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CHINESE BANKERS' DELEGATION AT NANKING.

FENG PLEADS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

JAPAN'S RELIEF OVER MANCHURIAN SITUATION.

HAYASHI ADVISES CHANG=HSUEH

LIANG'S RESIGNATION?

A cable from Tokyo states that Baron-Hayaihl's official report of his meeting with Chang Hsueh Liang has not yet been received, bat in authoritative circles there is a feeling that the crisis has been passed, at least for the present. This is not altogether the impression conveyed by the cable from Mukden published yester- day. Chang ia reported to be suspending negotiations with the Nationalists, partly on the advice of Japan, and partly because the Plenary Session has shown that the party is far from united, and Chang ha, no wish to be dragged into further outbreak of civil

WAY.

any..

On the other hand, Mukden reports in the Peking vernacular Press may that Manchuria is eager for settlement. Baron Hayaahi has told Chang Hsuch Linng that Japan is strongly opposed to any Mukden-Nanking alliance, and has warned him that if he has made up his mind on this course, he would be well advised to -resign his post is Commander-in-Chief.

Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has proposed to the Plenary Session that attention should be given to the economic development of the. country. In accordance with Sun Yat Sen's doctrine, the people should be provided with food, clothing, bouses and means of com- munication.

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A delegation of bankers and merchants have visited Nanking" and submitted to Mr. H. H. Kung memoranda upon industrial and commercial questions. They stated that they did not wish to be relieved of their responsibilities, but put forward certain reforms and suggestions for the consideration of the Minister.

BANKERS' DEMANDS... FEELINGS OF RELIEF.

CONFIDENCE IN H. H. KUNG.|; JAPAN, AND MANCHURIAN

(зHROUGH BUYER'S AGENOT.]

NANKING, Aug. 13th. Mr. H. H. Kung. Minister of Industry, Commerce and Labour, yesterday afternoon received the merchant delegation, who submitted about a dozen memoranda to the Minister on various industrial and commercial topics, setting forth their grievances.

Mr. Yu.Yah Ching in his speech said that the merchants did not want to be relieved of their respon aibilities to the Government, but desired to help the Government to secure the necessary taxes and

TEVCHUTI.

There should, however, be a limit to their responsibilities.

He voiced the hope that the Ministry, in conjunction with other Governmental organs, would abolish the more atrocious taxes, including

CRISIS.

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toryo, Aug. 13th. Although the official report of Baron Hayashi's final meeting with Chang Hauch Liang has not yet been received, official circles Ap- pear easier in their minds as the crisis has apparently been passed for, the time being..

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

BRITISH NANKING

SETTLEMENT.

INCIDENT. STANDS ALONE.

TREATY REVISION.

(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]

1928.

DESERT DASH TO SAFETY.

AUGUST 14th,

TESTING LONDON'S

FLOODS POUR DOWN INDUS VALLEY.

STEFAN RADITCH'S

FUNERAL.

BRITISH DRIVER'S, RESOURCE.

FRONTIER PATROLS.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.) ·.

BAGHDAD, August 12th." SHANGHAI, Aug. 13th

That only the presence of mind The Nanking Incident: Notes of a British driver saved a serious signed by C. T. Wang and Sir outrage is revealed by latest de Sidney Barton on August 9th are tails available of the attack by de very similar in text to the Ameri-sert raiders on the trans-desert can Note of March 30th,

civilian convoy on Saturday.

DEFENCES.

METROPOLIS ·ATTACKED BY: AIR.

FULL REHEARSAL.

[BRITISH WIRELESS_BER

RETAINING GLACIER BURSTS. HUGE CROWDS OF MOURNERS.

BONFIRE SIGNALS.

{THROPOR REUTER'S AGENCY.

Lamont, Aug. 13th...

TOWN DRAPED IN BLACK.

{THROUGH REUTRA'B'AGESOT,}

BELORIDE, August 19th Over two hundred thousand The event anxiously awaited in Roany, August 12th.

Kashmir was the bursting of the people, from all parts of Jugo Thres hundred aircraft and re serves and ground units of the Re glacier which is holding back the Slavis, but principally from gular and territorial Army will waters of a huge lake, 140 mike to Croatia, assembled at Zagreb on This erent, the occasion of the funeral of M. participate in air exercises over the north of Leb. London and the Home Countries which threatened the whole Indus Stefan Raditch, the revered leader valley, occurred last night. The of the Croat Peasant Party, who this week.

lake was nine mile long with an died on Wednesday last week, after average depth of 110 lost. being wounded during a Parlia

mentary dispute.

