SALT GABELLE SCHEME.
MERE CLERICAL DEPART. MENT.
PRESS CRITICISM.
izzmotor axCTER'S 'AGENCY.)
PRIPINO, Sept. 29th.
An editorial in the North China
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JAPANESE ROYAL
WEDDING.
HEIR TO THE THRONE MARRIED.
LA POPULAR PRINCE.
(THROCORREUTEN'S ADENCE.]
Toxro, Sept. 27th,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th, 1928.
NATIONAL CRISIS PROCLAIMED.
FURTHER RIOTING IN AUSTRALIA.
ALL WORK CEASES.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ADELAIDE, Sept. 98th.
THE CUBAN SUGAR MILLIONAIRE'S TAX
INDUSTRY:
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
HARMFUL TREATY WITH AMERICA.
ITHROUGH REGTER'S AGENCE.]
HAVANA, Sept. 2sth
RETURNS.-
SIR WALTER COCKERLINE SENT FOR TRIAL,
WITHDRAWAL REFUSED,
(TaROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. 7th. »
COMMUNICATIONS. WAR OPENS.
WIRELESS AND TELEGRAPHS.
RADIO CORPORATION'S: MOVE
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE")
New York, Sept. 28th.
THE PREMIER'S SPEECH.
SAFEGUARDING POLICY.
TRIBUTE "TO" FOREIGN-
- SECRETARY:
{THROUDH_RSUTER'S AGENOT))
LONDON, Sept. 27th. La consequence of further riot-
The Premier's eagerly awaited A fresh turn was given to the
By filing an application for the speech at the mass meeting at Yar- In brilliant sunshine, Prince ing in which the police dispersed
In regard to the trouble in the sensational case in which Sir Wal
wave mouth, was listened to by then- Standard points out that while Chichibu, Heir Presumptive to the two thousand unruly strikers, the Cuban sugar industry which is ter Cockerline, the well-known mil. allocation of sixty-seven there is general agreement over the Japanese Throne, proceeded to the South Australian Cabinet has pro-leading to a plebiscite of the pro-lionaire ship-owner, is charged at lengths for the transmission of sands, arrangements having been
Palace, where, under simple but Dew Salt Gabelle scheme, no pro-impressive Shinto rites before the claimed a national crisis and al ducere on the question of the cur- the Hull Police Court with making domestic wireless messages, the made for broadcasting, while the vision is made for loads such as Sacred Shrine, he was united in work has ceased until October 1st.
tailment, Walfrido Rodriguez, an falte income tax returns over a Radio Corporation is credited with hall was packed to overflowing.
Mr. Baldwin opened by declar the ninety-six million one, the wedlock to Miss Setako Matsu
daira, daughter of the Japanese
ex-member of the Cuban Congress, period of fourteen years, and thus the first step in a keen struggle service of which should be met out Minister to the United States.
addressing the sugar planters at defrauding the revenue of a sum between the corporation and the ing that the leading issue at the old-established telegraph -com-"general election would be the chal of surplus salt funds after the salt
tributed all the trouble to the of £107,000, secured, loans have been paid. The
reciprocity treaty with the United When the preliminary hearing Panies. It is understood that the lenge of socialism against constitu States.
opened this morning, counsel for Radio Corporation will aim at the tionalism and individualism. paper also asks what happens if me
Dealing with the Conservativė district fails to pay in its quota,
He contended that the Cuban the Commissioners of. Inland Reestablishment of its own network and deplores the,, fact that the
Government should denounce the verbe made an application for per- of domestic stations to distribute Party's safeguarding policy, be scheme makes the Salt Gabelle a
treaty.as constituting a restraint mission to withdraw the prosecuits own messages, instead of emsaid that if the Conservatives mere clerical department without
of trade. It was ineficient and tion against Sir Walter Cocker-ploying the telegraph systeme as it were returned to power, the Safe- harmful to Cuban interests. His line. speech was loudly applauded,
any authority and deprives it of rights of earmarking funds..
TARIFF AUTONOMY,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
I
NANEING, Sept. 28th.
in England.
The news of Prince Chichibu's marriage will be read with pleased Japanese nor have ever visited interest by many who are neither Japan. The Prince has very many friends in "England, which country be visited a couple of years ago to take up study at Oxford. Strange as he was to English manners and customos, Prince Chichibu quickly made friends in all circles-and particularly among sportsmen, for he is an all-round athelete, and a remarkably good mountaineer. His daring exploits in the Alps caused quite a flutter of alarmed anxiety
CZARIST PLOT IN
RUSSIA.
