REFUGEES ARRIVE AT NANKING.
FAMINE IN HONAN,
RELIEF MEASURES DISCUSSED.
Wak To Tat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Nov, 14th." Over 2,000 famine sufferers from Honan arrived at Nankibg yesterday asking for relief, 3,000 more are
VENGEANCE FOR
OBREGON.
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.
UNCLE'S DASTARDLY ATTEMPT.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN · SERVICE]
MEXICO CITY," Nov, 14th.
Captain Obregon, uncle of the late General Obregon, appeared at
expected, and the Nanking Muni the gates of the prison yesterday cipal Government is considering and obtained permission to see measures to relieve them. Leading Toral, Obregon's murderer. Eo figures of Honan, Shenai
and rushed into Toral's cell and whip- Kansy last night held a special ped out a pistol, but was dianmed meeting to discuss measures to before he could shoot. He was then raise funds for famine relief works allowed to go but on his arrival in the three provinces, with Mar.home he shot himself dead. shai Feng Yu Hsiang in the chair. The discussion led to the decision
to request the Central Government
to take up this matter with greit
urgency.
LOAN REDEMPTION.
[THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, "Nov. 14th. The Kuo in states that the Ministry of Finance, in an order to Mr. Edwardes, instructs him that all amortization funds for the re demption of the various domestic
BRUTAL SHANGHAI MURDER.
THREE CHINESE CHARGED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14th. Three Chinese are appearing at the Provisional Court to-morrow, charged with the murder of Miss Dorothy Thompson, the nurse who was killed on October 4th. Mr. Dudley Law, her companion at the time, was very seriously wounded.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15th, 1928.
SMITH SPEAKS TO DEMOCRATS.
INTELLIGENT OPPOSITION.
SUPPORT FOR HOOVER,
„FRENTER'S AMERICÀN BERVIOR]
NEW YORK, Nov. 14th, While declaring that the Demo- cratic Party would remain the great liberal party of America, Al Smith in his final speech broadcast last evening urged his followers to support Hoover's administration for the next four years.
He said that a vigorous and in- telligent party in opposition was an invaluable service to the nation, but the opposition should arise from adherence to fundamental principles and not from a desire to embarrass the party in power.
DEMPSEY'S "RECEPTIVE
MOOD."
POSSIBLE RETURN TO THE RING.
[THROUGH AICTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 13th. Jack Dempsey, the former heavy- weight champion of the world, and Tex Rickard have been discussing the possibility of the return of Dempsey to the ring, according to authentic reports..
It is planned that Dempsey, "it he agrees to fight again, will stage
loans be deposited with the Cea. THE BRITISH OIL COMBINE. his come-back with a bout against
tral Bank of China, before 'Novem
ber 15th.
Another order instructs Mr. Edwardes to have the Inspectorate- General removed from Peking to Nanking."
INDEPENDENCE OF BOTH
COMPANIES.
LABOUR CRITIC.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 13th. Commander Kenworthy, the La- bour MP., drew the attention of S.M.R. LOAN IN LONDON? the House of Commons to the organisation of a Consolidated. Petroleum Company for the pur- pose of acquiring the distributing organisation of the Anglo-Persian East Africa, Egypt, the Sudan Oil Company through South and Palestine, Syria, the Red Sea and Ceylon.
(THROUGH KBUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Nov. 14th." The Hachi claims to have learn: ed that Mr. Tsushima, the Finan cis Coromissioner who recently Boated the Oriental Development
Commander Kenworthy asked Company Joan in New York, is the Chancellor of the Exchequer proceeding to London. shortly for if instructions had been given to the purpose of opening negotia the Government directors of the tiona for the flotation of
Anglo-Persian Oil Company, with £6,000,000 loan for the South Manchuria Railway.
a view to preserving the company's Owing to the independence. national holiday the report cannot be confirmed.
UNIVERSAL BACKING. ́..
Mr. Winston Churchill replied that the Government were fully satisfied that the formation of the Consolidated Company did not in terfere with its independence, and ' (Wah Ta: Fat" Pa»).
they did not think that an arrange- ment between twa independent SHANGHAI, Nov. 14th.
bodies for mútually beneficial pur- The leading classes in Manchuria poses in any way effected the are demanding that General Chang essential independence of either.
Replying to Mr. Shinwell (Lab.) Haveh Liaug transfer a negotin tions with Japan to the hands of who questioned, if in view of its the Nanking Government in order association with the Royal Dutch, that any steps taken in dealing the Anglo-Persian could be regard- with Japan may secure the supported as primarily British, Mr. Chur- of the people throughout the whole chill said that it remained in every country.
sense British and he hoped it would prosper.
