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BETTER RELATIONS BETWEEN JAPAN

AND NATIONALISTS.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S REFORMS IN MANCHURIA

MONGOLIAN INVADERS REPELLED.

FENG YU HSIANG'S NEW POST.

A movement is on foot in Japan to create s more friendly attitude to the Nationalist Government in response to the modi. fed attitude”, shown by this body to Tokyo. In the matter-of- treaty revision the Nationalists have consented not to insist upon the enforcement of the interim regulations. Some of the leading Japanses papers are now urging upon the Government greater sympathy towards China. At a meeting of the Cabinet Council the Premier, Baron Tanaka, reported, the results of interviews between the Japanese Conmil-General and Chiang Kai Sbek and Mr. Wing. The Cabinet decided to adopt a policy of watchful- ness and await developments.

General Chang Hauch Liang has announced an imposing list of internal reforms which he intends to put into effect in Manchuria. Among other things he intends to promote education and disband 100,000 soldiers.

The Chibli Shantung remnants within the Great Wall have made good use of the cessation of hostilities against themselves. They have established themselves as an army of occupation and are collecting "taxes over a large area. General Pai Chung Hsi however has announced that he will take drastic measures against- them if Chang Hsueh Liang does not withdraw them beyond the Wall.

The new Central Military Department of the Central Govern- ment wil be established in the near future. The weight of opinion was on the side of Feng Yu Hsiang sa chief of the new depart

ment

SYMPATHETIC ATTITUDE

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, Aug. 2nd. Speaking at a Cabinet Council, the Premier intimated that Consul. General Yadas had held an inter. view with Chiang Kai Shek and

GOING TO SHANTUNG.

[TEZOVOR REUTER'S AGENCE.1

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 1928.

PRIPING, Aug. 22nd. The portion of the Kuominehur which has been stationed along the Peiping-Tientsin Railway has eva-

KELLOGG'S OFFER

TO EGYPT.

SCHEME OR NAHAS - PASHA,

DISCLOSURES BY WAFD

.PRESS.

{THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCË.)

Catro, August-Blat."

An important disclosure has been

nection with the aurprising an

TESTING YIELD OF

RUBBER TREES.

CRITICISM, OF 'NEW DIS. ∙COVERY.

INVENTOR'S WARM DEFENCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SINGAPORE, August 21st. Mr. Aibplant has vigorously re-

:

GANG OF SKILFUL THE ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL AGREEMENT.

FORGERS.

HUGE INTERNATIONAL· SWINDLES,

ARRESTS BY GERMAN POLICE.

(THROUGH ARUTEM'S AGENCY.]

BERLIS, August 1st. Smart work by the Berlin police

made by the Waldist press in conplied to the communique recently has brought about the arrest of the nouncement that Mr. Kellogg, beTnstitute of the Federated Mälayforgers, which in the last two or

inued by the Rubber Research leaders of a gang of international

fore leaving for Paris, offered an arbitration treaty to Egypt.

According to this morning's newspapers, it WAS the former Premier, Nahas Pasha, who initiat- ed the negotiation between Ameri- en and Egypt with regard to the arbitration treaty."

It appears that when the United States proposed the conclusion of the fact for the renunciation of war,

and when Britain, in reply, seemed to wish to make reservations affect ing Egypt, Nahas Pasha sent a the gram, instructing the Egyptian Legation at Washington to sound Mr. Kellogg in regard to the American attitude towards Egypt

The Egyptian Minister was also instructed to point out that Egypt's geographical-position was an im- portant factor in international

peace..

States asserting that there is three years has defrauded different nothing new in his discovery of a bank all over Europe of sums run- method of determining good and ning into hundreds of thousands of bad yielders in rubber trees, in the pounds. early stage, by means of the measurement of the later tube bors.

The Institute, in its communique, stated that the theory had already been fully investigated by research workers in the East Indies, and the results, so far from supporting Mr. Ashplant's claim, tended de finitely in the opposite direction.

In his reply, now made public, Mr. Ashplant maintains that the practical difficulties in the way of his discovery have been overcome

The frauda have been carried our by means of forged letters of credit. All the police forces of Europe have been unsuccessfully pursuing the gang for years.

