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NANKING TERMINATES · FRENCH

TRADE CONVENTIONS.

THE NEW DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL BANK.

FOREIGN WARSHIPS ON THE YANGTSZE.

COMPLETE

SUPPRESSION OF OPIUM.

The Fengtien delegates have now returned to Peking from Tangshan, where the Kuomintang leaders are continuing their disarmament conference No definite result was reached after dis- cussion of the Fengtien proposals. Marahal Chiang Kai Shek will soon return to Nanking as the generals have reached satisfactory agreement in questions of disarmament, and as the Central Exc- cutive Council meets on August 1st. The other three Southern leadors will also be present.

The Foreign Ministry has issued a note terminating the three conventions relative to frontier trade between France and China, and proposing that representatives be appointed to negotiate a new agreement upon a basis of strict equality. Meanwhile in- terim regulations are being promulgated in order to maintain land trade.

The Opium Suppression Committee is making a great effort to stamp out the use of the drug in China. In accordance with a plan laid before the Government Council, any Government Official who is found smoking opium will be permanently dismissed, as will' all officials who are found to be negligent in their duties of sup- pression. Opium smoking among the people is to be suppressed completely within six months.

It is proposed that the new domestië Industrial Bank shall be formed with a capital of $100,000,000. Only one tenth of the cupi- tal will be offered for public subscription. The main object of the bank is to promote native industries. FRANCE'S TRADE CONVEN- ] **

TIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S"AGENCY. }

OPIUM SUPPRESSION,

(THROUGH RÄDTER'S AGENCT.].

SHADDAI, July 13th.

A decision to hold the National

SHANGHAI, July 13th The Foreign Ministry has issued Opiam Suppression Conference an- the text of a note terminating the nually was reached at a meeting of three conventions relative, to the the Opium Suppression Committee frontier trade between China and at Nanking yesterday, when a pro- France. "The three conventions are gramme for "the enforcement of the 'Convention of Tientsin of April! opium suppression, which is being 95th, 1856, the Additional Commer-submitted to the Government Coun cial Convention signed at Pekingcil for consideration and approval, on June 28th, 1887, and the Supple-was formulated. mentary Convention signed at Peking on June 20th, 1800,...

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JULY 14th, 1928.

WARSPITE STRIKES HONG KONG'S TRADE | FINANCIER'S DEATH

SHOAL.

THREE COMPARTMENTS

FLOODED.

60 FATHOMS ON CHART.

· [THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)

Lospas, July 13th.

The Admiralty

that reports H.M.S Warspite struck an wp- charted obstruction near the island of Skiaphos in the Aegean Sea where the chart showed between 57

and 67 fathoms.

"The vessel was slightly damaged and three doubled-bottomed com partments were flooded. She will probably have to return to Malta to be docked.

IMPROVEMENT.

MYSTERY.

RELATIONS WITH CANTON, PRACTICAL TESTS ON DOOR.

SCHOOL OF CHINESE STUDIES.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 19th. Steps have been or are being taken. in consultation with the Colonial Governments, to give effect to many of the recommendations of the

Offico Conference which met last year, particularly in regard to the proposed formation of a unified Colonia) agricultural service.

Colchial

This is disclosed, in s. Colonial Office Memorandum on the amal gamated Estimates of the Colonial and Middle Eastern services. These show a net decrease of £457,944, after allowing for charges trans SECOND PART HELD UP BY forred to the Army and Air Force

WEATHER.

SINGAPORE DOCK.

THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.]

4 votes.

The Memorandum draws atten- tion to the improving trade of Hong Kong and the great improve GIBRALTAR, July 13th. ment in its relations with Canton, The second part of the Singapore" the continuance of which will floating dock, which should have greatly benefit both places,"

The Memorandam deplores the passed the Straits yesterday, is lying off Cape Spartel hold up by impossibility of maintaining, much heavy" weather.

less developing into a Faculty, the School of Chinese Studies establish ed at the Hong Kong University

ACCIDENT THEORY

UNTENABLE.

(ARITISK WIKELASH AREVICH.)

RUOBY, July 19th.

Major Cooper and other officials

GOVERNORS AND PENSIONS.

PRESENT INADEQUATE

PROVISION.

A RETROSPECTIVE BILL,

{THROCOH REUYER'S AGENCY.).