FLAG DEMONSTRATION.
(Wak Tai Tat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14th. The Peiping authorities have re ceived a message from Harbin to the effect that the local police force clashed with student demonstrators who carried out demonstration,
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GENERAL BOOTH'S
ILLNESS.
LEADER OF SALVATION 'ARMY.
{THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Nov. 13th. demanding the change of the five. General Bramwell Booth, the barred flag. As a result over ten leader of the Salvation Army, has students were killed or wounded. taken a turn for the worse, a bulle-
tin issued this evening stating that his condition during the lass
JAPAN'S REPRESENTATIVE: twenty-four hours has been less
Fah Taz Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14th. The Japanese Government has appointed Mr. Yozishawa as Pleni. potentiary Representative to hold official negotiations with the Nation- alist Govertment. Mr. Yada will the proceed to Nanking" before arrivál of Mr. Yoshizawa •
Shantung Obdurate.
satisfactory...
BRITISH TROOPS IN CHINA: [THEODOR RESTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 13th.
་
The number of British troops in China and the reluctance of the authorities to order withdrawals The Shantung Civic Association in spite of the improved situation, at Nanking yesterday held a meet-formed the subject of questions in ing to discuss steps to be taken to the House of Commons to-day,
Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, urge the Nanking Government not to yield to Japan in the coming the Secretary for War, in reply, negotiations for the settlement of informed the House that at the Ar a result present time, there were seven in- the sinan Incident. over hundred men were appointed fantry hattalions with ancillaries as a delegation from the Shantung in China, in addition to the nor Civic Association to present a peti-mal garrison of three battalions tion to the Nanking Government. stationed there in 1920.
He agreed, that no withdrawal On their arrival at the Government Office Mr. Koo Ying Fun, General had occurred since June this year, Secretary of the Central Govern. And none was contemplated as the ment, entertained them and pro. present time. mised to refer this matter to the Foreign Ministry for serious con- sideration.
GERMAN INSTRUCTOR.
[THHOUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]
Paolino Uzeudun, who was recently suspended for a foul against Peter- son, and who was reinstated to-day at a meeting of the New York State Athletic Commission.
No definite announcement is forthcoming to indicate the result of the conference between Rickard and Dempsey, but it is reported that the ex-champion is in a more receptive mood than for some should fight again. time regarding propositions that he
LOSSES THROUGH ETNA ERUPTION.
IMMENSE ESTIMATE.
(THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENOT.)
CATANIA, Nov. 18th.
It is estimated that the total losses, including devastated land. buildings, plant, roads, bridges and railways, as a result of the Mount Etna eruption amount to 160,000,000 lire.
CORDOBA HURRICANE
DAMAGE.
MANY LIVES LOST.,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BUENOS AIRES, Nov. 13th. Forty-one persons have been kill ed and 150 injured in the vicinity of Villa Maria as the result of a cyclone which swept the Province of Cordoba, creating serious havoc. The extensive damage includes the destruction of a large electrical works while it is reported that over thirty buildings have been destroyed or badly wrecked.
GOVERNMENT ROYALTY
* OIL CONTRACTS. -AMERICAN SCANDAL RE-
CALLED."
(DEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE. }
WASHINGTON, Noy. 13th.
..
GRAVE FEARS FOR “WOODLARK.”
ABRUPT CESSATION OF NEWS.
ROUGH WEATHER
REPORTED.
(THROUGH REUTER's Aqrvor.)
RESCUER'S, SEARCH FOR "VESTRIS.”
SURVIVOR'S ACCOUNT OF
. DISASTER.
DEEDS OF HEROISM.
[RUGTER'S AMERICAM SEXPICH.Į
NEED FOR INTERNATIONAL "GOOD FAITH.
CLOSE CO-OPERATION WITH FRANCE.
PERSONAL CONTACT WITH AMERICA.
PREMIER DEFENDS GOVERNMENT
POLICY:
BRIVIAN WIRELESS SERVICE.) ·
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14th.
NEW YORK, Nov. 14th. Anxiety is felt here for the safety his rescue of over a hundred sur A terse wireless description of vivors of the Vestris is given by of the late H.M.S. Woodlark, now the Cassum, which left for Hong Captain Cummings of the ameri can Shipper. He says:- Arrived Kong on November 6th. She spake radio position of Featrit at 10.30
Rucey, Nov. 13th. The present Government did not to the s.s. Sinkiang on November. p.m. Monday and started search.
