NEGOTIATIONS
WITH CHINA.“
JAPAN'S SATISFACTORY..
PROGRESS.
TANAKA'S REVIEW.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Kroro, Nov. 13th.
progress of Mr.
L
TRIBUTES TO THE
ARCHBISHOP.
PRESENTATION BY MR. BALDWIN,
U.S. APPRECIATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, }
the Arch
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14th, 1928.
EMPIRE AND WORLD] GREAT RECEPTION
FOR HOOVER.
PEACE.
SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S | THE SOUTH AMERICAN TOUR,
APPEAL,
SPEECH TO CANADIAN CLUB.
[TERODOR RIUTER'S AGENCY.]
FURTHER INVITATIONS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BEVICE}
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AMERICA'S NAVAL POLICY.
AN EFFICIENT FLEET.
SMALL CRUISER DOOMED.
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"HSIN CHI" PIRATES S.S. 'VESTRIS' BOATS
CAUGHT.
SERAPIS" SEIZES TWO.
JUNKS.
LOOT IN FISHING HUTS.
[NAVAL WIRELESS.)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 19th. The s.s. Hain thi was looted and
FOUND.
SEARCH IN MOUNTAINOUS SEAS.
HEROIC WIRELESS OPERATOR.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
lifeboats.
Four coastguard destroyers and six patrol boats are racing to the
New Yoxx, Nov. 13th.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13th. The State Department has re
The General Board of the United LONDON, Nov. 12th.
ceived cardial replies from Peru, States Navy in a statement declares Reporting the
The Archbishop of Canterbury,
OTTAWA, Nov. 13th.
Chile, Uruguay, and Brazil to its that its policy will be to build and burnt on Sunday, and only the
New Yoak, Nov. 12th. Yada's unoficial negotiations with who was elevated to the peerage.
At the Canadian Club in the
note asking whether they had any maintain
The British steamer Festris, a the Nationalists, Baren Tanaka, upon his resignation of the See of presence of members of the Cana-objections to Mr. Hoover's visit.
eficient and well hull remains. Two big junks withi
vessel of 10,000 ton en route to speaking t
dian Cabinet meeting, Canterbury, has taken the title of
Government, Sir Austen
balanced fees in all classes of loot on board were captured by The Argentine has not yet re- Aghting ships in accordance with M.S. Seip this morning miles from Hampton Road.
Barbadoes, is slowly sainking 300 stated that they were progressing Baron Davidson of Lambeth.
Chamberlain, who is now restored
Her smoothly, and there was a bright
Lambeth Palace is the official to health, made his first extended not included in the projected tous, all old cruisers with modern 10,000
There were several small fishing plied, but a number of countries capital ship ratios." It will replace boats in the vicinity in which soma passengers and crew have taken to prospect of settling all peqding London residence of
address since he left London. He
such Costa Rica, Colombia, ton cruisers carrying Sizeh "guns questions except the Tsinan inci-bishops of Canterbury, and to-day eloquently pleaded for the co-opera- Ecuador, Bolivia and Cubs, have and will build similar cruisers as a
of the pirates got away, while part of the loot was transferred at a private ceremony, the Primetion of the Dominions with the He also stated that the railway Minister. Mr. Stanley Baldwin Motherland to promote peace intelegraphed asking Mr. Hoover to rate that will maintain an effective to some fishing buts near the ship.
visit them.. negotiations ja
The China, Merchants' as. Hapan Manchuria were presented to the Archbishop £14,500 the world. He declared that the
cruiser tonnage in conformity with It is announced from the White capital ship ratios.
arrived at 9.30a.m. and is taking making steady progress.
collected from at least 15,000
British Empire could make a con. It is learned on good authority subscribers in response to
House that Henry Fletcher, the
of the crew of the Hàn Chi, The sasil cruiser will have no an in-tribution to the world's peace sucb
American Ambassador to Rome, place in its future naval policy in that a Salt Gabelle launch with an The master of the Hsin Chi says that the Government has decided vitation issued, in June for a tri.as no other people could do. to order Mr. Yoshizawa to Nanking bute to the Archbishop in view of
will accompany Mr. Hoover, whose view of its smal value in pro- armed guard on board was there
is expected to last about seven tection of our transoceanic trade for the purpose of opening formal his great services to the Church
Weeks. The party will travel by and outlying possessions.”' negotiations 4 soon as the present and the nation.
IN the battleship Maryland to Va preliminary negotiations uré factorily completed.
deal
In
C. T. Wang's Statement. (Wah Tez Xai Pau).
Y
autis.
