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NORTHERN ARMY REINFORCED.

FLANK ATTACK BY 4th ARMY.

HANKOW AND NANKING.

(Wah T, Tat Pao.)

STEALING" CHINA'S

RELICS.

ROY ANDREWS HELD UP.

PROSPECTING FOR OIL

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT. Į

PEIPING, Aug. 30th.

It is learned that the "Historical

SHANGHAI. Aug. 30th. General Chang Trung Chunga army in Northern Shantung has Preservation Committee has re- been strongly reinforced by 捣

cently petitioned the Divisional large number of newly recruited Political Commission, urging that troops which have just been trans- Roy Andrews should not be allow ported to Cheloo from Chinwanged to take curios and other his- tao by six steamers. On the other torical relies from China.

hand the Nationaliste commanded The Political Commission in now by "General Pei Chung Hsi are pre-reported to have taken up the pared to march towards Shantung matter, declaring that this is the to launch a flank attack on the while Nationalist forces belonging to the 2nd and 3rd Army Groups will be responsible for the attack on the Shantung Chibli allied forces. within the Great Wall, Luanchow being their first objective.

TANGSHAN MINING AREA.

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Naval Wireless messages atate that the Tangshan mining area continues quiet, Marchal Chang Taung Chang paid a visit to Chu Yu Pu at Kaiping on Tuesday.

Fengtien troops continue to move outside the Great Wall, and it is believed that they intend to leave a garrison of 28,000 between Lao- haien and Shanhaikwan,

A message from Wanhsien etates that General Yang Sen has left by steamer, presumably in support of the attack against Liu Hsiang. which is again reported to be imminent.

RUMOURS DENIED.

(Wch Ti Yát Pau).

SHANGHAL, Aug. 30th. General Pei Chung Hai has wired to Hankow declaring that there was no truth in the rumour that

Hankow and Nanking were in op- position. He alleged that such a rumour is the invention of Com- mudiats.

CHINKIANG FOREIGN

CONCESSION.

{THROUGH REUTKE'S AGENCY.]

Troops of the 48th Army "have occupied property in the Foreign Concession at Chiakiang.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31st, 1928.

ROMAN CATHOLIC

CONGRESS.

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35,000 VISITORS AT SYDNEY.

MAORIS AND FIJI CHIEFS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY-]

A VOYAGE OF RECOVERY.

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN SETS OUT.

SUPPORTED TO TRAIN.

THROUGH REUTER'S AUKTOY.)

LONDON, Aug. 30th, Sir Austen Chamberlain, looking pale and drawn, left, London for Liverpool to-day to embark on the steamship Orcomo......' He "was

ac

M.P.'S DEATH IN AIR DISASTER.

WRECKED MACHINE

RECOVERED.

WOMAN'S BODY FOUND.

(BRITIBE WIKELESS BERVICE]

UP A WIRELESS MAST.

PRINCE'S`EXPERIENCE.

INSPECTION OF RUGBY RADIO STATION.

(THROUGH REUTER & AUENCY.}

Rcony, Aug. 29th. The Prince of Walos today vieit It is now established that red the Government Super-power

Rugby, August 29th.

KELLOGG ARRIVES IN IRELAND.

SCENES OF ENTHUSIASMS

FREEDOM OF DUBLIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

DUBLIN, August 30th.. SYD, August 30th,

Mr.. Kellogg and Mr. Cosgrave, Ecclesiastics and laymen are

aboard the United States warship Detroit, arrived at Kingstown this pouring in to attend the Roman Catholic Eucharistic Congress from

MacCallum Scott, the prominent Wireless Station at Rugby, which morning from Paris and were British politician, and his wife, is capable of communicating with greeted by a salvo of eighteen guns, all over the world, including the most outlandish places. For ex-companied by his wife, daughter have lost their lives while flying any part of the globe and which while there was a dense crowd on

an aeroplane serves inter alia for the worldwide | the pier. ample, there are six Maori chiefs and younger son His tour of con- as passengers in

The Vice-President, Ministers, and a

Fijian chief. Arrangements valescence is laid vid Bermuda, which left Victoria, British Colum-broadenating of British official news

service and the telephonic service Mrs. Cosgrave and the American are being made to accommodate Havana, the Panama Canal; Son bis, on Saturday for Seattle..

to America.