The crash came last week. An

elegantly dressed "man presented a letter of credit for £3,800 on the Yokohama Specie Bank at

the Munich Branch of the Deutsche Bank, and drew £1,000.

He tried to draw a further £1,500 on the same letter of credit on the following day at Nuremburg, but became alarmed for some reason or other and dashed out of the bank

He adds that the selection test evolved was reasonably dependable and sufficiently rapid for commer-premises. The Egyptian Minister in Washington in placing Nahas cial use, and that it would shortly Fasha's view to Mr. Kellogg urged be in operation on a large group that Egypt was an independent of estates. sovereign State and could not admit that she could be bought or sold like mere merchandise.

Favourable Attitude...

YOUTH CONGRESS FOR PEACE.

ALL VIEWS REPRESENTED.

SINISTER MOTIVES DENIED.

FRANCE'S STATEMENT OF HER REQUIREMENTS.

GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST BRITAIN.

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The Manchester Guardian Political · Correspondent, isys that when the text of the Anglo-French Naval Agreement is published it will appear perfectly harmless, but what is not harmless is the military concession made to the French in return for their naval concession.

The writer asserts that Great Britain has consented to aban- don her opposition to the French thesis that trained reserver. should not be included in the limitation of land armaments, thus imperilling the 'whole' future of land disarmament and accepting France's military supremacy in Continental Europe.

The Manchester Guardian editorial · says. “ This, sacrifice, of principle by Great Britain is a betrayal.”

(THROUGH REUTER'N, AGENCY. J

The failure of the tripartite the naval conference between United States, Great Britain and LONDON, August 918. Japan was chiefy owing to. the Well-informed quarters in London opposition in standpoints of Great strongly deprecate the suggestion Britain and the United States - $9 that there is some sinister signi- regards light cruisers and their ficance behind the Anglo-French | armaments. Furthermore, the pre- Haval compromise.

paratory disarmament commission It is emphasized that the com- also met the difficulties which it promise is perfectly straight was found hitherto impossible to forward and that no attempt has remove.

been made to conceal the details from States for whom it has say

concern.

He was later arrested in Berlin,

The absence of any ulterior and identified as Luigi- Miláni, a motive is quite evident from "the man" wanted" by the Italian fact that the agreement can only police for fraud and forgery. A be operative if the other Powers second man, Ugo Marchesini, a who are members of the Naval Dis former Court jeweller in Rome, was armament Commission agree to arrested at Frankfurt, while a

adhere to the terms.

custed to Taming and other Kuoto Nahas Pasha informing him that GERMAN MOTION REJECTED. third man, Alfredo Palmeri was

Mr. C. T. Wang before leaving minchun troops from the Paoting Shanghai. He indicated that the area are concentrating on the same Nationalist Government's" attitude ' place. It is understood that they to Japan in the question of treaty are going to Shantung revision was becoming more con- ciliatory, and that the Nationalists had dropped their intention of en- forcing the interim measures pend. ing the conclusion of the new treaty..

After hearing the latest reports on the situation the Cabinet there. fore agreed to adopt a watchful and waiting attitude for the time being in view of the Nationalista change of attitude.

MILITARY DEPARTMENT.

(Wah Te Tat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Aug. 2nd.

After some discussion in Washing- ton, the Egyptian Legation replied the attitude of Washington to Egypt was favourable, upon which the Waldist Premier took practical steps with the United States Gov- ernment with a view to the Kellogg Pact for the outlawry of war.

It is significant that Waldist newspapers to-day are apprehensive that the present Egyptian Cabinet will wreck the negotiations with the United States in order to satisfy the British Government which is displeased with Egypt's demarches in regard to the United States

American Ridicule.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

[THROUGH REUTER'S ACENOT.]

4.

OMMEN, Anguib 21st, The World Youth Peace Con gress which was opened at Ommen yesterday, is the first ever held. It is being attended by over five hundred young men and women from 31 different countries, and the object of the gathering is to discuss how Youth can help to prevent war.

Fifty British delegates represent a rather remarkable clash of politi cal interests, the organisations re- presented ranging from the besgue of Nations Union and the YMCA to the Young Com munist International.

