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FORMAL ENDING OF STATE OF WAR.

AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE BETWEEN FENGTIEN AND THE SOUTH.

JAPAN WAITS FOR NANKING'S NEXT MOVE.

FOREIGN MINISTERS, ON TREATY REVISION.

Reports from the vernacular papers state, that the Fengtien delegation has come to an agreement in principle with the Nation- alista Chang Hsuch Liang will follow this up by issuing an announcement of Manchurig's allegiance to the Nationalist Govern- ment, thus formally putting an end to the state of war between. the two parties.

According to a report from the vernacular papers, the Diplo- matic Corps held a meeting last Tuesday to discuss the attitude which they should adept towards the Nationalist proposals for treaty revision. The Foreign Ministers in general were of the opinion that China had yet to fulfil many of the obligatione raised by the existing treaties, and were at all events strongly. opposed to allowing existing treaties to lapse, before the new ones were, ready to come into force,

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Japanese action in regard to the Commercial Treaty with China

is still delayed by the failure of the Nationalist Government to Naturally Japan's future state its attitude in an official note.

action depends upon the final attitude of Nanking. This question of trenty revision is raising a very large amount of interest in Japan at "present and the next more is awaited with great anxiety. STATE OF WAR ENDED.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S ROENCY.]

PEXING, July 19th.

TSINAN INCIDENT.

JAPAN IMPATIENT FOR SETTLEMENT.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY, JULY 20th, 1928.

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.} The vernacular papers reports that the Fengties peace delegates

Toxyo, July 9th. here have reached an agreement in

The Foreign Office has this morn. principle with the Nationalist dele-j

statement

to the gates. As a result of this, Changing issued Heuer Liang will issue a circular Press, announcing that it has telegram within ten days announe instructed the Japanese Consul. ing Manchuria's allegiance to the General at Shanghai, Mr. Yada, to Nationalist Government. This will inform the Nationalist Government formally end the state of war be. of the Japanese desire to settle "tween the two parties.

the Teinan affair at the earliest possible moment, with a view to promoting cordial relations.

With this in mind, the Japanese Consul has been asked to request the Nationalists to despatch pleni potentiary delegates promptly to Tsinanfu to negotiate with the Coneul-General at Tsingtao and, the acting Consul-General at Tainan on the basis of an apology from the Nationalist. Government, the punish- ment of those reeponsible for the

RELATIONS. WITH FOREIGN POWERS.

(Wah Taz Yat Pao.)

SETANGBAI, July 19th. The Diplomatic Corpe held meeting on the lith inst. to con- sider the Nationalist Government's declaration regarding treaty rela tions between China and Foreign Powere. The majority of the For. cign Ministers were of the opinion that the Chinese Government had not as yet fulfilled her responsibility in the existing treaties. Farther more, until the completion of new treaties, the existing onea, even it they had expired, must still be con- sidered effective in order to main tain for the time being the reln tionship between China and other

natione.

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At the conclusion of the meeting it was decided to reply jointly to the Nationalist Government, pudiating its recent declaration and objecting its proposition of creating a modus virvendi,

A WAITING GAME. ¡THROUGH REDTEE'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, July 19th. The Japanese Coneul-General, Mr. Yada, returned from Nanking When interviewed this morning.

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SOVIETS LONE SEARCH.

NOPES OF FINDING AMUNDSEN.

EXPLORERS SUMMONED

BACK.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT. ]

Moscow, July tach. M. Kamenev, acting Chairman

NOTHING NEW.

A TEST FOR RUBBER TREES,

DISPROVED BY RESULTS.

(THBOCA REUTER ́S AGENCY,]

SINGAPORE, July 10th. The Rubber Research Institute of the F.M.S. has issued a com- muniqué stating that there is nothing new in Mr. Ashplant's dis- covery of a method of determining of the Soviet Italia Rescue Com-good and bad yielders among rub mittee. has announced that the efforts of the Committee will now be concentrated on the discovery of Amundeen, who is probably with the Alessandriai party: This will mean the strengthening of equip ment, for assistance from other countries is unlikely.

