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CELEBRATION OF "DOUBLE TENTH."

SCENES OF ENTHUSIASM,

ORDERLY CROWDS.

(THROUGH KIUTER'S AGENOT.)

PRIFING, Oct. 10th. Peking was roused at 8 o'clock this morning by a salute of a hundred guns fired to usher in the "Double Teath." At 7 o'clock Yen Hai Shan reviewed the troops, and mass meetings and processions are continuing throughout the day with much enthusiasm but perfect order. General Yen Hai Shan beld a reception of foreign diplomats at 11 o'clock,

In addition to electric illumina tions this evening, the shopkeepers "are displaying lanterns, and there will be a monster lantern parade.

It is noteworthy that in addition to such inscriptions as “Long live China," "Support the Kuomin tang," "Complete the Revolution," inscribed

lanterns

are

macy "Abolish exorbitant taxes"

"Reduce the army,"

NO DISTURBANCES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SIXTH LARGEST CITY.

SHANGHAI CENSUS

RETURNS.

21 MILLION INHABITANTS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANONAI, Oct. 10th.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11th, 1928.

HUGE FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

MOVIES AND RAILROADS,

EXTENSIVE GROUPING,

[REOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE?

New Yoxx, Oct. 10th.

THE AUSTRALIAN

STRIKE.

ANOTHER BOMB OUTRAGE.

RUSH FOR LICENSES.

(THRUUGH ZIUTER'I'AGENCY.]

HELBOURNE, Oct. 10th,

G. $200,000,000 is involved in an- I support of the contention that As a result of the census just other colossal amalgamation in the the strike is ending, the shipown- completed by the Chinese authori

moving picture industry, Warnerers point out that Melbourne and ties, it is claimed that Shanghai Brothers are obtaining control of Brisbane are the only parts holding

the sixth largest city in the

Vitaphone Corporation, Stanley out. world."

Company of America and First The total population is given as National Pictures. 2,720,000, of which "foreigners

$7,780

are

SOCIETY WOMAN'S“

SUICIDE.

JUMP FROM A WINDOW.

"A PSYCHIC HUSBAND.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

New Yonx, Oct. 9th. A poignant tragedy occurred at a fashionable hotel in the beart of the city to-day when Mrs. Arthur Edward Stilwell committed suicide by jumping into the street from s twelfth storey window. She was killed instantaneously.

LARGE BUILDING COLLAPSES.

SIXTY WORKMEN BURIED.

INFERIOR CEMENT,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY/

PRAGUE, Oct B.

A terrible diinster occurred in the heart of the city this morning when a building in the course of construction collapsed without

A bomb outrage occurred in a

warning, the majority of the work- dwelling in west Melbourne ocen

men being buried. Hundreds of At the same time Van Sweringen pled by Italians, three of whom The victim left a note saying that people were quickly on the scene, Brothers have unexpectedly pur. were working on the waterfront si she could not live without her assisting in the work of rescue, but chased a majority holding of the volunteers. Considerable material husband, who died a fortnight ago, it is feared that sixty lives have population of the French Conces Buffalo Rochester Pittsburgh Rail damage was done but there was no

Her busband, a prominent Ameri-been lost. sion is 358,000, the International

road. The deal opens up a pos casualties.

can railway constructor, claimed and Greater Settlement "835,000

In Fremantle the trade unemists the possession sibility of immediate and extensive Shanghai 1,813,000.

grouping of certain railways in the rushed to get licenses "last night psychic powers. Many years ago

4

According to the returns, the

DON OFFICIALS ON TRIAL.

DEFRALDING THE GOVERN. MENT.

and

MANY CONVICTIONS.

SHANGHAI, Oct. 10th. Long live the Republic of China Long live the National Government, was the toast pro Commissioner Wun Sz posed by King at the official reception at tended by Consular officials and foreign military officers at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs this morning.

[THROCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RIGA, Oct. 9th. " Arrested over four months ago

Eastern states.

AMERICA'S PURCHASES OF GOLD.

A FURTHER SHIPMENT.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, Oct. 10th. The purchase of $3,000,000 gold

in the course of An intensive bullion in London for shipment to Police campaign following reporta New York brings the total of gold of official corruption, the trial has imported to America from Britain just concluded of 130 managers, to $13,000,000 since the recent fall inspectors and other officials of the in the value of sterling. Don District Finance Department.

