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FULL DISARMAMENT

CONFERENCE.

MEETING OF ALL THE

LEADERS.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG INVITED.

Fah Tu Fas Pao).

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4th..

PANGALOS AGAIN IN PRISON.

MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

SHOTS AT MOCKING CROWD.

(TEZOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ATHENS, Nov. 3rd.. General Pangalos, whose release

leaders including Marshals Chiang tical Kai Shek. Li Tsai Hain and Feng

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5th, 1928.

WING ON TO BUILD IN

NANKING.

FINE NEW STORE, HOTELS AND CINEMAS.

NANKING, Oct. 20th. "Upon the invitation of Mr. Liu Chi Wen, Mayor of Nanking, the proprietors of the Wing On Co. in Shanghai have completed their plans to open a $50,000,000 depart- ment

store in the Nationalist

MEDIEVAL TORTURE IN MEXICO.

POLICE METHODS DESCRIBED,

OBREGON'S MURDERER ON TRIAL

{TEXOVON BEUTRE'S AGETOT,}

BAN ANOS, Mexico, Nov. 3rd. The trial of Jose de Leon Tora!

CHINESE PRINCESSES IN JAPAN.

RAISING CHICKENS AT A VILLA NEAR BEPPU.

Former Princess An Ching. 20 rears old, and her younger sister, An Ching, 18, granddaughters of former Prinos Su, one of the most powerful princess in the last days of the Ching Dynasty of China, were found leading a quiet life in

of Mexico," General Obregon, wis reports the Daaka Mainichi - They

THE COST OF THE PRESIDENCY.

"

OVER 0.59,000,000 SPENT,

MRS. SMITH'S CLOTHES.

{REUTER'S AMBRICAN BERVICK]

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3rd. The Republican and Democratic parties together have received

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THE ARCHBISHOP. HONOURED.

SEAT. IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

REASONS FOR RETIRE-

MENT.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Ruday, Nov. 3rd. '

The general satisfaction at the

An important résolution has deen was one of M. Venizelos' first acts Capital. The skyscraper store will for murdering the President Elect villa in Mato-ga-hama, Bepp", nearly $8,000,000 to further, the conferment by H.M. the King of decided upon by the Nationalist on his reappearance in the poli-be the most ambitious one of the opened close to the scene of the are under the guardianship of causes of Hoover, and Smith for a barony upon the Archbishop of arena, is again in gael chain of department stores owned crime, the Mother Superior Maria Lieutenant-Colonel Takeshi Goto, the Presidency. The Republican Canterbury is reflected in today's General Pangalos, who is charged Yu Hsiang and General Ho Ying with manslaughter, is accused of the wealthy Cantonese mer Concepion being jointly tried on a retired, formerly military adviser. national committee reports receipts press comments. The honour is ob to Prince Su, and are raising chic of 84,919,000 and expenses. of viously intended to ensure that, Obing at high conference in Bring from the hakony of his poli- chants and one of the finest in the charge of being Toral's accomplice, kens in the grounds of the villa.

The public interest, has been sea

84,744,000, while the Democratic after the Archbishop's retirement Nanking, concerning the disarma tical headquarters at the crowds Far East. The building will be

Recently, the two sisters went tử ment problem.

great that arrangements have been As A result

which jeered at him on the eve of erected aear Hua Pei Lou, or the

made to wireless and broadcast the Tokyo to meet their father as well Party's receipts are $4,089,000 and this month; the country and the national disarmangient conference the last elections Two among central section of the city. will be held towards the end of those wounded in the crowd died.

An hotel very much like the the lunar year. Invitations will be Although the others arrested on extended to all lading militariste the same charge were allowed bail, Majestic Hotel of Shanghai will be throughout the country to attend the council of the Court of First also shortly built in Nanking. In the conference. *

Instance ruled that General Panfact, the name of this new hotel as the Chinese The discussions at the conference galos be kept in prison, but it is will be the same will mainly centre round troop considered that hail will eventually Dame of the Majestic, Ta Hua, disbandment, reorganisation of the be allowed.

meaning Great China. Two motion national army, military "training,

picture houses are also under and other kindred problems,..

Following the adoption of the resolution Marshal Chiang Kai

AGRICULTURAL POLICY OF construction.

· ITALY.

Shek has wired to General Yen Hi HUGE MARCH OF PEASANTS. Shan and General Chang Hsuch Liang requesting them to attend the coming disarmament confer.

ence.