The ice pack, is breaking up, and

ber trees at an early stage by means of the measurement of the Intex tube,

The bore theory has already been fully investigated by research workers in the East Indies and the results do not support Mr. Ash plant's claim.

On the contrary

they tend definitely in the opposite

| hence the neroplane fitted with skis | direction.

is useless. The rain, whose rud-

der is damaged, must also be re- paired and this will take a few days. After this the expedition will start to search for Amundsen,

TANGIER TREATY

PROVISIONS.

DISSOLUTION FOR 3 YEARS.

EGYPT'S CHAMBER AND SENATE.

FREEDOM OF PRESS SUSPENDED.

(turovan retteN'S AGENCY.]

ALEXANDRÍA, July 19th. A Royal Decree is being issued this evening dissolving the Chamber and Senate for three years after which the. Cabinet will decide as regards fresh elections.--

GEN. OBREGON'S MURDERER.

A RELIGIOUS FANATIC,

OATH OF PUNISHMENT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE}

SHORT SHRIFT FOR AGITATORS.

SMITH TAKES LAW INTO HIS

OWN HANDS..

COMMUNIST CHUCKED OUT.

.. [THROUGH REUTER") AGENCY.)

LONDON, July 18th. Stormy scenes marked to-day's proceedings of the annual Corfer- enes of the Miners' Federation, now being held at Llandudno,

Mexico City, July 18th. Prezident Calles has stated that the assassin of General Obregon has confessed that the crime was actuated by, religious fanaticism. He asserted that the Government's evidence indicated that the clerical The hero of the affair was Mr. faction was directly implicated. Herbert Smith, the veteran Pre-. He said the Government would "sident, who personally ejected a

The Government meanwhile will be conducted in accordance with continue to follow constitutional Article 81 of the Constitution, which Faths, which is interpreted to provides that the King can govern mean that Presiden: Calles

dae: with the assistance of Ministers.

not intend to take another term of office.

The article in the Constitution

referring to the freedom of the press will be suspended and also the article providing that the Goy- ernment shall order clections within two months of dissolution.

Parliamentary regime and minis.

whose rescue is most important NEW ADMINISTRATION. FIXED terial responsibility will not be

both as man and scientist.

ROVE, July 19th. Signor Mussolini has ordered the survivors of the Italia to return

Meanwhile to Italy immediately, they are to refrain from giving messages, statements or interviews.

L'ABOUR'S MILD REBUKE.

MAXTON AND, WHEATLEY IN TROUBLE.

(THROUGH RIETEK'S AGEYOT.)

LONDON, July 10th.

A meeting of the Parliamentary Labour Party has been specially summoned to consider the state of Messrs. Maxton and ments

person- Wheatley, reflecting on alities and the policy of the party

Mr. MacDonald presided over the proceedings, which were private.. and after a lively three hours the meeting passed a resolution hoping

BRITISH AND ITALIAN

NAVIES... A

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, July 18th The text of the four-Power Tan- gier Agreement, which defines the international status of Tangier, has been issued.

The Agreement provides for the establishment of a new corps of gendarmerie composed of Moroc- cans, with an equal number of French and Spanish officers and non-commissioned officers.

changed in any circumstance, but the electoral law and every article of the Constitution dealing with it will be revised.

THE TEXT OF

REPLY.

THE

SOON TO BE PUBLISHED.

CANADA AND IRELAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Asked in the House of Commons whether the Reply to the American

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recalcitrant Communist, and then calmly resumed his seat amid up-

rear.

The incident arose as the result It is reported that five euepects admission of certain Communists to of a sharp dispute regarding the have been arrested.

work.

the Conference.

The delegates assembled yester- day, for the opening of the Con- ference, and after Mr. Herbert

the peace-in-

The assassin of General Obregon has been identified as Jose Deleon toral, an art student 23 years old. who came to Mexico City from | Smith had delivered a memorable

unqualified terms Guadalajara six months ago to find presidential address, blessing in The police found in his peeseesion industry conference between the a rosary and a picture of the TU.C. and employers representa- tives, a sharp dispute arose with priest. Miguel Augustin, who was

regard to the non-admission to the ✨ executed after an attempt to deans-

Conference of certain Communist sipate General Obregon with bombe last November.

leaders from Lanarkshire, who bad beon refused their credentials by

Deleontoral refused to admit that the Scottish national organisation.

he had any accomŢices,

General's Homecoming..

