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LI TSAI HSIN ON THE MANCHURIAN SETTLEMENT.
NATIONALIST WISHES TO CARRY ON THE WAR
CHIANG KAI SHEK CONTINUES NEGOTIATIONS.
REORGANISATION SCHEMES FOR KUOMINTANG ARMIES,
The question of the Nationalist, attitude to., Manchuria has again been to the fore in Peking and there appears to be some weight of opinion on the side of those who wish to carry the war still further north and subdue the three provinces by force of arms. At the same time it is realised that in starting any military offensive in Manchuria, the Southerners would find themselves opposed not only to General Chang Hauck Liang's army, but to foreign interests and especially of course to Japan. For this réason even the most warlike seem inclined to A peaceful settlement.
Marshal Li Taxi Hain, discussing the same question at Peking, seems to discount the authority of Chang Houch Liang. He is of the opinion that if Chang shows unwillingness to come into line with the Nationalist Government, all that would be necessary would be for the Nationalists to appeal to the Manchurian people, '. who are heartily tired of war. The people would then rise up against Chang Hauch Liang and drive him out, and would willing.. ly take their place under the Nationalist banner..
At the same time a Reuter cable reports that the Marshal Chiang Kai Shek received the Fengtidh peace delegation last night, and it is rumoured that negotiations are going on smooth- ly.
The Southern military leaders have drawn up proposals for the disbandment of many of their soldiers and the reorganisation of the Nationalist armies upon a pence basis. The army will be reconstituted in fifty or sixty divisions as a national defence force, and the supreme power will be taken from the Commander-in- Chief and vested in a Military Organisation Committee," MANCHURIAN QUESTION.
(Wah Tu Yat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, July 15th.
Dea-
"
TWO PROPOSALS.
(Taun Wan Fat Pau.)
SHANGHAI, July 15th. In expressing his' personal view Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, Feng regarding steps to be taken to deal Yu Hsiang, Yen Shib Shan, Li "with the Fengtienese, a Nationalist Taung Jee and Commodore Yeung military leader says that the Kyo-Shu Chong have signed two pro- mintang party branch in Man-posals in connection with the prob churian territory as well as the lems of disbandment and national Commletion in charge of the pro-defence, which will be submitted to the Fifth Pienary Kuomintang posed expedition to Manchuria Executive Conference for final con have repeatedly urged the Central firmation.
According to the national defence Government to take drastic
scheme embodied in the proposal, sures to root out General Changa military organisation commission Hauch Liang's influence in the will be instituted, which must be Three Eastern Provinces in order invested with the supreme power to control all national armies in that the Manchurian Government place of the commander-in-chief. may be returned to the Manchurian The existing four army groups and people. It is feared, however, other armies will be brought under thorough reorganisation and will sions as national defence forces. The total forces for national de fence purposes must, however, await anal decision and confirma tion by a national defence confer: ence which should be held in the naar future.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, JULY 16th, 1928.
LINER'S CARGO
PILLAGED.
£800 OF SILK STOLEN.
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GOODS HIDDEN IN BUNKERS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WELLINGTON, July 15th. The most extensive case of pil laging a ship's cargo ever record ed in New Zealand was discovered when the liner draws arrived at Auckland from London last week Twenty-two cases of silks, consign ed to an Auckland frm, were found when landed to be £800 sterling short of their value.
A police search of the vessel, resulted in the discovery of & rolls, valued at £200, cunningly hidden in the tokehold, while three sacks of silks and a quantity of cigarettes were hidden in the
bunkers.
FENG'S MOVEMENTS.
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· [TAROCGU REUTER'S AGENCY.]
FERING, July 15th.
Feng Yu Hsiang's spokesman states that. Feng Yu Hsiang is stay- ing a few days at Paotingfu before going on to Sinhsiang. It is un certain whether he will attend the Fifth Plenary Seesion, but he is willing to do so if wanted for dis cussions.
CHINA'S FINANCIAL
PROBLLEM.
T. V. SOONG'S DIFFICULTIES AT PEKING.
CANTON AND HANKOW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE RETURN OF LIQUOR.
THE SNARE OF THE SALOON.
CURE FOR SOCIAL DECADENCE.
'[REUTER'S AMERICAN BEKVICK.)
BRITISH REPLY TÓ KELLOGG.
W
FORMAL SUBMISSION TO DOMINIONS.
PREPARED TO SIGN REVISED PACT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMERICAN WOOL POOL.
ORGANISED SELLING PLANS.
BEGINNING NEXT MONTH.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.1
SALT LAKE CITY, July 14th. Plana for the formation of an annual American wool pool involv ing a minimum of 30,000,000 lbs.