DUTCH MINISTËR AT

NANKING.

(Wah Ta Yat Pas).

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4th. The Dutch Minister, who has re- cently arrived at Nanking, said in an interview that in his opinion the city of Nanking was geographic ally better qualified as the capital of China than Peking. The foreign Diplomatic Corps were generally inclined to transfer their Legations to Nanking but owing to the lack of proper quarters in Nanking they were unable to do so at present.

As regards to the problem of treaty revision between China and

MUSSOLINI'S STIRRING

ADDRESS.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

Roxz, Nov. 4th, Among the demonstrations in

connection with the tenth anniver

proceedings.

Toral, examined by counsel, said the killing of Obregon was 晶 "Mission of God" Fle 'declared that he did not know exactly what the result would bring but he was confident it would help the cause of the controversy in Merion between the State and the Roman Catholic

Church.

Terrible Tortures. Toral told the jury that after his Arrest the police tortured him in an effort to drag from him a con fession that others were implicated. The tortures included suspension by his thumbs and stretching his body on an imprevised rack, which he was able to endure "by the

In view of the fact that it is not quite certain how the new city will be laid out, and owing to a report that property owners will be heavily taxed by the city authori- ties, few of the wealthy merchants have so far dared to make heavy investments in the Nationalist capital, although they are all an- xious to start some form of busing our thumb slipped and he was left hanging by the other. Later he was hung up with a rope round his chest so that he could scarcely breathe. The police deny these allegations.

Dess.

There is not the slightest fear in their mind that their busi- ness propositions here will not be profit making, if they can be given some sort of a guarantee that their

The Women's. Vote,

House of Lords will still retain his aMin Yoshiko Kawashima" expenses 84.008,000.

Experts however declare that this services as a distinguished states- their aunt, who is a daughter of Prince Bu, now in Tokyo. They is only a fraction of the total man of long experience. The fact wear Japanese kimono, and live throughout the country not only on that this has been achieved by the like Japanese, so much so that a behalf of the candidates but for all conferment of a

barony, which is casual observer would not readily election purposes.

the lowest rack carrying with it a seat in the second chamber, is " notice any difference between them and ordinary Japaces women of A notable fact of the presidential generally attributed to the express- their age. It is understood that campaign is that not for many ed desire of the Archbishop him- the two young women intend to be years have the opposing parties self. He has no heir to inherit the gome naturalized as Japanese sub-

talked so little of foreign affairs title. Although he already has a jects.

Their presence in Japan since and so much of home ones. Public title, being Knight Grand Cross of July this year has been kept a of Beppu, at the request of Lieut-internal problema. secret with the help of the police discussion has concentrated Col. Goto, in order to avoid many possible callers, as they or their

It is considered that two things. weigh heavily with women voters, family are well-known to persons in Japan.

"Their father,

Prince fratly prohibition and secondly Hsien Tu, son of Prince Su, is now staying in Tokyo. trying to sell Mrs. Smith. Many women pay

former

many

the Royal Victorian Order, Doctor Davidson has never, uled the 'prefix

Sir or Mrs. Davidson that of Lady.

recent The Archbishop in speech disposed emphatically of the

Д

grace of God." As he was hang some of the curios in his possession. tribute to her personal qualities suggestion made in some quarters

FAILURE OF RICE CROP.

sary of the Italo-Austrian armis tice now being celebrated has been! a march to the capital of two great processions of peasants, one of 40,000 and the other of 25.000 from every part of Italy with bands. buildings will be let alone when'

Sizner Mussolini in a stirring the city authorities are planning CENTRAL CHINA FACED WITH address confirmed his intention of the new capital, and that they may concentrating upon the develop not be too exorbitantly taxed by ment of agricultural interests in the local officials. It is understeed stead of the urban policy hitherto followed. He has arranged to gather the agriculturists, again at Rome on November 3rd, 1934.

that an arrangement has been made between Mr-Liu, the Mayor, and four big business corporations, and that the merchants have found the

Holland, he stated that Holland FRENCH RADICAL PARTY. terms entirely satisfactory.-Reu

was the first nation which estab

lished... commercial relatione with AN IMPORTANT CONGRESS.

China. The commercial treaty had by now become obsolete and both nations were eager to revise it. Tis present journey to Nanking was solely for the purpose of con- sulting with Dr. C. T. Wang re- garding a proper date for holding the negotiations.

LOAN NEGOTIATIONS.

