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JAPAN DENIES PUTNAM WEALE'S

STATEMENTS.

NEW CHINESE GUNBOAT LAUNCHED:

REPORTED RETURN OF BORODİN.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG EXCEEDS HIS RIGHTS.

The Fifth Plenary Session having closed, members have dis- persed, most of them travelling to Shanghai: Marshal Chiang Kai. Shek' was one of this number, and yesterday he was present at the launching of a new Chinese river gunboat, the Sienning, from the Kiangnan Docks

The Japanese position in Manchuria is still not very clear. Baron Hayashi-however, has expressed himself as strongly opposed to any compromise on the part of Chang Hanch Liang with the Nationalists, while Japan has decided to interfere if the Nationalist fing is flown in Manchuria.

The Japanese reply to the statements made by Mr. Putnan Weale on the death of Chang Tao Lin takes the form of a complets denial. It is pointed out that the death of the Marshal was against Japan's interests, for her wish was that his civil administration should remain intact and preserve peace in Manchuria.

.

Borodin is reported to be returning to China. He is probably going to Urga in Mongolia.

PUTNAM WEALE'S VIEWS

DENIED.'

(THROUGH REDTRE'S AGENOT.]

SUN YAT SEN'S PLAN

(Teun Wan Yat Peo.);

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17th, 1928.

GERMAN CHALLENGE

TOMAURETANIA:"

TWO LUXURY LINERS..

GREAT SHIPPING

RECOVERY,"

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

HAMBURG, Aug. 16th

An impressive indication of the great recovery of German shipping was afforded by the launch of two giant North German Lloyd quad- ruple-screw Transatlantic liners of 46,000 tons each

The venals

пидев

are

the

Europa and the Bremen, and though their speed has not been disclosed, it is expected they will steam well over twenty-six knots They will thus rival the speed of the Mauretania and will probably challenge this ship for the record crossing of the Atlantic..

THE REVOLUTION"

AN UNFOUNDED REPORT.

IN BRAZIL.

TROUBLE IN DIAMOND"

·FIELDS.

YANGTSZE DISASTER DENIED.

NATIVE PROSPECTORS

REBEL:

"["THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

CHINESE RUMOUR.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

H1nxow,-Aug-16th- Foreign sources state that the RIO DE JANKIBO, Aug. 16th, report of the wrecking of the The diamond fields of South Hin Shutung is unfounded." America, which have been centres The report originated from a of disturbance ever since 1918 when Chinese news agency at Chung & German prospector found the

king.

It was stated that 500 lives were first gems in the Araguaya River

lost in this reported "disaster, and Region loading to an influx of

it was feared, that at least one adventurers from all over the world, have been the scens for two months of guerilla warfare recalling the old sime American-Indian fighting

The native diamond prospectors of Mattogrosso, finding they had been paid counterfeit maney for «.^ weeks of laborious prospecting in The two new ships, with the | fever-ridden "jungles, decided to 32,000-ton Columbus, will maintain wipe out the boss prospectors. a weekly service between New York and Bremerhaven, which is 450 miles from Southampton

They burned down hamleta, massacred the inhabitants and am bushed individual prospectors, and committed daily robberies and

SHANGHAI, Aug. 18th. PRIPING, Aug. 16th.

According to the national con- which will carry 3,200 passengers It is claimed that the new liners, Questioned оп the interview struction programme laid down by and crew, are the last word in murders. granted by Mr. Putnam Weale, the Sun Yat Sen, the Central Govern- luxury travelling Extensive pro The Governor of Mattogrosso spokesman of the Japanese Lega- ment will consist of five Institu

vision is made for sport and tion this morning denied that there tions, three of which exercise the decks and magnificent swimming the State troops, who were dis gymnastics," and there are sun failed to control the situation with

·WAK any truth in Mr. Weale's legislative, executive and judicial poole. Elaborate plant is installed charges and assertions the powers respectively, and the other for medicinal baths.

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astrously defeated.

Then José assassination of Chang Tsa Lin. two are the courts of inspection

Morbeck, nicknamed "the Cecil He stated that, when Chang left and examination for candidates for Peking, it was Japan's desire that his military machine and civil ad the civil service. ministration should remain intact, in order properly to preserve peace in Manchuria. That was the Japanese motive in the "advice" to Chang to leave Peking.