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STORY OF ITALIA'S CRASH.
GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION OF HARDSHIPS.
RESCUE PARTIES FOUND.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Moscow, July 15th. Zappi who was rescued by the the same time as Krasin at Mariano, recounting his experi ences" said that everybody in the
NEW YORK, July 15th."
LONDON, July 15th. In view of the letter of Mr. The British answer to the Kellogg Raskob, Chairman of the National anti-war pact proposal has been Democratic Committee, to his sub-drafted and will be communicated of domestic fleeces, as an initial ordinate committee men and other to the Dominions after ratification step towards the formation of an leaders, prohibition is bound to be by the Cabinet to-morrow. It will American wool market, have been gondola of the Italia was jarred revealed by Mr. Hagongarth, Fre when she struck the ice. Zappi an important issue in the forth probably be transmitted to Wash-sident of the National Wool Grow-himself had to lie up for three coming Presidential Election.
ington this week,
com.
Th Observer' diplomatic cor- respondent says that the munication of the contents to the Dominions is only 4 because the latters detailed agree ment to the principles of Sir been obtained before it was sent. Austen Chamberlain' note had
The latter says "social condi- tions throughout the country have reached a state of decadence that demands correction. My feeling is that & scheme to control the manu- facture, sale, transportation and consumption of intoxicating liquor, under which it will be at hand for home consumption and which will prevent the return of the saloon-which the medium through which the use of liquor is abused would, in such communities as vote for it under the Local Option Law, be welcomed by all."
1.
"SINGAPORE DOCK.
THE JOURNEY RENEWED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GIBRALTAR, July 15th.
The second half of the Singapore Dock, which was held up by bad weather, now passing through
the Straits.
DISARMAMENT IN EUROPE.
ALLIED COMMISSIONS OF CONTROL WITHDRAWN.
ing Association.
The wool would be sold under the direction of a central marketing formality, organization, operating, through the Wool Growers Association and the newly organised National Wool Marketing Council. British Government is prepared to
The Observer forecasts that the It is proposed that the pool shall ign the past in the revised form act conflict with the existing sell WAN submitted to Mr.ing agencies but shall co-operate Kellogg, it being understood that will them under five year contracts. Mr. Kellogg's new preamble .con stitutes & formal endorsement of The organisation will be completed the epecifie elucidations requested next month. in Sir Austen's"note of May 10th.
U.S.
GRATITUDE TO
FRANCE.
M. BRIAND'S INITIATIVE. COLLABORATION OF TWO
NATIONS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
POWDER FACTORY BLOWS UP.
days.
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Then he, Martano and Malmgren, the latter handicapped by a broken wrist, started to walk to land. Malmgren progressed painfully for two weeks, but then “gave up and
had to bo left."
The two Italians fought on till they were stranded by huge hum- mocke, ice-blocks and open leads.
Their food gave out after three day and Mariano's leg - froze : after that they were without food for ten days and had given up hopes when the sight of Tchuknów» sky's aeroplane revived them.
The next day Mariano was lying down when they heard the siren and saw the smoke of the Krassin. They could hardly believe their eyes as they were not aware that MANY BURIED IN RUINS. expeditions were secking for them: Zappi ia now well, but Mariano is seriously ill.
BIG LOSS OF LIFE FEARED.
(THROCGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WOERZBURG, July 14th. A gunpowder factory at Haslock Wertheim has blown up.
PARIS, July 15th. The French Government's reply -to the American proposal for a multi-lateral pact to abolish war has been handed to Mr. Myron near BULGARIA A TRANSGRESSOR | Herrick, the American Ambassador About a hundred men were buried
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
at Paris, Acting on the instruc-in the ruins and many buildings tions of Mr. Kellogg, he expressed
the lively satisfaction of the Ameri- were destroyed. Four bodies have can Government in receiving a been recovered, and twenty-four favourable reply from France on men have been dug out, all serious the occasion of their National fes-
ly hurt. Many more are missing. tival.
The attitude of France could not
fail deeply to impress the world generally.
SHANGHAI, July 14th. The North China Daily News
RUGBY, July 13th. states that Mr. T. V. Soong's visit A statement on the present post- to Peking was delayed a week betion regarding the execution of the cause of the probability that the disarmament clauses in the Peace military chiels
were going to Treaties was made to-day by the Peking
Foreign Secretary in reply to i Marshal Li Tsai Hsia's decision Parliamentary question..
