NEGOTIATIONS AT A STANDSTILL.
C. T. WANG'S CAUTION.
MR. YADA'S AUTHORITY QUESTIONED.
(FnA Tas Fat Pao)...
SHANGHAI, Nov, 21st.
TARIFF AUTONOMY
FOR CHINA.
NEED FOR REASONABLE RATES.
NETHERLANDS MINISTER'S
"ADVICE.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HONG KONG
BRITISH MOTOR
MERGER.
HUMBER. HILLMAN AND
COMMER.
DAILY PRESS. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22nd, 1928.
SHAREHOLDERS AGREE.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
WAGES IN EUROPE'S | PENSIONS FOR
CAPITALS.
COPENHAGEN IN THE LEAD.
LABOUR OFFICE... LIST.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
DIPLOMATS.
LABOUR LENDS SUPPORT,
THE BEST MEN NEEDED.
[BRITISK WIRELESS SERVICE-) ·
Rrosy, November 21st.. Ruasy, November kt.
The House of Commone last. The International Labour Office has compiled index numbers of the night resolved by 312 votes to 33' real wages in various European to allow the introduction, of a B capitals. The figure for Moscow is
7.
WASHINGTON HOURS |“MOST OUTRAGEOUS
CONVENTION.
GOVERNMENT INACTIVITY
ATTACKED.
AMBIGUOUS TEXT.
(BAITISH WIXELESS BERVICE.3
Roar, Nov. goth. Britain's unwillingness to razity
LIES."
VESTRIS" INSPECTOR'S
OUTBURST.
SWILLING BEER AND WHISKY.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 20th. the Washington Eight Hours Conkey, the Marine Superintendent of
The presence of Captain McCon vention, which governs labour_con-
apparently facilitated the evidence the Cunard Line at to-day's pro-
shown that negotiations between H.E. W. J. Oudendijk, the Nether. motor manufacturing firms of Hum calculated upon information receive granting members of the diplomaticditions, was debated in the House ceedings in the Vestris, Inquiry,
Although Mr. Yada arrived at
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21st. "We think that China ought to Nanking two days ago, re sign is have tariff autonomy,"
declared him and Dr. C. T. Wang are shout fands Minister at Peking, in an to de resumed. Yesterday Mr interview today. The former Yada intended to meet Dr. Wans tariff of 5 per cent, td vaturem in order to make arrangementa for was fixed by treaty with Great the coming negotiation, but Dr. Britain in the days of low tariffs, Wang only sent a representative to It was at that time very advan converse with him at the Japanese ageous to China. but things have Consulate last evening. In the changed since then and it is rea the coume of the conversation Dr.sonable Wang's representative said that the tariff matters in her own hands.
that China should have Nationalist Government must
that by fixing a reasonable tariff "I have been telling the Chinese which will not be changed, thus giving a feeling of security trade, they will satisfy both the Chinese Treasury and foreign mer- chants. It is my impression that the Chinese will follow that line, while future experience will show them that "a reasonable tariff will bring in more revenue than a high tariff which kills trade, I think the Chinese have too much com. monsense not to understand that."
be
assured of Japan's definite attitude towards the problem of the evacus ion of Shantung by Japanese troops before entering upon further nego tiations with Japan. He also en quired whether fr. Yada had been fully empowered by the Japanese Government to act in the present
mission..
Mr. Yada, however, gave no de finite 'reply but asid that he wished to ree Dr. Wang,
Dr. Wang's representative anally said that it would serve no pus; pose for him to meet Dr. Wang it he had not been emopwered to speak on the problem of the Trinan Affair.
Salt Tarin.
NANKING, Nov. 1st. The Wang-Yada conversationa
resumed,
were not
FAMINE IN HONAN..
