANS-CAUCASIA. A

The work is to be done by the Egyptian Cabinet will reject the originates from marai gas known Moscow March 3rd, newly formed Vostokiano" draft Treaty with Great Britaan, as Willo the Wisp or (Eastern Cinema) in collaboration which is the outcome of sevezal Barkway-traffe interrupted with all the other Alm-producing months negotiations between stern, which is common in the Fen

district and telegraphic communications be organizations in Soviet Rumia wat Fatha and, Bir Austen Cham Residents of houses in the neigh- tween many towne cut as the result The new films are expected to read berlain

VEHEMENTE bourhood are not perturbed "about of violent and worms-ing Argus- India, China, Palestine, Egypt, The proposals, which epresent a They treat it as a nightly Caucasia. There have been serious Byrit, and chewhere in the sprmg. vincere attempt by Great Britain spectacle free of entertainment tax. avalanches in the mountains A. They will be given to cinemas to meet the legitimate Egyptian They do not ask, Have you seen house at Batum collapsed under the either free or for a very small fee. npirations, will be made public the ghost 1 because they all claim weight of the snow and five people Travelling cinemas will be orgame, when they are laid before the to have done so. They merely were killed sad four seriously in-fed to reach the most remote British Parliament early next

Lwill meet you at the ga *vilinges: jared

[BRITISH WILLZESS, AERVICE)

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