Asked if this did not amount to interleicace in China's domestic affairs, the spokesman said "II. you would call that interference we should not mind. **

EXCEEDING HIS RIGHTS..

(Fah Tu Tai Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 16th. Before his departure from Feng- tien, Baron Hayashi, Japanee e

HOPES OF NEW POSTS.

(Toum Wan Tat Pao.)

SHANOR, Aug... 16th. of being appointed President of the Mr. Hu Has Min hae great hopes

Legislative Institution, Tan Yen Kai desites the post of President of the Executive Institution, while Mr. Wang Ching Wei is eagerly. hoping to become President of the Court of Examination for Civil Servants,

General Tan Yen Kai will still Consul General there, emphatically retain his post as Chairman of expressed his attitude towards the Committee of the Nationalist problem of General Chang Hauch Government. Liang's compromise with the Nationalist Government.

He as serts that General Chang has no right to dictate all affairs, civil and military, in Manchúria. Japan has decided interfere if the Nation- alist flag is flown in Manchuria,

PERMANENT GARRISON.

(THROUGH BIOTER'S AGENCY.]"

TOKYO, Aug. 30th. The Imperial sanction has been obtained for the withdrawal of the Sixth Division from Shantung, and orders have been issued that the fit detachments shall eail from Tsingtao on August 20th. The evacuation will be completed by mid-September.

The prospect, that the Third Division will remain in Shantung

ipdefinitely is indicated by the War

MEMBERS DISPERSE.

י,

(Taun Wan Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 18th. After the close of the Plenary Session most of the Executive members who attended the Session have left Nanking for Shanghai.. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has also gone to Shanghai this morning.

"Marshal Li-Tsai Hein-is-still- staying at Tangshan. He shortly go to Hangehow, capital of will Chekiang, for some purpose un-

known.

GUNBOAT LAUNCHED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 18th. The Chinese river gunboat Sien

Office decision to send an engineering was launched this afteraton ing detachment to Shantung to from the Kiangaan Dock, which build winter barracks.

JAPANESE FLAG.

(Wah Tu Yat Pac).

SHANGHAI, Aug. 16th. "After the occupation of Komei, a city to the north-west of Kao. chow on the Tsingtao-Tainan Rail way, the Japanese military authori- tice gave orders that the Japanese Blog should be hoisted over the city, which is now practically placed under Japanese control,

was gally decorated for the occa sion. Chiang Kai Shek was pro-

sent.

BORODIN'S RETURN.

【THROUGH REUTER'S 'AQUINCY.).

PEIPING, Aug, 16th. Harbin despatches in the verna cular papers etate that Borodin is returning to China and is probably going to Urga.

GERMAN MINISTER.

[THROUGH" REUTER'S AGENOT.]

NANKING, Aug. 10th, The German Minieter to Peking, Dr. von Borck, has arrived at Nin- king with his suite.

"NATIONALIST REPLY.

[1112OUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.}

PEIFING, Aug. 10th. Nanking's reply to Japan on the question of treaty revision has been It is understood that important received by the Japanese Legation, results are expected from confer but will not be published till the ences with Dr. C. T. Wang in con- official text arrives by mail. It is nection with the conclusion of a understood that the Nationalists new have not substantially changed Treaty, their attitude, and the reply gives the Chinose interpretation Article 28 of the Sino-Japanese Treaty.-

JEHOL GOVERNMENT.

(Wals Te Tat Pao)."

SHANGHAI,Ang-16th

Sino - German

MANUEL QUEZON'S

RETURN.

CHEERING CROWDS.

PHILIPPINES' FUTURE

STATUS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MANILA, Aug. 18th. Mr. Manuel Queron arrived this morning on the President Pierte. He was weak and was taken straight to his home, omitting the official welcome. him from the pier. 20,000 cheered

He states that the next Ameri can administration, whether Re- publican or Democratic, will .at- tempt to secure legislation for the esttling of the future status of the Philippines.

U.S. COAL MINE EXPLOSION.

THIRTEEN BODIES

RECOVERED.

i

"

THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.}

COALPORT, Pennsylvania,

Aug. 16th Thirteen-bodies have been re- covered from a mine of the Irvons Coal Company in which an explo sion occurred yesterday afternoon..

PULVERISED COAL,

BRITAIN'S FIRST EXPERI- MENT.

THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

VULNERABILITY OF THREE HUDSON BAY

BRITAIN.

EXPERTS VIEWS OF AIR). RAIDS.

CIVILIAN DAREDEVILS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCE. “

LONDON, Aug 16th.

EXPLORERS.

BODIES FOUND IN HUT,

LOST FOR TWO YEARS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON,August 15th. The mysterious disappearance

London Inst night experienced the biggest air raid hitherto stageder two years ago of John Horn- during the week of air manoeuvres. y, one of the best known explorers A hundred giant bombers, despite of the Canadian hinterland, and the attentions of seventy-two de his two youthful companions, fending planes, succeeded in again Harold Adlard, and Edgar Chris- bombing-the-Air-Minister-and-hittiso, is recalled by a wireless re ting other objectives,

port from the Government Polica British missionary was aboard the praise the civilians who are partibodies have been found in a de- The Air Force experts highly Post a Chesterfield, that three ateamer,

cipating in this serial warfare for solate cabin to the west of Hudson the first time. They are members Bay, believed to be the remains of

the three adventurers

REORGANISATION OF MILLS

LANCASHIRE'S - SERIOUS. STATE...

QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS.

(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]

inlet in the northern and most The Police Post is on a small

of auxiliary squadrone of the de fending and attacking forces, and have been trained in the same way as territoriala.

Many of thein spend their week-ends at the sero desolate part of the Hudson Bay drome learning all they can about region, and the grim discovery of dying.

the tragedy, was made by a police An Air Force pilot described patrol, who were searching the bar- them se daredevils and most skilren lands to the west of Hudson ful.

Bas for traces of the missing party.

Meanwhile expert opinion is that, had the operations been real, the County Cricketer's Sop LONDON, August 15th.

casualties to diers would have been An announcement having an im- colossal, and the country between ill-fated party, is the son of Mr. John Hornby, the leader of the portant bearing on the future of London and the coast from east A. N. Hornby, the famous captain been issued by the sub-committee of waste. It is suggested that the who played in several Test Mat- the Lancashire cotton industry has to south-west would have been laid of the Lancashire Cricket Eleven, the Federation of Master Cotton only way the country can avoid ches against Australia, in Eng- Spinners Associations, which was

Rhodes of South America!! rallied sppointed to consider the financiar damage in aerial warfare is by land and Australis, and who died

intercepting and driving back the position of the reconstructed firms invaders before they reach the in the American Section, and which met in private in Manchester to-day."

10,000 adherents and overwhelmed the malcontents led by the brigand chief Carvelhinho, and drove 2,000 of them across the border into the state of Guraz, where they were disarmed and permitted to work in the diamond fields...

EXTERMINATE THE

!!

WASTER.

SECRET OF US. SUCCESS.

NATIONAL DEFENCE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).

NAUSAU (Wia), August 15th President Coolidge, in the couras of an address to the State Conyer tion of the American Legion, said the foundation of the enormous progress of America in the last ten years was the extermination of waste and the waster, and the elimination of slackness and the

lacker."

national defence, he said the Referring to the question of United States intended to main- tain a moderate Army and Navy, based on the requirements of national security.

coast,

LONDON, August 15th The Air Ministry umpires, while The sub-committee has been care agreeing on the success of the fully sifting a mass of valuable enemy" raids on Monday, report data, derived as the result of a that the raiders retired with heavy questionnaire sent to members of losses, no fewer than 28 machines of the Federation, asking for details the 70 engaged being shot down in of their individual financial, posi- the evening, fifteen out of twenty tions before the boom of 1918 and nine were destroyed during the 1920, and subsequent to the recon- night attack, and twenty-two stitution.

The majority of the members have answered in detail and as a result, the sub-committee hopes ultimately to produce a scheme, which, with the assistance of the Banks, and of the Government, may lead to con- siderable reductions in overhead costs, placing the mille on an economic level.

It is understood that the replies were most complete and showed that a considerable number of con- cerns were in a hopeless position. unless drastic action was taken.

PRICES RISE ON STOCK

MÅRKET.

enemy bombers were brought down in the early morning of Tuesday.

Fifteen fighting planes, defend ing London, were also destroyed

DIFFICULT TASK WELL DONE

DOCK'S PASSAGE THROUGH SUEZ CANAL

ADMIRALTY CONGRATULA»

TIONS.

TBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, August 15th. The completion of the passage of thegreat-floating-dock-for-the CALL MONEY RATE DOWN. Singapore Naval Base through the Suez Canal is the subject of" a message of congratulation from the Admiralty.

PROMISING REPORTS,

[REUTER'S AMERICAN, BERVICE]"

The Admiralty has thanked the Directors of the Suez Canal for the paine taken so effectually to ensure the successful carrying through of the exceptional and difficult opera-

New York, August 15th. Coincident with the drop in the call-money rate from seven per cent to five and a half per cent.; con-

2 wide and sweeping advance devetion. loped at to-day's Stock Market, the speculative

President Coolidge alluded to the role of America as a peace. maker, mentioning the success at tained in securing the consent of fourteen important nations to the LONDON, Aug. 16th.': negotiation of the Treaty The Blythewood Company of demning recourse to war. Scotstoun have received an order. He expressed the view that if from Liverpool for the construction such an agreement had existed in of the first cargo vessel in the 1914, there would have been no coal for steam raising. United Kingdom to use pulverised Great Wart

LEAGUE AND MONROE DOCTRINE.

COSTA RICA'S PROBLEM.

QUESTION OF SCOPE.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

GENEVA, August 15th. League of Nations Assembly must The forthcoming meeting of the become involved in a very delicate discussion and must pronounce its Commercial interpretation of the Monroe Doc- tring, that is, if Costa Rica is to re-enter the League.

of “CHINA'S › DELEGATE TO

LEAGUE.

(THROUGH EBUTER'S AGENCY.}

NANKING, Aug. 16th

President Coolidge expressed the opinion that the Kellogg Pact holds greater hope for peaceful re lations than had ever before been given to the world, "It would," he added, be too much to suppose that war has been entirely banish- ed, yet a new important barrier, reasonable and honourable," had been created to "brit:

FIRST MAORI - BISHOP.

APPOINTMENT TO NEW

DIOCESE.

THROUGH BEUTKE'S AGENCY.)

An invitation was extended by WELLINGTON, N.Z., Aug. 15th. the League of Nations Council in March, asking Costa Rica to re- Bennett has been appointed the The Rev. Frederick Augustus consider her previous decision and first Bishop of the Anglican to rejoin the League.

Diocese of Aotearoa. Costa Rica has now replied,He is the first Maori to become thanking the Council for the invita Bishop and he will exercise tion, but stating that their Govern Episcopal supervision over ment must first raise a fundamental Maoris of other Dioceses as re question, which has recently form-

quired.

ed the subject of impassioned de bates throughout the American Con- tinent, namely the Monroe Doc trine. A

the

ITALIAN AVIATOR DIES.

CONQUEROR OF SOUTH ATLANTIC.

It is officially announced that Mr. Techeng Lob, the Chinese delegate to the League of Nations A report from Peking states that having resigned, Mr. Wong King provincial government, after the Kee, a member of the Chinese system authorised by the Nation.delegation to the Ninth Session o alist Government, will be establish the League has been appointed to ed in Jahol, a Special Area" to succeed him. the north of Hopei (Chihli) pro-

Mr. Chuan Chao, the Secretary-The Costa Rica Government sug vince Mesars Tang Yoo Lun, Yu General of the Chinese delegation gests that the League, in certara Chie Shan, Chit Teh Chao, Ko has been dismissed, Wei. Yo and Cheng Chet Sheng are Samuel Young, the Chinese, Consul- tion of the Monroe Doctrine, should and Mr. contingencies involving the applica the nominee to the commission of General in New York, has been be appealed to for an express ship the case the provincial government. The appointed acting Secretary-General, thorised declaration of the actual RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug-16th. Nationalist-flag-has been flown in He leaves New York for Geneva scope of the Monroe Doctrine and The Italian aviator Del Prete has

on August 18th.

its correct interpretation.

died.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1

favourites climbing has been conveyed to Messrs. -A similar message of appreciation rapidly in the afternoon.

Prices rushed upwards more in Swan, Hunter, Wigham and pressively than at any other time Richardson, the Admiralty con- during the past few months.

Today's recovery is due not only to the easier, money factor, but also to the promising reports of the business.

BOMBAY COTTON DISPUTE..

BOARD OF INQUIRY. {THROUGH SKUTER'S ́AGENCY.]

BOMBAY, August 16th.

At a conference between a mem ber of the Bombay Government and representatives of the mill-owners and operativea, it was agreed to appoint a Board of Inquiry to in- vestigate the circumstances of the mill strike.

A LADY ADMIRAL.

FLIES HER FLAG-ON- LEVIATHAN. "

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

-Rdoay, August-15th- The woman Mayor of Southamp| ton, Mr. Fostress Welch, sailed in the United States liner Leviathan to-day to pay an official visit to some of the principal American cities.

Mrs. Fostress Welch, as Mavor, in victo-Admiral of the Port of Southampton, and her flag few from the masthead as the vessel left the dooks.

in 15. He is also a brother of Mr. A. S. Hornby, and a nephew of Sir Henry Hornby, the octo- genarian head of a famous cotton mill frm at Blackburn.

A man who lived for adventure, John Hornby set out two years ago Christian, and Adler in an eight with his young cousin, Edgar hundred mile journey across most treacherous country from Fort Re- been heard of the party, till the solution, since when nothing has wireless message yesterday,

Edgar Christian is the son of Colonel Christian, the present com. mander of the Singapore Garrison, who saw much service during the war, and has other Far Eastern associations taking part in the siege of Tsingtao in the early part of the War.

Starvation.

The party set out fully equipped an experienced traveller and knew for a long journey, Hornby was.

the country extremely well. They planned to follow the waterways from Fort Resolution, Hudson Bay, but their trip took them through country where it is most difficult to obtain food of any des cription.

It is presumed that they lost the trail and died of starvation, after their food had run out. It is pos sible they were caught in a blizzard and took refuge in the lonely cabin where their bodies have been found.

Identity Doubted.

At first some doubt was thrown on the presumption that the bodies were those of the Hornby party, Renter's correspondent at Ottawa telegraphing to London, reporting the North-West Territories, Mr. that the former Commissioner of Bell, now residing at Seakatoon, expressed the opinion that the dead men could not be the Hornby party as he had a long conversation over the telephone with Hornby last

The outposts of the North-West year. He said that Hornby was then farming at Vancouver. LORE Mounted Police have been search- ing for the illfated explorers since

sidering that the manner in which December last year. the dock was conveyed through thedicates that there is apparently no

A later message from Ottawa in=" Canal reflects great credit on all further doubt that the bodies be- those concerned in making the ar- long to John Hornby and his com- rangements and carrying them out. pations. Mr. Bell is now con-

vinced, that he was mistaken and- ORDERS FOR BRITISH believes that the man with whom

COAL.

he conversed last year was Horo- by's cousin and not the leader of: the Hudson Bay party.

CONTINENTAL BUYERS.

· [BRITISH SERVICE).

Ruoar, August 15th Big orders for British coal have been received in Newcastle.

BATTLESHIP OF THE AIR.

FRANCE'S NEW PLANE WITH GUN TURRET. The Danish State Railways have placed an order, which is on a c.i.f. The hew, French air-battleship, basis, for 30,000 tons of Durham the Blériot 127, has been ordered best steam coal at 203. 6d. per ton; in quantity following performance 30,000 tons of Yorkshire coal at tests. 20s.; and between 40,000 and 50,000 This multi-engined machine is z, tous of Scottish coals at prices monoplane with a gun turret which have not been disclosed mounting two machine guns in the

extreme nose

The Eordeaux Gasworks are re ported to have ordered 30,000 tons of Durham gas coal at 188, and 10%. per ton of according to quality

DELEGATION TO CANADA

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

The gun turret is so arranged· that it is claimed that the guns can be awung, without undue exertion, travelling at 150 mp.h. In most by a gunner while the machins is high-speed machine considerable strength is require to swing the guns against the rush of air,

The Blériot has two other gun positions from which the machine. randaprended Bgatom atuncks delivered from the rear. The aero- plane is one of the most powerful, fighting machines in the French

Ruery, August 18th In view of the Lord Chancellor's appointment as Bating, Prime Mina, fator Viscount Peel has been ap pointed Chairman of the British delegation on Empire emigration which is proceeding to Canada Air Service.