The Premier made a statement mean to deviate from a policy 11th north of Wenchow when she Cruised about till 3.40 am. when
the first flare was sighted. First today in the House of Commons which they had tried to pursue was experiencing rough weather boat came alongside at 4.05 1.m. We rescued fire 'boats and all were
on the Anglo-French Compromise. and making only three knots. Cap- aboard by 7.30 11.01.
It was made in reply to Mr. Lloyd tain W.-C. H. Knight asked that
We steamed through the wreck George, the Liberal leader, who this be reported to H.M. Consul age and found
woman in the water. We launched had moved as an anteridment to the at Shanghai. He added that "he
A boat and picked up two of the Address in Reply to the King's intended putting in to Wenchow pluckiest people I have ever met-
We Speech that the House considered for better coni. Since then there tighteen hours in the water.
steamed through and through the that the compromise endangered has been no news of the ship. Cap wreckage seeking for further sur tain Knight, apart from one Let-vivors until noon, and then sailed the prospect of peace in Europe tish officer, is the only foreigner for New York, leaving several and good relations with the United naval vessels on the scene of the disaster,"
States, regretted the abondonment Cable To Wife.
of the principle of the limitation
aboard....
"i
+ MI End a
い
All Lifeboats Found. Mrs. Knight states that she re-
It appears from wireless reports ceived a cable from her husband that all eight of the Fetrie life- boats have now been picked up, at Wenchow on Sunday stating fire by the American Shipper, two that they were bunkering thereby the Myriam and the remaining
one by the Berlin. No word has since been received. It is known that bad weather broke along the South China coast
on Monday...
Insurance Difficulty. The Foodlark which, has been A shallow. for thirty-one years draft gunboat on the Yangtze, was recently sold to the Chinese for service on the West, River from Capton. "She was stored up here. for the journey south, but found the greatest difficulty in getting in- sured. A Chinese Company even- tually undertook the risk at 10 per
cent
[We are given to understand that H.M.S. Woodlark was actually bought by Mr. Solomon Abdullah Casumbhoy, a Hong Kong man, and not, as was previously stated, by the Mow Hing S.S. Ca. She was expected to arrive in the Colony within a day or two.]
OIL MAGNATE'S VAST
INTERESTS.
EDWARD DOHENY RETIRES.
NEW COMPANY FORMED,
(REUTKE'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 13th. Mr. Edward Doheny, the well known oil magnate, whose Cali- fornian petroleum companies are estimated to be worth, at least $43,000,000, has decided to retire.
Two New York banking houses are arranging to take over his oil
securities and to form a new com- pany to be known as the Pacific Western Oil Company, and it is stated that Mr. Jacques Vinmont will be chairman of the Board of the new Company.
It is further understood that Mr. William McDuffie, former pro- duction manager of the Royal Dutch Shell companies, will be
President.
ever since they had been in office, which, so far as its cordial under- standing of the French was con- cerned, was the same as had been pursued by Mr. MacDonald. It was not an exclusive policy and was not directed against anyone.
It was a policy of working in close co-operation with France, but also co-operation with all other countries. It had been felt in the
of small submarines and cruisers, remotest corners of Europe "and and considered that the basis of had contributed to the settlement naval discussions should be an ex-of disputes, which inight, in times tension of the Washington Treaty past, have led to very serious to all classes of combatant, ships, troubles..
The improvised raft which" put ment is still missing and is sup-from the computation of French off from the ship at the last mo- and that the exclusion of reservists posed to have been broken up by military strength was contrary to
the sens
has the spirit both of the Treaty of Versailles and of the Locarno Treaty.
The battleship Wyoming picked up five women passengers and three of the crew Boating in lifeboats and one man holding on to a hatch cover. Corpses in life- belts have been sighted.
Survivor's Story. The first Festria survivor's story has been wittlessed to the Argen- tiae Consulate in New York from the steamer Berlin
After leaving New York on Satur- day the Vestris ran into a slight storm and a list developed which gradually increased to an angle of thirty degrees, making it very difficult to get out the boats. Some of the lifeboats were too crowded, and some of the occupants fell inte the
water as they were being lowered...
The Chief Engineer closed down all fires early on Monday, probably preventing the boilers from burst ing, and the second steward heroically dived into the water and helped people
44
The passengers behaved well, and many did not realise the gravity of". the situation until they found them. selves in the water.
Senor Quiros, the Consul, can- sidered that had the lifeboats been launched earlier it should have been possible to save every life.---
122 Missing.
Mr. Baldwin said the com- promise was no more than a per- fectly honest and straightforward attempt to get out of the deadlock which had occurred at Geneva.
