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CHINA'S TARIFF

PROBLEMS.

DISCUSSION WITH JAPAN.

PEKING CONFERENCE DECISIONS.

TB2000 VTER'S ·AQENCY.}

Koss, Oct. nd.

Mr. Yoshizawa in a Press inter-

NANKING WIRELESS

STATION.

CONTRACT TO GERMANY OR AMERICA.

JAPAN'S PROTEST.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Paxing, Oct. 2nd. The Japanese authorities Are

watching the developments of the proposed scheme for the construc- tion of a wireless station at Nan- king for direct communication with foreign countries. It is understood that negotiations have already been opened with German and American contractors, and the probable cost will be $700,000

view has said that he is out of touch with the progress of negotia tions either at Nanking or Mukden, but commenting on the Wang-Yada conversations he said that possibly the Nanking, Hankow and Tainan affairs, had been touched on in the course of free discussions. He be hieved it most likely, however, that

If the scheme progresses the the conversations would around the tariff question.

Japanese Government will protest On this matter Mr. Yoshizawa on the ground of violation of said that the outcome of the Peking treaties."

tariff conference consisted on

centre

“

the

one hand in a recognition of China's tarif? autonomy by foreign Powers, and on the other in China's pledge to abolish tikin, which would be a diffienit matter, but which the Chinese leaders had declared they would carry out.

PLAGUE IN MONGOLIA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.!

PEKING, Oct. 22ad. The Japanese Legation is to-day handing to the Diplomatic Corps a detailed statement regarding the

SIX DEMANDS. UPON JAPAN. plague which it ade broke out" at

Wah Ta Tat Pac).

SHANGHAI, Oct. 22nd.

The National Japanese Boycott Committee has telegraphed to the Nanking Government suggesting eix points upon which the 'Central Government should insist in nego- tiating with Japan regarding the Bettlement of outstanding Sino- Japanese problema. They are ay follows:

(1) Full recognition of China's customs autonomy.

42) The withdrawal of Japanese land forces and warships from China.

(3) That Japan should be re- quired to shoulder the whole re sponsibility of the Tsinan Affairs.

the end of July in Inner Mongolia, and later spread to Manchuria.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

FREEDOM OF THE CITY.

FRENCH ELECTION

FIGURES.

OCTOBER 23rd, 1928.

ARAB'OUTRAGE IN FASCIST LEADER OF THE ANGLO-FRENCH

MOROCCO.

RETIRING PRIMATE

"DEPARTMENT COUNCILS'

SPANISH MERCHANTS CARRIED OFF.

HONOURED.

GUILDHALL CEREMONY,,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, October 22nd. With impressive coremonial at the

RESULTS.

SOCIALIST GAINS.

(THROUGH HAVAS IDENTY.].

PARIS, Oct 22nd. The final results, following the second ballot, in the election for

are as follows:--- Conservatives

DRIVER SHOT DEAD.

[TAKOUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.] ·

·CABABLANCA, Oct." 22nd. While crossing dangerous ground which necessitated a slow speed, a lorry containing a driver and two Spanish merchants by name

"

Guildhall the retiring Archbishop of the French Department Councils Pomates and Zubitaga, found their Canterbury was presented with the freedom of the City in a gold box.. There were present a number of Cabinet Ministers and Bishops, the Chief Rabbi and the City Fathers. The City Chamberlain in his ad. dress paid a tribute to the services of a great churchman and a great public figure.

AMERICA'S NAVAL STRENGTH.

SECOND TO NONE.

MARITIME SAFETY AN ESSENTIAL.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21st Saturday next is "Navy Day in the United States and in con- The statement details the means "nection with this Mr. Wilbur,

that it is nearly over. of fighting the plague, and declares secretary for the Navy, has issued

It says

a strong appeal for the main- that the number of deaths from tenance of an adequate Navy, equal

to that of any other Power." this cause up to October 5th "was

090.

LADIES IN FLYING ACCIDENT.

Republicans an Left Wing Republicans'................. Radical Republicans. ... Radical Socjalista Republican Socialinte United Socialists. 195 Communists

96 299

286

113 510

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› Changes my The results show the following gains and lossen ;—~~),

Conservatives

Republicans ..................

