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NANKING REJECTS KWANGTUNG'S FINANCE PROPOSALS.

DIVISION OF CONTROL IN NORTH CHINA.

MONGOLIA ASKS FOR SUPPORT.

MANCHURIA'S ATTITUDE STATED BY PLENIPOTENTIARY.

One of General Chang Hsueh Liang's representatives, when at Tientsin on the way to Peking. reviewed the attitude of Man- churia towards reconciliation with the Nationalists. He pointed " out "that Manchuria had done everything in her power to aid this reconciliation by withdrawing troops. The question of the flag... should cause no difficulty, as even the five barred flag which Man- churia 'flies at present was adopted as the Nationalist fing in the first year of the Republic, and was duly accepted by Sun Yat Sen All the Manchurian military leaders are working in complete agreement under Chang Hsueh Liang.

at the

There has been something of a sensation caused National Financial Conference by the rejection of the Kwangtung Provincial Finance Commissioner's proposal that Kwangtung should be allowed to work out her own tax schemes for at least a year independent of the Finance Ministry. The reason put for ward was that Kwangtung had incurred very heavy debta since the foundation of the Republic. The proposai was rejected on the grounds that other provinces alac had debts, and, that uniformity was essential.

KWANGTUNG'S FINANCES,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

FENGTIEN WISHES.

(Wah Taz Fat Pau).

SHANGHAI, July 11th. One of General Chang Hauch Liang's representatives, after ar riving at Tientsin, made the follow

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, JULY 12th, 1928.

NOTABLE FRENCH

SESSION.

HOUSING AND FRANC STABILISATION,

GUERILLA WARFARE.

{TRHOCOH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

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PARIS, July 11th. Parliament has adjourned until

the end of October, when M. Poincaré will do his utmost to secure the voting of the budget by the beginning of the year.

The five weeks session since the general election has been notable for the stabilisation of the franc and the passage of the Housing Bill which is a corollary to stabilisation as it proposes to coun- teract the menace of the increased cost of living due to stabilisation.

Though the Government secured. a big majority on ench 'occasion.. the session has been troublesome for

Government, owing the

to the guerilla warfare waged by the ex- treme radicals and socialists.

FARM TAXES IN ARREARS.

(THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, July 11th. The Government Council has ap- pointed Chu Chao Hain Vice-Minis-

"NEW YORK TO

TOKYO.

12 DAYS' TRAVELLING.

WORLD RACE BY AIR AND SEA,

(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY,Į

STORY.

CAPT. LUNDBORG'S ROUND THE WORLD

IN 15 DAYS.

TENSE WAIT FOR RADIO NEWS."

COSTES' LATEST PLANS. ·

PARIS TO NEW YORK NON-STOP.

THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, July 11th.

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ACCORDING TO PRECEDENT.

POLICE EXCULPATED IN SAVIDGE ENQUIRY.

MINORITY CRITICISM.

[TRAOUGH REUTER'S" "AGESEY.}

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TERRIBLE PLIGHT OF EXPLORERS:

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 10th. A moving story of Captain Lund-

LONDON, July 11th. borg's

in experiences

rescuing Toxro, July 11th.

General Nobile and of his own

The aeroplane in which Costes The Savidge Tribunal's findings Mr. John Mears and Capt. Colaubsequent compulsory sojourn on

They consist of λ iyer,, who left New York on June the ice-foe with Lieut. Viglieri's will attempt to dy from Paris to have been presented to the" Home 29th in a race round the world, left party, is told in the Stockholm New York is expected to aftive at Secretary,

newspaper Dagblad, in a message Le Bourget Aerodrome to-day or Majority Report signed by the Mukden by air at 410 this morn from Spitzbergen.

Chairman (Sir John Elden Bankes) ing and landed at Tachikawa Aero-

According to the Matin, if Costes and Mr. J. J. Withers (Conserva- drome on the outskirts of Tokyo at 7.45 p.m. They are leaving for Canada to-morrow on the "Empress of Russia..

EIGHT. FURTHER SURVIVORS.

Lundborg says that the weather was fine when he and Lieut. Seby erg started in search of General Nobile's party. They circled the camp several times looking for a landing place, and eventually land ed without mishap a short distacce

from, the camp.

The march to the camp even over that short distance was most difficult, and on his arrival, Captain Lundborg eays, he was shocked by the dishevelled and dirty appear- ance of the distressed Italia erew. They ran towards their rescueta weeping, and kissed them. Lieut. Schyberg carried General Nobile to " ANGAMOS DEATH ROLL. the aeroplane in which they return- ed to Hinlopen, where Nobile was given beefsteak and whisky.