The Government had been strong ly criticised on the ground that they had made concessions to France and conferred some im munities upon her,
Conscription In France. He pointed out that France re- mained a conscript country as she always had been. France regard ed conscription as an essential part of the doctrine of Conscription in France dated from the Revolution.
democracy
It was not only on grounds of national security against external enemies that the French had had conscription and the existence of a conscript army did not necessarily make a country militaristic.
"Our One Desire."
"Our one desire in our foreign policy is the desire to heal the wounds caused by the war and to see the peace of Europe consolidat ed for the benefit of friends and late enemies alike.
Mr. Baldwin concluded with a reference to the statement made
by President Coolidge that it wasS
United States lacked mutual un
ways plain that Europe and the
Coolidge was right. derstanding. He thought Mr.
He regretted it profoundly, and it was very difficult to find the answer why it was so. But he had noticed one thing during his term of office which was worth consider- ing. European statesmen had got. into the habit of meeting at Geneva. There they learned not only each others' point of view, but what was very important, each other's idiosyncrasies as indivi duals, and he thought there was among European statesmen a de- sire in negotiations to see the other viewpoint, and to compromise if something could be effected by that compromise.
more than before the war.
This state of affairs existed far
France held the view that if every man bad to go and fight
Lack Of Personal Contact. when war began, the masses of the
American statesmen, however, people would be less inclined to think about war, and statesmen } did not know the European states- would think twice before they man, nor did the European states- ordered them to go and fight. men know the American, and there was no personal intercourse, the only intercourse being written in 'a despatch, neat across three thou- Band, miles of water.
ed out
In those circumstances,
it was
far more difficult to get mutual understanding,
"To the members of the House of
Eeassuring Telegrams. The owners of the Vestris state Regarding the criticism that he that out of 328 aboard, 206 have compromise was directed against been saved and 122 are missing. other countries, especially the The missing include Captain Will-United States, Mr. Baldwin point liam Carey and the wireless opera despatched to the United States that a telegram was ter, Noel Laughlin.
Secretary of State at the begin- Commons, he pointed out that it ning of August emphasising that
was important to all who spoke on the agreement was not a treaty and America, or our relations with that it was being submitted to the America, to study and to under- United States in order that they stand the political system of the should consider its terms and give Enited States. their considered observations Land suggestions.
It is noteworthy that the list of survivors does include thirteen dild
and
not passengers, shows a few cases of married couples saved together.
RESCUERS' REPORTS.
"Wireless messages from the ves sels searching in the vicinity of the
A similar message was sent to
Italy and later to Germany.
Continuing Mr. Baldwin said
If the present plans are carried put, the banking houses will short-spot where the Festria founderca{ that disarmament was almost as
ly issue about $30,000,000 for public subscription.
NOBEL PRIZE,
(THOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
- LONDON," Nov. 13th, The Nobel Prize for Literature for 1997 has been awarded to Henri Bergson, the famous French
An echo of the United States naval oil scandals is contained in philosopher.
announcement made today of The Prize for 1029 has been ernment the nullification of the last Gov-awarded to the Norwegian
royalty oil contract.thoress, Sigrid Undset, negotiated by Mr. Fall, the former "Growth of the-Soil." Secretary of the Interior.
au-
for
waters during the night for the 120 persons who are still missing.
Eight lifeboats and one make
show that at 10.50 am; two hun- dred and four survivors of the dis- aster had been picked up.
The German liner Berlin picked up 91, the B.s. American Shipper rescued 90 members of the crew and 33 passengers, while 53 persons are safe on board the a.s. Myriam
The U.S.S. Wyoming, a battle- ship which has been scouring the region, came across six survivors clinging
wreckage.
The Coastguard Headquarters at Washington learns that all the pas sengers and crew have been rescued with the exception of one party which left the sinking ship on a raft. The raft is missing..
.
Broken Raft.
Mr... West, the new Secretary, has ordered the stoppage of de-
Thirty hours after the skipper of livery of royalty oil to the Lewis-
the Featris ordered the vessel to be town Oil Company of Detroit
abandoned, over one hundred pas from the Cat Creek field, Montana.shift raft left the s.s. Featria. The sengers and crew, the majority
The order takes effect on Novem-
raft has been found smashed, and being passengers, were still miss one of the life-boats capsized, ing. though some of the occupants were later picked up.
ber 10th, and is based on the ruling of the Attorney-General, Mr. Sar- gent, that the contract is invalid.
:
STANDARD OIL TANKER
IN DISTRESS.
6.0.8. SENT OUT. [RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 13th..
Further reductions
News has reached here of an- would entirely depend upon the local situation, which advisers did: other steamer being in distress. the American tanker not now regard as sufficiently This is
Kingsbury, which has a tonnage of stabilised.