SHANGRAL, Nov. 13th an interview with Chinese Pressmen, Dr. C. T. Wang said that arrangements had already been made with Mr. Tada concern.
The total amount subscribed was S10,900, of which 2,000 will be de- voted to the placing of a worthy memorial in the courtyard of Lam: beth Palace to mark the unique as- sociation of the Archbishop and Mrs. Davidson therewith...
America's Tribute, Another interesting ceremony ing the settlement of all outstand:was afterwards held, the leading ing Sino-Japanese problems includ-figures being the Bishop of West- Jag treaty revision." Mr. Yadsern New York and the President would go to Nanking on the 17th of Trinity College. Hartford, inst to hold the third session of .S.A. negotiations with him.'
WAGE DISPUTES
GERMANY.
ARBITRATION AWARD ILLEGAL?
APPEAL BY MINISTRY OF LABOUR.
{THROUGH"REUTRE'S AGENCY.]
tour
paraiso, and then cross the Andes by rail to Buenos Aires. Another American warship, the Utah or Florida, will then convey them tol Montevideo, Rio de Janeiro and; elsewhere.
First Port Of Dall, President Elect Hoover sails! from San Pedro, California, on the 19th instant on his visit to i South Amerien.
THE UNEMPLOYFENT PROBLEM.
-
LABOUR CONDEMNATION.
DEFEATED
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY:]
on Saturday, but left later.
rescue.
There are 190 passengers and 210 of a crew aboard the Teatris, and she carries 1,000 bags of mail..
It has been found that the
Japanese steamer, which was at
first reported to be standing by,
The two junks and their crews rushed to the position indicated in and the remaining pirates will be the Vestria S.0.S., but has not handed
the
found any signs of the vessel. Chinese authorities by HM.S. Serapis as soon as possible.
to over
LONDON, Nov; 12th. The House of Commons by 321 Votes to lal, rejected the Labour His first port of call will be amendment to the "Address, conless message from the s.s. Tjitaruem
Balboa, where he will inspect the
Panama Canal.
BERLIN, Nov. 19th. The struggle between the iron and steel "batons" and the work The American visitors presenteders, supported by the Ministry of During his sojourn at Shanghai the retiring Archbishop of Canter Labour, has been greatly com he had had conversations with bury with an Address on behalf of plicated by a decision of the In.EXCITING SCENES ON WALL
foreign diplomatic repre- the American Church, sccompanied dustrial Court at Duisburg, which sentatives, freely exebanging views by a draft of 810,000 in a gold as the result of an appeal by the regarding the general problem of
employers has ruled that no tariff treaty revision and tariff rates.
agreement existed in accordance He claimed that satisfactory results
with the award of the Official Ar- bitrator.
other
had been obtained.
RESISTING JAPAN'S
INFLUENCE.
(Wah Tag Fat Banj.
SHANGAL, Nov. 13th.
The Manchurian authorities ar considering a gigantic plan for the development of economic enter-
a
rasket.
The Address is signed on behalf of the House of Bishops and the House of Clerical and Lay De-. puties.
By this finding, the Court de HAVOC OF ETNA ERUPTION.clared that the Arbitrator's Award
MUSSOLINI TO RESTORE
MORALE...
THROUGH EXUTEX'S ́AGENCY.}
ROME, Nov. 19th.
priaes in the three provinces with It is stated that 3.000 have been view to resisting Japanese econ. rendered homeless, 760 houses have. omic encroachment. As a prelimi-been destroyed and 2,500 acres of nary step they will urge the Man. Jand submerged so far as the re- churian people
sult of the Etna eruption. to organise
The Government has allotted a "people's association of foreign relations, the main task of which million lire for the relief of re- will be to raise capital from the fugees people for the purpose of establish- ing various development companies including railway, and mining enter- prises.
IN TSINAN.
(Vah Tv: "Yat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13th.
According to a menage from Tainan the Japanese troops have evacuated the Tainan Tsingtao Railway Station at Tsinan, but the railway office building is still closed and heavily guarded by a number of railway patrols,
RAILWAY REVENUE.
(Wah Tu Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13th. General Chang Hsueh Liang has reached an agreement with the Peiping authorities regarding the resumption of true of the Peking Mukden Railway. Normal paasen, ger and freight traffe commenced resterday.
The revenue of the railway will be divided among the military authorities in accordance with the
sections which each controls:
THROUGH TRAINS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PRIPING, Xov, lath. The first train from Mukden since June, is expected this evening,"re turning tomorrow,
after which through trains are scheduled to run twice a week each way.
Many of the stricken districts are appealing to Signor Mussolini, to visit the afflicted, region to
restore morale.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL, VESSELS.