Minister boarded the Detroit and His Royal Highness arrived at welcomed M. Kellogg

35,000 visitors.

The Papal delegate, Cardinal fourth time that Andrews has Carretti, arrived to-day and was gone to Mongolia, "stealing" his welcomed by a vast crowd at the torical relics, and that has action Woolloomooloo Wharf, which was is contrary to international usage. draped in scarlet, green and Car- The Commission has wired to the dinal's purple. The great proces- Tutung of Charhar, Chang Peision went to St. Mary's Cathedral, Mai, instructing him to retain which the Cardinal declared " Andrews boxes. The Tutung has parable to any Cathedral in the replied stating that he is detaining Old World" and sang the Te Deum, eighty-five boxes in custody at after which the. Cardinal delivered

a message from the Pope to Kalgan pending negotiations.

far distant but most beloved chidren of Australia."

The Commission is also alleged to have accused the Andrews party of prospecting for oil wells in Mongolia, and has wired to Yen Hui Shan, who is head of it, asking for instructions. ..

TERRIBLE STORM

IN ITALY.

HAILSTONES KILL NINE MEN.

| MANY. SERIOUSLY INJURED.

(THROUGH EXUTER'S AGENCY.}

Hoxx, August 29th. A message from Mouza, Lombardy (northern Italy) states that six persons were killed and over one hundred injured by a severe bail- storm between Montis and Legnano.

Enormous hailstones fell and the hurricane caused heavy damage to the small tower of the Cathedral. Many chimneys and telegraph wires were blown down and many build- ings collapsed at Fossati...

LATER. It is now learned that 9 were killed, 40 seriously injured and 100 slightly hurt in the storm.

LORD HALDANE'S WILL.

com-

FULL DOMINION STATUS,

INDIA'S DEMAND.

POPULARLY ELECTED

BODIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY.}

LUCKNOW, August 99th. The All Parties Conference has unanimously passed a resolution demanding a form of government, of responsible and popularly-elected legislative bodies and a system not

lower than a Dominion status.

:

Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, ex-Law Member of the Government of In dia, declared that there was no difference between

✡ Dominion status and rsponsible government.

RESERVOIR BURSTS IN- JAPAN.

HOUSES WASHED AWAY.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENÓT,]

Toxyo, Aug. 30th." Thirty are missing and are be- lieved to have been drowned an a result of the "bursting of the re servoir at Komaro, the electric

A protest has beca lodged with the Commissioner for Foreign BEQUESTS TO UNIVERSITIES: power station for Central Japan.

Affairs and ovacuation of the pre- mises appears likely."

PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT · STILL OPEN.

{TEROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 30th. The Nationalist News Agency states that reports that the Shang- hai office of the Intelligence and Publicity Department of the Minis try of Foreign Affairs, in Jinkee Road, has been searched and closed by order of the Shanghaf Munici- pal Police is unfounded.

The offices of the Department, says the Agency, are still open and functioning, but the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs has lodged a strong protest with the Consular Body, concerning the seizure by the police of anti-Japanese literature found in the office.

" CORNWALL” DUE.

LOVE FOR GERMANY,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, August 29th. The will of the iste Lord Haldane is notable for a bequest of £1,000 to Goettingen University.

Lord Haldane studied philosophy at Goettingen University and later in life, at a gathering in England, be referred to the spiritual in- fluence which a certain great man at that University had had upon him. This remark appears to have been misinterpreted, Lord Haldane being reported as having spoken of Germany as "his spiritual home,' and, as is well-known, he suffered much unpopularity during the late war in consequence,

Water poured down, washing away nine houses. Four bodies have co far been recovered.

SELLING CUBA'S SUGAR.

DECREE SIGNED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

HAVANA, Aug. 30th. Senor Machado has signed the decres allowing the selling of sugar in any quantify to countries other than the United States.

AIR DEFENCE IN AUSTRALIA.

COUNTERPART TO SINGA- PORE.

(THROUGH KILTREʼN AŬENCY.]

DARWIN, Aug. 20th.

Lord Halda makes bequests Sir John Salmond, who is make also to Edinburgh University, ing.& fight round Australia in the Bristol University and other educa-course of his duties as Adviser to tional institutions in this country. the Australian Government on the reprganisation of the Air Force, delivered a speech at & reception given on his arrival here, and said that it was quite possible that the construction of Singapore Naval Base would throw a considerable responsibility on Darwin and that it was possible that an Air Force base would be created there.