(Fah Ti Fat Pao),
"
to
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21st, Marshal Feng Yu Halang, the apparently Chief of the Military Department. owing to a deadlock over the ques-Nanking. interds tion of the withdrawal of Japanese Henant for the express purpose of to return to forces, from Shantung.
the province. He has wired Gen. observing the famine condition of Lu Chung Lun, his right hand man,
Mr. Yade however discussed the question of the revision of the Salt Tariff with Mr. T. V. Soong.
Speculation Aroused
|
"RUGDY, November 21st. Details are published of a mer ger which is proposed of the three ber, Hillman and Commer cars. The two frat are engaged in the production of motor care and their factories are Coventry, Commer cars is a Ruton near each other at
Arm manufacturing commercial motor vehicles.
Humbers are to be the holding
the company and the capital of new combine will be sbout Shareholders in the Hillmsa firm, which is a private £1,200,000. company, and those of the Commer Company have agreed to the mer- ger, and the proposal is now before the Humber shareholders.e
DARING HOLD-UPS IN NANKING.
TWO BANKS PLUNDERED.
"S
ROBBERS MAKE THEIR
· ESCAPE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AUKSOY.}'
NANKING, Nov. 20th. Two Chinese banks have been the course of three days, the victims of daylight hold-ups in
armed robbers drove up to the Early this morning, a gang of premises of the Shanghai Com-
to go to Nanking to act for himmercial and Savings Bank, some daring his absence from Nanking. of them holding up the staff,
while the rest rifled the tilla.
FENG'S PERSONAL VISIT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S 40ÉNCY.]
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Nov. Clst, Owing to pressure of business in connection with negotiations for treaty revision with other foreign diplomatik representatives, Mr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, was
NANKING, Nov. 1st, unable to see Mr. Tada today. This bas "arcused considerable La Chung Lia. the Vice-Minister Feng Yu Hsiang bus wired to speculation.
for War, that he is anxious to go to Kaifeng to investigate famine conditions in the north-west. He requests that Lu Chung Lin will zo to Nanking to take charge of the War Ministry during his ab-
The Foreign Office is reticent, but it is reliably learned that China awaiting the défaite announce. ment of a date for the withdrawal of the Japanese troops from Shan tung.
Apology Demanded. Regarding the statement that the Japanese Government has now only authorised Mr. Yada to settle the Nanking and Haakow incidenta, leaving Mr. Fujita, the Consul General at Tsingtao, to settle the Tainan Incident and the Shantung question, irater understands that China, will thee demand that Mr. Fujita must bring, an apology for Japan's sending troops to Shantung before he will be received.
COMMUNISTS TRIED IN
JAPAN.
SCENES AT THE COURT
BUILDING. .է. RELATIVES STRUGGLE FOR ADMISSION,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OSAKA. NOT. gist. The first publie trial of pinety- nine alleged Communists, who were arrested at the time of the Radical round-up in the spring, took place this morning.
A lively scens occurred shortly prior to the opening when the friende and relatives of the pri soners attempted to enter
the court building despite the fact that they were forbidden. They en
gaged in a tussle with the police,
who arrested several
sence."
3.
RAILWAY COMPANIES'
NEW SCHEMES.
TRANSIT OF GOODS BY AIR.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
The haul amounted to over 810,000 and their car, drove off be fore, an alarm could be raised.
On Monday morning, the Keng yuen Bank was held up in precise ly the same manner and there is reason to suppose that the same gang was at work in both cases.
The staff were threatened with death if a shout was raised, and after riffing the tills and gather ing several thousand dollars, the robbers got away safely.
The Police are now investigating but no arrests have been made.
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RYE LIFEBOAT TRAGEDY.
JOINT FUNERAL OF VICTIMS.
DEFECTIVE LIFEBELTS?