[NAVAL WIRELEN8. |
H.M.'s transport Dorsetshire," with the ist Batt. East Yorkshire Regt." and others on board, left Hong Kong at midnight last night. bound for Colombo.
H.M.S. Egglare arrived here at noon yesterday.
H.M.S. Herni and H.M.S. Seraph loft here yesterday morn- ing to go out for exercises.
H.M.S. Stormclined left Shang- hai yesterday and has arrived at Chinking.
Trooping Season,
LONDON, Nov. 12th. The 2nd Battalion of the South Staffordshire Regiment embarks at Southampton to-morrow for Shang
hai.
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13th.. The 2nd Battalion of the Welch Regiment left by the troopship Somersetshire for Singapore..
JAPANESE NAVAL REVIEW,
ADMIRAL TYNWHITT LEAVES FOR YOKOHAMA
(THROUGH BEUTEL'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13th. Admiral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt has left for Yokohama on board H.M.S. Aeat to attend a Japanese naval review.
U.S. EMBASSY IN CHINA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13th.
was illegal.
The award was made' fortnight ago, granting a wage increase to employees, ranging from two to six pfennigs per hour. The Ruhr industrialists refused to accept the award and have opened hostilities ja a big industrial war by locking out 200,000 workers, declaring that
they would rather close down than
Jiz
A lock-out in Germany is illegal, and the industrialists can be sued for compensation for wages lost.
The decision of the Duisburg Court
has created considerable
STREET.
MAD SCRAMBLE FOR STOCKS,
RADIO CORPORATION RECORD.
[BIUTER'S AMERICAN' BIRVICE.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 12th. There were exciting scenes
on
Wall Street to-day, when perhaps the maddest scramble for stocks in the history of any Stock Market in the world was witnessed.
"Orders ralled-in at the astound ing rate of 1,500,000 shares an hour, breaking all previous records.
The day's sales approximated the stupendous total of 88,000,000.
Many issues attained new re surprise, but the Ministry of La corda, notably the Radio Corpora bour is not allowing the matter totion's common stock, which showed rest there, an appeal having been lodged with the Supreme Indus trial Court at Leipzig against the Duisburg decision.
POINTS OPEN TO CHALLENGE.
COOLIGE'S ARMISTICE
SPEECH.
"TIMES" LEADING ARTICLE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.),
LONDON, Nov. 13th.
The Times in an editorial points out that many statements in Presi
demning the Government for not having grappled with the unem- ployment problem.
NAVAL AND MILITARY.
APPOINTMENTS AND SHIP
MOVEMENTS.
Captain's Fears Justled. The Dutch steamer Tjitarnem has arrived here with five first class passengers from the wreck of the ss in Chi, Two hundred Chinese passengers have gone" to Foochow on board native craft.
Owing to the receipt of a wire. stating that the captain of the Thin Chi has asked for protection against possible pillage by fishing junks, a Chinese gunboat has left Foochow for the scene of the wreek.
Burnt By Pirates. On the arrival of H.M.S. Serapis at Tai Island at 5.30 on Tuesday morning" it was found that the is. Ho Chi had been burnt by pirates, who got away in two junks..
Captain WJC, Lake has beca appointed a Naval Aide-de-Camp to the King. Captain Lake has com- manded the battle-cruiser Tiger since July last year. Following his HUNGARY TELEPHONES promotion to captain in December, 1915, he went to the Admiralty. In 1019 he tock command of the cruiser Concord, and was after- wards Flag Captain and Chief of Staff in the Hawkins, flag-ship on
the China station."
AMERICA.
NEW LONG DISTANCE SERVICE.
Cessation Of Wireless Messages.
Only by the now silent wireless signals enn the fate of the Vestris be visualised and the whereabouts of her lifeboats, cossed by the angry sens is unknown.
The first S.0.S. was received at 10 am. The starboard deck" was ' awash by noon and 1 hours later the ship had been abandoned. The stendy flow of signals gradually weakened.
The
mystery. It is possible that the cause of the disaster is a
recent terrihe storms in the At- lantic shifted the cargo.
The messages spoke of lying on her beam ends" and "leaking bad- ly,"
•
Ju
Already three ships have raced to the spot last indicated by the S.O.S. signals, but though they have used searchlights they report. no trace of the ship or her boats. An American battleship Was among the other rescuers going at fullateam to the rescue.
Lifeboats Found,
LATER An American steamer has found
TO the lifeboats of the sa. Festris.
(THROUGH BLUTER ́S ADINCT,] "
BUDAPEST, Nov, 12th. Direct telephonic communication) between Hungary and the United States has been inaugurated.