In an interview with Pressmen, General Ho Ying Chien, the Execu tive member of the Central Military Committee, said that the Fifth

WASHINGTON, August, 22nd. Kuomintang Executive Conference The State Department, when in recently held had apparently settled terviewd by Reuter, ridiculed the

Eight Indian delegates include a idea that American negotiations personal representative of Ghandi. In this connection it is note many outstanding problems con- for

a treaty with Egypt were The United States have sent worthy that some of the leading fronting the party and the Nation-initiated with any ulterior motive eighty delegates, the gathering out that being beaded by Kenneth Robin- vernacular papers," notably the alist Government. Marshal Chiang The officials pointed

Egypt was the thirtieth nation to son, of the Californian Institute Jiji and the Nichi Nichi, are re Kai Shek, if his health permitted, which such a treaty had been offer of Technology rominending the Japanese Govern. was expected to return to Nanking ed, and the proposed treaty was The Congress to day rejected a in strict accordance with the resolution moved by a German ment to show a more sympathetic in a few days. The Central Mili-American policy of revising exist delegate, protesting against "the attitude to China, and to meet the tary Department which would being treaties, including conventions action of the German and Dutch Nationalists hall way.

one of the five branches of the with countries with which the Governments in refusing visas to Central Government in accordance United States did not already Soviet delegates. INTERNAL REFORMS IN

have treaties.." with the political reformation pro- MANCHURIA..

gramme embodied in. the party [ZAROVGR ́ÉKUTER'S ADENCY.] principles, would soon be inaugur ated. Many leaders including him MUKDEN, Aug. 22nd. self were in favour of Marshal Chang Heuch Lisag announces Feng Yu Hsiang becoming chief of the following as the principal" reforms of internal administration the department. The trend of

in "Manchuria :---

To abolish likin and native customs;

To reduce the salt tax by $2 per picul;

To disband 100,000, soldiers; To promote education by mak- ing it compulsory and raising funda by public subscription;

To enforce opium prohibition;

To suppress bandits;

To improve municipalities, and To redeem Fengpico.

INVADERS REPELLED.

(Wah Ti Yat Pav,)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 22nd. According to a message from Kirin the Mongolian invaders ob the Manchurian border have been repelled, and normal conditions in northern Manchuria have been restored."

ARMY OF OCCUPATION,

{THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.)

PRIPING, Aug. 22nd

events in military circles was hope, ful.

SHANGHAI'S GARRISON

COMMANDER.

(THROUGH... REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Aug: 22nd.

Liu Chih with the First Division of the First Army has been.order. ed from Hauchow to Kiangsi for the suppression of Communists and bandits, while Hsiung Shih Haei, commanding the Fifth Divi- sion, has been appointed Garrison Commander of the Shanghal Area in succession to Chien Ta Chun, who is transferred to suchowfu

FIVE TEETH.

(Wah Tei Yat Pao).

SHINGHAI, Aug. 22nd. After the extraction of five teeth in the last few days Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's physical condition, normal, though he is still remain It is reliably stated that Peiing in hospital for a rest cure. Chung Hai has telegraphed to Mukden asking if Chang Esuch

TRADE MARKS. Liang intends to evacuate the Chihli-Shantung forces remaining (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENot;}, inside the Great Wall, as otherwise he intends to take drastic measures.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 22nd. against them. It appears that It is learned that the British these troops have established them-Consul-General has notified British nelvés-as" an "army of occupation owners of trade marks that there over a large area inside Shanhai- is no objection to their registering kwan, and are collecting taxes, etc. the same at Nanicing provided that they are not already registered NORTHERN SITUATION. in China.

The clause excluding disputes involving a third party was the same as appeared in all revised treaties, and had no special significance whatever for Egypt

OPIUM HAUL IN. HONDURAS.

CONSIGNED TO DOCTOR.

ILLICIT TRAFFIC WITH--

Ú.S.A.

(THROUGH EIUTER'S AGEÑOT;],

INTERNATIONAL LAW. SESSION OPENS IN SWEDEN.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

STOCKHOLM, August 21st. The thirty-fourth session of the Institute of International Law' has. opened here under the presidency of M. Hammerskjold, Governor of Upsala.

The seventy delegates attending the Congress include representa tives of Japan, Chins, North America and South America.

