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THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT.

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POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT DEFINED.

COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF ALL FORCES.

DUTIES OF THE FIVE BOARDS.

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[TREDDON REUTER'S AGENCY.].

NANKING, Oct. 5th. The historic document promul gated yesterday," The Organic. Law of the National Government

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 6th, 1928.

DISCIPLINE IN THE PARTY

NO

UNAUTHORISED OPINIONS.

SEVERE PENALTIES.

(THRONGE BEUTEL'S AQENGT.}

U.S. VIEWS ON OPIUM CONVENTION.

REFUSAL TO PARTICIPATE.

INADEQUATE CONTROL.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NANKING, Oct. th.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3th. To centralize party authority and

The Caited States bas declined maintain strict discipline within the

to participate on the permanent party, the Central Party headquar

central board of the League of ters has circularised the branch

Nations, established by the Geneva party headquarters in various pro vinces and special municipalities. Opium Convention of 1923. strictly prohibiting the unauthor reason given is:-"Because ised

publication of individual Convention. does not deal

SHOOTING OUTRAGE PHILIP SNOWDEN ON DISARMAMENT PLAN

.

IN SHANGHAI.

VICTIM SLIGHTLY BETTER.

NO ARREST.

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENOT.]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 8th. Mr. Dudley Law is a little better, but his condition is still dangerous. He is suffering from a terrible head wound.

So far no arrest has been made and there is no indication of the reason for the outrage.

FINANCE.

DENAND FOR DIRECT TAXATION.

MAXTON DISPLEASED AGAIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

CORRESPONDENCE.

BRITISH AND FRENCH NOTES SUMMARISED..

PUBLICATION IN PARIS.

{THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, Oct. 8th. The Echo de Paris publishes which is as accurate "a summary as possible of the three_notes leading up to the Anglo-French, naval compromise, the British note of June 28th, the French reply of and the concluding July 20th British note of July 28th.

LEGISLATIVE YUAN. The Legislative Yuan shall be the highest legislative organ in the

It was on Wednesday evening National Government and shall

sunset that the police dis- after covered two well-known and very of the Republic of China," opens have power to decide upon legisla

The popular members of the English with the preamble published yestion, budgets, amnestics, war de

the community, Mr. Dudley Law director of "Henry Frank and terday. It continues :--

clarations, peace negotiations, the

ade-Lauder, the Manchester piece-goods The National Government shall conclusion of treaties and other exercise all governing powers of

matters. opinions in regard to party policies quately with control of the pro firm, and Miss Dorothy Thompson, the Municipal and Co-operative aircraft-carriers, cruisers of over

aged 38, English nurse, who had important international the Republic of China and shell

It shall have а President and and principles. In order to avoid duction and distribution of raw both been shot by unknown 28- opium, coco leaves and their sailants. Miss Thompson was kill bave supreme command" of laud, Vice-President and shall be com dissensions, disobedience to the derivatives." So states. Mr. Keled while Mr. Law, who was shot in naval and air forces. It shall have

logg's reply to the League's in the right side and the back of the head was still breathing. It was power to declare war, negotiate posed of between 40 and a memorder will be severely punished.

to be appointed by the

thought possible that robbery was peace and conclude treaties, and bers

Law's pocket-book was found two shail exercise the power of grant- National Government at the in-

STRIKE IN ANTWERP OIL the motive of the attack as Mr.

DEPOTS.

hundred yards from the scene. ing onesties, pardons, reprieved

avil rights. stance of the President of this and restitution of The National Government shall be Yuan. The members' term of office composed of five Yuan, execu shall be two years and members tive, legislative, judicial, examina.

non tion; and control. There shall be shall not concurrently be a Fresident and from 19 to 16 State political administrative officials of

Councillors of the National Gov- ernment from which the Presidents and Vice-Presidents of the Eve Yoan shall be appointed.

The order further specifies that henceforth all recommendations on party affaire should be directly submitted to the Central Party headquarters, and on no account should the various branch head-

quarters publish their views with-

QUALIFIED ALLIANCE.

(Was To Tat Peo).

any of the varicus organs of the out first obtaining the proper sane- central or local governments. Altion from the central authority.. resolutions passed by the Legisla PRESIDENT'S DUTY. tive Yuan shall be decided upon the Stato The President of the National and promulgated br Government, shall represent the Council, and the organization of Nasional Government in receiy the Legislative Yuan shall be

and in diplomats ing foreign othelating and participating at determined by law. State functions. The President shall concurrently be commander. in-chief of and, naval and air forces.. If the President is unable to discharge his duties for any cause whatsoever, the President of "the Executive Yuan shali act.

