1928-09-08 — Page 7

JAPAN DETERMINED TO STAND

NO NONSENSE.

SERIOUS VIEW OF BOYCOTT SITUATION.

C. T. WANG'S REVIEW OF FOREIGN POLICY.

FENG CLAIMS OVERTHROW OF SHENSI REACTIONARIES.

Japan har made by up her mind to stand no nonsense from China, and has instructed Mr. Yada, the Japanese Consui-General at Shanghai, to convey this fact to the Nationalist Adminis- tration. The Japanese Government is viewing with concern the continued existence of the anti-Japanese boycott, and points out that it will be compelled to take a very serious view of it should it spread. It is hoped, however, that the Nationalist Covern- ment will show its good faith by preventing this Japan regards the tariff which the Nationalists intend to apply, as illegal, and will refuse to accept it unless the enforcement is preceded by a conference in which the matter may be discussed.

In the question of treaty revision, it would appear that both parties are waiting for the other side to make the first move.

Mr. C. T. Wang has issued a statement on the present posi tion of foreign affairs. Settlements, of outstanding questions of foreign polier appear to be proceeding satisfactorily on the whole.

P

A fuller account is published of the kidnapping and murder by bandits of certain Japanese at Wanhsien in Mag. As yet no' com- pensation has been made for these outrages,

Harshal Feng Yu Hsiang claims that "a Kuominchun general · has stormed Fengsiang in a dare-devil attack. This, he saya, menna the final overthrow of the Shenai reactionaries.

JAPAN'S VIEWS OUTLINED.

THROUGH REUTER'S LOENCY. /

Tokyo, Sept. 7th.

SHENSI REACTIONARIES.

LIHROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY,]

PEKING, Sept. 7th.

"A message from Kaifeng kaya that Feng Yu Hsiang claims that the Kuominchun" General An Hau Teh with a dare-to-die" corps stormed Fengsiang in western Shensi on September 3d after a bloody fight. He claims that this

Prior to his departure last night for Oak en route for Shanghai. the Consul-General, Mr. S. Yada, conferred with the Premier on the China situation. It is understood that he was instructed to endes vour to induce the Chincee Authori-means the final overthrow of the ties to suppress the anti-Japanese reactionaries in Shensi.

boycott, which it is feared, though

still sporadic, may epread.

If it does spread the Govern- ment is bound to regard it as very serious, and may be forced to take eteps, though hope is still express" ed that Nanking will show its zin. cerity by preventing the spread.

Mr. Yada was also instructed, it fri stand against oconomic discrimina tion generally.

is understood, to

take

A

So far as the question of treaty revision is concerned he will take no steps.. Meantime the Govern- ment" will continue, its watchful attitude, awaiting China's next

move.

NORTHERN RETREAT.:

(Ten Wan Yat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7th.

remnants

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th,

The Chia-Shantung have evacuated Lutai and Ningho and are retreating to Fengtai and Chinchow." General Per Chung Hai has decided to clear the Northern remnants out of the Peking-Mukden Railway zone within a week.

RUMOURS DENIED.

ROBBER GANGS IN PEKING.

HOUSE BROKEN "INTO,

MISSIONARIES HELD UP.

|

(THXOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Perino, Sept. 6th The activities of gangs of robbers in and around Peking has increased considerably of late. A week ago a gang broke in and looted two temples rented to foreigners in the Western Hills during the absence of the owners, whilst last week-end, while an Italian named Riva was absent in the Hills, his Peking re- sidence was broken into and $3,000 worth of silver stolen.

INFORMAL LEAVE TAKING

PRINCES SET OUT FOR AFRICA.

CHEERING CROWDS.

"EXITISH) WIRELESE – SERVICE. 1

Roosy, Sept. 8th. Absolute informality marked the departure from London this after noon of T.R.H. the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester for their tour of East and South Africa. This was in accordance with the Prince of Wales' personal

wish.

The Royal brothers arrived at Victoris Station, 'net in uniform, but dressed as ordinary civilians

in lounge suits, with bowler hats.

-On behalf of the Government Mr.