The service was initiated by conversation between Count Beth
Captain R. A. S. Hili, who has been Charge of the Dockyard and Naval
appointed Commodore-in... Establishments at Hong Kong, will take" passage out in the P. & C. Maatan, which left London on November 2nd. The ship is due at Hong Kong on December 7th, when Commodore Hill will hoist his broadlen und Mr. Kellogu. Commander-in-Chief, China, may pennant in such ship- 25 the
select. Commodore J. L. Pearson, C...now in command, will strike his pendant on the same day and return to England, and that of Commodore Hill will be transferred B. AND S. VESSEL FIRED next morning to the depot ship
net gain of 825 per share at 29, after setting up a new high record at $230.
ON.
1
BANDITS REPULSED BY
GUARDS.
The
[NAVAL WIRELESA. ]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 12th.
Tamar.
ST. ANDREW'S SALE OF
WORK.
OPENED BY LADY POLLOCK
The St. Andrew's Church Branch of the Mothers' Union held their Annual Sale of Work in the Church Hall yesterday afternoon, the open- ing ceremony being performed Lady Pollock, the dismal weather. depriv- dance, but quite a number of ladies ed the occasion of a large atten- came during the afternoon and the attendants at the stalls were 300 busy attending to purchasers.
The sis. American Shipper reports that all the Festris' lifeboats, ex- ecpt possibly one or two and except one life raft, have been picked up. The steamer Myriam picked up two lifeboata
:
Listeners Ashcra, The drama of the sinking of the Festris, involving the lives of 330 persons aboard, has been followed cagerly by wireless listeäers ashore, who heard the messages exchanged between the l'estris and the ships rushing to her rescue, beginning with the first 5.0.8. aid fäishing with the intimation that the passen- gers and crew were leaving the doomed liner and the Vestris opera- tor's final good-bye."
The hardships of the passengers and crew of the estris and the
difficulties of the search for her boats were indicated by reports from the ship's vicinity of strong winds and heavy seas. The passen gers included many prominent busi- ness men and members of society.
Shanghai Defence Force: Whatever hopes may have been raised by recent reports as to the possibility of a return home of the
Hurricane Damage.. whole, or even a considerable part,
The Festris ran into a hurricane of the Shanghai Defence Force are dashed to-day, writes the Political
day that she was having trouble. Sunday and was severely batter- ed. She wirelessed at 6 a.m. yester Correspondent of .the Evening
but needed no assistance. Her first Standard on October 11th, by an
9.0.S. was sent out at 10.05" a.m. China Navigation Co.'sancement I am able to make on official authority. This is to the
and subsequently she continued to dent Coolidge's Armistice Day (Lesara. Butterfield & Swire) as effect that the situation in China is "The Spirit That Counted." address are open to immediate Kin, which is under the British continually under consideration by said that although it was raining it in the storm and had developed a challenge, but nothing is
call for help for three hours. In opening the Sale, Lady Pollock She stated that she was hove to gained by controversy. It em fag, has been attacked by bandita the War Office and the Foreign would do no harm as the Colony starboard list of 32°; he decks were the Office. A policy directed to ease the needed it, and those who were real under water and she was slowly Mid-Yangtze River, above Cheng-strain on the British forces has been ly interested in the Sale of Work sinking. The young wireless opera."
tor of the Vestris, true to tradition, There were about sixty ban and will continue to be followed; would not hesitate to come on ac
but neither Sir Miles Lampson nor count of the rain. The Sale had heroically kept in contact
with dits who had taken up positions on his advisers are able to state that
been held at a very useful time other vessels and shore stations the bank of the river.
the situation OF
the Nationalist the year. The proximity of until the rising waters put the The guard carried on the Aian Government have.
Christmas would enable the pur wireless apparatus out of action. acqaired returned the fire and one casualty necessary stability to bring about chase of many useful presents all of among the bandits was observed by a release and a return of the British which were "home-made." It is those on the ship...
ta be
phasises the necessity of a thorough "Anglo-American understanding in view of the identity of the need of peace of Great Britain
and lin.
America.
PLOT AGAINST SIMON "
COMMISSION.
The incident occurred on
THE
the Cabinet, both an reports from
the
OCTOBER'S RECORD..
fores as a whole. Until next Marchery satisfying to know that while BRITISH TRADE FIGURES. there will be a continuous stream buying a good present one was also The proceeds of troopships outward and home helping a good cause.
were for Charity, and part of the profits would be sent to the Foo- chow Blind Boys' Home,
WAILING WALL" AT ward.
JERUSALEM.