JUDICIAL YUAN,

SHANGHAI, Oct. 8th. General Chang Hauch Liang, in a report to the Public Safety The Judicial Yuan shall be the Council of Manchuria, said that

in the highest judicial organ

the Manchurian authorities could National Government and shall

not be ignorant of the fact that The National Government shall take charge of judicial trial, judi- the unification of Chica Proper had conduct national affairs through a State Council, of which the Presi-i administration, disciplinary become an accomplished fact, and therefore that it was no longer dent of the National Government punishment of officials and the possible for Manchuria to stand shall be Chairman. All matters trial of administrative cases. The aloof.

"He had therefore decided to make friendly terms with such Nationalist leaders as Feng Yu Hsiang, Chiang Kai Shek, Yen Hsi Shan, Li Tea Hsin and On the other hand the Manchurian reserve the Government should-

which cannot be settled between two or more Yuan shall be referred to the State Council for decision, and all lays promulgated and all mandates issued by virtue of the decision of the State Council shall be signed by the President of the National Government and.counter- signed by the Presidents of the five Yuan, Each of the five Yuan may according to the law

orders.

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jesue

granting of pardons," reprieves, and restitution of civic rights ball be submitted by the President of the Judicial Yuan to the National Government for approval of the action.

The Judicial Yuan shall have a President und Vice-President and may introduce bills within its com- petence in the Legislative Yuan. The organisation of the Judicial Yuan shall be determined by law.

EXAMINATION- YUAN,

others.

vitation.

COMPLETE STOPPAGE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.!

ANTWERP, Oct. 5th. The strike in the oil depôts here is now complete as the women em- ployees have also ceased work and have joined the men who went out on strike three days ago.

'PLANE'S CRASH INTO MOUNTAIN.

HEADLONG. FALL DOWN PRECIPICE.

(THROGGE XLCTEK'R ¿QENGT.]

MADRID, Oct. 4th.

A French air-mail plane, which was proceeding from Casablanca to Toulouse, crashed into Peak San Pedro, in the Derosas Mountains in Gerone Province.

I

PORTUMNA CASTLE

BLAZE.

PRINCESS MARY'S IRISH HOME.

FOUL PLAY FEARED.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rosy, Oct. 4th. in Portumna Castle, County Galway, the Irish Home of Prin- cess Mary and Viscount Lascelles, was the scene to-day of a somewhat disastrous are, though fortunately fire appliances were quickly on the

scene and the castle itself was in no time in serious danger.

The blaze broke out in the stables rapidly to the garage, both build- attached to the Castle, and spread The machine fell down a pre-ings being partially destroyed. cipice and burst into fames, the pilot and two passengers being burnt to death.

des-

Princess Mary and Viscount Lascelles had made arrangements to visit the Castle this week, and it is feared that the premises were deliberately fired as Civic Guards investigating afterwards discover- ed four empty petrol tins in the harness room of the Castle.

Bacond Loss By Fire.

- It is significant that this is the second loss by fire suffered by Vis- count Lascelles within a month.

The stables at Goldsborough Hall, bia Yorkshire home, were destroyed on September 5th, and six valuable race-horses were burnt to death;

AIR MAILS DISPATCHED FROM LONDON. WINTER PROGRAMME. right to stand off from the Kno

{THROUGH REUTER'S - AGENOT.] mintang for the sole reason that "geographically Manchuria was situ- ated in the far north bordering

Rugay, Oct. 4th, Russian and Korean territories 20 The Postmaster General.. that the Manchurian Government nounces that after to-morrow the must insist on the right of main-

supplementary letter mails its

administrative taining

Marseilles to overtake the mails authority in the political and mili-patched on Fridays by air zo for Egypt, India and Australia will be discontinued for the winter. Beginning on Monday next, the air mail for Lyons and Marseilles will be sent by ordinary night mail 1818.

The to Paris and thence by air. afternoon air maile for Belgium and Germany will be suspended, but the morning air mails will remain in operation.

tary affairs of Manchuria.

FINANCIAL SHORTAGE.

(Wah Taz Fat Pao).