Ormaby-Gore said farewell to them as, accompanied by their mail suite, they entered the Pullman car of the boat train for Dover.

The American military attache, Mr. Magruder, returned this week from Chinwangtae to find many valuables stolen from his house, including a silver canteen presented by the Legation at his marriage." while to-day it is learned that two Anglican church people, Rev. J.

A large crowd, however, witness- Porteous and Denconess Frances, ed their departure and gave the were on their way from Peking to Prince and his brother an en "Yungching by motor bus when robthusiastic send-off.

bers searched their baggage, taking everything to which they took a

fancy, and also stealing their wrist

watches.

THE FOREIGN OFFICE.

BIRKENHEAD TAKES HIS

TURN.

ROUTINE DUTIES.

[THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

Loxpox, Sept. 7th.

With similar informality, the

ERADICATION OF LEPROSY.

JOHN D, ROCKEFELLER'S

GIFT.

LEONARD WOOD FUND.

[THEONGN REUTER's agencï.]

MANILA, Sept. 7th. John D. Rockefeller, Junior, has given $100,000 gold to the Leonard Wood Fund for the Eradication of Leprosy. The fund has now reach ed over G. #1,000,000.

MRS. PACE:

NEW DOCUMENTS AT

SCOTLAND YARD.

REGISTERED" LETTER.

Loxbox, August 17th. A number of documents which are said to throw a fresh light on the Pace poisoning mystery are in the possession of Scotland Yard, the South Wales Evening Express un. derstands.

They arrived there in a bulky re

1928.

7

IMPRESSIVE SCENES T.U.C. STANDS FIRM

OF WORSHIP.

FOR PEACE.

HUGE OPEN AIR SERVICE.

MYRIAD CANDLES,

THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]

BYDNEY, Sept. eth..

HUGE. MAJORITY AGAINST. EXTREMISTS.

A. J. COOK CARRIED OUT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE?

A

Rucar, Sept. 8th. A atupendous and deeply im

momentous decision finally pressive outdoor meeting was held committing the Trades Union Con- today in connection with thegress to the peace in industry policy Eucharistic Congress, a vast con- gregation numbering over 200,000 assembling at the Royal Agricul- tural Show ground, More Park, Sydney, in the centre of which à. great altar had been constructed.

The visiting clergy were headed by the Papal Legate, Cardinal Cerretti, who took up a position close to the altar.

A notable feature of the gather- ing was that the huge congregation

which is likely to be one of the greatest influences in the future course of Britain's industrial life, has been reached by an overwhelm- ing majority on a'card 'vote at the annual assembly now sitting at Swansea.

"

The motion put to the meeting was one condemning the action of the General Council of the T.U.C. in opening industrial peace negotia- tions with the employers.

minor trade unions, and in view of It was put in the name of severa

is estimated to have included at

the resolution, which was passed by least 130,000 men worshippers.

a large majority on Tuesday in-. Bishop O'Doherty of Galway ledstructing the General Council to the congregation in bymas, while take steps to purge the Trade the sermon was preached by the Union movement of communism, the Archbishop of Sydney, who also issue was never in doubt. pronounced the Benediction.

The impressiveness of the Bene-

The three biggest unions, the Transport Workers' Union, tha National Union of Railwaymen previously decided to support the action of the Council, and the

Frinces embarked at Dover in the gistered letter and were handed to diction was enhanced by the switch and the Miner's Federation had ali cross-channel steamer Invicta, walk-Chief Detective-Inspector Cornish, ing direct from the train to the who was in charge of the original

investigations

ship. There was no ceremony, but again the Princes received a great

ovation.

"PRINCESS XENIA."

SETS UP A NEW RECORD.

THE LUCK CHANGES..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 6th.

After many trials and tribula-

In accordance with earlier artions extending over a period of rangements, Lord Birkenhead has assumed charge of the Foreign Office in succession to Lord Bal-

fear, who has gone to Scotland, and who acted as Minister în charge of the Foreign Office while Lord Cushendun was acting a Foreign Minister in Geneva. Lord Birkenhead's responsibilities, which he will discharge till "Lord Cushen dun returns, will be mainly routine, such as the signing of documents.

nearly three months, Captain C. D Barnard, the famous British pilot, landed at Croydon to-day in the Fokker-Jupiter monoplane

"

Princete Xenia from Karachi, finishing triumphantly by setting up a new record for the fight from India to London.