DISFIGURED BY MOSLEM BUILDINGS,
DA that
[BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.}
RUGBY, Nov. 19th The Board of Trade returns for October record the highest month. ly totals for the year, both in ex- ports and imports.
The exports amounted "in" value to £64,312,000, and the imports to £102,645,000.
Compared with October of Inat
CONSPIRATOR CONFESSES.
BOMB EXPLOSION ON TRAIN
(THROUGH LEUTEE'S AQENOT.]
Minesweepers For China, The "Naval and Military Record" BOMBAY, Nov. 13th.
The Rev. W, Rogers thanked Lady associates the minesweepers, Sand Pollock, and little Master Francis TROOP INSPECTIONS.
The mystery bomb explosion on
wich and Bridgwater, which are to Rogers handed her a handsome a train from Allahabad to Bombay
proceed to China in the spring to bouquet of flowers. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
on October 7th is now cleared up. BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] replace two older vessels, with the Bhatta Charji, one of the eight
Singapore Base scheme. At present
The Stails. PEIPING, Nov. 13th.
injured, has made a statement that
RUORY, Nov. 12th. the only minesweeper he and two others were Shek inspected Chiang Kai
taking Mr. L. M. S. Amery Colonial station is the Fetersfield, and, since which the work of the members of
There were a number of stalls at bombs from Benares to Bombay Secretary, was questioned in Par- minesweeping necessitates two ver troops at Pengpu on November 9th and at Huchowfu on November
with a view to committing an outliament to day regarding the erec sels working in company, it may pretty and dainty things being the Union was displayed many. 11th and 12th. He is expected at
Mr. Kellogg has announced that age there during the visit of the tion by Moslems in Jerusalem of be assumed that, she is primarily offered to visitors at most reason year, the exports show an increase Yenchow Jor the
One of the constructions on top of the Wail-intended for instructional work. purpose the American Government, is rais conspirators was amongst the three ing Wall. He was asked if he The minesweepers now undergoing
Sizon Commission. to-day, after which he may going their Legation in China the killed and the others were arrested would give instructions that these completion, are of different design Blias were in charge of the Works creased deliveries abroad of vehi of slightly over £3,000,000, which north.
rank of an Embassy as proposed st. Benares
Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Black and Mr. is largely accounted for by in- erections on this Ancient will from anything which has preceded Stall: the sweets, Flowers and cles, including, locomotives, ships U.S. WITHDRAWALS FROM by Nanking.
should be forbidden.
them in this business. Why they Cakes stall was presided over by and aircraft... Mr. Amery replied that the mat are being sent out to the China TIENTSIN.
TREATY WITH NORWAY.
was engaging his close con- Station is not readily apparent to
Mrs. George and the Blind Girls For the first ten months of the sideration. He proposed to take the "Record," for, should they be displayed a tableful of "woolies" of £500,000,000, showing an increase Home; Kowloon City, once again year, the exports were of a value {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
|Him."
the highest official advice open to wanted to fulfil their functions in made by the blind girls. This stall
Within the next few days he that part of the world as the likely
real earnest, it can hardly associate was a scene of special activity. would lay before the House &
Mrs. Hamblin and Mrs. Durston White Paper on the subject, deal-zone of greatest urgency.
were in charge of the afternoon tea ing fully with the intervention, of Among the officers appointed for | tent at which all the cakes were Dr. Alexander Mair, Professor of the police, the position of the service in the new cruiser London "home-made."
There were a number of competi-
treasure.”
same
(THROSOK REOTER'S AGENCY.]
BHANGHAI, Nov. 13th.
It is understood that 500 United States Marines, including infantry aviation and artillery units, at being withdrawn from Tientsin on
SHANGHAI, Nov. 13th.
A Kuo Min message from Nan- king says that the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs states that negotiations for the
PROFESSOR'S TRAGIC
DEATH. FATAL OUTBREAK OF FIRE. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 13th.
ter
able rates.
of £19,000,000 compared with the same, period last year and oa in-.. crease of 250,000,000 compared with the first ten months of 1920,"
The imports for the first ten months of this year were of a value of £988,000,000, being a de- the same period last year,
December 15th, and are returning conclusion of a new Sino-Norwegian Greek at Edinburgh University, British Government in Palestine, is Lieut.Comdi. G. N. Loristonions including a hunt for "bidden crease of £18,000,000 compared with
to America, leaving a force of one treaty are nearly complete. Signa thousand at Tientsin.
ture is expected this week.
has been hurned to death in a fire and the steps taken to prevent Clarke, whose last duty afloat was in his study.
similar occurrences.
in the cruiser Despatch, in China.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.