"

GREEK FEVER OUTBREAK.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY,]

ATHENS, Aug. 30th. fever epidemic is now

The

H.M.S. Cornwall is due in Hongahating. Kong from Home on: September 3th. The fag of the Commander- in-Chief of the China Station" was transferred from H.M.S. Hawkins to H.M.S. Kent on August 29th,

CHURCHES SEIZED.

(Tmicoon REUTER'S AGENCY:]

FEIPINO, Aug. 30th.

It is learned from foreign sources at Teinaafu that Nationalist troops under Miao Peh Nan have occupied mission property at: Taianfu, 'in- COMMUNICATIONS DAMAGED.iding the churches.

TYPHOON IN JAPAN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

OSAKA, Aug. 30th.

A typhoon last night in the southern parts of Japan, including Kyushu, Shikoka and Sanyodo, "did considerable damage to come

munications and

.......

DEATHS IN HURRICANE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

MONTIZAL. Aug. 30th.

Three have been killed and four juced in a hurricane in Berthier

Francisco, Vancouver and "Mont- real.

He managed to walk along the platform Andy with the greatest difficulty, leaning on the arm of his elder son Joseph, and was almost lifted into the train.

ELECTRIC WONDER

SHIP.

STEERS HERSELF.

"SUCCESSFUL TRIALS.

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Aug. 30th. The remarkable new all-electric ship, Brunswich, of 9,000 tons for the Atlantic Oil Shipping Company of Philadelphia, ran her trials on the Clyde.

She is the largest ship of ber

The captain's} type yet built. bridge is an amazing place from whence the reszel can be operated by one person at the switchboard.

The ship is steered automatically and does not require engineers to start or stop the Diesel engines. Once the course in set she requires no further attentions*,-

""

The distance was only eighty miles but all trace of the machine had been lost. Messages from an couver, received in London to-day, state that the missing plane has now been recovered in thirty feet of water in Puget Sound. The dead bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Scott

and five other persons were in the

enhin

Mr, Scott was visiting Canada partly on holiday and partly to collect material for a book on emigration and forestry. He be- came Member of Parliament for the Bridgeton Division of Glasgow, aga Liberal, in 1910. In 1922, standing as a Coalition Liberal, be was defeated in that constitutency by Mr. Maxton, the Socialist. In 1991, he joined he Labour Party, and became its candidate for East Aberdeenshire.

Body Found"

VANCOUVER, Aug. 30th. A woman's body, presumably that of Mrs. MacCallum Scott, has been

found by American coast guards in Discovery Bay. The wreckage of the aeroplane was washed ashore

at Fort · Townsend, Washington, and also the brief case belonging RETAIL TOBACCO MERGER. to MacCallum Scott, containing his

BIG STORES COMBINE.

[REVTIE'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Yoak, August 29th It is rumoured on Wall Street

diary.

FORT CÂNNING RESERVOIR.

COMPLETION EXPECTED

"BEFORE NEW YEAR.

SPOT.

the station unexpectedly, accom On landing. Mr. Kellogg was re- panied by his brother, the Dukeceived by a guard of honour and of Gloucester. The Princes made Irish-American anthems, and re- inspections of all departments, coived addresses from public showing keen interest in the ap-bodies.. paratus and in the transmission of messagee.

The Prince of Wales then, ex-

pressed a desire to ascend one of

A procession was formed to the Mansion House at Dublin where.. Mr. Kellogg received the Freedom of the City.

Hungary's Domment.

the masts, which are over 500 feet

BUDAPEST, Aug. 29th high, being the tallest in the world.

The comment of the Hungarian While his brother left to pay a newspapers on the invitation to private visit to a friend in the Hangary to adhere to the Kellogg. Pact is not enthusiastic, and the neighbourhood the Prince of Wales newspaper "declare that the Pact was taken up the mast in an elec-will only be effective if its signa tric lift and on the platform on ture is followed by the abolition of" top remained a considerable time nection they allege that Hungary's. existing injustices, in which, con- enjoying the excellent view. adversaries during the war

still hostile towards Hungary and contrary to the Peace Treaty. are treating Hungasian minorities

are

A strong wind was blowing and the mast, which is designed to withstand a wind pressure of 140 miles per hour, nevertheless sway- ed appreciably. When he reached the ground again, the Prince ex- Greece will adhere to the Kellogg pressed delight with his experi-

ence.

