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EXTREMISTS AND THE FIFTH PLENARY SESSION.

RAPID NATIONALIST ADVANCE ON NORTHERNERS.

PROTECTION OF FOREIGNERS AT TANGSHAŃ.

RUMOURS OF YEN HSI`SHAN'S

RETIREMENT TO SHANSI.

There is some mystery and much speculation over. the future intention of Yen Hai Shan. That he is in fact suffering from appendicitis is generally admitted, and he has just applied for a week's sick leave on the advice of his medical attendants. There are, however, persistent rumours that he does not intend to take up again the post of Commander-in-Chief at Peking and Tientsin, but instead will retire to his own province of Shansi and remain there. Colour is lent to this rumour by the fact that by far the greater part of the Shansi garrisons in these towns have been ordered to return to Taiyuanfu.

The question of the admission of the Left Wing extremists to the Filth Plenary Session has raised a great deal of discussion for opinion is greatly divided. The final result of the conference, which lasted for two hours, was not disclosed. One member has stated that a resolution was passed at the 4th Plenary Conference last year excluding the extremist members of the Left Wing, in consequence of which they cannot be entitled to attend the present

session.

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Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has issued strict orders to the.. Nationalist oldiers who are making an expedition against the Chibli and Shantung troops within the Great Wall. Though these troops are to be exterminated, the greatest care is to be taken that no harm comes to the lives and property of foreign residents, especially those in the mining area of Tangshan. MYSTERY OF YEN HSI

SHAN.

́{THROUGH BEUTER'S'ADENCY.)

PEKINO Aug. 2nd. Yen Hi Shan has telegraphed to

Nanking from Taiyuanfu, request ing a week's sick leave on the advice of his medical attendante.

FOREIGNERS AT TANG

SHAN...

[TARGUOK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2nd... Nationalist troops are rapidly advancing against the former Chihli and Shantung forces within the Great Wall, says the Kugmin While there appears to be noadding that Chiang Kai Shek has doubt that. Yen Hai Shane seri-telegraphed to his Generals that ously ill, his movements are causing while all Chibli-Shantung troops considerable speculation here. It within the Grest Wall must is reported that he does not intend completely exterminated within the to return to Peking to

shortest time, attention must be the duties of Commander-in-Chiet paid to the protection of foreign at Peking and Tientsin

residents and property, specially at Tangshan and Luanchow.

reaesume

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Weight is given to this report by the fact that large numbers of Shanai troops are returning to their home province. It is reliably stated that ten divisions are re- turning to Taiyuan, leaving only three divisions to garrison Peking and Tientsin.

HIS REPRESENTATIVE.

(Wah T Tat l'as.)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2nd. Marshal Yen Hai Shan has tele- graphed to the Nationalies Govern- ment, asking for one week's sick leave. He says that he will send his representative, Mr. Wen Shiu Chun, to represent him at the Fifth Plenary Session.

EXTREMIST MEMBERS.

(Tah Tu Fat Pao),

· RAILWAY OFFICES.

(THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

be

Shanghat, Aug. Sad. The Kuo Min states that the head office of the Tientsin-Pukow Rail y is being removed to Pukow from Tientsin.

GERMAN LEGATION.

(Wa T Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2nd. The German Minister at Peking has decided to transfer the German Legation to Nanking. He is now looking for a fitting site in, Nan. king for the occupation of the Legation. It is understood that Germany will act independently of other Towers in shaping China

policy.

JAPAN'S NOTE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. FRIDAY,

COURTNEY FORCED |

DOWN.

SINGAPORE BASE CONSTRUCTION.

AUGUST 3rd, 1928.

ORIGINS OF GREAT WAR.

NO IMMEDIATE DANGER.

STEAMERS TO THE RESCUE,

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE, ]

Niw York, August-2nd, A wireless message has been pick, ed up at Portishead from the liner Franconia, stating that Captain Courtney has been forced down in the Atlantic, 500 miles from the Azores. He wants help but is in no immediate danger.

The steamers Cedric and Celtic

are dealing with the request."