In

NATIONALIST TROOP MOVEMENTS.

is made

LONDON, Oct. 4th. To the Labour Conference at Birmingham Mr. Philip Snowden (who was Chancellor of the Ex- chequer in the Labour Government) sketched the Labour Party'a plan

In the first note Britain intimates for restoring the national finances.

her readiness to accept the in- The Bank of England, he said,

formal suggestion of the French should be controlled by a public delegate to the Preparatory Dis corporation consisting of represen

Armament Commission for the tatives of the Treasury Board of limitation only, of surface ships. Trade, Industry, Labour and the armed with guns exceeding six Co-operative Movement; secondly inches (under which battleships, Banks should be spread throughout 10,000 tons and submarince will be the country and direct taxation should replace indirect whereof limited). The acceptance £40,000,000 had been imposed since provided the Freach Government Mr. Churchill had been Chancel authorised the formal presentation of the suggestion to the Commis- lor,"

sion. The British Government in National revenue should be raised such an event would withdraw op

realisable profits, incomes and accumulated position to the French views re- large

reserves in mainly from wealth. He favoured vastly in- garding trained creased death duties, and expressed Frenc army.

French Reply. the opinion that Socialism would become effective through public cor- The Qual d'Orsay replied asking' porations owned by the public and Britais to agree as regards 10,000 controlled in the interests of the

ton cruisers that the maximum public by the best business brains tonnage be fixed for all Powers

build in the country.

each undertaking not to The time was not yet ripe for beyond a certain tonnage dater- nationalisation of Commercial mined by its needs during the Banks.

period covered by the Convention. The same rule should be applie able to submarines which were divided into two categories, above

tons. and below 600

Only the former would be limited

Mr. Snowden concluded by say: ing that only the rich idler need fear the Labour Party's financial policy.

The Chairman (Mr. G. Lansbury, M.P.). in reply to Mr. Maxton said that Mr. Snowden was not yet dictator of finance and that his speech would be considered by the Executive along with the other speeches,

THE PREMIER'S FIRM

STAND.

LAW MUST BE OBEYED.

LATER MODIFICATION. '(TEROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, Oct. 4th. The interview between Mr. Bruce and the Trade Union leaders yes- terday lasted for several hours. Mr. Bruce definitely declined to interfere with the operation of the Transport Workers' Act or remove the necessity for registration of the watersidera He stated that uncon ditional observance of the law and the award of the Arbitration Court were essential; but he undertook that when the new Parliament met, the existing regulations under the Act would be embodied in a new bill to enable Parliament to modify the regulations if they desired. The interest of Princess Mary Mr. Bruce added that if the and Viscount Lascelles in their strikera returned to work it might Irish estate was greatly esteemedbe possible to arrange a conference by the country people who were with the shipowners to discuss the looking forward to their visit with form of the regulations and any keen anticipation.

amendments proposed by both parties could be included in the new Bill.

Portumns Castle, the scene" of the latest conflagration was be queathed to Viscount Lascelles by his uncle, the last Earl of Clapri carde, a millionaire, who died in

The Steward's house, where the famous couple have already raade arrangements to stay for some time from Saturday, was undamaged. -

EXECUTIVE YUAN. The Executive Yuan shall be the highest executive organ in the National Government and thal have President and Vice-Presi dent, the latter substituting in the absence of the President. The

The Examination Yuan shali Fe Exécutive Yuan shail establish the

SHANGHAI, Oct. 3th. Ministeries to which are entrusted the highest examination organ" în

The Budget Committee of the the various executive duties and the National Government and shall

Nationalist Government held a may appoint, commissions for speci- take charge of examinations and sed executive matters. The Minis determine qualifications for public mesting yesterday at Nanking tries shall cach bare a Minister, service. All public functionaries Those present included Marshal's an shall be appointed only after they Chiang Kai Shek, Li Tsai Hsia, Political Vice-Minister, and Administrative Vice-Minister, and have passed its examination and

General Li Chung Jen, Mr. Wang Pub Chun, Mr. T. V. Soung and the various commissions shall each their qualification for public ser- have a Chairman and Vice-Chair. sice has been determined by the General Tar Yen Kai.

shali lengthy report to the meeting on man, all of whom shall be appoint- Examination Yuan, which ed and removed by the National have a President and Vice-Presi the latest inancial condition of the

Navai Wireless messages, dated Government at the instance of the dent and may introduce bille on Central Government, Mr. T. V.

matters within President of the Executive Yuan.

its competence in Soong said that the estimate of October 4th, state that the Tang-

The railway authorities The Ministers and Chairmen may the Legislative Yuan. Ite organisa-revenue receipts for the period shan mining area is quiet

from October to December was less when necessary attend the meet tion. shall be determined by law.

than $15,000,000 which included the carried out further trials to text ings of the State Council and the Legislative Yuan, and the Execu

aggregate proceeds from the 21 per the safety of the Lanhsien bridge, cent. surtax stations throughout and now state that the bridge will

GREAT APPRECIATION. tive" Yuan may introduce in the

Thus accord-probably be opened to trattie to- -Legislative Yuan bills on

General Chang Tsung Chang is (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.) ing to the estimated expenditure orrow.

for the same period there was still

REGBY, Oct. 4th. a big deficit in working expendi- reported to have been at Yung-

pingfu on September 25th.