DESCENDANTS OF ROYALIST
OFFICERS.
TERRORIST ACTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.''
Moscow, Sept. 7th. The Soviet authorities announce
among the officials of the Imperial the discovery of a plot by a Household Department in Tokyo, who dreaded the possibility of ac counter-revolutionary organisation
In the course of an interviewcident-or worse-during some of in Krasnodar, an important centre with Reuter's representative, Mr.his adventures on the peaks favour in the Kuban Province. T. V. Soong, the Nationalist Minis-ed by climbers in search of thrills.
ter of Finance, declared that there
is intense interest being taken throughout the country in "the im- mediate accomplishment of tariff
autonomy.
At Oxford, during his residence The organisation, it is stated,
ex-
THE THIN END OF THE WEDGE.
SOVIET AND PUBLIC UTILITIES.
after
POSSIBLE MONOPOLIES.
[THLOUCH REUTER'S AGENCY.] at Magdalen (unhappily cut short is headed by the Fons of former
Moscow, Sept. 27th. by the fatal illness of his Imperial afheers and officials in the Tsarist The Soviet Government father) Prince Chichibu was tremely popular among the under-regime and it is alleged, aimed at considerable done on propose to grant concessions for communal graduates. His unaffected manner terrorist acts against Soviet re-
enterprises of all kinds. made him a host of friends, and
The concessions will include all He stated that the new Tariff in many ways he was likened to the Presentatives, including the blow- Schedule drawn up by a specially Prince of Wales, so completely did ingup of building and other sub-public utilities as for instance, tramways, gas-works, electric power he enjoy his freedom from the rigid | versive acts. appointed Tariff Commission is conventionalities normally observed
Many arrests have been made. members of the now being examined hy the Minis-by try of Finance, and will shortly Family.. be submitted to the Government Council for approval and official promu.gation.
The Finance Minister added that the manner in which the new schedule will be enforced is being carefully studied, and a proposal that advance notice be given to the Powers might be adopted.
Although it is freely said that the new schedule will be enforced on October 1st, it cannot be off. cially promulgated until the rear ganised Government is functioning. According to Chinese reports, the United States, Britain and Ger. many will support China's request
for the enforcement of the new Tarifft,
ARTIFICIAL SILK TARIFF.
{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.)
Imperial
motored
་
GREAT WELCOME FOR PRINCES.
MOMBASA EN FETE.
(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.!
Some time ago Prince Chi- chili, speaking in Tokyo at an Anglo-Japanese gathering, referred in the following terms to his visit to "England: bave through a great deal of the coun try; I have stopped in country houses and feudal castles: I have hunted the fox and shot the pheasant and partridge in Eng-
MOMBASA, Sept. 25th. land; I have stalked the deer and
Europeans, patives and Indians landed a few, small trout in Scot land; 1 have visited the Parlia- vied to welcome the Prince of ment. hospitals, other institutions. In fact, I have Wales and the Duke of Gloucester done everything a right minded when they arrived by steamer from oglish gentleman is expected to Egypt. The decorated streets were Romans do the best way of under-lined with enthusiastic crowds. standing foreign countries. I set
and
numerous
do. I have done in Rome what the
stations, and water-works, and at present the scheme embraces over sixty towns, including Moscow, Leningrad, and Odessa.
claims.
1.
to
The Hull Stipendiary Magis
has done hitherto,
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THE CALIPH'S PLIGHT.
APPEAL FOR FUNDS TO
SETTLE DEBTS.
guarding of Industries Act would not be used as a side or back door for the introduction of a generni tarif.
Polley Hearmed.
It was stated that the request of the prosecution was actuated by medical advice as to the state of Sir Walter's health. Counsel add-
He rearmed the policy laid- ed that the accused had already
down in his letter to the Party paid the Government £300,000 $3
Whip early last month when he penalties in addition the
On August 2nd, a few days be stated that the experience of the £107,000 paid earlier in the pro-fore his death, the Rt. Hon. Syed last four years might enable the ceedings in settlement of the duty Ameer Ali, one of the foremost pro- Government to simplify certain. fessors of Islam, addressed to the details in procedure, and that no Straits Times & letter covering a manufacturing industry would be report on the plight in which barred from presenting its case be
fore Tribunal appointed to de- the application, and decided that Osman, the last Caliph, and ment
bers of his family now find them termine whether a safeguarding
attack of heart-failure, Mr. Syed No industry, he said, would be was entered on behalf of the de-selves. In consequence of a sudden duty should be imposed. fandant, who was allowed bail, the Ameer Ali's letter was never sign-prevented from making and prov Magistrate fixing the sum of £2,000ed, but the report has now beening its case before the appropriate on his own recognisances.
forwarded by his widow wha Tribunal, but there would certain
ly be no question of a general tariff until the question had been submit- ted to the country,
trate, after consideration, refused
the case must go to trial.