LONDON, July 19th.

Lord Elibank and Lord Olivier addressed the House, strongly urg- ing the need for increases, and stressing. the inadequacy of the present scale...

The House of Lords to-day dis- of the Accidents Department, Airoussed at some length the question Ministry, to-day tested during of the inadequacy of pensions flight the doorway in the Fokker granted to Colonial Governors. aeroplane from which Captain Loewenstein, the Belgian million aire, met his death on July 4th.

Although no oficial statement has been made, it is understood the doorway was forced open a few inches by one of the party only with the greatest difficulty, and that, when released, it alammed violently from the force of the

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wind pressure.

Aftor th prolonged struggle, Major Cooper, with a rope tied around him, managed to open the door sufficiently to climb on to the ladder outside, afterwards being hauled back.

The experiment took place 1,000- feet up, with Captain Drew, who flow Loewenstein's machine, 05 pilot.

In accordance with anticipations, the Stock Exchange settlement to- day passed off without incident or trouble.

SEDITION IN SPAIN, unless financial assistance, which

the Hong Kong Government is un-stein's able to afford, is forthcoming from

A CATEGORICAL DENIAL,

WHOLE COUNTRY' QUIET,

*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

MADRID, July 13th. Following yesterday's semi-official statement in regard to a plet

order against established

tram Madrid, a categorical denial has now been semi-oficially issued of reports of trouble in Spain. These rumours are etated to be entirely without foundation. The whole months regardless of age and country is absolutely quiet.

FOLLOWING CHICAGO.

The plan provides that all Gov ernment oficials shall be forbidden The Nationalist Government de to smoke opium, and that violators clares that the above-mentioned shall be dismissed from the ser- shall be considered terminated from vice permanently. July 7th, 1928, and proposes that the Chinese and French Govern. ments shall immediately appoint shall be suppressed within six plenipotentiaries to negotiate new

Opium smoking among the people

poppy

agreements on a basis of equality physical conditions, and and mutual respect for sovereignty Meanwhile the Nationalist Govern ment will promulgate interim re guiations in order to maintain the land trade and relations between

growing and the sale of opium shall be completely terminated in the course of 1929.

China and France.

JAPAN'S. TREATY FEARS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY. Į

SHANGRI, July 13th.

It is reliably learned that the Foreign Ministry is delivering notes to the Representatives of twenty. four countries, and it is believed that the note requests the immedi ate revision of Chinese treaties, whether expired or not.

It is understood that Japan is particularly disturbed concerning the uncertainty of her position, as the Nationalist Government may refuse to be bound by the exten- sions granted by Chang Tao Liu.

AMERICAN SYMPATHY.

(Wak Te:, Fat Pas),

All responsible Government offi. cials found negligent in the duties of enforcement of the opium sup- pression regulations shall be dis missed by order of the Government Council.

CHIANG'S RETURN.

(Taun Wan Fas Pav.)

SHANGHAI, July 13th.

In view of the fact that most of the outstanding military "problems have been satisfactorily settled; Marshal Chiang Kai Shek will probably return to the South.

GENERALS TO LEAVE PEKING.

[TËROUGH ŽEUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAL, July 13th.

The Kuu Min states that Chiang Kai Shek will go to Nanking from Peking in the latter part of this month to attend the Plenary Session of the Central Executive Council on August 1st.

The Kuo

REDISCOUNT RATE INCREASED.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE")

NEW YORK, July' 13th. The Federal Reserve Banks of New York and Richmond have raised their re-discount rate 5 per cent.

SOVIET GRAIN RESERVE.

INCREASE IN PRICE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ·AGESTY.}

Moscow, July 13th.

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The Central Committee of the

Communist Party discussed agricul- tural questions and passed are zolution suggesting an increase in the price of grain and the organisa.. tion of a State grain reserve.

PRESS CENSORSHIP.

¡Wah To: Fat Pão.)

SHANGHAI, July 13th. The Central Propaganda Depart ment has notified all provincial authorities that the censorship of the Press will be abolished forth- with.

WARSHIPS ON THE

YANGTSZE.

other sources.

FRENCH FLYING FEATS.

8,000 MILES IN 3 DAYS.

TRIBUTE TO MEN AND MACHINE.

{THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIB, July 13th. A "star" fight, so called because the airmen radiated to different and distant points of the compass from the Le Bourget Aerodrome on successive days, has been success fully carried out by the French Air Force officer, Lieut. Lassalle, ac- companied by Sergeant - Major Duroyon.

On July 8th, the first fight, from Paris to Oslo and back, was per formed. The 1,798 miles were cover ed in 18 hours flying time

On the following day, a fight was made from Paris to Madrid and back, a distance of 1,302 miles, in

695 minutes.

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The next flight., on July 10th, w from Paris to Warsaw and back, the 1.738 miles being done in 903 minutes.

On July 11th, the airinen Bew from Paris to Rome and back, doing the 1,458 miles in 725 minutes,

The final Aight was made on July 12th, when the airmen flew to Lisbon and back, 1,788 miles, in 181 hours.

The fights were made on a big Ecouting machine, which fuelled at the outward "destination.

WAS TO

CLEANSING BRITISH RACE COURSES.

AND · ASSISTING THE EXCHEQUER.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rrosy, July 19th, Referring to the intention to treat the Race Course Betting Bill, more popularly known as the Totalisator Bill, as a Government

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Rumours that the fall in Loewen- companies shares WES likely to cause failures were thus proved to be completely unfound- ed.

Accident Euled.Out. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. LONDON, July 13th. The mystery of Captain_Loewen- stein's death has deepened as the result of the Air Ministry tests at Croydon on the monoplane from which he fell into the Channel.

It is unofficially stated that it was generally decided that it was impossible for him to have fallen out accidentally.

NELSON DISPUTE

SETTLED.

QUESTION OF FINING.

COMMUNISTS COUNT THE COST.

MALMGREN'S GAL- LANT DEATH.

VIGLIERI PARTY SAVED.

RENEWED SEARCH FOR AMUNDSEN,

(TANQUOD REUTER'S JUENCY.}

According to the Tass correspon- dent on board the Soviet ice. breaker who has sent wireless de

tails of the rescue to Moscow, when the Erastin reached the spot in- dicated by Captain Tchuknavsky at about five o'clock in the morn- ing, they sighted two men on the ice-berg, one standing and the other lying prostrate.

Lord Lovat, in reply, said that the Government, had long been im-

Considerable effort was nécessary pressed by the necessity for revisary before Mariano and Zappi were able to be taken on board, but sion, and pointed out that a com- mittee appointed to investigate the position, presided over by Lord Buxton, had already made recom- mendations, which would sooner or later be sinbodied in a Bill to be presented to Parliament.

the work was completed shortly be fore seven o'clock, the Krassin soon afterwards proceeding in the direc- tion of the party commanded by Ident. Viglieri, some twenty miles

away.

The Bill would be introduced, as Their food had given out thirteen soon as possible, through not in ¦ days ago, but in spite of this their

health is satisfactory.

1999.

the raising of the limit of pension

A

year to

£2,000

One of the recommendations was

from £1,300 a year. The Bill would be re- trospective only in the case of Governors at present serving.

GEOGRAPHERS IN CONFERENCE.

INTERNATIONAL MEETING AT CAMBRIDGE.

MODERN MAPPING

METHODS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)]

Malmgren's Death, The rescued men state that their companion, Professor Malmgren, the fractured his hand when gondola of the Italia crashed. In. spite of this be decided to accom- pany them on their long trudge across the ice-floes, which they undertook without snow-shoes" or weapons, but after ten or eleven days of terrible cold, both his legs became frozen.

At Professor Malmgren's own re- quest they left him on an ice-ce near Broch Island.

Mariano and Zappi remained on the ice-berg and had been driven hilber and their at the will of the " wind ever since.

Party Of Alpins Chasseurs.

Moscow, July 12th. Latest reports give the Krassin 45 being three miles from the Viglieri party.

On the way, the Arassin noticed a number of men signalling, to which the ship replied that she would pick them up on the return journey.