(BEITISH WIRELESS BERVICE)
RUGBY, Nov. 20th. . Fifteen of the seventeen lifeboat-
Roosy, November 21st. In order to be prepared for men of Rye Harbour who were drowned last Thursday were buri- future developments in the use of ed in one big grave in the church- air transport, the railway com- yard of their home village to-day. panies have given notice of their The bodies of the other two drown- intention to apply to Parliamented lifeboatmen have not yet been for powers to conduct air services. given up by the sea. It is understood that if the neces
An enormous crowd attended the sary powers are granted the com-funeral. Men of the British panies will hold them in reserve Legion
grave and dug the but the possibility of using the air legionaries were among the pall service for the transport of perish bearers, who were mainly lifeboat- able goods by air in cases requiring men. A band played funeral rapid transit is being considered. The bill promoted by the railway Because of the press of the companies seeking powers for con- public, the service was held in the ducting road services is at present graveyard, not in the church. The before Parliament.
crews of many other lifeboats around the coast were present. Hamlet of Rye Harbour had lott Nearly every family in the little someone in the disaster, and the scenes at" the graveside, were pathetic in the extreme.
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH.
EMPIRE CORRESPONDENCE
CENTRES.
marches.
Mr. Williams, Under-Secretary of the Board of Trade, stated in the House of Commons to-day that his Department had decided to
ad from the scientific bureau of the service the same pensionable rights people's Commissariat of Labour, and based upon earning in eighteen as other members of the civil ser-
different trades. selected categories of workers in vices. It was explained that after the amalgamation of the diplomatie The index numbers are given as service with the Foreign Office in 1810, a diplomas who happened to
follows:-
100 108
88
85
London Copenhagen
Stockholm
Amsterdam Berlin Paris.... Madrid Moscow Milan "Brussels
30
Prague
Vienna
Reval Rome Lodz Warsaw
BF35399591749
STRANDING OF S.S. “KWANGSE."
FINDING OF COURT OF INQUIRY.
יון
MATE'S CERTIFICATE SUSPENDED.
(THROUGH BEITER'S · AGENOT. ].
SHANGHAI, Nov. 21st. The Naval Court of Inquiry has suspended for six months the cer- tiñcate first mate of the second. officer, F. G. Garrett, in connec tion with the stranding of the 8.8.
wangse. The court recommends that. Garrett be granted a certifi cate as second mate for that period.
pany's as. Kwangse went ashore at The China Navigation Com-
Ping Rock to the north of Amoy on October 21st Piratical attacks were feared, and H.M.S. Sirdar and Sabmarine 3 were despatched to the scene at 'full
speed. The cargo of the Kwangse was discharged into the .a. dahui, and salvage operations were later aban doned.
SHANGHAI DEFENCE
FORCE.
TOTAL COST TO DATE.'
(THROUGH KEUTER'S AGESGX.} -
LONDON, Nov. 20th. It was revealed in the House of Commons to-day as the result of a question put to the Secretary for War, that the Shanghai Defence Force has so far cost the British Government £4,250,000.
ARGENTINE TRAINING SHIP,
VISIT BY FIRST LORD...
(BRITION WIRELESS "SERVICE.]
1.-
11
RUGBY, Nov. 20th. The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. Bridgeman, accompanied by Rear-Admiral Fullerton, went to. Portsmouth to-day to visit the Argentine training ship Presidente Sarmiento, The Argentine Ambas sador was also in the party..
The First Lord was very interest-
--[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, November 21st- Supervisory Committee appointed enquiry would cover certain allega the cadets..
The first meeting of the Financial hold an enquiry into all the tired in all he saw and particularly cumstances of the disaster. The in the exhibition of sail drill by in accordance with the recommen- tions that had been made regard- dations of the Imperial Agricul BOMB OUTRAGE IN SYDNEY.tural Research Conference of 1927 ing defects in the life belts word
by the dead lifeboatmen.
VINCENNES FACTORY
"
HOUSE BLOWY UF
(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY.]
to consider the establishment of further Imperial Bureaux and cor- respondence centres in connection with agricultural research was beld yesterday at the Dominions Office.
Mr. Amery announced that the
.. SYDNEY, Nov. Zlat... Serious damage was caused by a Governments of Empire had accept- bomb thrown at a house at Kewed the principle of the establishment belonging to Mr. Swanton, & proof these bureaux and centres and minent member of the Overseas committees had now assembled to Shipping Representatives' Associa consider detailed scheme for their tion." "Mr.", Swanton -himself was absent, but his family were in bed. and had narrow escapes.