Thereupon, a plea of not guilty
SINGAPORE BASE CON- TRACT.
writes:-
J
I now feel it my sacred duty to send to you in the hope that all Moslems who loved and revered
The total investment of capital is fixed at over 400,000,000 roubles The Government insists that the rates to be charged shall be with- in the people's purse, and also. pro. poses that if the investment con MESSRS. SIR JOHN JACKSON him and for whom he thought and
cessionaire' makes 3 suficiently large offer he may be giver tem- porary monopoly.
ARMS ON MYSTERY SHIP. HIDDEN UNDER COAL.
ANOTHER GET-AWAY.
(THROUGH HLUTER'S AGENOT.)
BATAVIA, Sept. Sith.
It now transpires that the cap- the police to inspect the holds, after denying that munitions were aboard.
out from Japan, nearly three years TRAFFIC ON GREAT LAKES.tain of the Baune finally allowed ago now, to see the world, and I have always tried to study things from every angle. I may safely say that I have succeeded to a cer- tain degree."
Prince Chichibu's stay in Eng. land. was comparatively short-
SHANGHAI, Sept. 28th. The Chinese Merchants Associa tion has petitioned the Government on the imperative need of increas ing the import tariff on artificiale wilk.
The petition states that the cheapness of artificial silk is ruin. ing millions of Chinese farmers who are dependent for a living on the silk industry.
JEHOL AGREEMENT. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PRIPING, Sept. 8th. The vernacular papers report that Chiang Kai Shek, Chang Hsuch Liang and Yen Hai Shan will shortly reach an agreement over Jebol. The removal of Tang Yu Lin is practically certain as he is most unpopular in Jehel.
REMNANTS TURN : BANDIT. [TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MUKD, Sept. 27th.
A serious outbreak by remnants of the Chihli-Shantung army, who attacked tea villages in the vicinity of Yungchen, carrying out an orgy of looting and rapine, is reported,
On the receipt of the newa, which shows that the villagers are in a terrible plight, Genera Chang Hsueh Lang immediately despatch ed a Commission provided with funds, foodstuffs and clothing to relieve the sufferers.
PEKING MUKDEN RAILWAY.
had intended to remain about three years-hut the friends he left behind will
not only
wish him and his bride long life and happiness, but will hope that some day he will be able to make another visit to England and re new the inany happy associations which were so sadly broken.
CHOLERA AT TIENTSIN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, I
FERING, Sept. 28th. An cutbreak of cholera is report ed from Tientsin all cases occur- ring among Chinese soldiers, one' in the native city and four others in a military camp just outside Tientsin.
CANADIAN AND AMERICAN VESSELS.
EXEMPT FROM INCOME. TAX.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
The police, however, discovered Reveral enzes of munitions under the coal.
LIMITED.
COMPLETION ́IN` SEVEN
· YEARS.
(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losbox, Sept. 27th. The Admiralty announces
strove to the last hour of his long and arduous life, will help their Caliph and his suffering family in their dire distress and need."
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"A Deplorable Condition." The report, which is dated "Nice, June 30th, 1928" and sign- thated" Rechid" says, inter alia:- the contract for the construction "I have brought nothing but of the New Naval Dockyard at Singapore has been awarded to disillusionment from my sojourn Messrs. Sir John Jackson, Limited, in Egypt on the subject of my of London.
affairs. But all my miseries were Among the specifications is a time clause requiring completion Put in the background on finding of the contract within seven years. His Majesty the Caliph in a piti The award was made after the able state such as I had not expect three lowest tenders,"submitted by
The police returned to the har-Messrs. Sir John Jackson, Lamited, ed, though hour, where they decided to place Mesare Topham and Railton (1025) police aboard to
the Limited, and Sir Lindsay Parkia Baune from leaving. The Baine son and Co., Limited, had been steamed off, however, before the carefully considered by the Ad
WASHINGTON, "Sept. 28th. The Canadian Government has agreed to exempt from income tax American vessels operating on the police arrived. Great Lakes, and the United States have similarly exempted Canadian companies. The agree ment is retrospective from and involves many million dollars, not only in taxes but in litigation.
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DEADLOCK IN GERMAN SHIPYARDS.
WORK AT A STANDSTILL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
HAMBURG, Sept. 7th
'All the German shipyards will be idle on Monday in consequence" of the wages dispute. It is expect
189 DEATHS FROM PLAGUE:ed that at least 50,000 workers will
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
come out on strike.