RUGBY, July 12th. Leading geographers from forty- seven countries are attending the Congress next week at Cambridge, hold under auspices of the Inter- national Geographical Union

Many delegates are being re- ceived by the King at Buckingham Palace this week, and among other events of the visit is a reception by the Royal Geographical Society, another by the Lord Mayor at the Guildhall, which the Prince of Wales will attend, and a banquet

Professor Samoilovitch, the at Cambridge over which the Director of the Krasin Expedi Foreign Secretary will preside.

tion, is of opinion that these nza A particularly interesting feaa party of Alpine chasseurs, undate ture of the Congrees will be the Captain Sore, who went outsid examination of sections of a new search of the Viglieri party and world map, upon which experts General Nobile. have been engaged for many years. "Wireless has played an import- ant part in its completion. Fifty- two observatories scattered over The Citta di Milano his sent the face of the globe unloopre out a wireless message stating that seating thirty nations have taken the Erariin has embarked the The terms include the Anding of Part in the task of Verifying the Vigliori party. work at another mill for the dis-mining the configurations of seas world's longitudes and in re-deter. missed weaver who refused to pay a

and continente.. shilling fine, and consideration of the general question of fining.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 13th. The Nelson weavers' dispute has been settled, the men having ac cepted the terms offered by a joint committee of manufacturers" and operatives.

The men are to resume work on Monday.

Communists, at a meeting, de nounced the settlement, which had cost £80,000 in lock-out pay and £300,000 in loss of wages.

Principal stations for several graphic signals at the rate of weeks were exchanging radio tele- thirty each day.

Savod.

Rou, July 19th.

bers of the Viglieri party, the In addition to rescuing the mem-

Krastin also took off Captain Lundborg's damaged aeroplane.

Moscow, July 13th.

The Soviet Italió Relief Com- mittee announces that, following. Krassin will proceed to search for her rescue of the Viglieri party, the the other members of the Italia crew, and also for Amundsen.

Search For Amundsen.

world map has been the applica- Another factor in checking the

tion of air photography to Ord nance Survey purposes. ACTIVITIES OF THE POST partments of the British Colonies

Reprezentatives of survey de

OFFICE.

and Mandated Territories are - al- A message from Rome officially conferring on ready in London and have been announces that Captain Ravazzoni methods of may yesterday did six hour fight making as well as administrative from Tromsoe in the seaplane matters, and several of them are Marina and thoroughly searched going to Cambridge for next week's the sea for fifty miles east and west congress.

along the Norwegian coast, and as far a fifty miles south of Bear Ieland: He found no trace of Amundsen.

SAVINGS BANK INCREASES.

EXPERIMENTS IN EMPIRE TELEPHONY.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

PRINCE RIDES AT RACE MEETING.

DUKE OF GLOUCESTER FINISHES THIRD.

W

SHANGHAI, July 13th The American Minister has ex: pressed the opinion on behalf of the United States that the Ameri- in understands that Feng Yu can Government has full sympathy Heiang, Yen Shih Shan and Li with Nationalist aspirations regard. Trung Jen will also attend. ing the revision of the exiting unilateral treaty between America

Rugay, July 12th and China. He further asserts

FENGTIEN DISCUSSIONS.

The Postmaster General, Bir

The Braganza, states a message: that if the Nationalist Government.

William Mitchell Thomson, speak

from King's Bay; intends to start (Fun Wan Yat Pao.) shows itself able to proceed with

ing in the House of Commons.or

rescue Chuknovsky. General the construction programme, the

the vote for his Department, said

Nobile's health is steadily im- American Government is willing to ferred with the Fengtienese dele- The Nationalist leaders have con-

that Government securities held by

proving. (BRITISH WIRELZES SERVICE} Savings Bank investors had in-

LATER open negotiations with the Nation- alist Government for a new treaty.

gates during the last two days, but

The Krasin has been ordered to creased during the year by over even though the old one has not obtained. The Fengtienese dele. so far, no definite result has been

£0,000,000 to £201,000,000,000

RUGBY, July 12th.

pick up Chuknovsky, who will then expired.

The Duke of Gloucester, the proceed to search for Amundsen The amount of Savings Bank de- gates have returned to Peking from Tangshan where the Kuomintang The Evening News states that measure, Mr. Stanley Baldwin posits had increased by nearly King's third son, made the first and the other explorers.

The Malyguin has been ordered leaders aro still continuing the the Nationalist Government is speaking in the House of Commons £2,000,000 to a total of over appearance of any member of the

rece under to return to Archangel. discussion of the disarmament drafting identical notes to Britain, to-day said one reason was that the £24,000,000. Sir William mention Royal Family in a problem.