They were indicted on a charge of systematically receiving bribes and incorrectly recording traders' pro- fita, as the result of which the Government revenue was seriously depleted.

The extensive programme includ- ed a military review at Lunghwa and three huge mass meetings in the native city at which patriotic Of the 130 oficials who stood for speeches were delivered. There trial, 121 were convicted and sen- were numerous processions while tenced to imprisonment for terms aeroplanes circled over the native varying from ten years to city at intervals throughout the months, with loss of political day and dropped eulogistic hand rights and confiscation of pro- bills.

perty.

Nine of the accused were

Seldom has the native populace. shown such enthusiasm ход a quitted national holiday. The crowds of

three

TROOPING SEASON."

10TH HUSSARS SAIL FOR

EGYPT..

BRITISH WIRE.588 SERVICE)

Ruany, Oct. 9th. The 10th Hussars, from Houng- low, under the command of Lieu- ac-tenant-Colonel · Greenwood, sailed'

pleasure seekers which have GERMAN SHIPPING ENTER- thronged the streets by day and night have been festive but com- pletely peaceable. So far no dis

turbances have been reported.

TAKING THE OATH.

(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Oct. 10th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, the President of the National Govern-

ment of the Republic of China, and the Presidents of the five Yuans will take the oath of office this morning.

It is understood that there was considerable opposition to the elec tion of General Chang Hsuch Linng as a State Councillor, but eventually the views of those stress- ing the necessity of unifuntion of the country prevailed..

INAUGURATION OF STATE

COUNCIL."

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY. |

NANKING, Oct. 10th. The ceremony of the inaugura- tion of the State Council opened at 8 o'clock this morning after three bows to the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat Sen and the reading of his will by Chiang Kai Shek which was followed by a three minute silence.

Li Shih Tseng, Chang Chicg Kiang and Wu Tz Hui adminis tered the oath of office to Chiang Kai Shek und his colleagues. Chiang then pledged the loyalty and obedience of himself and his colleagues to Sun Yat Sen's tench- ings and the instructions of the party, after which a group photo- graph was taken. The officials then adjourned and proceeded to the military review.

JAPAN'S CONGRATULA- TIONS.

..[1HROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)

OSAKA, Oct. 9. Nearly three hundred represen- tatives of the various Trade Unions in Japan were present at the annual opening to-day of the Japanese Federation of Trade Unions. Mr. Bunji Suzuki sided.

The meeting passed a resolution demanding the abrogation of the Law for the Maintenance of Peace and Order, under which hundreds

PRISE.. HAMBURG AMERICA LINE'S RECOVERY.

REGAINS OLD POSITION.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.!

BERLIN, Oct. 9th. Hamburg-America Line, which before the War was the largest shipping concern in the world, with a total net tonnage of 1,360,000 tons, is steadily striving to regain its old, position.

The

from Southampton to-day on the transport City of Marseilles for

Egypt. They will relieve the 15th Hussars, who are going on to India.

FURTHER INCREASE IN ·

UNEMPLOYMENT.

GREAT BRITAIN'S FIGURES.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

RUGUY, Oct. 9th.

Great Britain on October 1st shows

The number of unemployed in

Compared with a year ago, the increase is 250,325.

The total of unemployed is now 1,336,400.

and are now working ten vessels.

Coastal Shipping. [BRITISK WIRELESS SKEVICE]

RrGay, Oct. 9th. In the course of a speech at Sydney, Mr. Bruce, the Australian Prime Minister, announced the intention of repealing the coastal clauses of the Australian Naviga tion Act.

This will permit British ships to engage in the Australian coastal

trade.

of

considerable

be built a railway from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico, making Port Arthur, a town which he specially designed and built, the terminus instead of Galveston, which, appeared to be the much more natural place."

He said that be took this step

U.S. JOURNALIST CENSURED.

BREACH OF PROFESSIONAL ETHICS.

OFFICIAL DOCUMENT

PUBLISHED.

Į TIKOVỌN REUTER's ́AGENCY.]

-Pants, Oct. 9th. French diplomatic circles. em phasise that Mr. Horan, the American journalist who Wil responsible for the publication of a document relating to the Anglo- French Naval Agreement, was not accused of stealing the document from the archives of the Foreign The structure was one of five Office, but only with publishing a storeys, and the greater part of the State document without the con- exterior work had already been sent of the Government.