+03

Left Wing Republicans

Radical Republicans

+90 -37

Radical Socialista

+15 + @ +19

Republican Socialists ..... United Socialista There is no change in the Com- munist holding,

GUARDS MEMORIAL," "ON

THE SOMME,

UNVEILING OF GRANITE CROSS.

[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.}

Ruany, Oct. 21st. The granite cross which has been erected at Les Boeufs, on the Sothme, in place of the wooden cross which was placed there after the big battles at Les Boeuls and Ginchy in September, 1816, was un- veiled this morning in the presence of 130 officers and men of the Guard, Division.

Major General Sir Geoffrey Field who commanded the Guards Division in the Somme battles, recalled the history of the fighting sector, emphasising the terrible nature of the battles, RHODES" SCHEME FOR owing to the gigantic defence works

Mr. Wilbur adds:-"We are the largest importers in the world, and the second largest exporters Our ocean-going and coastal trades are incomparably greater than any CRASH ON MILL HILL 'GOLF body's. There is scarcely one

.COURSE.

American who would not be serious-ing, ly embarrassed financially if our sea transportation were interrupted by a hostile fleet:"

PILOT BADLY HURT.

ŢURITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Regay, Oct. 2lat. The Hon. Mildred Katherine

(4) That Japan must apologise Leith, the half-sister of Lord

for the wrongs she has done to Chinn

Burgh, and Miss Cecil O'Brien, the eldest daughter of Sir Timothy

(3) The punishment of the per- Carew O'Brien, the well-known petrators of these deeds.

(6) The abolition of the existing Sino-Japanese unequal treaty..

JEHOL DISCUSSIONS.

„{THEOUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.] ¡

PEKING, Oct. nd. Fang Chew Wu is reported in Chinese circles to be going to Nanking shortly to discuss the Jehol situation with the Nationalist

leaders.

MR. FORD WILLING TO ACCEPT.

HINTS OF A NEW LOAN.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

New Yonx, Oct. 21st. Mr. Henry Ford is likely to take the feld in international finance,

former Middlesex cricketer and Oxford Blue, were seriously injur ed in a flying accident yesterday.

Miss O'Brien is a keen pilot, and

HARVARD.

STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL

LAW.

· (REUTER'S 'AMERICAN· SERVICE)

New Yox, Oct. 21st. A trust fund of $500,000, to per- mit foreigners to study interna

in this

GERMANY.

NATIONAL PEOPLE'S PARTY CHAIRMAN,

EXTREMIST TRIUMPH.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:1

BERLIN, Oct. 21st. German political extremists scor- ed a far-reaching triumph roster. day when Herr Hugenberg, the ewner of the newspaper Lokalanse ger, was elected as Chairman of the National People's Party in sucres. sion to Count Westarp

AGREEMENT.

FULL CORRESPONDENCE PUBLISHED.

SECRET ARRANGEMENTS: DISPROVED,

(THROUGH BLUTER's agency.)

LONDON, Oct. 22nd. The white paper dealing with: the Anglo-French naval agreement, which is being issued to-night, ís a comprehensive document of Bity pages containing not merely the correspondence of the British and French Governments, but the re levant despatches and extracts from

Herr Hugenberg, who is the mån

the minutes of meetings of the behind the Steel Helmet" or Preparatory Disarmament Commis ganisation, may be regarded as the leader of the Fascist movement in sion. These passages show how Germany. He is a bitter opponent the impasse of naval and military seeking of the Republic and the policy of

understanding with disarmament was largely due to a France. He has also attacked

fundamental divergence of the strongly the Locarno Pact and the Versailles Treaty.

views of the British and French Governments.

way blocked by two donkeys. A couple of Arab horsemen suddenly appeared and opened fire, and Pomares was wounded. The driver

The result of the election is bound immediately accelerated; but the to cause greatly increased tension" lorry was soon brought to a stand-situation, owing to the new Chair

of Germany's internal political

still as the petrol tank was holed, man's" vigorous opposition to the

The Arabs prevented the thres | present régime. travellers from escaping and shot the driver dead despite his appeal "I am the father of four children," They carried off the others after taking their money, but Pomares, seeing the police in the distance, managed to fall from his horse but was again wounded by the two bandits, who then escaped carrying Zubitags with them.