Mr. Herrick also 'expressed Mr. to go to Peking made it certain
He said the Interallied Commis Kellogg's appreciation of the initia- that a decision would be reached sions of Control in Germany, Austive taken by M. Briand in the there before the Kuomintang's tria, Hungary and Bulgaria re- plenary session.
spectively had now all been with drawn, because they had accom- plished their task to an extent which the former Allied Govern. satisfactory and adequate.
genesis of the pact and the close French and American collaboration which led up to its realisation.
AMERICAN PEACE PACT
PLANS FOR NANKING.
A MODEL CAPITAL.
With a view to making Nanking a model Capital, an extensive re. construction programme has been
Saved By Planes,
STOCKHOLM, July 14th. The party which rescued Sore and van Dongen consisted of two Swedish and one Finnish seaplanes, which, after a difficult fight
through tog, sighted the flag of the two men on the northern point of Feyn Island and alighted on 1 small channel between the ice-bergs. Sora embarked in Swedish plane and van Dongen in the Finnish
one.
The utmost skill was needed, to take the air again as ice-bergs shut them in, reducing the width of the channel..
The
Dogs Killed For Food,
-Roxz, July 15th. Tribuna's. corresponden aboard the Citta di Milano says that Sora and van Dongan were first discovered by the Arassin and then taken aboard by Finnish and Swedish aeroplanes near Foya Island.
Sora relates that they had been walking towards Capt Brunn as Foyn Island.
that, it war were carried into Man-be divided into fifty or sixty divi- declared for one year's "Financialmente considered on the whole JAPAN'S FAVOURABLE VIEW devised to be carried out along the they thought Nobile was still near
churian territory, it would be at- tended with diplomatic difficulties with Japan, especially in view of the fact that Japanese people have immense interests inveeted in Southern Manchuria, For this reason there is doubt whether a decision will be reached by war or by peaceful settlement.
to
Mr. Soong's task is the more complicated, the representatives from Canton and Hankow having independence." The financial con- ference threw out their proposals, but it is almost certain they will be carried through, as the opposi tion is directed against the whole Nanking regime.
Mr. Soong"
continues the writer "will undoubtedly meet and this opposition in Peking."
Many outstanding problems are
as settled, now regarded
Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang left Peking yesterday for Paotinglu..
Marshal bi Taai Hain, after he arrived at Peking, expressed his
JUST TALKED. views on the problem of reconcilia- tion with the Fengtiencee party. He was insistent on the point that
[THROWOK BEUTEE'R AGENCY.] it was not necessary that the Nationalist Government should
PERING, July 15th. Feng Yu Haiang left Peking last grant
concession any great General Chang Hauch Liang in night for Sinhsiang.
Yesterday afternoon Feng Yu return for his submission to the Nationalists
Heiang granted an interview to was there any Dor necessity for resorting to belliger fifty Chincee Pressmen at the Wai ent action in the event of General chiaopu. He recounted the hard Chang stubbornly, keeping himself ships of the Kuominchun during independent of the central authori. the retreat from Nankow Pass tice. The Manchurian people were through Kaneu, Shensi and Honan tired of ware and, if the Nation in which 20.000 died of starvation. alist Government would seize the
He denied that the general had opportunity of appealing to them held a conference here, they had with the Three People's" doc. merely met and talked; but they trine, it was not improbable that had endorsed and signed all Chiang they would rise to overthrow his Kai Shek's recommendations inherited regime.
disbandment and other military affaire. These would be submitted to the Fifth Plenary Session.
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With regard to the disarmament problem Marshal Li has no com- ment to make.
FENGTIEN DELEGATION.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEKING, July 15th. Chiang Kai Sbek held a recep tion of the Fengtien perce dele gates last night, and it is unofi- cially reported that negotiations are going on emoothly.
BRITISH ATTITUDE TO MANCHURIA.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON. July 13th.
*
Answering questions in the House
од
WORK FOR DEMOBILISED TROOPS.
[THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEXING, July 13th. Disbandment proposals have been
made, suggesting that a Committee for the disbanding and reorganis ing of troops be formed, including the Commanders of the Armies and the Navy, Chiefs of the General Staff, members of the Military Council and of the Central Execu- tive Committee, and that it he divided into five Departments, namely:
arrangements
RELIEF WORK.
ป
A decision to appropriate 8300,000 from the fund for over
seas Chinese for the relief of Peking, special districts of Charhar, Jehol and Suiyuan was reached at a meeting of the Government at Nanking yesterday. It was also decided to adopt the proposed and metric system of weights measures for China..
Shens and the three
CHANG TSUNG CHANG
UNWANTED.
HAREM AT DAIREN.