It is pointed out that such am completed When the collapse oc-

a serious breach of curred 87 men were working inside action was the premises, according to the con-professional ethics towards the tractors.

'

.

Twenty-seven of the employees managed to scramble from the ruins practically unaided, but

their

French authorities.

Enquiries on the subject at the Quai D'Orsay to-day "revealed that there has been no official American

"acting upon the advice of the fellows were buried deep in the demarehe in regard to the case of

other world," and his trust was confirmed for, within

year. Galveston was almost wiped out by a tidal wave,

SINGAPORE PRISON

debris. The whole "building col- lapsed without any warning.

Horan. Mr. Armour, the United States Charge D'Affaires called at the Qual D'Orsay yesterday semi- officially to enquire into the truth

The debris was piled high, and it will be some time before the rescue workers are able to reach of the reports that Mr. Horan had the men who were working in the been arrested and imprisoned.

The French Foreign Office off- loker storeys at the time of the

Mr. Bruce further intimated that tariff protection would be afforded to vessels complying with the Australian regulations as re- gards wages and living conditions. INMATE'S DEATH FROM DIS collapse. Sixteen bodies have beencials replied that the reports of

PHILIPPINES OFFICIAL

SENTENCED

MONEY FOR HORSES

EMBEZZLED.

P. D. Rogers, former governor of the Sulu Achipelago, was to-day

given by the supreme court a total prison term of 6 years, 10 months and 3 days on three separate com- plaints for estafa.

The late Dean C. Worcester, a well-known figure in Philippine po- litics during the régime of Gover nor General Forbes, was defrauded by Rogers of various sums totalling

Ji

MYSTERY.

LOCATED NECK.

:

DOCTOR BAFFLED.

SINGAPORE, October 3rd. The manner in which a Chinese inmate of the Singapore Prison suffered the dislocated neck," from which he died after admission to

Was

the General Hospital, remained just as much of a mystery at the conclusion of the inquest As at the beginning, & common jury consisting of three non-English- speaking Chinese was empanelled.

at

extricated so far.

The building was of reinforced concrete, and the builders "attribute the destruction to inferior cement

the manner in which Mr. Horan was treated by the French Police were quite untrue.

The French position was also which failed to set in the gar D'Orsay pointing out to

carefully explained, the Quai Mr. anteed time.

PHILIPPINE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT.

FILIPINO COLONISTS FOR MINDANAO.

MANILA, Oct. 5th. The council of state, at its meet ing at Malacañang discussed the formulation of a systematic plan for encouraging the development of, Mindanao by Filipino colonists aided so far as possible by Filipino

Dr. C. E. Smith, Assistant Sur- geon

the General Hospital, stated that at 1.05 p.m. on August Teochew prisoner. On admission 23rd a sub-warder brought in a

the man was conscious. As a mat- ter of fact, he walked to the hot- pital, and appeared to be quite well except for the fact that his P.3,200.

head was turned to one" side. While serving Mr. Worcester in a complained of stiffness of the head

neck, and said that confidential capacity, Rogers receiv-had been turned towards the right ed in May, 190, from him various side for one month. He denied sums to buy horses and other Having received any injury. animals Rogers misappropriated the decreased denied having been

Asked by the Coroner whether capital..

him by Mr. Worcester..

ceased denied having received any sort of injury.

According to a statement issued

council of state considered among

Armour thas Horan had committed an unfriendly and unseemly act to: the French Government in know- ingly, making use of its privato property.

WILBUR BLACK BIRDS. ·

GOOD AUDIENCE FOR FIRST-

NIGHT.

The Wilbur Black Birds opened their season at the Star Theatre last night to, a really full house. The programme which was divided.. into two parts gained continual applause. There seems little ex-

cuse,

however, for a burlesque show unless it is negroid jazz really well__done. The success of Josephine Baker and Harry John- son proves that Africans are often extremely talented and that this

people, but neither a black face nar an ability to stamp the black

bottom are signs of genius. is had been gradually getting other matters the following:

Mr. Bourne: Did he say that'

worse, or that it had come on sud- denly 1.

A new building programme, pro-a further considerable increase of some of the money turned over to assaulted, Dr. Smith said the de by Governor General Stimson, the fact is well recognised by white viding for the construction of 2041,150 compared with the week be ocean ships and 18 motor ships, fore. has been practically completed, making the Company's total net tonange over 1,000,000 tons, com- pared with only 4,200 tons in 1918, when the Company's ships were surrendered. to the Allies.