SUCCESSOR TO SIR WYND. HAM CHILDS.
NEW HEAD OF C.LD.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.),
RUGBY, November 21st-
Mr. Trevor Bigham. assistant
Commissioner of the Metropolitan
creation.
CABLE AND WIRELESS CONTROL.
LABOUR OPPOSITION TO TRANSFERENCE.
{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rugay, November 21st, - The Imperial Telegraphs Bill,
Police, will in future assume the which proposes to transfer the Goy control of the Criminal Investiga crnment cable and beam wireless tion Department in place of Sir services to the new Imperial Com-
munications Company in conformity
EXPLOSION,
ACCIDENT AT CARTRIDGE WORKS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Nov. 20th Several persons were killed and. injured by explosion in a cartridge factory at Vincennes to day. An official inquiry will be held into the disaster, which damaged the building consider- ably.
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As most of the workmen had gone home, the death-roll is less than at first feared. Only four were killed and four injured.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
[NAVAL WIRELESS,]
of Lords-to-day on a motion by Lord Lytton, who moved that the Government should inform the In- ternational
Labour
Office Geneva of the precise paints on which they desired a revision of the Convention.
It will be recalled that the be employed continuously in the British delegate at the last meet- Foreign Office could qualify for no
ing of the International Labour Office dealt with the question at pension whatever, since only ser considerable length, urging that a vice abroad "counts. The proposed Committee, should be appointed to Bilt would bring all diplomats undertake a revision of the Con-
vention. It was stated that indus under the civil service superannustrial conditions in Great Britain tion act
One or two members of the left
made it impossible to conform to the Convention without consider-
able interference with existing satisfactory regulations.
A Draft Bili.
wing of the Labour Party criticised the proposal, but Mr. Ramsay Mac Dorfald, the leader of the Labour Party, disagreed strongly with their The Earl of Lytton criticised the comments and stated that he looked Government, not so much for i! forward to transforming the civil attitude, but for its inactivity i service into a far more active agency the matter. He urged that in ad of national organisation and govern-dition to the resolution before the ment than at present. The very House, the Government should be bighest ability was essential in the proven me draft Bill, civil service and he intended to vote showing the for one of the means of making that tions in existing industrial agree necessary modifica service so attractive as to prevent ments in Britain as a result of the its members being tempted into ratification of the Convention in leaving it for better paid occupa the amended formi desired. tion.
His view was supported by other members of his party, including Mr. J. H. Thomas and Mr. Charle ton, a member of the selection board of the diplomatic and consular ser- vices.
RESTORED CONFIDENCE
IN RUMANIA.
COUNTRY SETTLING DOWN.
MANIUS SANE POLICY,
(TALOVON REUTER'S ADRNOY.]
BUCHAREST, Nov. 20th. The upheaval in Rumania, aris- ing largely from the Transylvanian optant troubles, is now settling down, the elevation of M. Manin to the Premiership having restored confidence.
One of 31. Maniu's first moves has been to abolish the Press censorship, and he has also raised martial law everywhere except in the frontier zones, where ameliora tions have been introduced.
The Minister of the Interior has warned the Police throughout the country against the ill-treatment of prisoners placed under arrest following the recent disturbances, and as the result of complaints in this connection; the Police Chief at Baltsi and Dwo police-sergeants have been dismissed.
These are the first fruits of M. Maniu's far-reaching, programme of reforms, which has received the approbation of all interested European Powers, particularly as the new Cabinet, wbich includes many Transylvanians, has pro- mieed to deal with the minorities question in a manner befitting its importance,"
to
of the sailor witnesses.
Both the nautical experts on the Bench questioned the witnesses and clarified their answers.
A negro fireman deposed that the conditions in the stokehold were so bad that it took four men to do the work of one.