[Capt. Courtney was attempting the second stage of his two way Atlantic flight, from the Azorės to Newfoundland)

CITIES SWAMPED BY FLOODS.

10,000 PEOPLE DESTITUTE,

RELIEF WORK.

[TUROFOI REUTER'S AGENCY.]

STANGHAI, August 1st.

A message from Harbin states that the Amur floods are

most serious.

LABOUR FROM BRITAIN,

GERMANY THE BULLY.

IMPRACTICABLE SUGGES. | PORTRAIT OF THE KAISER..

TION.

{TEROCON, REUTER'S AGENOT.]

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BLUNDER SMOOTHED. MINERS AS HARVEST

WORKERS.

OVER.

REPRIMANDS FOR MINISTERS,

GOVERNMENT POLICY.

[THROJON REUTER'S AGENCY, ] „

some

10,000 FOR CANADA,

SPECIAL FARE REDUC- TIONS.

· [THROUGH = ASUTER'S AGENGİ,]

LONDON, August 1st.

LONDON, August End.

LONDON, August 1st. Important sidelighta OF the Political circles awaited with origins of the Great War, are sup-

A- scheme has been arranged be- anxiety the result of a plied by the new instalment of Cabinet Meeting called by the tween the British Government and British Diplomatic documents Premier, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, to the Canadian Government to en- covering the period 1904-06. The day to discuss the speech made by abla 10,000 men, preferably miners, volume is issued under the title Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the to go to Canada from Britain for

The Testing of the Entente."?" Home Secretary, at Romsey recent the harvest season.

LONDON, August ist. The question of recruiting labour in Great Britain for work in con section of the Singapore Base was mooted in the House of Commons today, but the First Lord of the Admiralty expressed the opinian that it was practically impossible...

The matter was put ns a supple- mentary question after informa tion had been sought regarding the contracts for the Singapore Base.

Mr. Bridgeman told the House that according to the contracts, all materials used must be from Britain, or from the British Em pire. No restrictions had-how- ever, been "imposed regarding the source of supply of the contrac tors' plant.

He pointed out in regard to labour that it would be impracti- cable in connection with such o tracts in the Far East to limit the contractor to the employment of British workmen, but all the Asiatic labour, a large proportion of which would probably be In- dian, would be subject to the Labour Ordinances obtaining in the Straits Settlements."

The possibility of recruiting Old residents any that the floods labour in Britain would be ex- "resemble the famous Bloods of 1808,tremely doubtful.

when a steamer plied in the flood-

Blagovestchensk is badly affect ed, part of the city on the Chinese side of the river being completely flooded and gradually disappear ing under the rising waters.

ed streets.

QUICK TERMINATION TO FLIGHT.

Blagovestehenik and forty vil- lages around the city are washed out, while the basin of the River Zeya, a tributary of the Amur, in SPANISH MONSTER PLANE'S completely under water,

The population everywhere is

evacuating and it is estimated that 10,000 have lost all their pos- sessions and are homeless and with-

MISHAP.

(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]

Li880 August lat. The Spanish seaplane Numancia, "out food.

Washouts have damaged the rail-piloted by Major. Franco, which way, and trafic is affected.

took off at Cadiz this morning on the first stage of a cound the world' flight, is reported to have broken down off Praia Monte Gordo, în Algarve, the southern-most. pro- vince of Portugal..

The towns of Harbarovek and Nikolaevsk, as well as the whole of the lower, Amur region, are menaced.

The machine is stated to be unable to leave, the water, and a esti-motor-boat has put off to its assis

Local committees in Harbin are organising for relief work and up- peals are being made to Moscow.

The damage is at present mated at five million roubles.

Floods Spreading.

Moscow, August 1st. The floods have spread to the Rivers Bury and Bits, and vil- lages on the shores of these rivera have been submerged.

The Chinese city of Sakhallen haa suffered greatly.

THE RATES BILL.

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PASSED BY LORDS.

STHROUGH REUTER'S AGEBUT.}

LONDON, August 1st. The House of Lords has passed the third reading, of the Rating Relief Bill.

The Bill embodies the recom- mendations made by Mr. Winston Churchill in his Budget speech.

GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS

RELEASED..

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2nd. The executive members of the Central Executive Committee held private meeting in Mr. Chang Ching Kang's residence for the sole purpose of considering the

SHANGHAI, August 2nd. advisability of admitting the Left Wing members to the Plenary

According to a message from Session. Discussions lasted about Peking, the Japanese Note to Dr. two hours but the result is not O. T. Wang, the Nationalist Fored the rafting of the seizure of the

DUTCH ARBITRATOR'S" DE- CISION.

Tur HAQUE, August 1st. The President of the Hague Tribunal, s arbitrator, has order Foreign Ofice and Government eign Minister, declares that the Archives buildings, which have known cutside. According to

been attached as the consequence General Li Lieh Chun's statement Japanese Government is opposed of a suit by Heer Weiniger, a the 4th Plenary Session called last to the one-sided abrogation of the former Counsellor of the Dutch Legation In Tokyo, who brought year bad passed & resolution to Sino-Japanese Commercial Treaty claims against the Government.

However, if the Nationalist Gov. The buildings were taken posses- dismiss the "Leftist "membere and therefore now they have no ernment withdraws its claim forsion of by s process server on July 24th, this development following a right to attend the present session. the cancellation of the Treaty, the quarrel between Heer Wenniger and the Government. The former According to the opinion of moet Japanese Government will take no

left his post and went to the

ed to get satisfaction of his claim | for salary and furniture which he alleges that the Dutch Minister in Tokyo sold without his permission. ]~~

tance.

Major Franco is accompanied on his flight by Major Gallazza and Captain Ruiz de Alba.

MADEID, August 1st.-- The Numantic has returned to Huelva, all on board being safe.

TRANSATLANTIC MAILS.

· DELIVERY BY AIR.

SAVING OF 24 HOURS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New York, August 1st. The U.S. Post Office

announces

It is understood by various

In making an announcement to this effect in, the House of Com- political correspondents that Mr: Baldwin emphasised to the Cabinet mos today, Le-Col. L. C. M. B. that the Government had pursued Amery, the Dominions Secretary, a certain policy with regard to said that the men will receive from safeguarding, and Ministers in 3 to £5 per week, with their keep. speeches should not go beyond the Specially reduced fares are Government's policy,

being arranged, and an attempt William Joynson-will be made to find permanent work in Canada for the great. majority, or as many as possible.

Notable among the documents is ly. a long secret memorandum by Sir Eyre Crowe, dated January lat, 1907, which examines the German polity and action in Mörecco and South Africa during the Boer War and also at Zanzibar. Dealing with 'Germany's efforts to improve Anglo-German relations Sir Eyre Crowe wrote: The successors of Ilismark apparently regard it as their ultimate purpose to extract the incident may be regarded as valuable concessions from England | closed. by offensive bluster and persistent nagging." He compared their at titude to Britain to that of a pro- fessional blackmailer.

After Bir

Hicks' explanation to the Cabinet

Reuter's "Lobby Correspondent understands that all Cabinet dif- ferences have been composed as the result of the meeting.

Loyal Support..

All the Ministers assured Mr.

The scheme is part of the wider one planned by the Government in order to afford some relief to the poverty-stricken mining areas by the transfer of the miners to other spheres..

Attached to some of the docu- ments are minutes penned by Edward VII. showing that he had Stanley Baldwin that they accept-

(BRITISH WIRELING KERVICE} ne illusions as regards German, ed his election pledges, rejecting

By agreement with the shipping feeling for. Britain. A case of general protection, but advocating

and railway companies, special.re bullying as usual" is a significant the safeguarding of depressed in-

duced rates at half the ordinary comment made by King Edward industries, regard to a German statement that The only notable absentee from fares were offered. The Canadian

had Britain had offered to conclude an the meeting was Sir Austen Cham Government

expressed offensive and defensive allianceberlain, the Secretary for Foreign | special wish that the men should with France against Germany.