DENMARK'S CARE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH.

STERILISATION BILL.

(THROUGH RÄUTER'S ACENCY.)

COPENHAGEN, Oct. ath.

The Danish Government has laid on the table Bill legalising the sterilisation of persons dangerous to public safety.

FISHING BOATS LOST?

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]”-

Taxvo, Oct 10th,

anxiety

There is considerable

BRITISH LIGHT 'PLANES. BIG ORDER FROM NEW YORK.

[SRITIOR WILFLESS SERVICZ]

RUGBY, Oct. 9th. The A.V. Roe Company, of Man- chester, have received an order from New York for fifty Avro- Avian aeroplanes fitted with 30/80 horse-power Cirrus 27- gines and the Handley Page slotted-wing safety device.

This is believed to be the biggest order for light planes ever placed.

STRUGGLE FOR SUGÁR MARKET.

NATAL CUTTING PRICES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J

DURBAN, Oct. 9th.

ban.

www.

in each of the three estafa cases, The lower court found him guilty

and sentenced him to 2 year, 11 months and 11 days for each, and, to indemnify Mr. Worcester, for P6,800. The supreme court raised hiz penalty to 2 years, 11 months and 11 days in each of the three cases, but lowered the idenmity P6,500 to P.3,200,-Manila Times,

No Marks Of Violence, Witness "anid he could not remem-

There was discussion of the finan eial resources of the government with reference to the proposed er penditures under the budget for 1929 covering various important public works.

ber. There were no marks of violence: Deceased had been pre viously brought to hospital, and on that occasion had been subjected to an X Ray examination, and it was because of what that examination had revealed that he was admitted as a patient. He was kept in bed and not allowed to move about,

bend, but the treatment had no

to more desirable sites outside of became effect. Не gradually worse, and died on September 4th Manila; the securing of safer

CONCESSION IN KWANGSI. and an extension was put to his

APPLICATION BY KUALA LUMPUR CHINESE

SYNDICATE.

A Kuala Lumpur syndicate of Chinese is reported to have ap proached the Kwangai Provincial Government for a concession of

at 8 a.ra.

The second part of the pro- gramme was a great deal better than the first and at least two artists of talent then emerged. Mr. Frank Rogers, the ventriloquist, gave as excellent a performance as we remember seeing on any stage and Mr. Buddy de Loach is an amusing dancer and singer of

In the next place, there was dispatter songs cussed the necessity of a co-ordinat cd plan for the removal of Bilibid Prisons and San Lazaro hospital

The postmortem, which was per-quarters for the records of the formed the same turning, did not bureau of lands. disclose any discase of the bono.

Mr. Bourne: You are referring

Witness:

The council of state also discussed

The

Frank Shiver gave a clever piano- forte turn and the Back Bird quar- tette among other songs gave the negro spiritual "I've got shoes' with singular sweetness.,

MR. ZIEGFELD AS A

SMUGGLER. *·

CHAMPAGNE CARGO IN RAILWAY CAR.

Mr. Florenz Ziegfeld, the thea-

J. Lau

The Customs officials debated for

time whether in addition to̟ ̧à. fine they should forfeit the car, following the precedent of cons pants are caught smuggling liquor cating motor-cars when the occu-

across the border.

to tubercular disease; that could the return of the Ayuntamiento to have caused such a condition i

Witness replied in the affirma- the city of Manila and the selection tive. over the fate of a number of

Wagner, of New York, were fined 100,000 acres of land to be utilised Mr. Bourne: It could not have of new quarters for the departments trical producer, and Dr. Jerome sehing boats, the crews of over

£123 last month at Rousespoint, Dow occupying that building. - for mining purposes. A reply has been brought about accidentally!