Survey At Hew York. Another Festris Inquiry has been instituted, namely an investiga- tion by the Department of Com- the Festris when she left New merce into the actual condition of York.
The
Mr.
Hoover, presiding, said he had re-
Inspector-General, ceived information that the official who inspected the Festris, Captain and lunch aboard, sat in the ship's Keane, after hearty breakfast
bar willing whisky and bear." according to his information, Cap tain Krane subsequently signed the certificate and left rather un- steadily" with
small parcel under his arm.
"That's the most outrageous lie I have ever heard," shouted. Cap- tain Keane indignantly
*
Captain Keane also emphatical
and
Lord Londonderry,"replying only denied the other charges. He behalf of the Government, said declared that the lifebonts received that Britain was bound to main-the "most severe inspection in the tain and to promote the applica-history of the American tion of the general principle of British merchant marine.' the eight hour day or the forty-
The inquiry was adjourned. eight hour week so far as our special circumstances permitted, because that was a part of our undertaking in the treaty of Ver- Bailles.
In Parliament. · [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 20th. Many questions were asked in the House of Commons to-day re-
Different Interpretations. The Text of the Convention,garding the loss of the British liner Festris, one of these turning however, was found to be veiled
on the matter of protecting the and ambiguous; and it failed to provide the necessary guarantees good name of the dead master,
Captain Carey. for uniformity of practice after" the ratification and made to allow ance for the various industrial practices perfectly consistent with its main purposes,
The British Government was im Pressed by the fact that the inter- pretations given to the various) Articles of the different countries were
Convention by. widely divergent
Neither the present Converva- tive Government of this country, nora Labour Government could ratify a Convention so inapplicable in its present shape to our parti calar circumstances, and contain- ing such ambiguities.
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Replying to Commander Ken- worthy (Labour), Mr. Williams said the form of the enquiry to be held in this country was not yet decided, but the enquiry would cover all material points.
Board Of Trade Datica. As to the responsibilities of the Board of Trade, Mr. Williams said all passenger ships trading to and from ports in this country were thoroughly surveyed by the Board of Trade surveyors least once & year. All
ocean-going
vessels carrying large numbers of third- class passengers underwent a fur- ther survey before the beginning of each voyage.
any
"Asked whether the Inspector of the Board of Trade had storage of cargo below decks, Mr. responsibility for the proper Williams replied that this respon
The Eight Hour Day. We had no desire to oppose the principle of eight hours. We de aired only to render the Conven- tion an instrument under which uniformity of practice and enforce ment would be assured by removability rested on the persons con-
cerned in sending ships to sen ing ambiguities, and making pro- vision for the various industrial practices which in no way opposed the principle of a Convention. Government regarded it: " pre- mature to suggest or to publish the precise modifications of the Convention desired.
The
of this attitude that the Govern He pointed out in justification ing Body expected to receive a re port on all the Washington Con-
Meanwhile preparations for the general elections, which are take place on December 19th, ass ventions towards the end of the progressing.
The Peasant Party:
of which M. Maniu is the leader, has concluded electoral pacts with the Social Democrats, the Saxon
ада group the Transylvanian Zionists..
NEWFOUNDLAND HIGH COMMISSIONER.
SUDDEN CHANGE OF PLAN. LONDON OFFICE ABOLISHED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
END STAFFORDS STOP AT MALTA
(THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENCY,]
MALTA, Nov. 30th. The .a. Neuralia has disembark ed the 2nd Battalion of the Staf- fordshire Regiment for garrison duty here.
It was originally intended to send the Battalion to the East, buz the abip was diverted here.
1:
U.S. SPECULATORS' AMAZEMENT, CONTINUED ADVANCES OF STOCKS.
LONDON, Nov. 20th.
At its first meeting at St. John's to-day Newfoundland's new Cabi- net decided to abolish the London office of the Newfoundland High Commissioner,
THE TEAPOT DOME SCANDAL.