Great appreciation of the visit ture.

A general movement of Nation alist troops to the west took place of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to when spproximately native chiefs at their camp at yesterday,

with. troops, 6,300

transports, Nairobi, where he presented photo

was Africans is expressed in a letter to the Nairobi press aigned by five paramount chiefs.

CONTROL YUAN.

have

PRINCE STUDIES

KISWAHILI.

CHIEFS ADDRESSED IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE.

TRIUMPH FOR LADY. HEATH. BRITISH HEIGHT RECORD. MOTH'S FINE PERFORM-

ANCE.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

REGET, Oct. 4th.

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the

M. Briand considered that the United States, Japan, and Italy was essential that Franco-British would agree, but if they did not it co-operation should continue with a view to surmounting the dificul ties in some other way.

Final-Note.

Britain's last noté doubts the validity of the distinction between offensive and defensive submarines, but in the desire for conciliation accepts the French proposals.

The note concludeds by recapitu. lating in detail the limitation pro-. gramme on which the two Powers agreed.

The Echo de Paris says it was this recapitulation which was sent to the Governments at Washington, Rome and Tokyo, and was publish- ed in the New York American on

State September 20th, The Echo de Paris adds that the American Department on receipt of the pro- posals asked whether there were other clauses in the agreement The above summary of the three notes was then sent to Washington, Rome and Tokyo in the last week of September.

WANDERINGS OF THE

ZEPPELIN.

GERMAN APOLOGIES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,)

COBLENCE, Oct. 5th.. The German authorities have apologised to the Rhineland High Commission for the Zeppelin's flight over occupied territory. They attribute the deviation to an error on the part of Herr Eckener, the airship's constructor.

INDIAN MILL, STRIKE

SETTLED...

ALTERNATIVE SCHEMES

CONSIDERED.

TRIOTGH BRUTER'S AGENCYr.]

BOMBAY, Oct. 4th.. After one of the most protracted

Flying solo from Croydon, Lady Heath to-day attained the greatest aeroplane height yet officially re-strikes ever affecting the Bombay corded in Britain.

The Control Yuan shall be the the whole country. matters within its competence. Meetings of highest supervisory organ of the the Executive Yuan shall be at National Government and shall tended by the President. Vice according to the law exercise the President, Ministers and Chairmen following powers of impeachment

Two" resolutions were · · adopted, of its commissions and shall decide and auditing. It shall have legislative bills to be introduced in President and Vice-President and namely, to limit the national army the Legislative Yuan, budgets, shall be composed of from 19 to to sixty divisions and to authorise amnesties, war declarations, peace 29 members who will be appointed the outlay of $100,000 for the repassed Kuyeh from the direction graphs of himself to leading reached a height of over 26.000 the mill operatives will resunie on

o! conclusion

negotiations, the

hy the National Government at construction of the Yellow River treaties and other important, inter- the instance of the President of bridge. national matters to be submitted

thie Yuan."

to the Legislative Yuan. It shall

Security of tenure of office of also decide the appointment and dismissal of all officials above third members of the Control Yuan shall Members class zaak and also all matters that be determined by law. cannot be settled between the vari shall not concurrently hold any ous ministeries and commissiens of office in any of the organs of the the Executive Yuan, and all mat- central or local governments. ters which, according to law or in The Control Yuan shall have the opinion of the President, should power to introduce, in the Legisla be decided at such meetings. tive Yuan bills on matters within The various ministries and com- its competence. The organisation missions of the Executive Yuan of the Control Yuan shall be deter- may according to law issue orders.mined by law. The organisation of the Executive

The present law shall be en Yuan and the various ministries and commissions shall be deter forced on the day of its promulga mined by law.

RAILWAY -DISPUTE,

“{THROUGH" SEUTER'S AGENCY;}

PRIPING, October 5th.

tion.

BACK. TO WORK.

[Tпnovo REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, Oct., 5th: After a conference with the Gov Yen Hai Shan's and Pai Tsung ernment officials, the Postal Union Hai's differences over the director and Kuomintang delegates, the "ship of the Peiping-Mukden Rail- postal workers have agreed to way have been temporarily settled resume on Saturday morning. The by the appointment of a committee Government has promised to COD- representing both factions instead (sider their demands and also the of a director. This arrangement is demand for the dismissal of Liu reported to be approved by Nanking Shu Fan, the Chinese Director pending a new scheme which the General of Posts and for the dis Ministry of Communications will solution of the Postal Employees present to the Government shortly. Association.