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Two police irregulars were killed, apparently in mistake by the bul- lets of another party of police.

ENGLISH CHURCH

CONGRESS.

BISHOP OF GLOUCESTER'S ADDRESS.

PROSPECTS OF CHRISTIAN REUNION,

LONDON, Oct. 3rd. The Bishop of Gloucester, in his presidential address at the Church Congress, expressed regret that the Congress had been unable to give effect to its desire to invite Roman Catholic representatives.

"The Malines Conference taught us that there are Roman Catholics who would be glad to confer with us continued Dr. Headlam, but it is difficult for them to do so while the Pope and English Roman Catholics adopt an unfriendly at- which the Germans had built up,itude towards other Christians." and told how no less than 230 officers and 7,000 Guardsmen died.

At the conclusion of the unveiling eeremony the Mayor of Ginchy - cepted the memorial on behalf of his community..

The Rev. Pat MacCormick, Rec- tor of St. Martins-in-the-Fields, London, blessed the memorial.

General the Earl of Cavan laid a wreath on behalf of H.M, the

The Bishop added that many Roman Catholics were dissatisfied with the tyranny of the Italian Curia and resented its intolerant attitude towards modern thought.

tione?

whether the 5,000,000 Germans, who It remains, however, to be seen

rated for the National People's Party daring the last Reichstag elections, will be prepared to back up Herr Hugcaberg in his ex- tremist policy.

The white paper reveals how, with the knowledge and approval

of the Commission, discussions be. Meanwhile, it is announced that tween experts and certain govern- the ex-Chancellor, Dr. Marx, in ments and groups of governments tends to resign the chairmanship of the Centre Party in December for reasons of health

GIRL OF THE MOMENT.

LESS FLUENT WITH THE TONGUE THAN THE PEN.

were pursued. The internal evi- dence of the British and French correspondence disproves the ang- gestion of any Anglo-French pali- tical understanding or secret argeo ment, and shows that the reluct ance of both countries to "recede from their previous position Was only overcome by their desire to find a basis for the resumption of the work of the Preparatory Com".

"We have been so long told of the limitations of women that it declared Miss Norrington, head of mission is time we stood up for women," the Bath-street Women's Institute, Finsbury E.C.. at the women's group session of the British InstiT

tute of Adult Education Con- ference at Cambridge. She added: moment is The girl of the better paid, has a daintier way of dressing, is not so marked out fron the class above her, and is more anxious to receive education and better fitted to receive it than the girl of more than ten years ago,,

"I do wish we heard more of what the modern girl can do. Do emphasise the good work our girls can do, because we want tutorial classes and good, serious courses of study for them in equal "quan

tities to these given to men,"

..

Miss Phillips, of the Training College Association, said:—

"The experience of teachers and examiners is that girls, naturally, ire less fluent with their tongues, but more Buent with their pens than boys and men."

Mr. J. McLead, Glasgow, or

remarked:

LAWN TENNIS DISPUTE.

RESISTANCE OF FRENCH FEDERATION.

ALL TOURNAMENTS

· CANCELLED.

{THROUGE REUTER'S. LUENGI.) ·

PARIS, Oct. 21st: The recent attempt of the Paris. lawn tennis clubs in taking legal

the action against

payment of entertainment tax hua failed. Though it is considered that there

she was up in a De Havilland Moth tional law at Harvard UniversityKing, and other Wreaths were de- volt against Christianity in France daniser of the W.E.A. in Scotland, is plenty of time, for matters to

As

2.

de Witt Pugsley.

over the Mill Hill golf course yes has been established by Mr. Chester terday, with Xiss Leith passenger, when the machine crash- ed out of control.

An exhibition golf match between Cyril Tolley and Roger Whethered, and. Abe Mitchell and Whitcombe, held to celebrate the opening of the course, was in progress at the time of the smash.