(Wan Ta Yat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4th. According to Mr. Sun Fo's state ment, there has not yet been any official loap negotiation with Great": Britain and the United States, The Central Government has taken the decision that before proceeding

with this matter," the consolidation of internat finances and the estab- Hixhment

of international credits must be sought.

·CONTROL OF CUSTOMS.

(Wab' Tà Fat Fao).

SHANGHAI, Nov. 4th. The Nanking Ministry of Finance has established a department in full control of Customs affairs. The Nanking authorities have in- structed Mr. Edwardes, the Inspec- tor-General of Chinese Customs, to receive orders from it.

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SHANSI PLAGUE REPORTS.

[FROM A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

PEIPING, Nov. 4th. Foreigners just returned from Taiyuanfu state that Chinese re- ports of plague in Shani are much sraggerated. Bubonic piague un- doubtedly exists; but the deaths are nothing like, as great as was reported. The authorities antici- pate that they will soon suppress the outbreak.

SCOTS GUARDS AT

TIENTSIN.".

#

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEHOT.]

TIENTSIN, NOT. 24th. The Second Scots Guards arrived this afternoon, and a large crowd turned out to welcome the troops as they marched from the station.

to their quarters.

The First East Yorks left for Hong Kong this morning.

GOVERNMENT MEASURE'S

יד

OPPOSED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGEKLY!

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ANGERS, Nov. 4th. Unusual importance is attached to the annual congress of the Radical Socialist party to-day, be cause the section is credited with scheming the downfall of the Poin caré Government, The congress will decide whether the mandate to its Ministers in the Cabinet shall continue.

en.

All the leaders were present, in eluding M. Herriot and three other Cabinet Ministers. The president of the party, M. Daladier, in his opening address adopted the atti tude of sitting on the fence, and

inter alia the recommended forcement of anti-clerical legisla tion and the elimination of articles 70. and 71 from the budget pro- posals. He criticised the Govern ment's foreign policy and asserted that the party should withhold its support from the Government if it was not prepared to enrry out the minimum programme he outlined. this case the Radical Ministers

should retire.

ter.

BOROUGH COUNCIL

ELECTIONS.

BIG TRIUMPH FOR LABOUR!

(THROUGH REUTER'S'AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 3rd... The Frial results of the London Municipal Elections show that out of 28 Boroughs," Municipal Re- formers retain a majority on 18, Labour controls 8, the progressive one and there has been one tie be- tween Labour and Anti-Labour.

The gains and losses compared with the last elections

were:-

Municipal Reformers 6 gains and 101 losses; Labour 95 gains and 18 losses; progressives 33 gains and 10

losses; independent I gain and no

losaca.

JAPAN'S CORONATION PRECAUTIONS.

MARKED MEN DETAINED.

(THROWIN REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tarro, Nov. 3rd.. The vernacular papers report that over a thousand radicals have been arrested as a precautionary

measure and will be detained until the Emperor's enthrodement cere monies are over.

STARVATION.

THROUGH RZETER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Nov. 3rd. Reports on the crops have been coming in from almost every one of the eighteen provinces of China Proper indicating an increasingly bad forecast and pointing to the possibilities of terrible conditions in the coming winter..

The staple food of rice has suffer. ed particularly, on account of the widespread drought. The Whole sale Rice Dealers' Association of Shinghai states that the crops of the following provinces are below the average good crop to the ex tent quoted:

Percentage below Average.

Province..

Kiangsu Anhui Chekiang Kiangsi

Jonandr Henan

60

50

40

40

40

30

The same Association" estimates total crop at approximately 81,000,000 piculs or 5,400,000 short

the

ton,

It is estimated that the normal rice crop of the six mentioned pro vinces is 15,000,000 tons. Therefore a serious shortage of food is to be expected over an area of at least 400,000 square miles with a popula. tion of nearly 200,000,000 people, most of whom are normally living very closely to the starvation line.

ENGLAND'S NEW CUR-

RENCY NOTES..

BANK OF ENGLAND ISSUE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nav. 3rd.

It is announced that a new Act vesting in the Bank of England the sole right to issus legal tender notes in the United Kingdom will come into operation on November

Poincaré's Ultimatum, M. Poincaré tu told the Finance

While the Police state that the Commission of the Chamber that he objected to its amendments to report is greatly exaggerated, it is the budget. He declared that freely rumoured that the authori the budget were not passed in ite ties contemplate placing present state before the end of the hundreds of men, whose names are year, he would leave to the others on the black lists, under tempor the task of achieving financisi ary detention for the purpose of otes by the Bank to replace guarding against possible incidents at the time of the enthronement.

restoration.