Captain Barnard, who was ac companied by Flying Officer Alliott, länded at Croydon at 8.10 p.m. this evening, having fown a distance of

The documents, it, is "stated, ara to be submitted to the Home Office for early consideration.

It is believed that Sir William Joynson-Hicks, the Home Secre tary, will himself examine the documents and that no new develop ment will take place unless it has bis approval.

Harry Pace, a Coleford, Glouces tershire, sheep farmer, died from arsenical poisoning last January, His widow," Mr. Beatrice Annie

Pace, was tried for murder.

She was acquitted at Gloucester Assizes on July 5 on the direction of Mr. Justice Horridge, the de- fener not being called upon,

TWO SPEECHES IN 43 YEARS.

SIR J.. AGG-GARDNER'S

MEMORIES.

Sir James Agg-Gardner, the Con-

REFUNDING" LIBERTY LOAN. over 3,000 miles from Karachi inservative member of Parliament

HIGH RATE OF INTEREST.

(Fan Tx Tot Pao).

Regarding Nanking's intention of

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7th. applying a tariff.on October 1st it

Mr. Yin Shih Lin, Genera is intimated that the Japanese Chang Hsueh Linng's representa.

[XEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] Government will not accept its tive at Nanking, said that the enforcement unless a conference is rumour that General Chang Hauch

WASHINGTON, September 7th. Srst held to consider the matter. Liang had suggested to the retired

The Treasury is offering At present they consider the step Marshal Sun Chuan Fang that he #525,000,000 of nine month 4 per illegal

should rally his deserted. troops cent. certificates of indebtedness Talks with Japanese officials give and urge others to desert the to refund the outstanding Third the impression that the Govern Nationalist garrisons, was an utter Liberty Loan. This is the first time ment attitude is stiffening, and that fabrication.

The Fengtienese re in the year that the Government has Japan intends to show Nanking presentative further assured the paid such a high rate of interest. that she is not prepared to stand Nationalist authorities that any nonsense,

Chuan Fang had nothing to do now with military affairs in Manchuria but was engaged in the, develop ment of agriculture there.

FOREIGN POSITION

REVIEWED.

(Wah Tg Fat Paa),

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7th. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Nanking Foreign Minister, has issued the following statement, concerning re- cent developmente in diplomatic

affairs:→→ "The

Nationalist Government has duly instructed Mr. Alfred Sze, Chinese Minister in the United States, to sign the Kellogg Pact for China.

"As regards the renewal of the Sino-Portuguese Treaty, the Fortu gucae Minister is expected to arrive at Nanking on the 10th inst, to begin negotiations with the Nation alist Government.

"The Nanking Incident between China and France has been settled except for some minor points which it is hoped to arrango shortly.

*** In the matter of treaty revision. with Japan, since China's. second nate in reply to Japan, the latter had not made any move in this

direction.

1.

JAPANESE KILLED AT WANHSIEN.

[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Sun

"DISPLAYING BRITAIN'S

'PLANES.

DEMONSTRATION OF EFFICIENCY.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.')

ROBY, Sept. 8th. Fight-Lieutenant Scholefield left Brooklands at five o'clock this morn- ing on 20 attempt to £y to Bucharest, a distance of over 1,400 miles.

He is flying a two-seater Vickers Napier Vivid machine and hopes to reach Bucharest to-night. He will make two halts, at Nuremburg and Belgrade.

PEKING, Sept. 7th. Further details of the kidnapping of the Japanese st Wanhsien, whose, deaths were reported or August 31st, show that a party of Japanese were conversing in the offices of the Mitsu Bishi Company at Wanhaieri on May 27th when a party attacked them. They killed Yasutomi, who is the local manager The purpose of the fight is of the Mitsu Bishi, sad seriousig | demonstrate to the Rumanian Gov-. injured a Japanese language officer ernment the capabilities of an from a destroyer.

aeroplane which is of all-British manufacture in competition with machines from Italy, France and other countries...