ESCAPE IN LAUNCH,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE!

'Plane Wrecked, Shortly afterwards, Capt. Lund- borg set out again with the inten tion of rescuing Ceccioni, the in- jured mechanic who was seriously Ceccioni was carried with diff culty to the plane's landing place by his comrades.

"SANTIAGO, July 11th. The Angemas death roll is now 201 in consequence of the discovery. that eight more survirors escaped from the vessel in a launch.

ing statement regarding the Manter of Foreign Affairs, and has also FINANCIAL WEEKLY

charian authorities' attitude to wards the problem of reconcilia tion between the Nationaliste and the Fengtienene party :

Being actuated by

a sincere

approved the petition of the Minister of Finance, T. V. Soong, abolishing all farm taxes in arrears before December 31st of last year.

NANKING, July 11th. The National Financial Confer ence entered upon its "last session yesterday afternoon. A dramatic frature was furnished by the rejec tion the Kwangtung Provincial Finance Commissioner's proposal that, as Kwangtung had incurred large debts since the formation of the Republic, she should be allowed the space of at least a year to longing for peace and the political ANNAM AND INDO-CHINA. work out her own tax" schemes in-unification of our nation, the Feng- dependent of the Finance Ministry. I tienese Government has withdrawa It was also proposed that Kwangali troops from the metropolitan tung should be allowed to retain area. Since the death of Marshal the cigarette tax at 50 per cent. Chang Tso Lin. Gezera! Chang ai valorem in preference to the arrangement made by the Ministry

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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NARKING, July 11th. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hageh Liang, the late Marshal's has oficially notified the French son, supported by the Manchurian Minister declaring the abrogation

as Commander-in-Chief of the Man-

SOLD.

MAINTAINING TRADITIONAL

CHARACTER.

POLICY IN HANDS OF ;- EDITOR.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rugay, July 10th.

Everything appeared to be going well when a sudden gale arose and the aeroplane capsized in landing and was wrecked.

Captain Lundborg, in the course of the interview, spoke eloquently of his thirteen days of privation and despair with the remaining members of the Italia crew,

Frequent Quarrels.

On most mornings they were greeted by sunshine, but as the day wore 02 д terrible fogen- | veloped them and all they could do was listen to the horrible noise of erynching ice-floes.

Frequently there were serious quarrels and mutasl recrimination among the Italia crew, undoubted-

to-morrow.

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COMMERCE BETWEEN JAPAN AND NEW ZEALAND.

PROPOSED AGREEMENTS.

succeeds in dying the Atlantic, betive M.P. for Cambridge Univer proposes to attempt a world flight sity), and a Minority Report by H. B. Lee's Smith in fifteen days rid San Francisco Professor

Labour M.P. for Keighley). and Japan.

It is reliably learned that the Majority Report accepts without qualification the police witnesses" account of Miss Savidge's interro- gation at Scotland Yard, all the' officials, of which are entirely excul- pated. The general view, in the Report, is that they appear to have acted throughout in accordance with established precedent. It was stated in the House of The Minority Report rejects the the disputed Commons to-day that the Govern- palice version ment of New Zealand had kept His matters, censures the police,, and Majesty's Government in Britain suggests that there are many mat informed on the negotiations which ters in the administration of the had been for some time in progress police that urgently demand grave with a view to an exchange of attention. Notes regulating the commercial re- lations between New Zealand and Japan.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

Reasy, July 10th.

It is understood that the propos ed agreements will deal with mat- ters of commerce, Customs and navigation.

SIMÓN COMMISSION IN FAVOUR.

SUPPORT FROM BENGAL

CHAMAN LAL CRITICISED.

[THAOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

CALCUTTA, July 10th. The Bengal Legislative Council, by 72 votes to 30, has adopted a Committee to co-operate with the Simon Commission.

The Mohammedan members sided with the Europeans.

Dil

SHANGHAI DEFENCE FORCE RELIEF.

MOST TO RETURN HÖME.

NEXT TROOPING SEASON.

{THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 10th. In the House of Commons at question-time, Sir Laming Worth- ington-Evans, the Minister for War, stated that it had been ar hai Defence Force to be relieved during the next trooping season.

The sale of the weekly journat ly due to their terrible plight, and Government motion to appoint a ranged for all units of the Shang-

with foreign merchants, providing for a 99 per cent, consolidated tax. Also that the Salt Inspectorate should not be restored in Kwang. his late father's will General Changing Annam and Indo-China in the founder, bas been approved by the wirelessed from Rome, hut reports

has therefore decided to proceed upon their expiration on July 7th Court. with the negotiations for peace,The notification was banded to the

people, has succeeded to his post of the commercial regulation and The Economist, hitherto owned by. churian armies. In compliance with the appendix to them as concern-trustees for the daughters of its

tung, and lastly that during the

year the gambling tax and opium tax, which amount to over 22,000,000

treaty between China and France

mission to the proper quarter.

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and for this purpose he is sending French Consul-General for transformed Financial Newspaper Pro-

to Peking to approach the Nationalist lenders.

month, should not be abolished us by the Central Government, but should be allowed to be handled by the Provincial Authorities.

The "delegates of the Conference were almost unanimously against the main proposal, claiming that nearly all provinces had incurred indebtedness similar to Kwang- tung'a.

Mr.-T. V. Soong made a state- ment that the general principle of unification must be applied to all alike, but the Finance Ministry any special problems brought up by the Provinces.

The Manchurian people are no less patriotic than the Nationalists, The five-barred flag, it must be remembered, was adopted as the

"National flag" by the provisional Republican Government in Nanking during the first year of the Chinese Republic, and was even duly ratified by the then President, the late Sun

their scanty unappetising food.

The recriminations ceased only party listened tensely to the news in the evenings when the whole

of the difficulties experienced by the ice-breaker Krastin caused The new owners are the newly-

further serious depression.

The food was rationed by Lieut. prietors, Limited, which will ae-Viglieri. He gave them chocolate and cake in the morning, bear quire a controlling interest in the Besh cut with scissors at 2000 and Financial News and the Journal of corned beef and, cake in the even- Commerce, both of which are daily their only luxury was

a small newspapers of old standing.

supply of brandy and cigarettes The Economic has been one of dropped by aeroplanes. This help the foremast financial journals for TOKYO, July 11th.

however, immensely was, The Cabinet has spent many over eighty years, and its new pro- comed. hours in discussion of Chinese prictors have, with a view to main- affairs, and as a result of the detaining its traditional character, liberation, the general opinion of agreed to appoint a board of inde the various Ministers appears to be pendent trustees empowered with that, the Government will shortly the right to veto the appointment or the journal, while the editor alone Chang Hsuch Liang as successor to

will control its policy. Marshal Chang Tso Lin.

RECOGNITION FOR CHANG HSUEH LIANG,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

wel-

Mental Aberration. For six of the days Capt. Lund- borg spent on the ice-foe a terrible tempest raged, accompanied by

I would take a sympathetic view of Yat Sea, who was at the same time announce its recognition of General dismissal of any future editor of severe rain and bitterest cold

The statement met with general approval.'

TARIFF AUTONOMY. [TEKOUGH KECTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, July 11th. The Finance Conference now in progress under the chairmanship of Mr. T. V. Soong, the Minister of Finance, has unanimously passed a resolution calling for the declara- tion of tariff autonomy for China on January 1st, 1920..

The resolution provides for the a national Tariff setting up of Revision Commission which will be required to submit a new tariff schedule to the Nationalist Govern. ment before August 31st, this year,

the leader of

the Kuomintang party. For this reason the Man churian people insist on flying the ave barred flag, not with the aim of isolating Manchuria from the Central Government but really wishing to uphold and respect the national flag which has a constitu- tional backing.

"We are plenipotentiary repre-

of the sentatives

Manchurian authorities and therefore can say authoritatively that that all the Manchurian military leaders now acting in agreement under the wise leadership of General Chane Hsueh Liang."

The Japanese Goverment will, however, insist that agreements made with the ex-Dictator regard. ing Manchuria shall be respected.

The plan closely resembles that which some years ago was adopted by the proprietors of the Times and was more recently followed by the On the question of treaty re- proprietors of the prominent week vision, it is understood the. Governly political journal, The Spectator. ment will be prepared to discuss reasonable revision provided the existing Treaties are respected un- til replaced by a,dational reason. able agreement.

It is stated however that the Government had not yet been ap areproached regarding treaty revision

and it is believed that the reports regarding the Nationalist demand merely express the personal views of Mr. C. T. Wang, the new For- eign Minister..

the Garrison Commander's

NEW GREEK VOTING SYSTEM.