The exercises are to be conducted to test efficiency and provide practice for all units engaged on defence against air attack, and to test also the aystem of observation, Sintelligence and communications.

The one from the Foreign Minis The convoy was attacked ten ter states: Animated by the miles on the Irak side of the Syrian desire to promote the most friendly frontier, the bandits first stopping feelings happily subsisting between a local convoy, killing a Ma the British and Chinese peoples, medan traveller and wounding to the Nationalist Government are others, after which they laid an prepared to bring about im ambush, for the Irak mail convoy, mediate settlement of the case travelling a few miles hebind along the lines already agreed upon as a result of recent discus sions.

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They successfully attacked and seized the mail-car, but the British driver of the six-wheeled passen- "In the name of the Nationalist ger vehicle, though his headlight Government, I have the honour to was shattered by a bullet, turned convey in the sincerest manner sharply and dashed into the desert, their profound regret at the in-eventually bringing his passengers dignities and injuries inflicted upon safely to the Rutbah post. the official representatives of Ei Majesty's Government in the loss of property sustained by the British Consulate, and personal injuries and material damage done to British residents."

The Note adds that though it has been found that the incident was entirely instigated by Com munite, the Nationalist Govern- ment nevertheless accept respon- sibility for this.

The second and third sections follow closely the lines of the American Note, guaranteeing effec- tive protection for the lives and property of British nationals in China and giving aesurances that

The uncertainty following the breakdown of the Jeddah Confer ence is a source of serious expense to the Irak Ministry of Defence

is preparing which measures in the event of trouble on the Irak-Nejd frontier.

defensive

A force of Arab tax-drivers has been hastily recruited and sent to patrol the Southern frontier under Captain Goring, in Ford lorries, armed with machine-guns,

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"OTRANTO" CÂP- TAIN'S SKILL.

BRITAIN SHOWED THE WAY.

Urgent preparations were made for the bursting, and sentinels were posted on the summits of the moun tains between the lake and the telegraph office at Leh.

The ceremony lasted from ten o'clock in the morning when the coffin was removed from the politi- cal headquarters of the Peasants, When the glacier broke, a great Party, till 6.15 pm when the chain of bonfires blazed out, guns crowd quietly left the cemetery, fired and telegraphic warnings where the body had been interred. fashed to all districts. Anumber A number of the peasant delega GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL AT of villages in the Nowshera district tions were attired in national had been previouly evacuated, and costume and carried the Croatian the population of other areas in flag, while every lamp-post in the path of the flood, which ie now Zagreb was draped with creps. pouring down the Indus valley from a height of 17,000 feet, are hastily removing to safety. Troops are aseisting in the work.

GENEVA.

KELLOGG PEACE PACT,

(BRITISH WIRELESS AZEVICE.]

RUGBY, August 19th, Referring to disarmament ques- tions, the First Lord of the Ad- miralty, Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, speaking at Hellifield, Yorkshire, last night, said Britain had done more in this direct than any other Power, and she was prepared

to do still more

The proposal for the multilateral pact was, in fact, only another way of proposing what, on behalf of the British Government, he proposed at Geneva a year ago.

When Mr. Kellogg explained what he meant

there will be no similar agitation PREVENTS GRAVE DISASTER, by the outlawry of war, he showed

against British lives or legitimate

intereste.

It is believed that Chang's re-

Punishment Of Guilty, ported decision to suspend negotia-

with the Sir Sidney Barton's reply, after tions for a compromise Nationalists i partly due toquoting the text of Mr. O T. Japan's advice and partly as result of the Fifth Plenary Session Wang's Note, states "I have of the Kuomintang Executive Com ales noted the orders recently mittee revealing that the Nation-issued by the Nationalist Govern- slists arc. by no means united. Chang therefore naturally hesitates ment concerning the punishment of

VESSELS PUT BACK TO PORT

[TRROUGH RENTRE'S AGENOT.]