They also carried off another Japanese named Okable, This mau was carried about by the ban dita till July 13th when he was killed at Nanlisochan, 200 7 from Wanhsien.

"

No compensation has yet been paid for any of these outrages.

SHORT HOLIDAY.

{THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENÚT.)

4J

SHANGHAI, Sept. 7th. Chiang Kai Shek, accompanied by his wife, has left Shanghai for Fenghua this afternoon for a short visit after which he will return to Nanking

TRAIN DASHES INTO ·

LORRY.

LEVEL CROSSING TRAGEDY.

{THROUGH_ZKUTER'S AGENCY.}

AMBTERDAM, Sept. eth. Three people were killed and one. seriously injured as the result of a collision between a train and a motor lorry at a level, crossing at Winschoten, in the Province of Groningen

four and a half days, calily a new record.

SOVIET AEROPLANE MISSING.

FEARED LOSS IN ARCTIC.

1!

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Sept. 6th. Another Arctic tragedy is feared from the fact that the Russian aeroplane "Soviet North" is miss ing.

The plane set out in an attempt to fly from Vladivostok across the edge of the Arctic Circle to Len- ingrad.

It is presumed that the pinne has been lost in the wastes of Northern Siberia.

GREEK FEVER OUTBREAK ÁBATING.

RECOVERY OF VENIZELOS.

[THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.)

ATHENS, Sept. 6ih. Cooler weather, coupled with the Government's preventive measures, has resulted in a considerable abate- ment of the dengue fever outbreak, So far, 250,000 cases have been reported.

M. Venizelos is making normal progress towards recovery.

THE PEACE PACT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

GENEVA, Sept. 8th. Lithuania has adhered to the Hellogg Pact

for Cheltenham, whose death ce- curred last month, was first elected for the Gloucestershire constitu- eacy in 1874.

ing off of the great flood-lights, and by the huge congregation lighting myriads of candles.

minority proposal was hopeless. from the start. When the vote was" taken the majority was even larger than expected. The resolution was defented by 2,921,000 rotes to HER 700,000.

SPIRIT WHO SWEARS.

MEDIUM "PRODUCES

BROTHER,

37

*CONCLUSIVE PROOF OF SURVIVAL AFTER DEATH."

Negotiations With Employers, Mr. Walter H. Qitrine, the General Secretary of "the_T.U.C, opening the debate, said that the Congress had to take a decision that would be very important for

Dr. R. J. Tillyard, the well-many years to come. known entomologist, in an article in the current number of Nature, describes what he regards as a con clusive experimental proof of the death. survival of human personality after

which negotiations had been opened Outlining the circumstances in

at the invitation of the employers, he said that the attitude of the em ployers in the past had been one of hostility towards the claims of Labour, but now no specific claims that came within the purview of industry would be excluded from discussten.

Two experiments were made. In the first Dr. Tillyard and Mr. Evans, as assistant, equipped them selves with numbered tickets, draw Moreover, he went on, at the very ings, and pages from a magazine outset both parties definitely decid- not known to them or the medium. ed that there should be no inter- In a dark room the medium, call. ference with the right to strike or ed Margery, went into trance and

to impose a lock-out. voice was beard, purporting to The step which the General Coun- be that of her dead brother Walter,cil had taken was in accordance trade who selected numbers and diagrams with the development of from the bundles offered to him, unionism throughout the world. and returned them soon after- At the present time, he stated, wards to the experimenters. there was a demand that the worker should have a voice in the control of industry, and the employers had. conceded that right.

Walter's Thumb-Prints Then the party adjourned to a lighted room, where Margery, ́hav- ing come out of her trance, repro-

the duced on paper. numbers, diagrams, and fragments of the magazine.