URGENT NEED OF ELEC. TIONS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The only five of the Italia crew known to be living are weakening steadily. All had had fever in more or less severe form, and some were even showing signs of mental aberration.

The wireless operator, Biagi, in spite of continued fever bouts, rose daily to send and receive mes

sages.

Renewed Hopes. When the news arrived that a Meth aeroplane was at Spitzbergen ready to eet out, this put fresh heart into the party which worked two days and a night to prepare a reasonably safe landing for the machine.

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This was done in face of the extreme difficuity presented by the softness of the ice.

It

ATHENS, July 10th. The Cabinet has obtained the President's signature to a decree

More tantalising than anything substituting the "majority" system else was the fact that land could for Proportional Representation. DISCIPLINE IN NANKING.

It is believed that the Cabinet be seen only four miles away.

was, however, impossible to reach NANKING, June 28th,

would have resigned if the Presi it over the ice-foes which were At a meeting of the staff officers dent did not agree to the proposal continually crashing, together and

The majority system is equiva-

changed.

Lundborg's Rescue, Headquarters yesterday, presided lent to the British electoral system, then scattering whenever the wind following disciplinary measures

Finally, Lieut." Schyberg, arrived over by General Ko Chen Lan, the for the soldiers in the Capital

overhead, accompanied by Hansa Brandenburg 'planes, which circled overhead while the Moth plane landed and took off Captain Lundborg,

ARRIVAL AT PEKING.

(Toun Wan Yat Pao.) It is also required that the new tariff as approved shall be promul-

SHANGHAI, July 11th gated not later than October 1st,

The Fengtienese delegation has 1928.

The resolution further urges re-arrived at Peking. On their arrival ciprocity in the exemption from the Nationalist authorities assigned of tariffs of various national products Ho Cheng Chun, Chiang Teo Peng and raw materials of China and the and General Pei Chung Hei to Treaty Powers, and also for equal receive them. They will proceed to treatment of Chinese and foreigners Saishan Hill to interview Marahs}"

Chiang Kai Shek in the Customa Bervice.

The early abolition of likin, pre- ferably within three months of the date of the adoption of the resolu tion, is provided for, and also the imposition of a special consump- tion tax on the major items of im- portation, from October 1st, and also a consumption tax on such im- ports as kerosene, granulated sugar,

cotton fabrics,..etc.

NATIONALIST MONGOLIA.

: (Taun Wan Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, July 11th.

were decided upon:

The How Chamber.

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ATEESS, July 11th. Prior to the signature of the voting system decree, M. Veniselos 1. That any soldier wishing to

impressed on the President the leave camp shall first obtain a pass accessity of instituting & Scante which must be worn visibly only and also simultaneous elections for soldiers on official errands and in

both Houses with the majority possession of official passes shall be permitted to leave barracks after system and limited constituencies.

The President assented to the system for The plenipotentiary representa 2-That all soldiers and military Vettelos greed to the postpone a Chamber, and M. tive of the Inner Mongolian authori officers shall wear their grey sum-

ment of the institution of a Senate ties interviewed Marshal Chiang mer cotton uniforms, and that all Shek yesterday. He requested insignias and badges shall be worn

until the new Chamber meets on September 17th. Marshal Chiang to support the Mongolian people in their bid for visibly on the left front.

7 p.m.

3.-That any

troops pauing politicsi independence from alien through the Capital must first control. He also expressed the notify the Headquarters before en- opinion that the Mongolian authoritering the city.

POLICING NORTH CHINA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PRIPING, July 11th. tice are willing to be subject to the That all wounded soldiers in Chiang Kai Shek is reported to direction of the Nationalist Govern the hospitals shall obey the orders of superior officers in charge of the have reached an agreement with ment the other militarists relative to the, Marsha Chiang replied that if hospitals. policing of North China Kucnin- the Mongolian authorities bad a 5-That any soldier arrested for chun troops will be stationed from sincere wish to accept the "Three disorderly conduct shall be severe- North Honan along the railway to Peoples" doctrine, it must be ly punished- Tingchaw and Shansi forces will translated into the Mongolian lan control the line northward from guage for propaganda work among Tingchow to Peking and Tientsin. the Mongolian people eo that popu- Shansi troops and part of the jar support could he gained before First Group Armies will be station- the Mongolian Government entered ed from Tientsin to Luanchow. the Nationalist regime.

FIVE DONETZ WORKERS EXECUTED.

two

He also mentioned that in the case,of Staff and Departmental branches of the Force, whose longer

The Labour mender, Latafat Hossein, attacked the political ac tivities of Chaman Laf and others who withdrew from the Common- detention in China was still neces wealth Labour, Conference in Loxsary, the families of the individuals don last week as a protest against connected with these branches would the British Labour attitude. He be given facilities to join them. said 90 per cent of the millions of Broadly speaking, the unite of the the Labour supporters they were Shanghai Defence Force will come supposed to represent know nothing Home, he said, but some of them of Sir John Simon or the Com-will go to another station. mission.

LEAGUE DELEGATE'S CHAUFFEUR.. SENTENCED FOR MURDER OF

VALET.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHORT TIME PROPOSALS ABANDONED.

79 PER CENT. IN FAVOUR,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 10th. The Federation of Master Spin- nera has decided to abandon the short-time proposal, owing to only 78 per cent of the American Set- tion spinners voting in favour of

GENEVA, July 10th. The coloured American chauffeur, John Coates, who in Mari ahot Hungarian valet, has been sen- tenced to a year's imprisonment and been ordered to pay one frane half-time. damages.

The incident occurred during a quarrel at the villa of the Hun- garian representative of the League of Nations, when the valet cudgell- ed Coates, who thereupon drew a revolver and shot him dead.

MONEY GIVEN FOR DEBT REDUCTION.

OVER £2,000,000 SUBSCRIBED. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Ruszy, July 10th. In the House of Commons, Mr. A. M Samuel, the Financial Secre- addition to the original sum of £500,000 announced in February for tary of the Treasury, stated that in

the National Debt Reduction Fund,

This development follows the an- nouncement made on June 29th that a ballot of the Federation failed to yield the required ninety per cent. of votes in favour of the American Section authorising organised half-

time in the mills. It was announc ed that 78 per cent, voted in favour of the resolution and 12 per cent. voted against.

MYSTERIOUS DEATHS ON

STEAMER...

BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINA- TIONS AT SUEZ.

[THROUGH RIUTKE'S AUREOY.]

PORT SAID, July 10th. The Rotterdam-Lloyd 3. In

rantine, on her way to Rotterdam

sulinde has arrived here in quar

...

a sum of £705 had been received..

The Elsie Mackay Fund of from Batavia, serious sickness hav It appears that a passenger de- £300,000, announced last week, ing broken out aboard the vessel. would be separately constituted.

Apart from these specially ac veloped throat trouble after leav Since his departure from the cumulating funds, the total gifts ng Sabang and died within 48 scene, wireless reports from the from individuals received since the hours, and, despite isolation mea- party on the ice-floes have ceased outbreak of the War amounted to cures, seven further deaths occur- A bacteriological examination the opinion that the fever-stricken ceived in the form of securities and and Captain Lundborg expressed £1,100,000, of which 2623,000 was reed ister.

was made at Buer, but the result has not yet been announced. wireless operator is now incapable the balance in cash. of continuing his long effort. CECCIONI'S DEATH DENIED. [THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Rous, July 11th. No message has been received from the Italia's wireless operator Biagi reporting that the party i losing courage and is despondent, but it is pointed out that wireless communication has ceased owing to a magnetic storm.

TURKISH ALPHABET

REMODELLED. ROMAN CHARACTERS INTRO- DUCED.

{THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]

SIX DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED..

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 10th. (THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

The Committee appointed to study Moscow, July 10th. No news has been received that the proposal to adopt Roman char The death sentence passed on six Ceccioni is dead as reported, while acters, instead of Arabie, resom of the accused Russians in the the Italian Legation at Oslo has mends the entire remodelling of the 7. That no further recruiting of Donetz coal basin trial has been received a telegram from the Turkish alphabet, and the com- Am this morning denying the Turkish language in Roman charac

tera, soldiers shall be permitted by any commuted to ten years' imprison-Citta di Milano despatched at 2pilation of a dictionary of the

report. military officer in the Capitalment

6. That no billeting on foreign houses shall be permitted.

Kuo Min News Agency.

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Five others have been executed.

There has been no further caso for five days, and all contacts are progressing satisfactorily,

The Insulinde sails this evening.

GENERAL PANGALOS FREE.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUY.]

ATHEN; July 10th General Pangulos, the former Dictator, who was arrested in 1928, has been released.

The Cabinet decided that, In view of the dissolution of Parlia mission which ordered it, his des ment and the Parliamentary Com tention is no longer justifiable.