· London, August 13th The kill of Captain H. G.

in taking a step which may pos- those implicated and the preventaunton, the skipper of the an sibly entail his becoming embroiled tion of similar incidents in thetranto, undoubtedly prevented

in freeh outbreaks of civil war,

As the

heavy loss of life in the collision

with the .. Kitano Maru.

The two vessels were approach

situation in Manchuria future, and, believing, that prompt has thus cased, the Premier is and full effect will be given to the expected to withhold his contem- intentions so expressed, I accept plated statement, certainly till Baron Hayashi's return and poson behalf of the British Governing stem to stem when Captain

SERIOUS SITUATION,

{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.”

Likin, unify the finance of the sibly altogether. nation, take conciliatory measures to adjust the dispute between capital and labour, and facilitate the betterment of communications throughout the country. A number of other speakers touched on these details.

Mr. King's Eeply.

Mr. Kung in his reply said he was not aware that this unsatis factory state of affaire was in exist ence, but he assured the delega tion that strenuous efforts were

ment Your Excellency's Note in settlement of the demands contain- ed in the communication of April 11th, 1927, and addressed from the Foreign Minister."

Treaty Revision,

PEIFING, Aug. 13th. A message from Mukden states that the authorities have decided Sir Sydney Barton later adds: to withdraw all troops from Luan-

"His Majesty's Government re chow outside the Great Wall and to withdraw Kiria troope from cognise the casential justice of the Chinchow to Kirin in order to Chinese claim to treaty revision. show their peaceful attitude to the and in their declaration of Decem- Nationalists.

.."

The Peking vernacular papers ber 18th, 1926, and their seven pro being made to promote the output to-day print Mukden despatches postle of January 20th, 1927, they of national goods, and every faci stating that Baron Hayashi on have made their policy abundantly lity would be given to enable rapid August 8th told Chang Hsuch development in this direction. He Liang that he hoped the Mukden clear, and have taken such prac would do everything in his power Nanking compromise would not tical steps as lay in their power to to eee that the necessary reforms materialise, and that if Chang carry it into effect. were carried out..

Speaking of litin he said: "It Hsueh Liang had not decided to

"In order to give further ex- suspend negotiations, it would be better for him to resign from his pression to the friendly and sym- Ministry to see to it that the post of Commander-in-Chief in pathetic attitude which they have Finance Ministry abolish the likin Manchuria. in due course of time as was pro-

The political situation in Mukden always maintained towarde China mised in the latter's declarations."

as a result of the conversations be the British Government is prepared tween Baron Hayashi and Chang Capital And Labour.

Hsueh Liang is serious,

is indeed the sacred duty of, my

In reference to capital and labour he was confident that his Ministry would find a solution to the prob Kemzi. Arbitration regulations bad been adopted, and commissions were sitting on the codification of commercial and industrial laws and on policy. He said that he planned

MANCHURIAN POLICY.

"(Wah Tez Fat Fao)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 13th.

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in due course to enter intä negoția- tions with the Nationalist. Govern- ment through duly authorized re- presentatives on the subject of treaty revision. The British "Gov- ernment do not intend to allow the

Baron Hayashi, Japanese Consul-Nanking incident, to alter their to establish silk testing houses in General in Manchuria, will all porta.

call a meeting with the other Con- previous attitude towards China,

but prefer to consider wit episode bearing no relation to their treaty revision policy."

churian policy.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

The delegation finally passed a suls in Manchuria to discuta Man vote of conadence in the Minister.

[A cable dated August 8th stated that about a hundred Chinese mer chants and bankere, representing the Shanghai, Nantac and Chapel Chambers of Commerce, the Bank- ers Association, and about sixty

(Wah Tu Yat Paa)..

SHANGHAI, Aug. 13th. Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang has

Guilds, the party being headed by proposed to the Plenary Session Mr. Yu Yah Ching, was ·Tear- ing. for Ninking to place certain that hereafter the Nationalist Government should devoté atten-

HOPES FOR JAPANESE SETTLEMENT.

(THROUGH RZUȚER'S AGENCY.)..

SHANGHAI, August 12th.

Staunton swung the Otrante round and thus his ship only received a glancing blow.

Afterwards, the ships struck a second time, but much less violent- ly and broadside on.

The

aboard the passengers Giranto were dining when the ter- rific impact took place. Glass and china were hurled over the tables but there was no panic...

At the time of the collision be tween the Orient liner Otranto and the N.Y.K. 8.8. Kitano Maru, the

former was carrying a full com- plement of passengers on a plea- sure cruise to Norway.

The Otranto has returned to part and the passengers reached London this evening.

Pumping operations proceeded throughout the night to keep the Kitano Varu afloat. at the mouth of the Humber, and arrangements were made to tow the vessel into Hull dock this evening.

BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

INCREASE IN EXPORTS,

(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY, A

LONDON, Aug. 13th. The Board of Trade Returns for Imports £05,500,000, a decrease of July are:

4 per cent.

Exports £41,000,000, an increase of 11 per cent.

SIR AUSTEN'S SATISFAC- TORY PROGRESS. NO PUBLIC SPEAKING.

WISKLZEE - SERVICE]

RUGBY, August 12th.

that his idea was that po nation which signed the pact should use war as an instrument of national policy.

MILITARY SEARCH FOR BANDITS.

VICTIM RANSOMED.

{THROUGH RAUTEM'S AGENCY.]

ATHENS, August 19th M. Melas, the former Deputy, who was kidnapped with M. Melonas at Janina, a week ago, has been released by the bandits and. has arrived safely at Janina.

The Deputy was released only after the ransom of 10,000,000 drachmae had been paid to his captives...

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Elaborate precautions were taken by the Police to prevent untoward

incidents

Among the numerous wreaths was one of silver laurels, inscribed in gold from King' Alexander, while another was made with thorna tied with the Oroatian national colours, to which had been affixed the bullet which killed M. Stefan Raditch.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND MALARIA.

IMPORTANT PROPOSALS.

WORLD WIDE CAMPAIGN,

GENEVA, July 30th. The League of Nations' committee. of experts on malariä hai laid down the principles of a world-wide cam-- That was a perfectly plain state-

Military forces are now endea-paign against that disease. ment, with which he cordiallyvouring to capture the bandits who agreed, It meant that each nation have, fled into the mountains with could take what measure it thought the ransom.

fit for its own defence, but that each" was bound in honour not (to

appeal to armaments in order to

It was almost exactly the same carry out an aggressive policy. thing, in principle, as Britain had proposed at Geneva, namely that

considered entirely out of court and that the Powers should come Essive naval warfare should be

to an agreement on what vessels cach wanted for their own self- defence,

REDUCED RAILWAY

WAGES.

CUT ACCEPTED BY ALL UNIONS.

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{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.},

LONDON, August 12th.

At a meeting to-day of the Rail-

PRINCE GEORGE

INTERPRETER.

POSTED TO WEST INDIES STATION.

[BRITISH WIRELKAS SERVICE}

Like all League programs it can only be recommended to the various nations for their observation but 'assurances have already been receiv- ed from all over the world that it will be followed closely.

In the meantime the commission, which has now been working on the problem for the past six years will continue ita investigations along three lines. There are the question of dwelling in malarial districts, taking into account tropical, sub- tropical and southern countries; the malaria carrying mosquito and the practical importance of quinine în preventing malaria.

RUGBY, August 12th. The King's youngest son, Prince George, sailed from Southampton The recommendation of the com- yesterday for Quebec, on the Cana- mission to all of the nations of the dian Pacific liner Empress of Aus-world are as follow: tralia, to take up his appointment as interpreter in French to the American and West Indies Station. He will he attached to E.M.8. Durban.

DUTCH AEROPLANE DISASTER.

First, that a specific malarial commission should be established in each country where malaria exists rather than leaving the problem to the usual department of public bealth.

Second, that instead of utilizing: in each locality all of the know a methode against malaria each coun- try should develop

the

ona or two methods best adapted for

way Clerke Association, it was LANDS AMONG SPECTATORS. that locality agreed by an overwhelming ma- jority that the wages reduction of

per cent. should be accepted. The Railway shopmen have also accepted the agreement, their de cision having been taken on Satur day night, and thus, the agreement has been approved by all the Unions concerned

SCEPTICAL GERMAN

ATTITUDE.

A

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

AMSTERDAM, August 13th. terrible tragedy occurred dur

aviation ing an

display near Maastricht to-day, one of the machines making a forced landing, crashing into a crowd of spectators, of whom four were killed and number injured.

PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR:

MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE,

DATE OF SAILING.

ANGLO-FRENCH · ARMY

[BRITISH WIRELESE BERVICE.1. MANŒUVRES,

RUGDY, August 12th, (THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.]

E.R.H. the Prince of Wales will leave London with his brother, the BERLIN, August 13th. "A stap in the face of Locarno Duke of Gloucester on September is the description given by the 6th on his East, African tour. Frankfurter Zeitung to the report

They will travel overland to Mar that Hussars will participate in the seilles, where they will join the French Rhineland manoeuvres. The liner Kaisar-1-Hind for Egypt. Preussische Kreur Zeitung says the They will there transfer to the incident appears to justify those Maldar for Mombasa, which they who see in the Anglo-French naval are due to reach on September 28th. understanding more than an agree- ment connected merely with sea warfare."

demands before the Fifth Plenary tion to the economic development Bession of the Kuomintang.]

of the whole country. Chiniais The Japanese Consul-General,. Sir Austen and Lady Chamber- fundamentally an agricultural coun Mr. Tada, called on Dr. C. T. lain, who are leaving for Cali try, he points out, and the Govern Wang at noen to-day and the cut-fornis vid the Panama Canal at RUBBER TYRES FOR ALL. ment should take up the yeapon come of the conversation is believed the end of the month, will return sibility of encouraging and promot to offer good hopes for the future. by way of Canada.

OPPOSITION TO

* EXTREMISTS.

Sir Austen has been ordered a

(Wah Tas Yat Pao.)ing cultivation of food necessities

It is understood that Mr. Yada so as to maintain the people's BRANORAL, Aug, 19th. standard of living As to industry, said he intends to leave for Tokyo complete rest from official duties. have no political significance, he the Inspection Committee, together cotton and weaving mills through return, he will be prepared to open will not engage in public speaking. Mr. Chiu Leh Tez, a member of the provision of a large number of on August 17th, and that on his and during the visit,hich will

lormal negotiations with Dr. C. T.. with General Ho Ying Ching, went out the country is highly necessary; Wang for the settlement of the either in the United States or to Taugehou touharemprivata The theory that the people should

ATHLETIC MEETING AT

MOSCOW.

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

REPRESENTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]||

Moscow, August 12th.

Third, that great, froedom of cooice should be allowed in choosing the method best adapted for each country.

Fourth, that government should first undertake to care for the min-

larious sick and then undertake the problem of wiping out the causes of the disease.

Fifth, that intensive boniser tion and cultivation of all ma larial districts should be under- taken.-Manila Times,

CONVICT FIREMEN

ASSIST IN FIGHTING GAOL

OUTBREAKA

PARIS

Twelve hundred convicts showed a commendable sense of honour when the prison at Clairvaux" (38) miles from Trayes) was partly des- troyed by fire

The fire broke out at 5 p.m. in the carpenter's shop and sprend with great rapidity. As soon as the galarm was given troops from the Troyes garrison were called out to prevent the convicts from escaping, but none of the prisoners attempted to regain his freedom, c

On the contrary, all of them.will ing co-operated in the rescue work One of them was seriosely burned while giving a band to the firemen The governor of the prison - also sustained severe burns, «The fre lasted until 11pm

SCHEME TO INCREASE PRODUCTION.

A="[THROUGH NEUTER'A AGENCY.]

The damage is stated to be con The first All-Union Spartakiadesiderable. Some of the destroyed LONDON, August 13th. - Legislation to compel all road has opened at Moscow. Beven thou buildings formerly formed part of: geated by the Financial Times for ameng whom are six hundred from the cellars of which conudined the purpose of stimulating the con- various foreign countries, including huge vat filed with 800 barrels England, Germany and France. sumption of rubber.

famous vintage Burgundy,

meeting with Marsha! Li Tsai Hein be provided with sufficient-lood, Tarix Attie and other stufaturd Canada. It is possible that on the chicken to us gabhes seres i sus and athletes are participating, the famous Cinirvaux monastery

outward journey he will make brief call in the West Indies. He Dr. C T. Wang returned to expects to return to England in the

first week in November. Nanking this evening.

regarding the policy to be adopted clothing, housing and communien- ing question in dealing with the Leftist tions has been expounded by the -Executive members.

Hate Sun Yat Sen