(THROUGH REFTER'S AŬENCY.]
following three lines: The widening In the case of all these countries,
of streete, the improvement of except Australia, the final detailed
philanthropic institutions, and the reports which the Commissions of
eradication of social evil. Control drew up on the termination
Toxyo, July 14th.
It is pointed out that while the of their mission had been com-
It is officially stated that Japan's Capital is not lacking in philan- municated to the Langue, Council reply to the American non-war prothropic institutions, the manage
posal will be presented to the ment of the game has not beer who, on the withdrawal of the
American Embassy some time next entirely satisfactory. There has Peace Treaties, responsible
for week
been much duplication and waste It is also understood that it is of money. In order to save ex investigating any subsequent breaches
of the disarmament virtually a full" approval with, penses and improve the "service to maybe, suggestions of some minor the community, it is proposed that clauses.
these institutions be reorganised As regards Austria, the Com- changes in phraseology. mission's final report had not yet
and their administration central
Commission became, under the
been presented to the League Conn-MEXICAN AIRMAN'S DEATH.
cil because there were certain out-
standing points regarding the con- dustrial uses, which were still the subject of negotiations between the ex-Allied Governments and Austrian Government,
version of munition factories to in"
the
U.S. NAVY'S OFFER. (BKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July 15th. The State Department has offer. ed to Mexico a cruiser to convey As regards Hungary, in cOSE- municating the Commission's final the body of the airman Carranza report to the League Council, the to Mexico. THE ex-Allied Governments drew its at
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RETREATING TO MONGOLIA?
PEKING, July 5th.
tention to certain reservations, ex- pressed by the commission" regard- ing the application of recruiting lawa in Hungary.
Bulgaria's Shortcomings.
HENDRIK MINE DISASTER.
FOUR SALE MISSING
[THROUGH REUTER'S »AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, July 14th. Eight bodies have been recovered from the Hendrik ming, while four are still missing and six are severe
As regards Bulgaria, in com- municating the Commission's final.. report to the League Council the ex-Allied Governments drew its The notorious former military attention to the frequency of non-ly injured: governor of Shantung, Chang Tsung execution or transgression of the Chang, finds himself in a novel pre- new military laws regarding re dicament, says a l'nited Press cor-cruiting and Army organisation, RENEWED AFTER 20 YEARS. respondent. He has a smallish although the laws themselves, if army, what is left of the unwieldy loyally observed, were such as to borde he once ruled, but nobody assure a satisfactory application of his own size to fight with.
of the Treaty stipulations.
North China for Manchuria, they also drawn to the fact that the When the Mukden troops left i The attention of the Council was declined to take Chang Tsung Bulgarian Government had not yet Chang and his soldiers along. fulfilled its undertaking to revise When the Nationalists arrived, they Article 71 of the Constitution, refused. Chang's offer to become a which asserts a principle of con- good Nationalist.
stitution of military service which is incompatible with the stipula tions of the Peace Treaties.
CHILE AND PERU BROUGHT
TOGETHER...
between
· [ENUTKE'S AMERICAN ZEHVICE.]
WASHINGTON, July 13th. "Diplomatic relations Chile, and Peru, which have been broken off for the past twenty years over the Tacna Africa boundary So Chang and his soldiers were
dispute, have been resumed, on the 1. For organising the training stranded in the no-man's land be-
suggestion of the United States of National troops.
tween Tientsin and the Great Wall, As regards Germany, an agree- Government. 2-For, reorganising the Gendar with the prospect that the Nation- ment was reached at Geneva in Mr. Kellogg now hopes that they of Commons. Sir Austen Chamber-
alists will drive them out as soon December, 1928, between the ex-may discover a way to solve the un- lain said His Majesty's Gover- merie
as they consolidate their position | Allied Governments and the Ger- settled difference. ment regards Manchuria as a part-3-For reorganising the Police.
4-For making
in Southern Chibli.
man Government whereby after the of China and does not recognise
Chang's wife and concubines have withdrawal of the Commission of that Japan bas any special in- concerning the former Boldier and
Labour Corps.
gone to Dairen, and he is said to į Control, certain experts were at terests there other than those con-
For planning waste-land cul- have a comfortable sum of money tached to the diplomatic missions ferred by Treaty and those men-
salted in Dairen banks. But if he of the ex-Allied Governments at tioned in Baron Shidehara's atate-tivation and similar projecta,
In the statement it is suggested leaves his army, his career is ended. Berlin, with a view to reaching an meat to the Plenary Session of the
the German Washington Conference on Febru- that five million mew of waste land No warlord. wants to give up an agreement with
could be cultivated, and ench army, even a smallish ane.