Affairs, who is suffering from n be recruited from the mining dis "The Kaiser. "

chill and has been ordered by his tricts and the British Government The documents include a

medical adviser to stay in his room ред

were offering special help to suit portrait of the ex-Kaiser, written for a day or two. His indisposable men in cases where they culd in 1908 by Sir Frank Lascelles, the tion is not regarded as serious. not find the cost of the ontward Ambassador to Berlin.

Reuter's Lobby Correspondent

a mavement İB. journey. understands that extending

Conservative among

Describing the monarch as im pulsive and "fond of jokes,” which

were sometimes taken seriously by those who who did not understand them, Sir Frank tells that on one occasion he made to the Emperor

,

M.P.8 outside the Cabinet, de manding the largest possible mea- -sure of afeguarding...

It is stated that over three hun- a communication of an agreeabled the Empire Industries Associa- dred Conservatives have now join-

The Emperor remarked·

nature..

the noodles stem to have had a tion, which advocates this policy. lucid interval." When asked whe

COTTON LOCK OUT ther he wished such a message con-

AVERTED. veyed to His Majesty's Govern - ment, the Knieer, translating the remark into diplomatic language, told Sir Frank Lascelles to say that ho had received the communicatioa with great interest and satisfaction.

SPINNERS RESUMING WORK.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 1st, Sir Frank Lascelles, summing up.

The cotton lock-out, which the concluded that the Kaiser thought Federation of Matter Cotton Spin sabre rattling and moustacheners Associations had ordered to twirling a befitting attitude for the ruler of a mighty empire, but in reality be was animated by the most pacific sentiments.

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THE ONLY SOLUTION.

SELF-GOVERNING” STATUS.

GANDHI'S FURTHER COURSE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

CALCUTTA, August. Iat: The Calcutta Legislative Coun

commence on the 11th instant, has heen averted.

The striking spinners are resume ing work to-morrow, the Don Union workman having: bow join- ed the Union.

LORD HEWART'S BOOK.

EMPHATIC ATTACK ON BUREAUCRACY,

aeroplane Transatlantic mail ser-eds resolution expressing the Justice, a writing the inauguration of a steamer- cil, without a division, to-day pass Lord Hewart, the Lord Chief vice with the sailing of the French opinion that a satisfactory and will probably be published in the lasting solution of the present late autumn dealing in a most em- liner Ile de France on August 8th political and constitutional prophatic manner with the growing from Havre and August 17th from blems demands inter alia the grant encroachments of bureaucracy in New York

of self-governing Dominion status, our public life.... a Constitution based on a federa tion of autonomous States, and the abolition of the Dyarchy.

An amphibian plane will leave the liner at such distance from the American and French coasts as will save 24 hours in the delivery. of mail.

MANCHESTER'S NEW

BISHOP.

Gandhi's Decision.

Suzir, August 1st.

Gandhi, the Swaraj agitator it leaving to day for Bardoli, to decide upon a further course of action."

BIG LANDSLIDES IN JAPAN.

TRANSFERRED FROM | HAVOC OF FLOOD AND RAIN.

CHELMSFORD.

[TRZOUGH REUTER'S, AGENOT.} (THROUGH EXTTEL'S AOZVUT.]

„Tokyo,-August 2nd." LONDON, August 1st. "Continuous rainstorms in". Cen- The Right Rev. F 8. Guy War-tral Japan in the past few days man, Bishop of Chelmsford, has has resulted in the destruction of

chester in succession to Dr. Tem- ing of hundreds of houses. ple, who has been clevated to the Serious landslides in different Archbishopric of York;

parts of the country have disrupt ed railway services, which there bas been extensive damage to crops and rouda.EMA

The Canadian Government would

try to find work for the men at the close of harvest, and, those who wished to return would have special rates given them.

NO MONEY FOR RACING.

ONE- CAUSE OF THE SLUMP

IN ENGLAND,

WE HAVE NOT. RECOVERED FROM THE GENERAL STRIKE.

The slump in, racing and the "consequent financial problems of racecourse companies do not seem to be spurring those concerned tờ their fortunes, says the Daily Mail. "If people won't go racing, we can't make them," was the view ex- pressed by one racecourse official.