Many Interruptions. The attack on the Council's policy was led by Mr. J. T. Brownlie, the Fresident of the Engineers' Union, Subsequently another medium, but his speech was constantly. He was returned at

who had been holding a simultane-interrupted by the delegates when all subse

ous séance at a considerable dis- he began to criticise the attitude quent elections except those of tance from Boston, Massachusetts, taken up by the Council

where the main experiment was Mr. Browalle moved that the 1880, 1895, and 1906, when the taking place, telephoned that she whole question be referred back to Libera's swept the country. His also had received the numbers and the Executives of the different

other particulars.

Unions, but the motion was heavily - actual period of service

defeated.

years.

45

43 WAB

Yet in spite of his long experi- ence he only made two speeches in the House--one in 1312 on women'e suffrage and the other on May 4th of this year, when he moved the second reading of the Hire Pur- chase Bill.

As chairman of the Kitchen Committee, however, he had to reply to many questions in the House, and he usually disposed of | any complaints very effectively.

Was a severe

More Wine, Less Wit, Though silent himself in the de- bates, Sir James critic of modern parliamentary oratory.

As the only member of the House who sat under Disrdeli he was entitled to speak with authority on the subject. He said last year:

As a whole, the behaviour of the House has changed for the bad. "In my early days import ant debates were really impres Live affairs.

Nobody would have thought of

Glad interrupting Disraeli or stone. in the way Ministers SIG interrupted in these days. It is rather sad to think that while more wine is consumed' in the House there is little wit in the debates.

not Father of Though he was the House, owing to the interrup- tion in his service, Sir James "was regarded by all members as a model of old-world courtesy.

Lord of the Manor of Chelten- hem, he did great service to that town, He was educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge. A knighthood was conferred on him in 1916, and he was made a Privy Councillor in 1924. He never mar ried:

In the second experiment, with the same medium, but different

Mr. J. R. Clynes, speaking on be witnesses, Walter made a number half of the Council, stoutly defend. of thumbprints on prepared waxed their decision, and repudiated These were subsequently identified the vicious allegation" that the with those found on the handle of Congress was trafficking with the a razor be had used on the day of capitalist system. his death.

Dr. Tillyard sums up his results as follows:

"Impatient Spirit.

The personality of "Walter " is shown to be independent of that of the medium by the posses sion a distinct masculine voice

... by his alert mental pow ers, tending to simpatience and the use of swear words. and many other qualities.

Besides this, Waller shows that he has the power of smell, can see in the dark..

Cook Overcome.

Mr. A. J. Cook, the Secretary of the Miner's Federation, and the strongest opponent of the indus trial peace movement, fainted and was carried out in a state of col- lapse after a long and impassioned speech opposing the negotiations.

The Miners' President, Mr, Her bert Smith, said that the Miners' Federation had decided that the General Council had acted rightly' in accepting the invitation of the group of employers headed by Lord

Bir He can Melchett, formerly

Alfred select and "cognise objects not | Mond. known to any living person.

He can produce his thumb-

prints in dental wax in the dark CONTEST FOR A CORPSE.

more quickly than an ordinary man can do them in the light. My conclusion is that. Wal- ter Stinzon, who died in 1912, has fully proved in a scientific man- ner his claim that his personality has survived physical death.

Not Proved,

MAN WHO DIED IN TWO COUNTRIES.

men.

Poszx, Poland.

He fell dead across the frontier line, with the upper half of his body in Polish territory and the lower half in Russia.

A Polish merchant, Pinkus Gewel, was trying to elip across the fron tier from Russia into Poland when These arguments, however, have he was shot by Soviet Customs not convinced the editor of Nature, who, in a leading article, says:

We find it difficult to imagine what possible reason Dr. Tillyard can have for supposing that any

Gewel's widow claimed the body, thing supernormal was in pro- gress during the acquisition of declaring that her husband had knowledge regarding these ob hidden £300 in banknotes in his jects. With regard to the boots The Soviet Commission re: thumb-prints, Dr. Tillyard has fused to hand over the body and

money on not yet even began to prove that confiscated the the prints taken at the sitting are ground that even if the dead man's identical with those of Walter head wes in Poland bis feet-were-

in-Russin Stinson in life

the

ال الا