U.S.' PRESIDENTIAL

CAMPAIGN.

HOOVER'S RESIGNATION FROM CABINET.

arrested at Marseilles, which ap-. parently was the headquarters of the gang.

The police have discovered that the letter of credit on the Yokohama Specie Bank was genuine, but the name of the owner and the amount of the credit had been cleverly altered.

BRITISH EMIGRANTS TO CANADA.

JOINT CONFERENCE CONCLUDES.

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IBRITION WIRELESS SERVICE)

American Inquiries. The United States Government, it is now revealed, after consider- ing the compromise, requested elu- cidation on certain points, which the British Government recently answered.

It has also been stated that the publication of the terms of the com- promise has been deferred in order to permit of a certain elasticity which would not be possible once

the terms became definitely known throughout the world.

Trance Explains

PARIB

▲ Compromise. The British and French Govern- ments, anxious to enable a resamp tion of the negotiations of the Preparatory Commission jointly searched for the bases of an entente which might eventually be accepted by the other Powers and a com- promise was reached which, for from running counter to the view points of other nations, tends to reconcile them.

The arrangements in fact had merely been made with the purpose of enabling further negotiations on the precise bases. It is recalled that France favoured the limitation of light craft from the viewpoint of aggregate tonnage while Great Britain desired the limitation by classes; the mean solution between. these two contentions was reached.

Special Conditions....... Each country,kince the outset of the negotiations has emphasized its special maritime naval conditions France has emphasised the neces A semi-official communiqué ensity of ensuring the security of her phasises that the naval agreement colonies, and particularly of her is not a diplomatic" act involving communications with North Africa, the signature of plenipotentiaries, for which she requires small sub- An official statement issued at but brings an end to an Anglo-marines. She contends that they Ottawa saya it is confidently ex-French disagreement.

should not be subjected to limita- pected that the negotiations will

tion.

RUGBY, August Blat. Lord Lovat, Under-Secretary for the Dominions, has concluded the conference which he has been hold- ing at Ottawa with the Canadian Immigration Department

result in a steady increase in the "It is therefore inaccurate," the flow of suitable British emigrants communiqué goes on, "to speak of to Canada.

secret clauses, since there has been no signed Convention."

Details arrangements are to be worked out between the Dominion and Provincial Governments and the Overseas Settlement Depart ment in London.

Zer Reeds.

The statement dwells at some length on France's need for small

PORTSMOUTH VISITS THE high-powered submarines and light

NAVY.

INTEREST IN H.M.S. "FURIOUS.".

(BRITISH WIRELESS, BERVICE.]

RUGBY, August 21st. Portsmouth is having what is known as Navy Week, during which warships are open to the public

One of the principal features is the air craft carrier Furious.

cruisers in order to maintain its naval efficiency, and explains that the compromise is meant to serve as the basis of a settlement of the whole disarmament problem..

RUBBER RESTRICTION.

SCHEME.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

H.M.S. Furious is prominent by CEYLON ASKS FOR RELEASE reason of its superstructure. Be- low the main deck she is an ordi- nary cruiser, but above the main deck she is a vast steel aircraft hangar of two door, on top of which is a flying deck 75 feet-above. the water line. Aircraft are raised WASHINGTON, August 21st.

from the hangar to the dying deck, Superior (Wisconsin), President lifts.

According to s message from or brought down from it, by steel

[LEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras,

August 22nd. The authorities have confiscated a consignment of 1,200lbs. of opium, which arrived from Constantinople vid Marseilles, addressed to a local the resigna-co doctor. The latter, however, denics Gonidge has acted to rig ASSASSINATION PLOTS that the drug was intended for him the Cabinet, in order to facilitate and considers that the quantity exceeds what the whole of Central

America could use legitimately in a century.

The police believe that the opium was intended for illicit traffic with the United States.

ALGERIAN CYCLONE

his election campaign.

Mr. Hoover's successor as Secre tary of Commerce is Mr. William F. Whiting, who has been a friend and political supporter of President Coolidge for many years and is head of the Whiting Paper Company, of Holyoake, Massa- chusetts.

FRENCH BUDGET.

INCREASE FOR FIGHTING SERVICES.

HAVOC.

BIG CASUALTY LIST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY..]