Mexico City, July 19th. 'General Obregon's body was con- veyed by train to his native state, Sonora.

Communist Interrupter. "These particular men to-day again demanded the right of admission, and they were eventually allowed to enter the gallery as spectators.

Suddenly, during the proceedings, one of them, a Mr. Allan, jumped up and began to address the meet-

President Calles, accompanied by Cabinet Ministers, the Army, Navy and Officers of the Diplomatic ing. Corps, walked to the station be Mr. Herbert Smith, as chairman, bind the bearse, which wae escort-ordered Mr. Allan to leave the build. The Legislature will, include Note contained any reservations,ed by cavalry, while aeroplanes ing, but Mr. Allan continued to

overhead. 150,000 protest, three Italians instead of two as Sir Austen Chamberlain pointed maneuvred

Neck And Orop. hitherto, and there will be three out to the House that he could not people lined the route. British members, while the Assis- make any statement regarding its tant Administrator of Justice will contents until it was published He thought it most, likely that publication would be authorised on Friday morning.

be an Italian,

The Mixed Cours will include in Italian and a Belgian Judge. the British and Italian Navies The stipulation is also made that that in future criticisms or differ-say be called upon to assist in the arms and ammunition into the outrages, indemnification for Japan-ences would be submitted in the prevention of the smuggling of the losses and guarantees for the constitutional way through the area. future.

machinery of the regular party meet-

The statement reiterates the doings or the annual conference. tire of the Japanese Government to withdraw its troops at the earliest possible moment, but points out that immediate withdrawal is. im possible owing to the continuance

The comments of members -after- wards indicated that the resolution was meant as a mild rebuke to Messrs. Maxton and Wheatley.

of the frequent attacks by plain-MANY ARRESTS IN SPAIN. clothes Southernere.

The situa tion has sufficiently improved to enable a reduction of strength, as illustrated by the fact that 7,000 Reservists are scheduled to return. to Japan shartly. Afterwards etill further adjustment 18 conter- plated.

PURELY PREVENTIVE.

(THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.)

ATTEMPTS TO PREVENT

OVER-PRODUCTION.

U.S. OIL COMPANIES CONFER

[BETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, July 18th. The International Oil Confer ence, which is being convened to seek an agreement among the largest petroleum producere to prevent over-production, has tenta tively been arranged to open on July 30th.

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PARIS, July 10th. According to the secretary of the Spanish League for the Rights of Man, arrests throughout Spain It is understood that the first have totalled over a thousand, in effort of the Conference will be MUNITIONS RELEASED.

cluding Socialiste, Republicans and directed towards preventing over- Liberals. He denies that the was production in Venezuela, and other (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

any plot and alleges that the ar-oil districts in South America. Tests SHANGHAI, July 19th.

were purely a preventive measure." The Evening News says that the he indicated that nothing definite had been decided about Tsinan. Nationalist Government has order- He said that a second conference ed the release to the consignee of with C. T. Wang would take place the cargo of munitione detained before any arrangemente were com retterday, According to the Cus pleted or a date set for opening toms Authorities the munitions ar rived on the Sophie Rickmers on negotiations.

June 27th, but the consignment is released as it was shown in the manifest of cargo..

GERMAN SHIP FIRED UPON. ONE KILLED AND THREE WOUNDED.

Another steamer ran the gaunt. let in Tangtaze waters on July

In the matter of the Commercial Treaty he said that no action bad been taken, but a note expressing

The German Consulate-General 18th, according to a Naval Wire the intentione of the Nationalists said to be investigating, but the ess message received here yester Government was expected to-day or to-morrow. Japanese action would manager of the Rickmers Line, in- day. The latest victim of the terviewed by the Evening News, bandits infesting that region was depend on the contents.

declined to make any comment..

the as. Hatang Chi, flying the German flag. TENSE INTEREST IN SHANSI DISBANDMENT.