When the occupants were CI- tricated from the wreckage 'it was revealed that Miss O'Brien" WAL auffering from a compound fracture of, the leg and other injuries, while Miss Leith was cut about the face and hands.

Both ladies were hurried to hos-

as he with four other prominent pital," and later it was found neces American financiers and econom sary to amputate one of Miss iste are to be officially invited by O'Brien's legs above the knee. the Narking Nationalists to assist

in their reconstruction schemes.

Mr. Ford says that he has not ret received the invitation but will accept it it appears all right.”

These invitations, coupled with the appointment of American ea gineers by the Nationalists, are believed in Wall Street to indicate that Nanking will shortly seek a loan in the American market.

REDUCTION OF FENGTIEN

ARMY,

(Wah T Tai Pao),

SHANGHAI, Oct. nd.. The Fengtienese authorities are reported to be taking up the prob- lem of reorganising the Manchurian armies. The total number of Man churian troops is estimated at 950,000. According to their plan this number will be reduced to 130,000 and will be reorganised into it divisions:""

General Ten Hal Shea's cavalry rarps will also be reduced to five divisions which will be salgued to take up the defence of Charhar.***

DOG RACING IN BERLIN."

NO FACILITIES FOR BETTING.

GREYHOUNDS GIVEN AWAY.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Oct. 21st. Greyhound racing which started on two tracks in Berlin in the Spring has been a complete failure, chiefly owing to the failure of the organisers to obtain a concession to put totalisators on the courses.

It provides for sixty scholarships, one for each nation of the world and the British Dominions, along the lines of the Rhodes Scholarships.

The beneficiaries will be appoint- ed by their Foreign Ministers and in the British Dominions by the Prime Ministers.

VOLUNTEERS AND TRADE UNIONISTS.

AUSTRALIAN SCHEME TO

AVOID TROUBLE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.)

posited by Lieut.-Colonel Lathom

on behalf of the Prince of Wales,

by Colonel Seymour for the Duke of Connaught and by officers of each of the Guards' Regiments.

MOSCOW'S WAIFS AND STRAYS.

Bishop 01 Durham's Warning. The Bishop of Durham, in his sermon, asked what grounds existed for feeling confident that Chris more firmly fixed in national ac- tianity in England to-day was

ceptance than that of France or Russia on the eve of their revolu: The conditions preceding" the re- and Russia were certainly present in England now,

Dr. Major's Declaration.

LONDON, Oct. 4th. The attendance at the meeting of the Church Congress at Cheltenham last evening was the largest of the session, chiefly owing to the interest arqused by the inelusion among the speakers of Dr. H. D. A. Major, who was heartily applauded when he rose to address the Congress.

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There was not the slightest pro- test from the Anglo-Catholics in the audience.

CHILDREN SENT TO REFORMATORIES.

His address W zu attentively `{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] beard, and there was a burst of ac- clamation when he declared that, for English churchmen, the decisive RIGA, Oct. 21st.

mark of the Christian was not big. The Moscow authorities have de-orthodoxy.or his denomination, but cided to prevent the annual sigra that he was a good man. ration of waife and strays toward the large towns, this being now in full swing.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 21st. It is stated that Efteen hundred

Guards have been placed at all Part Phillip stevedores have ap-railways and highways with instruc plied for licences.

tions to seize the children and send them to reformatories. A large number has already appeared in Moscow, however,

The ship-owners have arranged to employ volunteers at Fort Mel bourne and Victoris Dock, but else. where vessels will be handled by members cf the Trade Union, thus Avoiding possible difficulties if volunteers and Unionists begin working together..

GERMAN FOOTBALLERS IN LONDON.

VICTORY IN GOOD GAME.

(BLITION WIRELESS BERVICE}

RUGBY, Oct. Sist. For the first time since the War. Germian football team played in London yesterday and won.

The match took place at Wimble.

EARLY MISFORTUNE FOR M.C.C. TEAM,

GEARY'S NOSE BROKEN. -

[BRITISH WIRELESS ́SEEVICE)

Rugay, Oct. 21st.