That has occurred in two hundred of which are missing

governor general's state on the American-Canadian border, when Canadian liquor valued at coast since the off the Chiba

In order to meet the competition been received from Mr.Wu Ting young people, the lifting of a child

ment did not expand on the sub- £600 was discovered in the private typhoon night, October 8th.. of Cuban sugar imported via Hsien, acting on behalf of the by the head causing such a disloca

Aeroplanes have been requested American ports, the Natal sugar Provincial Government, saying tion. But in adults that joint is jects of the discussion. It is un-railway car Roamer, which they

were occupying with Mr. to assist in the search for the producers have been compiled to that he is willing to place the pro- Well-developed man. If it had derstood, however, that the release Replogle, president of the Replogle

very strong, and the deceased was missing craft.

make very large price cuts down to bedrock."

posals before the Provincial Exe been caused by violence, there of funds for the Bicol railway ex-Steel Company of Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Replogle, to whom the The wholesale price of Natal cutive Committee TERRIBLE MASSACRES IN

There appears would have been some.mark

car belongs. Mr. Bourne: And yet you can- tension now under construction was sugar has for some time past been KANSU.

25/- per hundred pounds. This has every likelihood of a favourable re-

not think of any other way in one of the matters taken up, now been reduced to 22/- the same ply to the application being re-which this dislocation might have

With respect to the transfer of {REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

price as Cuban sugar sold in Dur- ceived.

been produced -I cannot think of The terms, which the syndicate is any other way in which it could Bilibid Prisons and San Lazaro New York, Oct. 9th.

have been caused in a normally hospital to some desirable site out According to information 18-

demanding are (the Malay Mail healthy person. ceived at the New York headquar

understands) similar to the privi His Honour suggested the poeside the city limits, it is under. ters of the China Famine Relief

leges granted on a previous oc-sibility of deceased having tried to

stood that this plan which was Organisation, Moslem fanatics have

elimb a wall and fallen down, or run amok in different parts of

casion to the late Dr. Loke Yew, having had made an attempt to thought of several years back is now Kansu province,

C.M.G. LL.D., by the Government commit suicide by hanging.

Witness thought that in any of near being carried out. persons have been massacred.

of Pahang for the development of those events there would have been "[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN BZEVICE]

It is also understood that the Speakers strongly condemned the

Exaggerated Report,

Bentong. The scheme for Boating | tell-tale marks present policy of the Japanese

Mr. Bourne: Could it possibly council of state is in favour of the Mr. Houghton, the editorial

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9th.

a prospecting syndicate is noW Government, particularly in refer-secretary of the China Inland Mis-

The official report issued by the ence to their attitude to China. sion, is sceptical of the extent of Department of Commerce states under consideration. According to have been caused by his pulling return of the Ayuntamiento to the

himself up to a window ledge and After several outspoken speeches the casualties in Kansu.

that during the first six months of the reports of the Reconstruction banging suspended from it by his city. It is probable that the plan

suggested by had been made, a resolution was He declared that the trouble had 1925, 360 aeroplanes crashed in the Bureau-there are rich deposits of chin while he looked out? passed. congratulating China on been going on for some time. United States.

Witness: I cannot imagine that the progrem of the national re- There had been a definite rebellion The loss of life entailed by these minerals around Kwangsi. Boring causing it:

tests have been made, and it is Averdict was brought in that volution, and criticizing the Japan of Moslema who incidentally mishaps is given as 153.

The casualty list disclosed restated that in some cases the over-death was caused by dislocation of destroyed the Mission's hospital at Howchow in July, but according to presents an increase of 100 80-burden varies between six and 30 the neck, and that it was not latest information the principal cidents-compared with the whole of feet, and the karang deposit be known Low such dislocation had

tween seven and 14 feet.

been brought about. trouble ceased two months ago...

pre-

of Communists were rounded up It is reported that about 200,000

last Spring,

ese policy, urging the adoption of

A new policy, under which co-opera: tion for the mutual prosperity of the two peoples must be the keynote,

-1927

UNITED STATES AIR ACCIDENTS.

HEAVY INCREASE OF 'CASUALTIES.

It was decided, however, that motor-car procedure does not apply to railway cars.

After Mr. Ziegfeld and Dr. Wag- ner had paid the fine the liquor was taken from the car to the

•Government store bouse. It con- sisted of 106 bottles of the highest ginde champagne and other vizes bottlen of whisky, and forty-six battles of Canadian alo. Auditor The car and its occupants were then allowed. to proceed to New Wright for the erection of a semi-York by a later train, The Roamer permanent office building on the car had been detached from the foundation of the old Spanish morning Montreal express after the Palace fronting the supreme court liquor had been found. The party building will be pushed through.were holiday-making it Take Manila Times,

ward, Quebec.

Insular