TREATY DEVELOPMENTS.

· (Wah Ti: Tat Pao),

· [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, July 19th. The high military officers of the OSAKA, July 18th. China's firet move regarding the Third Army Group, under General Commercial Treaty between Japan Yen Hai Shan, held a conference and China is being awaited with most intense interest.

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the night of the 17th inst. It was unanimously resolved to dis The seriousnets. of the situation band the 30.000 troops who were is reflected in the prominence given recruited during the Northern ex- to despatches from China in the pedition against the Fengtienese..

columns of the newspapers this morning.

The Asahi and the Mainichi both base their editoriale on a review of the situation, and exprese regret that the New China is plunging into a programme of treaty revision in a spirit of antagoniem and hos- tility towards the foreign Powers,

ITALIAN TREATY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

PERING, July 10th. The Italian Minister denies re- ports that he is proceeding to Nanking thortly in order to nego- tiate a new treaty.

EX-PRESIDENT'S MODERN,

FUNERAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOT.]

TIENTSIN, July 19th. The funeral of Li Yuan Hung took place this morning, and was noticeable for, the absence of paper pagodas and effigies,

It was only last month when no fewer than three British ships were fired upon by the outlaws. They were the Kingwo, Chinkwang and Kintang

The Hlaing Chi was attacked at position given as 116 miles up the river.

One man was killed and three others were wounded,

The H.M.S. Gannet was cruising on the river at the time and in message from the response to a Hang Chi went and rendered medical assistance.

The same message goes on to state that one gang of bandits in that region hay expressed its willingness to capitulate and is making over. tures to be enrolled under a local general.

THE "CITY OF TOKIO,” BRITISH GUNBOAT STAND- ING BY.

Large detachments of Chinese infantry cavalry and police were included in the hour-long proceé: A Naval Wireless message receiv sion, which traversed the Japanese.ed from Kiukinng yesterday states French, British and ex-German that the H.M.B. Ladybird is stand- ing by the City of, Tokio which Concessione,

went ashore at N.E. Crossing be low Kiukiang.

Foreigners evinced great interest in the proceedings.

EUROPEAN AND NATIVE INTERESTS.

RUBBER IN EAST INDIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

THE HAGUE, July 18th. The Commission which watches the Datch rubber interests bas dis- cussed rubber problems with the Minister for the Colonies who has promised his full collaboration with both, the European and native in- terests in the East Indies,

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Further questioned, the Forcigo Secretary said that the Irish Free State and Canada had their own representatives in, Washington and would hand in their own Replies. The Irish Government had already done so, and Canada was likely to follow suit almost immediately.

Sir Austen also said that al though the Replies of Canada and. Ireland were favourable, they were not Replies in the identical terms of that handed to the Charge D'Affaires in London this morning. It was for those Governments to publish their own Replies.

More Acceptances.

Just before the train steamed Considerable disorder ensued, and out, thousands of General Obre- finally Mr. Herbert Smith' march- gon' followere raised their righted up to the gallery, followed by hand and solemnly swore an oath Mr. Arthur Horner a Communist to sustain his principles, and see member of the Executive from the asanesin and his accomplices South Wales, Mr. A. J. Cook and punished.

MEXICO'S DOUBLE

LOSS.

AVIATOR'S BODY LEAVES

NEW YORK.

DESCENDANT OF MUR- DERED PRESIDENT.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, July 19th. 10,000 troops escorted the coffin of OTTAWA, July 18th. the aviator, Emilio Carranza, The Canadian Government has down Broadway to the station from

the United States handed to Minister a Reply to Mr. Kellogg's which a special train is conveying Note regarding the multilateral is to Mexico City. Treaty for the redunciation of war,. A score of acroplanes circled and accepting the proposals.

WARSAW, July 18th."

dipped overhead, and many marks The Polish Foreign Minister of respect were shown by the crowd has communicated to the United along the... Toute. Considerable States Minister in Warsaw a Note sympathy was aroused in view of stating that the Polish Government Mexico's double" loss of General is ready to sign the Pact proposed Obregon and Carranza. by Mr. Kellogg.