In the first of the matches to be played by the M.C.C. team in Australia, misfortune has befallen Geary, the English bowler,

The result was, of course, that the public was unable to bet, and

The match was between the the races lacked interest after the initial thrill had been exhausted.

don between a team representing MC.C. and Western Australia, and The company which started the tho Berlin Football Association in its closing minutes Geary was dog-racing has

ceased to and an eleven chosen from chabs struck by a rising ball from Ha!- operate, and its 120 valuable grey- in the Isthmian League.

combe, which broke his nose." hounds which were imported from

It is expected, however, that England have been given away to

Geary will be able to take his place in the Test matches.

farmers.

now

The Germana played an admir able game and won by four goals to one,

CAULFIELD STAKES

RESULTS.

SYDNEY, Oct. 14th.

BA the

My experience of women is that be arranged before the Davis Cup they are far more practical than contest begins again, it is predict- men and far less emotional. The popular idea of men is that thered that French lawn tennis will are strong, hard, and silent. The suffer a serious set-back precise opposite is the truth. result of the action of the Trea- Women are hard, practical, un serupulous, unemotional, and far seeing, and men are soft and senti- mental."

HOTEL TO PAY £2,000.

RESPONSIBLE FOR GUESTS'

JEWELS.

Bury.

The French Lawn Tennis Federa.. tion is indignant and all the big winter tournaments are doomed to disappear from their annual pro- gramme.

A different interpretation of the law in the interim would of course enable the staging of the final The principal that an hotel is round in France, and that all hope responsible for visitors' jewellery has not been abandoned is made and other property left in their evident by the fact that the wooden rooms while they are dining in the stands at the Stade Roland Garros restaurant was laid down in a law

Buit which came before the Paris are being replaced by a cement" Courta recently.

erection.

Senora de la Real and her drugh- ter were staying in November, 1925,

All Fixtures Cancelled.

at the Hotel Regina, where they The French Lawn Tennis Federa The Caulfield Stakes, run today, occupied a room on the second floor. tion this afternoon issued a com

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While they were dining in the res

resulted as follows:-

Gothic Amounia......... Vnals Betting:

Gothic, Amcunis, 8- Vaal

The result of the Caulfield Guiness was-

Balmerino

Romulus

Merab

B

ง

1

B

Betting: 25-1 Balmerino, 8-1 Romulus, 20-1 Merab,

Mollison, which was favourite at e--on, ran disappointingly, but was actually third, though wrong- ly placed fourth.

Limerick has been scratched for all Melbourne engagements and is being returned to New Zealand.

JAPAN'S GOLD EMBARGO,

TOKYO, Oct. pth. The Financo Minister, Mr Mitauchi, replying to the bankers' resolution calling for removal of the gold embargo declared that im mediate removal war impossible.

taurant an hotel rat stole muniqué setting out the attitude it Senora de la Real's jewels from her is adopting in. protest against the bedroom.

The visitors sued the hotel for disputed tax.

£2,000, the value of her jewels. The The statement says that all open.

hotel retorted that a notice was

the

posted in every room to the effect tennis tournaments arranged in that the management would not be France for

winter season responsible for visitors valuables 1928-29 will be cancelled. unless they were placed in the hotel

The covered court championship safe.

The court in its judgment lays it of France will alone be played, but down that:-

the public will not be admitted to the games unless the present situa- tion is considerably modified by March 1st, 1929,

A visitor cannot be blamed for having left her jewels in her room, while dining in the hotel itself:

The hotel-keeper is responsible for a theft committed in a room the key of which has been placed

Unless the Federation's demande

by a hotel servant on a table or are met by that date all the tourna in & corridor.

Visitors are entitled to count ments for the Spring, Summer and in a high-class hotel upon the Autumn will also be cancelled. atmost care being taken to protect their property.

Steps will be taken to approach foreign nations with a view to the Davis Cup final rounds, at present"

The hotel will have to pay £2,000 when an affidavit has been sworn that this is the intrinsic value of to be played in France, boing play- the jewels,

ed in one of their countries,