authorities as to the final execution ary 2nd, 1922,
Sir, Austen replied in the nega-soldier provided with 20 mow for So the big man, who is credited of certain points which at the date with the starvation of many thou- of the withdrawal of the Commia- himself. tive to a question whether any
The Army which is to be formed sands in Shantung due to his dission of Control could not be regard- other signatory of the Nine-Power Washington Treaty (apart from will be selected from the best train reputable administration, is con- ed as having been completely car the protests by the Peking and ed troops and those which have sidering a scheme to move his troops ried out. Considerable progress Nanking Governments) had stated rendered valuable services in actual to Mongolia, where they can live has been made in the settlement of that it does not recognise that warfare, and it will be under the on the country. There is always the these outstanding points, which Japan has special rights or indirect control of the Central Gov- chance, he believes, that he can concern, among other things, the
ernment. terests in Manchuria.
reorganisation of the police. come back
FOUR DEAD IN MINE EXPLOSION,
SIX MORE MISSING.
" (THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]
ised.-Cantim Gazette.
PHILIPPINES TRADE WITH
UNITED STATES."
OVER 8500 MILLIONS Ist QUARTER OF 1928.
mark
WASHINGTON, June 27th. The half-hundred million dollars was exceeded by United. States trade volume with the Philip pines the first quarter of this year, according to regional specialist Janet H. Nunn, Department of Commerce,
Total United States trade with the Philippines the first three montha of this year rose to a value of 850,983,000 from $41,382,000 the corresponding quarter last year. Exports amounted to $19,742,000 or A gain of $4,062,000 over 1927's $14,780,000, and imports to $31,241,000 or a gain of $31,241,000 gain of 24,639,000 over
.or a
820,602,000.
They proceeded to Broch Island- with a sledge and nine dogs, carrying provisions and a small box of eggs for the party led by Lieut. Viglieri, However, only five kilometres a day was possible owing to pack ico difficulties. Provisions grew scarce and the dogs mnoze restless, and eventually three were. killed in order to feed the others.
They reached Foyn Island äfter being nearly swallowed up in crevasses. Their provisions were ex- hausted, but as they were unwilling
to sacrifice the box of eggs they killed two more dogs for food. Bears approached but the surviving dogs kept them off.
Ships Delayed By Fog.
Rowe, July 15th.. The Citta di Milano has sent a wireless message that the Braganza was ten miles west of Cape Wrede at 3 am yesterday morning and had sent out a light man hauled. sledge towards Chuknovsky as ino conditions were good.
The Krassin, while returning 8 to near Brock Ísland for a guide whom Sora left on the coast as he was unable to proceed was joined by a patrol of Alpine chasseurs who started simultaneously with Bora" but on a different route.
Moscow, July 13th A wireless message from the ice- breaker Krar reports that owing to dense fog she must proceed very carefully in the search for the Alessandri pafty.
Hope Of Admundsen ? This party consists of the seven members who were carried away with the balloon portion of Italia Quarterly exports of American and it is feared that they may have cotton goods to the Philippines ad perished by size. If they are still vanced 72 per cent, machinery 69 alive, it is thought that Amundsen per cent., mineral oil 38 per cent.may possibly be with them.
The value If the Krassin is unable to pro- and four 60 per cent. of automotive products sold the ceed, she will return for the Soviet Chukhnovsky, who is Philippines for the quarter was airman about 4 per cent. higher also, destranded near Platen Island with
pite a decline in their number. In a damaged machine. She will then the quarter's imports from the send him out on a search flight, Philippines sugar accounted for the Chukhnovsky is reported to be well. chief gain, although each of the most important staples of trade showed fair advances,
March trade with the Philippines showed an advance of $1,552,000 over February's $10,870,000 10 $18,442,000. March exports reach- ed
February's 88,249,000 over 85,902,000, and were also larger than March last year. Imports reach- February's ed 812,173,000 over $10,678,000; they were higher than March last year also. Exports of iron and steel, tires, automotive ang products and flour to the Philippines Six are missing and are not ex- were especially strong in March.
Manila Times. pected to be found alive
AMSTERDAM, July 14th, "Fous miners were killed in an explosion at Hendrik Mine at Heerlen, Maatstricht.
Scores were brought to the surface unconscious
MEXICAN AIRMAN'S DEATH.
BODY FOUND IN WOOD.
{REUTER'S / AMERICAN BRETICE.]
MOUNT HOLLY (New Jersey),
July 14th The body of Captain Emilio Carranza, the Mexican flying ace who started on a non-stop flight from Roosevelt Field to Mexico City and back has been found in a
wood.
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