Representatives of both sides have made every effort to reach an HARBIN, Sept. 28th. amicable settlement of the dispute The Chinese Plague Prevention between the shipyard workers and Service reports that so far there the owners, but these have failed have been 189 deaths from bubonic and a strike is now inevitable.
CLOSED.
plague in the Tungliao region,{" PRIVATBANK TO BE where the boundaries of Mongolia, Manchuria and Chibl: meet.
The Chinese
and Japanese authorities in Manchuria are co operating in organising anti-plague
meusures.
RECOGNITION BY U.S.A..
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"
UNAVAILING CONFERENCE.
{THEOTON BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 28th..
The decision was taken to close the Privatbank to-day following on abortive night-long conference be- tween the Government and repre sentatives of the principal banks on the one band and representa-
[THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.}
MURDER, Sept. 27th.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 7th. General Yang Yu Ting is expect
Much interest has been created ed to arrive at Mukden to-day with General Pei Chung Hsi, who is by an intimation that legal ad paying a visit to General Chang viser of the State Department tives of the Privatbank on the Hauch Liang for the settlement of hold the view that the United other for a reduction of the lat important questions regarding the States has already recognised the ter share capital. An investiga tion of the Privatbank's books Peking-Mukden Railway and the Chinese Nationalist Government.
The view had been held in many shows that the bank is solvent Luanho and territory between
ouarters that the conclusion of with twelve million kronen, share Shanbaikwan.
the Sino-American Tariff Treaty capital left... amounted to de forts recognition
DEVELOPMENT OF
SCHOOLS.
TAKOVUR REUTER'S AGENCY.) "
prevent
NEW YORK "STOCK MARKET.
SUDDEN BREAK AT CLOSE.
HUGE BROKERS' LOANS.
IRECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
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NEW YORK, Sept. 27th.
Conservatives did not doubt that the procedure needed amplifying and, shortening, and they might look for some move in this direc tion.
Unemployment,
Dealing with the unemployment ment problem, Mr. Stanley Bald- in said that the most serious arens were the coalmines.
Conservatives realised that the
only thing that could be done for out-of-work miners was to obtain for them employment in other in- dustries whether in Britain or over- Lord Lovat, he mentioned, is at present in the Dominions studying
KENN:
a
means of expediting overseas settlement, and they would eagerly await the result of his labour. The Premier expressed the hope that they would be able to art thereon.
I was fully courant" with his innumerable difficulties. I am wondering if,
In the course of a brief survey for the honour and charity of
of the Conservative Party's achieve Moslems, it would be possible toments, Mr. Baldwin paid a glow- make some most necessary effort to ing tribute to the work of Sir Austen Chamberlain, who he said, WHITE MAN'S BODY FOUND. ameliorate the condition of His had nearly worn himself out in the
cause of peace.
miiralty.
OUTRAGE OF NICARAGUAN
REBELS?
Majesty.
"For one thing, the purchase of the villa which he inhabits, and (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] .' which is for sale at a very low price, would be a great relief to NEW YORK, Sept. 27th. The Nicaraguan authorities at him. It would save him the very Managua are investigating the high yearly rental and would avoid In the last few minutes of tradidentity of the body of a white constant renewals, which also cause ing to-day the New York Stock man, found dead with fatal wounds Market experienced one of the in the head at Waspuk on the Coco great expenditure, much incon- above ali the sharpest breaks in prices for many River.
It is believed that the discovery humiliation incompatible with his months.
is an echo of the Sandino outrages earlier in the year, and that the dead man was Mr. George Mar- shall, a native of New York, who of the Laluz Y Los Angeles Gold was formerly the assistant manager Mine Company, which had pro- perty in East Nicaragua.
Twenty issues tumbled down from five to twenty points in the space of a few minutes, and the decline came despite an abundant supply of call money, which is quoted at 5 per cent.
The slump is presumably due to a fear that the total of the brokers' loans would approach the highest
level of the year.
Among the issues affected were General Motors and Curtiss1‚ção,|| both of which declined from 5 to 7 points, while United States Steel after climbing to 161/62 which is a record for the year, fell to 1571. PROPERTY LIONS BREAK LOOSE.
MANAGER BADLY MAULED.
DASH FOR THE WOODS,
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New Yoax, Sept. 7th
-WIE-
OBITUARY.
SIR HENRY WICKHAM,
'(THROUGH 'REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Sept. 27th. The death is announced of Hir
Henry Wickham.