$500,000,000 LOAN.

movement

by

the

of Lanhsien. This movement preceded yesterday morning

towards another east, the troops, concerned number- ing about 200 mounted and 700 infantry.

WAITING FOR A LEAD.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

They say that above all they were greatly impressed by the fact that the Prince addressed them in Kis wahili, their native tongue, which he studied while on his voyage to Africa.

The famous lady aviator, who cotton mills, a temporary settle was formerly Mrs. Elliott Lynn, ment has at last been reached and

Saturday. feet, or nearly five miles. She ac complished the feat in a. Moth " aeroplane, fitted with engine.

The altitude was recorded by a sealed barograph placed in the tail of the machine.

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Cirrus

This result was achieved at conference between representatives of the Mill-owners' Association and the Strike Committee, presided over by a general Member of the Bombay Government.

It was agreed that work be re- The previous British official

sumed in the cotton mills on the height record was one of 20,000 feet,

Government promise to appoint a this having been accomplished by Committee of three members to in-

The Committee will also consider

(Pah To Fat Peo).

SEANGBAI, Oct. 5th.

the In a recommendation to

The Prince is now interesting Nationalist Government, Mr. Sun

himself in preparations for the Captain de. Havilland. Fo suggests that the bulk of

Duke of Gloucester's safari, or big The greatest unofficially record-vestigate the Strike Committee's" national reconstruction works in-

NANKING, Oct. 4th.

game hunt, on the first stage of ed height in England was attain-demanda and decide how far they cluding the development of indus- tries, commerce, natural resources, The Post Office men here have which the Duke is expected to set ed ipst after the Great War by should be, met. communications and other enter also presented demands and threat-out to-morrow through the lonely Captain Lang, who reached a height of 20,000 feet in a D. H. prises, should be financed by the on to strike if these are not ac interior.

The Prince has visited the site Napier bombing plane. flotation of a huge loan to the cepted before noon on October 5th,

PEKING. of the Duke of Gloucester's first

RELIGIOUS ORDERS IN which is situated fifteen extent of 8500,000,000.

camp,

THE EAST. miles from Nairobi.

RELAXATION OF FRENCH VETO.

According to his plan, two-fifths of the loan wil be borrowed from foreign nations and an equal por tion will be raieed by the Central Government, while the rest will be issued as public bonds on the domestic market.

JAPANESE DISARM CHINESE.

{THROUGH-LEUTER'S AGENCY,].

It transpires that the Pering postal union, after deciding on the morning of October 3rd to present deanands to Mr. Nixon this morn-" ing, did not do eo all day, appar ently awaiting the outcome of the striko in Shanghai before taking VON HUENEFELD'S FLIGHT.. action.

It also appears that the Tientsin Postal Union has wired to Peking stating that its members are strik- ing in order to induce the Post Office workers of Peking to strike but the strike in Tientsin has hitherto been abortive. PEIFING, October 5th. -It is officially stated that Japanese It is understood that if the men's troops disarmed 600 Chinese troops demands are presented at Peking found in the railway zone at Kino- and a strike appears imminent, chow... When requested the Chinese General Yen Hsi Shan may take laid down their arms without reaction to prevent disruption of the sistance and the disarming was postal service. He is, at present;

closely watching developments, accomplished with no casualties.

DELAYED BY SWAMPY GROUND.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)","

BERLIN, Oct. 4th.

--{THROUGH-REUTER'S AGENCY,7

PARIA, Oct. 6th. The Finance Commission of the Chamber has approved the article

and

a standardised schedule of rates, and a standardised muster prepar ed by the mill-owners similar scheme submitted by the Strike Committee.

NEW EMPEROR OF ABYSSINIA.

MAGNIFICENT, CEREMONIAL.

[THROUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct 4th.

As the result of a reconciliation

Beyond the fact that Baron von

of the Finance Bill which, while of the opposing forces which in re of cent years have rent Abyssinia Huenefeld, the German aviator, is maintaining the separation held up in Mandalay owing to church and state, authorises with civil wars, the world is to heavy rains which have turned the educational nursing congregations have a new Emperor.

Prince Hastafari, who for the swamp, which have missions abroad to open past twelve years has governed the landing ground into a

Bews of the and maintain training colleges country on behalf of his sant, the there is no further

The articis particularly German fight to Tokyo from France.

has in view religious orders in the Empress Zauditu, will be exalted to bare the throne, and he is to Europe.

An unconfirmed message from East which are handicapped in

monial-on Bunday London-reports. Huenefeld's arrival acquiring recruits as compared with be crowned amid magnificent cere- at-Hanoi,

foreign missions...