Mr. T.-F. Dawkins, & director of Hurst Park, while admitting that things are not so good as they were the rivalry of daylight dog racing. an Whit Monday made big inroads into the attendance at Hurst Park "that day—is not alarmed at the outlook. He hopes that better. trade will bring better times. for racing

Depression General.

a. book which The depression seems to be general

with one or two exceptions. Edin burgh continues to prosper, but the receipts at the Doncaster spring meeting, according to Mr. E. Wil burn, chairman of the corporation race committee, were 30 per cent. down on last year. He said

On many occasions recently Lord Hewart has deplored the restless encroachment of the arrogant" pre- tensions of bureaucracy in Our midst."

Sir Ernest Bean, who is publish. ing the book, said that it will be fully documented and will deal with the whole question in a technica) as well as in a popular manner. He added:

Lord Hewart is simply concern- in this that we have been building up democracy for ten centuries and at the end. find it is not there at all but in the hands of the bureaucrats.

" Hersey." Of Silence, In recent speech at the Man-} refused to accept the "heresy !!

I have heard of only one placé that has shown any improvement. That is Fontwell Park, ntar: Arundel, Sussex. Attendance and receipts appear to be on the down- grade everywhere

"I think the real explanation is lack of money. We have sever recovered from the general striķe. People cannot afford to go racing. do not think the tax or greyhound racing, except around London, markedly affects the attendance,

I think the introduction of the totalisator would improve, atten- dances, as racing would then be more comfortable and less expen- sive,”

of the C.E.C members the "Left- exception to the immediate open. Dutch Indies. He has so far fail been appointed Bishop of Man- a number of bridges and the food-chester Reform Club, Lord Hewart M. J. R. Wetherell, secretary fo

ist members' proposition ofing of negotiations for the revision abolishing branch political commis of the Treaty...

mions in all provinces is practically impossible

CHU CHAO HSIN.

[ZBHOUGH ELUTER'E AGESCY. J

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2nd.

But if the Nationalist Govern: ment porsiste in its claim and at tempte to enform the so-called In- terim Regulations, the Japanese Government, in conformity with Article 28 of the Treaty, cannot Chu Chao Hain has arrived here but insist upon the validity of the from Hong Kong, and is going to Treaty for another ten years, and Nanking this evening to assume the port of Vice-Minister of Foreign will tako decisive steps, H neces Affairs

sary, for the enforcement thereof

MR. KELLOGG'S TRIP.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, August 1st.

NATIONAL GALLERY.

THE NEW DIRECTOR.

THROUGH REVIKE'S AGENCY.]

It is announced that Mr. Frank

LONDON, August lat.. Kellogg, the US Secretary of Mr. Augustus Moore Daniel is State, will leave for Paris on board to succeed Sir Charles J. Holmes the s.s.le de France on August as Director of the National Gal 17th, for he purpose of signing the lery on December 31st. Sir Treaty for the renunciation of Charles Holmer has held the posi- war..

tion since 1918,

The total monetary loss is estimated to be many millions of yen, though the loss of life in the raany mishapa is believed to be. limited to about fifteen or twenty. **Owing to the overflowing of the rivers, the houses of several vil- Lages in the vicinity of Tokyo are submerged, only the roofs 'showing shore the swirling waters. Com- munications are being maintained by boats

the Catterick (Yorkshire) races that a Lord Chief Justice was con- course, said There was a decrease demned to a life-long and compul-in attendances and receipts until sory eilence upon affairs of State.

Last month at the Lord Mayor's a year, when they showed an dinner to the judges, he said ironic increase. It is difficult in allyjamas,

like Catterick to my what are the causes for any decrease.'

district!

I seem to gather from the usual sources of information that the The Liverpool racecourse execu inhabitants of these islands are tive do not publish, their atten- within measurable distance of,an dances figures and receipts, but it El Dorado, where there will be was stated authoritatively that the

no judges at Allert attendances at the last Grand

In those Tales of the Blert-all National meeting were up. to the controversial questions will be average. There was a falling away decided in the third-foor back during the last summer meeting. "of⠀⠀ some ⠀⠀ Government Depart The decline was noticeable with the 'ment.

introduction of the betting tax