# COL. STEWART ACQUITTED
OF PERJURY.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20th. Colonel Robert Stewart has been acquitted on charges of perjury arising out of his testimony before the Senate Committes investigating the Teapot Dome scandal,
IRISH LEGATION IN BERLIN.
[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
year.
· Lord
Londonderry reiterated that the Government did not de- sire to imperil the principle of a forty-eight hour week, and the re- solution was, rejected by 39 votes
to 17.
ALLIES WAR DEBTS.
BRITAIN'S RECEIPTS AND. PAYMENTS.
INCREASES AFTER 1933.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 20th. Some interesting figures in re gard to the repayment of Britain's war debt, to the United States and payments to Britain from other countries were made in the House of Commons to-day by Mr. Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
The Board of Trade surveyors did not intervene unless there was reason to think that the ship was improperly loaded and could not go to sea without danger to life.
carried boats for all aboard, and, He added that all British "liners in addition, rafts up to twenty-five per cent of the number of persons aboard.
Captain Carey's Good Name. Commander Kenworthy asked what steps were being taken to protect, at the New York enquiry, the good name of the dead Cap- tais.
Mr. Williams replied that pro- per instructions were cabled at the earlfest moment to the British Consul-General at New York, but Mr. Williams stressed the difficulty of our position as regards a for-- eign tribunal.
SPANISH EMIGRANT STATUS IS STUDIED.
MADRID, Nov. 10th. President Yanguas of the Na- tional Assembly was to-day ap- pointed chairman of a, committee to study the legal status of Spanish emigrunts in foreign coun- tries.
i
It is expected that the group will begin its session in March of next year.
Work on a new university here" is to begin shortly. It, was an- Replying to a question, Mr.nounced to-day that among the im- Churchill stated that the annual portant contributions was one from payment to the United States in King Alfonso, of P.250,000. repayment of the war debt was £33,000,000 per annum, and British receipts in respect of Allied debts should be £12,800,000; this sum in- cluding £3,000,000 from France and £4,000,000 from Italy; May
Reparations, said Mr. Churchill, should amount to £10,000,000, mak- £2,000,000 against payments to the ing 4 total in receipts of
United States of £33,000,000.
[REUTER'S, AMERICAN SERVICE}
NEW YORK, "Nov. 20th. Hundreds of thousands of specu lators throughout the State watch H.M.S. Herald is due to arriveed another boiling stock market Wyndham Childs, who resigned re with the recommendations, of the in Hong Kong on Nov. 28th, and with pleasure
and amazement. cently,
Mr. Churchill added that the They saw stocks continue the start- Mr. Norman Kendal, the Deputy Imperial Wireless and Cables Can H.M.B. Iroquois on Dec. 1st.
On Nov. 20th H.M.8. Kent, flying advances which they have
annual payment to the United Commissioner will take over the lezence, will be debated on the
„Bistée would rise to £38,000,000.. The German Government has after 1033 and the receipts from die heter for Comments Lightekos dabauzhief Chins, Station, left Kago. The boam, in sales, it expected to approved of the resment of the Allied war debta and reparations cuties hitherto performed by Mr.second reading in the House of in the log of the Commander in making since Election Day."
reach seven million for the first Trish Free State Government for would also rise in proportion in time made a closer study of criminal Party yesterday decided to oppose shims for Mitsugh.
The transport Taming has left time in the history of the Ex-the establishment of a Free State recordance with the settlement the Bill. investigation work.
Hong Kong for Shanghai
change.
Legation in Berlin,'
agreed to.
BERLIN Nov 20th...
BOMB OUTRAGES IN DUBLIN.
DUBLIN, Nov. 11th. Statues of King William III day in four simultaneous explo- and of George 11 were bombed to.
siona" here.
The bombs were placed against the bases of the statues
It is alleged that the act wi protest on the part of the extreme Republicans-sgainst the bristlog Day celebration.
Both of the statues were slightly damaged by the force of the blast.
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Private notes are available after approval.