JAPANESE FISHING

CONCERNS,

AGREEMENT WITH SOVIET

(THNOON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow. Nov. 4th. Agreements have been signed granting to Japanese fishing con- cerns the right to work the existing preserving works in Kamchatka.

THE WORLD'S DRAUGHTS CHAMPION.

DUTCHMAN'S TRIUMPH.

{THROUGH ENOTER'S 'ANINOY.]

AMSTERDAM. Nov. 2nd.

A Dutchman, Heer Springer, has won the world's draughts cham- pionship, concluded to-day.

many

LABOUR OUTRAGES IN AUSTRALIA.

REIGN OF TERROR.

[TH200CH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

MELBOURNE, Nov. 3rd.. Crowds of unionists have intimi. dated carters at the wharves and prevented delivery of goods to ships.

Zind.

This is preliminary to the issue of one, pound and ten shillings

g225,000,000 Treasury notes now in circulation.

It is understood that the Bank's

£1 notes will be green and the 10/- notes red.

SALVATION ARMY LEADER.

ANXIETY FOR GENERAL BOOTH.

BRITISH WIRALIES BERVICE.1

Rucny, Nov. 2nd. General Bramwell Booth, the The Chief Commissioner .of

hand of the Salvation Army, is ill Police declares that no half mea- Burca will be used in dealing with His doctors have issued the fol- lowing bulletin: General Booth violence.

Business men at the port state is suffering from nervous proatra- that a reign of terror prevails intion, and his condition gives rise the district.

to some anxiety. It is essential The Prime Minister, Mr. Bruce, that he has complete rest from all declares that the waterfront out work for several months, and this rages constitute a challenge to the will, we hope, ensure his complete Australian people.

recovery."

UNIVERSITY ARTS ASSOCIATION.

SATURDAY'S SUCCESSFUL

FUNCTION.

PLAY IN BLANK VERSE BY

CHINESE LADIES,

The Arts Association of the Hong Kong University gave their annual social function at the Great Hall of the University on Satur day night. Nearly 700 guests were prezent including His Excellency the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southern, C.M.G., and Mrs. Southora.

Mr. Lung Ting Wong, Chairman.

that he was resigning on account bat do not consider that she is

of recent events in Parliament. worthy to represent the country The true reason he stated as: fol- whose women Attach much more importance than men to dress, speech and social amenities

INDIAN QUARTERMASTER CONVICTED.

THEFT ON BOARD S.S.

CEDARBANK,

Shikh Mahomed, the Indian on board the as,

quartermaster

of the Association, having made a Cedarbank, was convicted of lar brief speech of welcome two plays ceny and sentenced to two months were presented by the studente. The first was Clifford Bax's The hard labour by Mr. W. Scofeld at Pocstasters of Ispahaa," given by the Kowloon Magistracy on Satur

of the Chinese women

Mr. Thirwood, the Chief Officer

or

lows, I do not believe as a man who bas “almost reached eighty-one years of age that I am adequately and rightly fit and have the vigour. required to carry on day and night the duties that belong to my office. I do not profess to be a.com.

pletely worn-out man to be either mentally or physically in- capable of tackling any particular task, but I am no longer as fit as was some years ago to carry out duties which are of such an onerous, persistent and exacting sort. It is for that reason alone that I have resigned my office into I think I have younger hands done the right thing, for the.

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This delightful little day morning. students

tells how the Persian fantasy Princese, Silver Moon, was wooed

The suitors had to pro- of the Cedarbank, appeared as leadership of the church's and the and won. duce a poem and ten pieces of silver, The silver is not much bother to most of them, but the The defendant was accused of poem is the very dickens, and the having stolen.a cheque for G.83.30, Princess's father is a There is, however, a humble per and a ring of keys from the com-

pedant

man, who can write poems like Omar himself, but hasn't got any

complainant.

plainant's cabin..

silver. How he gets it, by making Sergt. Humphries who was fair copies of his rival's doggeral charge of the case informed his and, then double crosses them is the subject of the play.

ed insanity.