America, Japan, France and Italy measure would be of very considered that wireless telephony broad- Jockey Club rules, at Salisbury demanding the withdrawal of their able tesistance to the Exchequer, casting experiments with outlying to-day, when be rode in the Selling warships from the Yangtze, and and, if passed, would make pos- parts of the Empire were still in Plate at the Bibury Club meeting.

sible the remodelling of the betting progress, and added that the num- Duke riding a good race finished pointing out that military opera taxes

her of wireless licence holders in third. His horse started at 20/1 FIRST ACCEPTOR OF PEACE "tions in the interior have ́ termin- Many members also believed very Britain had increased by 211,000 or ated and therefore there is no firmly that it would have a very over mine per cent. during last against. necessity for warshipe at the River appreciable effect in helping to porta for the protection of foreign cleanse British racecourses. lives, and property. At the same time their presence is contrary to international--ilaweb22

INDUSTRIAL BANK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NARKING, July 13th. The regulations governing the proposed domestic Industria! Bank will soon be promulgated.

The capital has been fixed ̈nt 8400,000,000 but only 840,000,000.øre

MARSHAL LI AT PEKING.

(Wah Tas Tat Poo.)"

Buangmai, July 13th.

being offered to the public for Marshal La Tsai Hain and his subscription. The main object of party arrived at Peking this morn- the bank is to promote native in- ing dustries.

RAILWAY ADMINISTRA-

·TION.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NO SPHERES OF INFLUENCE.

(THROUGH BRUINE'S 'AGENCY. Į

SHANGHAI, July 13th..

FRENCH CONSUL

ASSAULTED.

THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

ENGLAND IN THE SUN.

WEEK OF PERFECT WEATHER.

"{BRITISH | WIEKLERA BERVICE]`

RUCHY, July 12th,

year.

SUCCESSOR TO LORD.

!KYLSANT,

PRESIDENT OF EMPIRE CHAMBERS OF COM- MEROE,"

There were nine runners, and the

"'ITALIAN WORMEN

GERMANY SHOWS THE WAY,

PACT.

THROUGH BEZKE'S AGENCY.]

CRUSHED.

BERLIN, July 12th.; The German Government has. THEATRE ROOF TALLS.

notified the United States" ambas andor of Germany's readiness to {THROUGH EEVIER' AGENCY.]

sign Mr. Kellogg's multilateral Rome July 12th.

treaty for the outlawing of werk! "Bir Cecil Hurst (Britain), M A message from Cuneo, in the Fromageot (France) and Herr SHANGHAI, July 13th.

[BRITISH WIRELESS AZRVICE.]"," Principality of Piedmonty states General Li Chung Jen, in an

PEKING, July 13th. England is enjoying a week of

that the bodies of three workmen Gaaf (Germany) have been center The National Communications interview, declared, that the Nation- A memage from Yannanfa says perfect cloudless weather, the

RUGBY, July 12th. have so far been recovered following in Berlin on various points affecting agreements reached st Conference is being held at Nan-alist military leaders were in com that the French Acting Coneal at highest temperature recorded be Lord Iveagh has been elected ing the collapse of the vaulted roof Geneva, and have also discussed the king on August 10th with, the sim plete agreement over the question Mengtze has been assaulted and ing 67 in, the shade at Greenwich Chambers of the Federation of of a theatre adhers seneath the Kellogs Fact

centralisation of failway ad- of defence in Northern slightly wounded by disorderly this afternoon, ha ministration and safeguarding of The division in no way tends to soldiers,

Experts prophesy a continuance British Empire in succession to ruins, and several have already communications and raising funds create spheres of influence in the No details given, but it is of the existing conditions and state Lord Kylsantshakery and been admitted to hospital, where for the abolition of surtaxes and country, but has been made solely understood that the French that an anticyclone extends from Sir Arthur Shirley Benn becomes they have been visited by the the suppression of banditry along for convenience in defensive men Authorities do not regard the in- beyond the Azores to Centra, the Chairman of Council in place Queen. One sufferer died while

of Bir Edward' Dowpo the railway line.

cident seriously.

Europe.

NANKINO, July 18th.

"Bures,

Commerce of There are

ahe was at him bedside.

[EBUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WARRINGTON, July 12th Germany. Is the first European Power to announce its willingness to sign the multilateral part