PARIS, August 22nd. {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] 11.were killed and 314 injured in the cyclone at Jijelli, where a tidal

PARIS, August. lat. wave and earthquakes added to the M. Poincare has completed his terror of the inhabitants. The in- plans for the 1929. Budget,, which fantry barracks, hospital, cinema, will shortly be submitted to the restaurant and warehouses were Chamber. reduced : to ruins, ·, while nine- Apart from slight Income Tax tenths of the houses were unroof-relief, there will be neither an in- crease, nor a decrease in taxation. At Bougie also several big, sheds The Army, Navy and Air Force were demolished and plantations | Estimates will be increased, and in a telegram sent to him yester The Second Welch Regiment has mown down. Nine were drowned there will be a deficit of about day to proceed to Peking 01 noun zona to Weihaiwel for summer in the foundering of dredger 248,000,000 if the original domande. as possible in order to secure the Visit, while the Second-Suffolks while a mu

beats of the spending Departments are Northern situation.

have just returned.

were sunk

granted.

(Wah Tai Xat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Aug. 22nd

Marshal Chiang Kai Ehek has requested Marsha? Yen Hai Shau,

SUMMER VISITS.

(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY,}

SHANGHAI,, Aug. 22nd.

ted

MEXICO.

A DANGEROUS. DANCING PARTNER.

{REUTER'S · AMERICAN SERVICE]

IN

Dr. Mexico City, August 2let, During their investigation of the assassination of the President-Elect, General Obregon, who was shot dead on July 18th, the police have discovered & plot for the murder of both "Président Calles and General Obregon intended for April lait during their visit to Celaya.

Seven women and five men have been arrested and charged with plotting to assassinate the Mexican leaders.

According to the police, a girl of 21 intended scratching them with a poisoned pin while dancing.

SIR OTTO BEIT ILL. V

(BRITISH WINKLENS: SERVICE:]

RUGBY, August 21st. Bir Otto Beit, the South African magnate, is lying all at his house at Welwyn in Hertfordshir

This contention does not apply to

high-powered submarines with an extensive cruising radius and big

tonnage.

France also requirez surface ships of under 10,000 tone to exi- sure rapid communication with her colonies and to defend her coasts. These vessels should not be limited as their armament is purely de- fensive, but cruisers and other light craft better armed for attack should be limited according to the British viewpoint.

These are two of the most im- portant points on which the com promise has been established.

BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYED.

·STILL ON THE INCREASE.

[EXITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

COLOMBO, August 21st.

RUGBY, August 21st, The unemployment returns con- The Secretary of State has retinue to show an increase. plied to the resolution which was

The total number of worklesson moved in the Legislative Council August 13th was 1,314,200, which on July 5th demanding the release was 9,999 more than the fortnight of Ceylon, not later than August before and 290,030 more than a year; 1st, from the rabber restriction ago.. scheme, and its intrigue against

the economic interests of Ceylon, whether Malaya désires to remain in the scheme or not.”

In his reply, sent by telegram, the Secretary of State says that he does not see his way to meet the wishes of the Legislative Council until the expiration of the August- October quarter..

DRINK AND STREET ACCIDENTS.

THE DRUNKEN MOTORIST.

{THROUGH REUTER'S 10ENOY.]

ANTWERP, August 21st. The International Congress "for Combating Alcoholiam has passed a resolution pledging itself to work for, firstly, the enforcement of. severe penalties against drunken. motorists, including the with- drawal of driving licences, and secondly, the laying down of exact rules by which doctors may diagons drunkenness in the case of "persons involved in street accidenta,

DEATH OF COTTON. MAGNATE,

MR. WH COATS.

{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, August 21st. Mr. William Hodge Coats, head of the great cotton firm of J. and P. Coata, died to-day at the age 62 years.

then

He was one of the rich bers of the Coats Zamily, in which- there have been twelve millionaires. since the business started in wall. way-104 yars ago, "...

SUPPORT FOR SIMON COMMISSION,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]-|

RANCHI, August '21st. The Legislative Council of Bibar and Orissa has decided by 50. voteg to 44 to appoint a committee to co operate with the Bimon Commis sion, and has rejected a Swarajist amendment 1 fro Table-Conference.