Worship that complaints of theft It was acted with very fair akill, had been made on board for a long especially considering that it is all in blank verse, which the young time. players certainly found harder

When formally charged the defen- than everyday speech. A feature of the production was the really dant admitted the theft but plead beautiful setting of the palace courtyard in ancient lapahan,

He was later examined by the which had been most skilfully painted by Mr. R. S. W. Paterson, medical officer who refuted this. M.C. Following the interval the

The Magistrate found the defen. men gave a farce, by Thomas Wil liams, entitled "My Tara Next." dant guilty and imposed the above It deals with complications in a chemist's shop and the marrying off sentence. of the old proprietor's daughter." It was performed in the proper bustling mauner, and the players evidently enjoyed themselves 01 well as amusing the audience.

Quite a feature of the evening were the songs given by Mra Bowes-Smith which were in the nature of a prologue to the two plays.

RAILWAY TUNNEL FATALITY.

The body of a Chinese woman was found early yesterday morning at the entrance of No. 3 Railway Tunnel. Detective Inspector Fallon

nation's affairs should not be is

the hands of men who are too old" A national tribute to Doctor Davidson is to be paid on his re- tirement," when the fand subscribed from every part of Britain and the Empire is to be handed over to him. He will deliver his farewell address in Canterbury Cathedral to-morrow night, which will be re layed by all the stations of the His successor will be Doctor Cosmo British Broadcasting Corporation.

Gordon Lang whose Archbishopric of York is to be filled by Doctor Temple, the present Bishop Manchester.

BRITISH RECORD

ATTEMPT.

'PLANE TRAVELS 345 M.P.B.

FINAL TRIALS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SILVICE]

BUGIY, Nov., ård. Flight-Lieutenant Darcy Greig, who hopes to make an attack on the air speed record at Calshot, made final trial light in his Supermarine N.220 this morning. He remained in the air for over

Professor R. M. Simpson, M.A., M.C., directed the dramatic part, Mr. Huang Tsun Ming prepared and his squad of Chinese detec the proscenium and Mr. Lam tives were soon on the spot, and twenty-two minutes, and during" Tung, B.A., wrote the synopses in Chinese of the two plays.

The Committed. The Committee of the Arts A sociation are as follows:

dives he reached a speed of 343 at murder as

first suspected. miles per hour. If the times as However, late last night the police recorded over the course are found had found the relatives of the on examination to be satisfactory he will apply to the Air Ministry President, Mr. H. G. Hughe, deceased who identified the body for permission to make an attempt MA; Hon. Vice-President, The at the Kowloon Mortuary, and it on the record at the first" oppor-

tunity. Vice-Chancellor, Rt. Rev Bishop

SUSPECTED MURDER.

of Victoria, Mr. H. A. Woo, is now believed that the woman LL.B.; Vice-Presidents, Professor was accidentally kiled by a train, W. J. Hinton, M.A.; Professor A. KM. Simpson, MA., M.C.; Mr. Yuen Kwok Kuen, B.A.; Chair man, Lung Tin Tong: Vice-Chair- man, Taa Ting Kau; Hon. Bere Lo Chi Chiu; Hon. Trea tary, surer, Lee Pui Tong: Hon. Audi tor, Mrs. W. Faid, B.Sc.

The Decoration Committee were: Messrs. Tan Cheng Lock, Huang Taun Mlag, Sung Hang Choc, John Pau, Cheung King Pak, 8. V. Gittins."

Reception Committee:-M Tsui Hung Kee, Chan Yi Tsung, Ip Kun Im, Kwan Im Chor, Tan Gim Ann, Chan Tung Kee, and Misses Roaie Kwok Chan Ying, Elsie Wong, Julia Lara, Jasmine Lo, Emily Ho....

A Chinese who was arrested in connection with the finding of the body of a Chinese behind the Kow loon Hospital was before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magis

tracy.

WOMAN KIDNAPPER SENT TO GAOL,

The Chinese woman who WAS charged with kidnapping a Chinese boy, age 7, anti taking him to Chinese territory was found guilty by Mr. W. Schofield on Saturday morning and sentenced to one

husband and two witnesses gave

year's hard bour. The accused's

evidence on her behalf, but - their statements proved to be contradic- tory.

Detective Inspector Fallon who was in charge of the case was

Evidence was given for the Crown' granted a week's formal remard..

Two Chinese who were also by a witness who deposed to have the possesion of seen the accused board the train at charged with

were before Mr. W. Yaumati with a little boy and daggers Schofield and the hearing was fixed alight at Taipo. The witness said at 2.13 p.m. on November 6th. that he knew the defendant.