Of eighteen additional battalions 4,000 tone...
She sent out an "8.0.8." signal originally sent, ten infantry and
at six o'clock this evening, but her one of Royal Marines had left.
Under existing conditions, Sir position was not given. Laming added, six other infantry battalions would leave at the first
SHANGHAI, Nov. 14th. Colonel Max Bauer the new trooping season. ferman Military instructor to the Nationalist Government, has ar rived at Shanghai.
The 1st Battalion of the Border Regiment is going to Tientsin on normal garrison duty.
First reports stated that the Kingsbury was a British cargo steamer, but the naval authorities later ascertained that she is a tanker owned by the Standard Oil Company.
Tales Of Suttering.
Any hope of further lessens hourly.
rescues
The American battleship reports having discovered the missing raft Details
disaster of the
are which apparently was broken up meagre owing to the requisitioning by the heavy seas. A number of of all wireless facilities for rescue corpses have been sighted, work, but a rescued man, who was found clinging to a piece
British Crew, wreckage said he saw a woman and The captain of the Vestris con- two children, sitting on a broken firms the supposition that the dis portion of the raft, with the waves
aster was caused by the shifting of continually dashing over them.
violent cargo in the course of i Another passenger was picked by gale,
of
were до
the a.. Bertin after being 22 hours Apparently, there in the sea supported by a lifebelt. British passengers on board the There have been busy scenes at foundered ship, but almost the en- the Lakehurst hangar where the tire crew was British. airship Los Angeles is being pre- Thas. Berlin with twenty- pared to take the air. The mam- three persons rescued is already on moth dirigible is expected on the its way to New York, but the Navy scene of the disaster during the Department has ordered the U.8.6. course of the night."
Wyoming and uine coastguard Visibility, however, is very poor vessels to continue to search the and very strong northerly winds
(Continued at foot of previous are blowing.
Column,)
It was so different from any of the Europear systems and on those differences, relations had been wrecked more than once. It was most important for the avoidance of future shipwrecks that we much a matter of the spirit as of should be familiar, on this side, the letter and just as in the mini- with the difference in the systems mum wage, the tendency was for of the two countries. the minimum to become the maxi- mum, so unless statesmen had real courage and unless they were sup ported by their own people there was a tendency for every country to run up the maximum ixed in classes of ships and to see that the maximum in numbers was the maximum in strength too.
Rhineland Problem.
Mr. Baldwin also referred to
the question of the Rhineland. He said the Government's attitude had always been the same. ed to see
Some of the best work done in- ternationally since the war had been work of financial reconstruc tion, and in this, America, had." been engaged with us and other
countries.
Lincoln, in reply, finished his letter with these words: "1 hail this interchange of sentiment as.
an augury that whatever else may
Lincoln's Reply.
when Bixty-five years ago, America was not the great Power she was to-day, when the Union' was split apparently beyond hope of redemption, and when the work- men of Lancashire were starving, They want Lancashire men to their credit the evacuation of the wrote to Abraham Lincoln and Rhineland but they could not com- aid: "Carry on." Pel evacuation and if we walked out of the Rhineland, how would it advance that object by one step It might indeed cause greater diffi- He thought there was real hope that before long this matter might be settled by the committees that were now being set up.
The first and early stages of the negotiation and the discussions be tween the Powers on this subject, had been opened in a spirit, and with a desire to settle, which he hoped and believed would lead to the liquidation of the last trouble some remnant of wartime in the
culties.
Rhineland.
J
Relations With France, Dealing with our relations with France the Premier spoke of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's policy in
happen, whatever misfortune may befall your country, or my own, the peace and friendship which now exist between the two nations.. it will be, as it should be my de- sire to make them, perpetual.”
So be it, concluded the Prernier amid the cheers of the House.
Firat Lord's Hopes. Mr. W. C. Bridgeman, the First Lord of the Admiralty, winding up the debats, said he still be: Heved there was a chance of get- ting an agreement on a basis of what was the maximum" the various countries were likely to build with- in the next six years.
Experience had shown that arm- 1924 regarding disarmament, when ed merchantmen had not the. he wrote that it was a policy which lightest chance against cruisers. could only be initiated I! France | with ́ ́ sirailar, Or even smaller and England were agreed.
armament. Britain, he said, was When Mr. MacDonald was in prepared to consider any way pos office he never wavered in the apsible towards the reduction of plication of that method of deal- Arinaments. ing with the European situation and his efforts were successful;
Mr. Lloyd George's amendment was rejected by 328 votes to 103.
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