The airman was a direct descen- dant of another murdered Mexican President.

EXPERT TO FIGHT MALARIA.

SIR MALCOLM WATSON FOR ROSS. INSTITUTE.

(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENOT.]

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half the Conference.

Mr. Smith, who is over 60 years old, did not stand on ceremony, but seized Mr. Allan and hustled him downstairs amid the shricks of women and the shouts of the male delegates.

Member Jumped On.

Berbert Smith after ejecting Allan from the building, then sprang down the stairs and landed on top of Mr. Arthur Horner, seized him by the neck and shook him till other delegates intervened.

Mr. Horner returned to the Con. ference hall, minns his glasser, very white in the face and gasping for breath

Mr. Smith resumed the chair in the calmest manner as if nothing had happened and the Conference again settled down to business.

Emperor Cook's 'Part.

Questions were asked regarding Mr. Cook, the doubt being whether he went to help Mr. Smith on whether he was on the side of the Lanarkshire Communists.

A demand was also made that Cook should withdraw his state- ment that Mr. Small, one of the Scottish accredited delegates, did not represent the Scottish miners,

Mr. A. J. Cook declined to with. draw, and the Chairman, Mr. Smith, stated that the Conference would PERSIA'S CONSUMPTION OF deal with the incident privately,

OPIUM.

BILL FIXES ANNUAL

REDUCTION..

LONDON, July 18th.- The Executive Committee of the {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.) Ross Institute of Tropical Diseases has appointed Sir Malcolm Watson

TEHERAN, July 18th. The Mojies as approved the Principal of the Malaria Co-Opium Monopoly Bill, which pro-

trol Department of the Institute.

ROCKET CAR SMASH.

CAT THE ONLY PASSENGER

BERLIN, June 24th.

A cat was the only occupant of Brocket car which was started yes-

TRANSMITTING SECRET INFORMATION.

REPRESENTATIVES OF SWEDISH FIRMS ON-

terday on a track on the railway TRIAL.

The Rose Institute Industrial vides for the control of all local line near Hanover in the presence [TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Anti-Malarial Advisory Committee and foreign transactions in opium of 30,000 spectators.

The car was driven by rockets Moscow, July 18th.

has been formed to assist tropical and its products.

Local consumption will be re- containing 750lb. of gunpowder, anti- out The trial has concluded in the industries to Supreme Court of the representa malarial measures, and it wilt duced by ten per cent. annually and the cat was given the chance work in conjunction with the and the export of the drug wil charges of transmitting secret in Malarial Department of the In only be permitted on payment of £

special fee. formation.

tives of two Swedish firma on

Three Russians who were ing volved in the case have been sen tenced to eight years, five years and one year's imprisonment re spectively, while aix others have been sent to prison for termi varying from two months to four monthe

stitute,...

carry

REDISCOUNT RATES INCREASED.

ST. LOUIS AND BOSTON AT 5. PER CENT.

WINE 300 YEARS OLD.

WARSAW.

of showing what would happen to

a living creature under the pres sure of air created by the terrific speed.

The first rocket exploded like a cannon and the car and the cat started off in flames and clouds of evil-smelling smoke. Twenty yards from the starting point the car ran A famous Wazdaw wineshop,off the line and was wrecked. The established in 1610 and still in the rest of the rockets exploded and hands of the founder's descendants,'} filled the air with poisonous smoke. [RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

was saved from bankruptcy by Nothing more has been seen of the a group of British traders. They ent NEW YORK, July 18th. purchased a large quantity of In an experiment earlier in the Two of the men sentenced have The Federal Reserve Banks of Hungarian wine 300 years old, and day with only a third of the nur since been liberated under an St. Louis and Boston have in also Polish products, at a price her of rockets used in the wrecked car a speed of -158 miles an hour amnesty, but the othere are not creased their re-discount rates far beyond the figure local qus

temers could afford. five per cent.

Was reached. affected by the decree.

The employees of the Soviet Agricultural. Organisation have been acquitted.