Sir Henry Wickham virtually founded the rubber plantation in dustry. By means of a ruse he amuggled out the jealously guard ed rubber seeds from Brazil during
the 'seventies.
[Sir Henry Wickham, who was born in 1848, was commissioner for the introduction of the Para
venience, and
station.
His Majesty. actually has
not the wherewithal to settle his accumulated debts, and to pay rent for the house. He has, no posses sions which could be realised.
EMPIRE TOBACCO.
SCHEME TO DEVELOP THE INDUSTRY.
growers' in
An important scheme for con- solidating the whole of the tobacco the British Empire, with a view to increasing Empire trade, is, The Daily Mail learns, nearing completion."
In March the tobacco committee of the British Empire Producera® Association decided to form a to- bacco federation of the British Em pire on the lines of the Sugar Federation.
"His entire fortune was confie-
Sir Benjamin H. Morgan, chair eated by Angora. He finds himself
man of the British Empire Pro ducers' Association and of the" in a deplorable condition, and a
Sugar Federation, was appointed sum of £2,500 to £3,000 would be chairman of the Tobacco Federa necessary to help him over the grave plight in which he finds him- self.
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"What is really most urgent is the settlement of debts. "His Majesty is greatly distressed at the disastrous effect if he were summon- ed before the Tribunal.”
End Of Ottoman Empire. In November 1922, the Grand
tion, and to him was entrusted the task of securing the support of the whale of the tobacco interests with- in the Empire.
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Sir Benjamin has already visited Canada, where, it is understood. the scheme has been favourably re- ceived. He is now in Australia, and will shortly leave for South Africa, strere a conference is to be" held in Nyasaland next month,
The objects of the Tobacco Federa- tion may be summarized as follows:
To further, the interests of the.. tobacco industry of the British Empire.
To investigate and collect in: formation in regard to produc
and co-ordinate the results of research.
The perils of breeding and train (Havea) Indian Rubber for the National Assembly of the Turkish ing lions for use in cinema produc-Government of India. He was State, under Mustapha Kemal tions and for other show purposes, also Inspector of Forests, Commis Pasha, deposed the Sultan, declar-. was shown at Elmonte, California, sioner of Crown-lands; Acting Dis
P.ed the downfall of the Ottoman yesterday, when three lions on their trict Commissioner and J. way to an exhibition park, broke Colonial Service; explorer and Empire and the rise in its placetion, transport, and marketing, FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO out of their travelling cage and pioneer planter for half a century of the new National Turkish State, of the Nationalist Government by the United States. This has DOW
TURKEY
attacked the manager of the "Loop in the equatorial belt (east and been confirmed by the legal ad-
Form
West), Central America, Orinoco, In October 1923, the Republic was, visers of the State Department,
The unfortunate man 80 Amazon Valley, Australia, New proclaimed and a presidency estab CREDENTIALS" PRESENTED."'"
lished and conferred upon Mus who interpret the signing of the
badly mauled and bitten that he Guinea, Pacific Islands, etc.]
tapha Kemal Pasha. Four months now lies in a critical condition in Treaty as constituting full recog ['THROUGH REUTER'S 'ÁGENOY.)
Inter the Caliphate was abolished, It is announced that General nition of the Nationalist regime."
hospital.
the religious courts were sub- Chang Hauch Liang has donatedIt is further learned that when
ANGORA, Sept. 28tb. - All three lions escaped into near
ordinated to the Ministry of Jus further sum of 83,000,000 to be the American Consulate at Nande Chambrun, the French by woods. A chase was organised,
tice,ecclesiastical charities xerc devoted to the development of king opens in a few weeks' time, Ambassador, has, handed over his but only one could be captured
made administrable by the civil It is confidently hoped that the primary schools in Manchuria,
the United States will take advan- credentials to Mustapha Kemal alive, two others being shot dead
Government, and the Sheikh-ul formation of the federation will re- Committee is now discussing how tage of the occasion to deliver & Both delivered speeches, in praise when it was observed that they The
Islam, expounder of the Holy Law,ult in an increased demand for to invest the money in the most fitting message 12 the Chinese of the fendship between Turkey were in a dangerous mood,
was expelled from the Cabinet: Empire tobacco s third was lassooed-and-is-safa profitable way.
and France.
MURDEN, Sept. 27th.
GENERAL OSHIMA.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,】""
Torro, Sept. 27th. The death ie announced of Vis- count General Hisanao Oshima, at the-age-of-85-year-
- To take steps to obtain the most
favourable terms for Empire to bacco in the Empire and else where.
To engage in propaganda and publicity to increase the demand for Empire tobacco.
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