Greece. ApprovGS.. |

ATHENS, Aug. 29th. It is officially announced that

Fact.

No Discussion.

BRUSSELS, Aug. 29th. He said it was a wonderful. Hymans, the Foreign Minis station and that it was marvellous ter, on his return from signing the that telephonic communication

Pact in Paris, declared that the could be established 50

Rhineland was not mentioned in. question of the evacuation of the

his talks with Dr. Stresemann.and other statesmen.

easily

between this point in the heart of England and America.

PREMIER WITH THE FARMERS.

" AFTERNOON, STANLEY.!"?

DAY WHEN HIS TASK WILL BE DONE

Losvos, Aug. 7th.

Holland Ready.

HAGUE, August 30th. The Government has informed | Washington that it is "prepared to

sign the peace pact.

EX-CAPTAIN OF SCHODL.

SIX MONTHS' BORSTAL FOR.

THEFT.

Mr. Baldwin, the Prime Minister, | LONG RECORD OF OFFENCES. was among his own people in Wor-

Briza Sutherland, otherwise dreesed familiarly as Stanley by Peter Ferguson, aged 20, with no farmers and others whom he has axed abode, was ordered by Mr. known all his life.

Bingley, at Marylebone, to under- go ix months' modified Borstal treatment.

that negotiations are progressing TO BE A SINGAPORE BEAUTY eestershire yesterday, and was ad- for the merger of the United Cigar Stores Company of America and the 'Schulte Retail Stores Corpura- tion," bringing together the largest chain of retail tobacco organist tions in the country,

The United Cigar Stores Com. pany has monthly sales amounting Lo G.$5,000,000 and the Bchulte Corporation sales amounting to G. *ž,000,000.

HONOUR FOR COSTES AND LEBRIX. AMERICAN FLYING CROSS.

Rapid progress is being made with the Fort Canning Reservoir, so much so that it is confidently expected that the scheme will be completed and ready for use by the end of December.

So far one part of the reservoir has been completed and was hand- ed over to the Municipal Water Department at the end of July. This part has a capacity of about

three-sevenths of the whole scheme,

He first visited the Stourport Flower Show, wearing grey flannel and a brown, soft felt hat. trousers, a blue coat and waistcoat

"Afternoon, Stanley," was the greeting of an aged farmer with side whiskers and no hair on the top of his head.

Hullo, Joe!" was the Premier's response. I have not seen you for heaven knows how long. How are things going "",

Sutherland, who was educated at. King's College, Ely, where in 1995 be was captain of the school, was charged with stealing jewellery, notes, and money to the extent of £13 belonging to Miss Maud Sampson, proprietors of a board- ing-house in Manchester Street, Manchester Square, Marylebone, W. Sutherland had stayed at the All right, fine," said Joe cheer-boarding-house for two days. fally. And then, stroking his bald

Detective-Sergt. Arney said that head, he chuckled: Crop be get Sutherland was arrested at the ting thin on top,"

Most of us have experienced Kilbura Empire, where he was "in which is for a service reservoir the drought there, and touch with a chorus girl"

To facilitate his departure from PARIS, August 9th. storing, when full, 30,000,000 gal Baldwin. Still, we cannot grun the bouse after the theft Suther

ble. The crops that matter ought The American Ambassador has lona. Although the Municipality to be good this year, and after all, and had a telegram sent to him- presented Costes with the American have not yet taken advantage of you know, what they shy, Joe-self, saying he was wanted at Distinguished Flying. Cross for his the finished section it is expected you cannot have hair and brains." Folkestone.” will be presented to Le Brix that they will commence to use it world fight, and a similar cross

"That be true," agreed Joe reflectively.

Then Mr. Baldwin chatted with (Costes' companion) when he rein the near future.

At the present moment about Mr. Weavers,, & farmer of Shraw eighty per cent. of the whole work ley. The Prime Minister knocked has been done, complete with his pipe out in true farmer fashion roofing, etc., and. if this rate of on the heel of his shoe. progress continues there is little

(THROUGH RAUTKE'I AGENCÍ,]

turns to Paris.

AIR CHIEFS KILLED.

WRECK OF LINDBERGH'S- PLANE.

[REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE)

Sutherland, added the detective, was the eon of a captain in the Royal Naval Reserve and was en- tenced at Portsmouth in May 1996. to six months' hard labour for & series of thefts of gold cufflinks: from shops. At that time be was Queen's Hotel, staying at the I want one of those, pipes when Southsea, where he gave his ad

doubt that the whole work will you have finished with have been completed and the Mr. Weavers. scheme ready for use by the end. of the year.

said

"You will have to wait a long time, Jim, was the laughing reply "They are not much use when I have finished with them."

Not So Simple.

dreta as Queens' College, Cam- debt for bridge, and incurred a board and lodging of £10.

After serving the sentence at Portsmouth be joined the Royal Corps of Signals at Catterick, be came a lance-corporal, and desert-

bad earned a living since, but when he went to the West End boarding- house he had a fair sum of money.

New York, August 29th. Until one has an opportunity of After a search throughout the inspecting the reservoir it is hard whole of the State, in which the to conceive the immensity of the dirgible" Los Angeles" had just scheme. The huge tank, which is Mr. Baldwin said, ́in formally | ed. He declined to say how he been "ordered to participate, the mid to be the largest service re-opening the show: bodies of Mr. Merrill, Chief of the servoir in the world," covers over Curtiss Flying Service, and M. nine and a half acres, and, when Edwin Ronde, Chief of the Baffale finished, will allow for a depth of Airport, have been found in the 23 feet of water. Inside the com- wilderness near Port Jervis, beside pleted section gives the impression the charred wreckage of Lindbergh's of beautifully pillared banqueting 600 hose-power taachine.

halls in some ancient castles, so Lindbergh had not accompanied splendidly finished is the whole of them.

the concrete work

SOVIET SPIES IN LATVIA LATVIA'S STRONG ACTION.

DEATH SENTENCES COM-

MUTED.

Grassy Slopes. In the future Fort Canning is going to be a beauty spot of Singa COMMUNIST PARTY SUP- pore for on top of the reservoir, which covers practically the whole PRESSED.

of the top of the hill, is being laid, first, an earth covering, and then THROUGH REUZKA'S AGENCY.]·

finished turl. Situated so splen didly, this place would prove an BIGA, Aug. 29th.

lung" for this unsurpassed Acting on the instructions of the Minister for the Interior, the police crowded city, possessing many ad- Bardens. have suppressed the Independent vantages to be utilised as Socialist and Communist Party who If the Municipality could grant proclaimed 6. General Strike on permission for this to be open in August 22nd, and which led to the evenings, there is little doubt, many people would take advantage man, rioting in the capital:

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BIGA, Aug. 29th.: Three of the death sentences" which were passed in July on officials who were found guilty by & Military Court on charges of espionage on behalf of the Soviet Gorerament have been commuted.

The fourth condemned

The greatest mistake many of my opponents have made about me in thinking that because I come from the country I must be simple.

Clergyman's Appeal

An uncle of Sutherland, a clergy- man, appealed to Mr. Bingley to tend the lad to Borstal on the ground that he lacked all ides of discipline. "I cannot say he has had the beet of home life," he said, but I-am-sure that if something is not done to provide a corrective

We in the country do know that if we change a pound we shall get 198, 111d, and perhaps a crop of plums over.

Every year, I like to think, brings me nearer the day when my task will be done. I hope it will not be just yet, because I method his life will be spent in have a lot to do, but on the and out of prison."

2 The elergyman. added that the other hand it is a kind of task

Portsmouth which no man ought to go on with the moment he feels he has while Butherland was employed by a large firm in London in one of not got full strength for it.

Thank God, I feel I have the best jobs he could possibly strength still, but a mar cannot have had. It related to theft, go on into old age leading the but round that there are hin dreds of other cases.. He (the country, or one of the parties clergyman) was the only one in in this country, through times the lads family who would have such as we have to go through anything to do with him.

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Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin later visit

named Kornilovich, who was form A Court of Appeak will decide of the chance to enjoy the in- erly Chief-of the-Frontier-Guards, whether the Ministerial action be rigorating sea breeze to be obtained the Martley Flower Shox here will be executed:

upbeld

ed there.traits Times.

the Premier distributed the prizes

escapade

Occurred

Mr. Bingley warned Sutherland that if he did not alter his conduct. he might and with a term of penal servitude: