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CHINA WAITS FOR

NEXT STEP. ·

FILM OF SCOTT'S EXPEDITION.

JAPAN'S WITHDRAWAL OF " | PURCHASE FOR THE NATION.

TROOPS.

PRESENT DEADLOCK.

THROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]

NINKING, Nov. 23rd.

A Foreign Offer spokesman "has informed Reuter representative that he is constrained to say that the negotiations between Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, and Mr. Yada, the Japanese Consul in Shanghai, have reached, a point at which further discussion will take China no nearer the goal.

In the early stages of the negotiations,aid the spokesmari, "Mr. Yada was informed that China demanded an arabuncement or agreement regarding the definite 'date of the withdrawal of Japanese forces from Shanting. Mr. Yada said he would notify his

Government and would answer Dr. Wang when he had received formal instructions from Tokyo,

"During Mr. Yada's second visit to. Nanking, he said he had not received definite instructions, and at the meeting with Dr. Wang on Wednesday last he gave the same reply.

"Therefore, it is our belief that further negotiations will be futile so for as a settlement of the prin cipal issues is concerned."

It is stated that upon a satin- factory reply being received from Japan in regard to the withdrawal of troops, China will be prepared to continue the negotiations.

A TURNING POINT. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:

NANKING, Nov. 23rd,

·

BIG OFFER BY UNITED

STATES.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SREVICE,]

11

Rroay, Nov. 23rd.

The famous cinematographic re- cord of the late Captain Scott's expedition to the South Pole was yesterday purchased for the nation, It will be held in custody, by the British Empire Film Institute, and in the first Alm to be required. Efforts had been made by the American Museum to acquire the film, £30,000 being offered for it.

Mr. Herbert Ponting, photogra- phar, to Scott's expedition and owner of the film, was, however, willing to accept a considerably smaller sum in order to preserve it for Britain.'

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24th, 1928.

PREMIER'S PRAISE OF CHAMBERLAIN.

LEADER OF EUROPEAN RAPPROCHEMENT.

FRIENDLIER SPIRIT,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Reasy, Nov. 23rd.

The Prime Minister, who ad- dressed a party meeting at Glas- gow last night, devoted his speech | mainly to the discussion of domes

He prefaced his re- tic affairs. marks however with a brief review of the changes effected in the in- ternational situation in the past four years,

STRANDING OF S.S. “KWANGSE.”

+

CAPTAIN'S RESIGNATION

DEMANDED.

SECOND OFFICER DIS- MISSED

(THROUGH BKUTER'A ADENCY.]"

"SHANGHAI, Nov. 23rd. The Evening New states that Captain William Noon of the 6.5. yange, which went ashore at Ping Rocks on October 91st, has been asked by the China Naviga tion Company to tender his re- F. G. Gscreti, the signation, Second Officer, whose certificate These years, he said, had seen a

was suspended by the Naval Court Europe which had been divided in of Inquiry, is dismissed with the to two hostile camps become at any privilege of transportation to Eng. rate a united Europe to this ex-hand on the first available vessel. tent, that there was no longer any definition of allies or ex-enemies, but a spirit bringing all countries, irrespective of the past, into closer contact and into amiable discussion -a communion designed to help Europe as a whole to meet the future.

Na individual had contributed more to that than Sir Austen Cham-

Arrangements are being made for its exhibition throughout Britain, the Dominions and Colonies, and a contract has already been made for its display in the United States. As a background to this remarkable photographic record there are the well-known stories of Captain berlain. The League of Nations Scott's death and Captain Oates' had played its part in this, that the self-sacrifice as outstanding epi-statesmen of Europe had now be sodes in the history of polar ex- ploration.

BELGIAN TREATY WITH CHINA.

(THROUGH RIUTer's agency.]

NANKING, Nov. 3rd. The terms of the new. Treaty between China and Belgium which was signed here yesterday, have not been divulged.

It believed that the tariff pro visions are the same as in the new Sino-American Treaty.

A semi-official message states that, on the occasion of Mr. Yada's first visit to Nanking in October, the basis of settlement of the vari The Treaty also deals with extra ous outstanding issues relating to territoriality and it is understood treaty revision, sad the Tainan, that Belgium had stated her wil Nanking, and Hankow incidents lingness to relinquish extraterri was discussed, and some definite torial rights as soon as China's understanding with a few points of judicial system gning complete in variance was reached. The aut- | dependence from "palities. standing question, however, was the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shantung, and on this question Mr. Yada on November 13th waid he had received no instructions from the Government,

On last Thursday afternoon the Foreign Minister received the iden tical negative reply from Mr. Yada, at which Mr. Wang intimated that negotiations had reached a stage when further conversations would bring the settlements no nearer, unless Japan consents to Beta definite time for her withdrawal from Shantung. This however should not be construed as signity ing that negotiations between China and Japan are broken off.

come accustomed in place of hurling dispatches at one another across the frontier, to meet in friendly converse. They had learn. ed by that that other nations had a point of view which was not only worthy in itself of consideration but which must be considered if there was to be any possibility of Agreement on outstanding ques tions.

That might seem to those trained in business methods platitudinous and elementary. It had taken the great war to teach the statesmen in Europe that lesson. There was to- day in Europe a spirit of give and take which was absent before the war. To have reached such a stale of things within ten years of the war was an achievement that held hope of future betterment, amelio“ ration and happiness for the people of Europe.

VOLUNTEER FORCES IN CHINA,

APPEAL FOR LOCAL ACTION. Genera CHINA ASSOCIATION DINNER,

CIVIL WAR.

(Wah Ta: Fat Pao)..

SHANGHAI, Nov. 23rd. Serious civil war has broken out in Kweichow between Chow Shih Cheng, dictator of the province under appointment from Nanking, and General Li Hsin who appears to be backed by the Han kow military group. There is heavy Eghting around Chinguen.

THE CALENDAR. (Fah Tie Fat Pao).

SHANGHAI, NOV. 23rd. NO MORE CONCESSIONS.

The Ministry of "Interior, Nan. (Trun Wan Yat Pao.) king, has issued an order urging the Chinese people to adopt the SHANGHAI, Nov. tard. Gregorian calendar instead of the The use of the According to

a statement made lunar calendar. by a spokesman of the Nanking lunar date along with the Gre Foreign Office, the Sino-Japanese gorian in all documents is forbid. negotiations have come to a stand. den. still. If the Japanese Government is able to give a satisfactory reply regarding the withdrawal of Japan- "ese troops from Shantung the Nationalist, Government will be willing to enter into further nego

China's tiations with M, Yada.. demand for the withdrawal of Japanese troops from Shantung is quite justified, and the Nationalist Government is not prepared to make any further, concessions Japan

to

Over three hundred petitione have beer, received by the Foreign Office at Nanking from the people in various provinces demanding that a firm attitude be taken in

JOY-RIDING IN PEKING.

TRAMWAY, EMPLOYEES

DEMONSTRATION.

{THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

PERING, Nov. 2ad... boarded the tramcars and assault- Luat night, a number of soldiers ed the drivers and ticket-collectors. After the affrays were over, the tram employees demanded from the authorities an assurance that there would be no further incidents of

the kind.

These assurances were not "forth-

coming, and the employees, there dealing with Japan over the sin fore, fan the trams to-day without

collecting farTC8.

affair and the problem of revision.

treaty

Mr. Yada has telegraphed to Tokyo reporting the present condi-

Half the city was joy-riding.

tions in the negotiations with Dr. NAVAL CONGRATULATIONS

C. T. Wang. As soon as he re- ceives further instructions he will resume negotiations with Dr. Wang.

Return To Shanghal.

Mr. Yada returned to Shanghai this morning for the purpose of continuing the negotiations with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Nanking Financial Minister, over the tariff problem.

JAPAN'S POLICY

TO JAPAN.

EMPEROR'S "APPRECIATION.

(THROUGH "REÚTER'S ́AGZNOY.]·

LONDON, "Nov. 2nd. Sir Cecil Clementi, the Governor of Hong Kong, was among the guests at the annual dinner of the China Association in London to- day, at which Mr. Stanley Dodwell presided.

The principal speaker was Sir Laming Worthington-Evana, the Secretary of State for War, who, after paying a warm tribute to the Shanghai Defence Force, said that while it was being decreased, the local forces would have to he increased and made sufficiently strong to be able to do a great deal more in their own defence in a moment of emergency.

مي

SECRETARY FOR WAR'S CONSTITUENCY.

SAFE SEAT NEAR LONDON.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rugay, Nov. 22nd.

Sir. Laming Worthington-Evans, Secretary for Wat, to-day an- nounced to the Colchester Conser vative Association his decision not to stand for re-election for that constituency at the coming General Election,

In his letter he states that his health is not strong enough to en- able him to do his work as Minister of War and to look after a country constituency.

At the last Election, he won the sent" iz

a straight fight with Labour by a majority of 3,330. It is understood that a safe seat is to be found för him nearer Lon-" don.

NO CHANCE OF PENNY POSTAGE.

HUGE LOSS TO TREASURY.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Braby, Nov. 2nd. Hopes of the reduction of the stamp duty on letters from 1d. to the old rate of id. were shattered by an announcement made in House of Commons to dub the Winston Churchill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

no

postage future.

Mr. Churchill stated that, con- trary to recent reparts, there was intention to revert to penny

for letters in the

near He added that the re-introduce tion of penny postage on the pre- war basis would entail a loss to the Treasury estimated at between £8,780,000 and £7,250,000,

MR. GEORGE H. JONES.

"(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Nov. 2nd. The death is announced of Mr. George H. Jones, Chairman of the The British Government was at Standard Oil Company of New complaining at present, but at the Jersey. same time it felt that what could be done locally should be done..

Sir Laming Worthington-Evans added that, it was up to those with grent interests in China to do what they could te defend those interests.

Referring to the present situa the Powers, the Minister for War tion and China's relations with

Buid the Government had no desire to keep China in i position of in- equality and did not desire pre vent her exercising her rights as a nation as long na any new tariffs imposed, were not discriminatory were regular, were known and legal.

Other guests at the function in- cluded Sir Charles Addia, Sir Francis Aglen, former Inspector General of the Chinese Maritime Customs, and General Sir John Duncan.

U.S. FINANCIER AND SPORTSMAN.

The following message was sent to the British Naval Attaché at Tokyo on November 10th, on the DEATH OF PAYNE WHITNEY. occasion of the enthronement of the Emperor of Japan, by the British Naval Commander-in-Chief:

FABULOUS WEALTH,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

NEW YORK, Nov. 22nd.

AIRMEN'S WIVES SEE-

HUSBANDS CRASH.

ACCIDENT ON A GOLF COURSE.

'THE TRUTH OF THE GOVERNMENT RATES

TRAGEDY."

CAPT. MCCONKEY AS INTERPRETER.

CHANGES IN "VESTRIS" “ENQUIRY.

[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Nov. 23rd.

A great change in the methods of the Vestris enquiry has been noticeable since the outery in the British Press, and this is largely ascribed by the New York World to the introduction of Captain McConkey and Captain Jessop.

Captain McConkey, especially ine acting as a sort of interpreter, pre venting the British witnesses from misunderstanding Attorney Tuttle's American accent and idiom.

Tuttle himself denied to Reuter that he was in any way actuated by anti-British motives or that he had any axe to grind. "I am only concerned to arrive at the truth of the sad tragedy," he said.

BILL.

BIG LABOUR ATTACK EXPECTED.

CONTROVERSIAL MEASURE.

(TRADOR RRUTIA'S AGENŐT.}

LONDON, Nov. 23nd. Au important Government med. sure to carry out a scheme "of re- form in the rating system, the re organisation of local government and the readjustment of financial relations between the State and local authorities is coming up in the House of Commons on Monday.

Labour Objections.

H.M. THE KING'S ILLNESS,

LATEST BULLETIN.

SLIGHT EXTENSION OF MISCHIEF.

(THROUGH REUTER'W AGENCY.)

LONDON, Nov. 23rd. This morning's "bulletin atales that H.3. the King passed a rest- less night, fins terijerature remain- ing at 101. There is a slight ex- tension of the mischief in the lung but His Majesty's strength is main- tained.

The measure, the Locul Govern-

Long Consultation. ment De-Rating Bill, aims at the remission of rates on industries,.

Late last night, the King's phy- and agriculture and counterbalane sician, Sir Stanley Howett, was ing taxation. The Government holds the view that the new scheme recalled to Buckingham Palace and "arranged to stay the night Lord will promote efficiency and economy in local government and enable Dawson of Penn, and, it is believed, better provision to be made for the

a third doctor were summoned.. health of the people, and those in direct need of assistance.

"After

a long consultation, the Former Captain's View.

King's physician and his colleagues Captain Bantrà, of Messrs. Lam.

The Labour Party will move an finally left the Palace at 19.35 am. port and Holt, who handed over

Amendment rejecting the Bill on

LONDON, Nov. 22nd. the command of the as. Featria to

the ground that it perpetuates the It was stated officially at Buck- Captain Carey, her deceased skip- evils of the Poor Law system, does ingham Palace today that the per, on November 8th, three days destitution, fails to make unem-factory, and that while he is con- g

not provide for the prevention of King's condition is perfectly satis before she foundered, giving evi ployment 'n national responsibility, fined to his room, he is suffering dense at the Federal Inquiry to will not appreciably relieve the from nothing worse than a mild launched the lifeboats if the ship areas, will arrest the normal and day, said that he would have

financial position of necessitous cold. It is expected he will have developed a list of thirty degrees. atently development of local health quite recovered within a day or

Mr. Tuttle, the Attorney-Gen-services," and will add to the bur two. sent his first S.0.S. eral, recalled that Captain Carey den of small shopkeepers, house- when the holders, and other ratepayers by ship's list was already 32 degrees, unfair rating relief. and that witnesses had sworn that the boats were not launched for

some time afterwards.

At the conclusion of the testi- mony of one of the negro stokers, evidence hitherto had tended to M. Tättle remarked that the

show that the negro members of the crew displayed £ praiseworthy

And

great bravery obedience throughout.

NAUGHTY CHILD

PROBLEMS.

GUIDANCE CLINIC FOR LONDON.

STAFF STUDYING U.S.

METHODS.'

The staff appointed to the Child Guidance Clinic which is to be opened for the L.C.C. school-chi dren next spring is now spending 5 to 6 months in the United States studying American methods of deal ing with " difficult" children.

In America there are many of these clinics, and the British staff, is studying particularly at the institute of Child Guidance in New York.

It is noteworthy that the Bill was recently fiercely attacked by a section of the Conservative Press.

TRAPS FOR THE TRICKSTER.

INSURANCE DOCTORS'

. METHODS.

CLOSED EYE CLUES TO FRAUD,

[BY A PRYSICIAN.]

In a recent police court, cáse a man who had an abnormal collar- bane was proved to have cbtained £2,300 by insurance claims for bogus accidents. It is to be hoped his success will not tempt athere to endeavour by faked injuries to exploit insurance companies, for the defection of this form of fraud has by now become almost a scientific certainty.

Oficial Bulletin.

An official bulletin issued by Lord. Dawson and Sir Stanley Hewett this evening states: "The King has spent rather a restless day owing to the persistence of the fever. There is some congestion of one hung."

It is, however," stated at the Palace that in spite of the com- plications, no anxiety is felt. On the other hand, His Majesty's medical advisers are confident that. he will be up and about again within a day or two.

His Majesty's condition is not regarded as sufficiently serious to warrant cabling to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Gloucester, and it is understood that there is Ino question of shortening the tour

of the Princes in Africa. :

Crowds Outside The Palace. The approaches to the Palace wer today thronged by large crowds, bearing strong, evidence of the public anxiety regarding His Majesty's condition.

In view of the unusually large crowds, a special reinforcement of police on duty was made necessary. The King, who was 63 years of Only about 2 per cent, of com- age in June, leads a very active pensation claims for injuries are life and, this is the first linees he not settled out of court, but woe has had since his 'attack of in- betide the impostor who attempta fuenza about three years ago.

· LINCOLN'S INN AND SPITALFIELDS.

OPENING CEREMONY BY QUEEN.

to deceive a doctor who has once had his suspicions aroused.

IRRITAR WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Dr. Moodie, who was deputy

The insurance trickster, like the superintendent at Maudsley Hos murderer, is usually caught the new clinic; and Dr. Evelyn portance of some minor detail, or pital, is to be medical director of through ignorance of the im Lucas will be assistant psychiatrist, through simple carelessness, though Miss Lucy G. Fildes, who has had instruments for mechanical tests a great deal of experience, with whose ingenuity he would pro- mental and backward children, is {bably describe indignantly a

RUGBY, Nov. 22nd. to be the psychologist.

diabolical are

employed.

In most trying weather, H.M. the When the clinic opens it will be Until comparatively recent times Queen, accompanied by the Duke used as a training ground for the serving soldier was almost the of York, this afternoon performed workers as well as a remedial centre only person who could go sick "

two important peremonies on be for the LCC. school-children. It and be excused work without losing half of the King, opening the fine is expected that the London School his pay or his job. Consequently new extension of the Spitalfields swinging the lead" practically fruit and vegetable market, and of Economies will start a post- graduate course of "psychiatry and began in the Army.

later inaugurating the restored use the clinic for practical work.

Old Hall of Lincoln's Inn Lectures OM paychiatry by Dr. Bernard Hart have already been in troduced at the college.

"

Sir Oliver Lodge's Niece. The Child Guidance Council has given the opportunity to various types of workers among children in London to go to America just now to study at the clinics. Among them is Miss Warner, Probation STOCKPORT, Oct: 21st. Offeer at Old-street Police Court, Two women playing golf on the two hospital almoners, and two care Bramhall Park Club's links near committee workers. The medical bere this afternoon saw an airplane officer for Willesden has also gone in which their husbands were over to see the work, and Dr. stunting" suddenly stall and Shrubsal, of the LC.C., has return. crash on the seventh green not fared for a second visit. Mr. J. J. Mallon, warden of Toynbee Settle- The occupants of the machine, ment, intends to visit the Child. which belonged to the Lancashire | Guidance efinies shortly. Aero Club, were Mr. R. E. H. Miss Janet Lodge, Sir Oliver

from then.

Caldecott, the pilot, and Mr. W. Ramsden. Both were seriously in- jured. They are both members of the golf club where they crashed, and had been playing in the morn ing.

Mrs. Caldecott was among the Arst to dash to the scene," an eye- witness anid to me. "Her husband, who was easily extricated from the wreckage, was unconscious. She seized hold of his head and cried,

Caldy, old boy, speak to me! "In the meantime the engine by which Mr. Ramsden was trapped in the wrecked cockpit was being lift ed away by a number of golfers, who had dropped their clubs and raced to the airplane."

"Parts of the wreckage were used a splints for Mr. Ramsden's leg, which had a compound fracture."

Mrs. Caldecott was obviously parley with Dr. Wang would result of congratulation was laid before The widow, Mrs. Helen Whitney, deeply shaken by the experience. in further progress, and stated that His Imperial Majesty on the after-authoress and poetess, receives 'the | She said :- there was no reason for pessimism.noon of November 13th and that be income from a sum of $64,000,000 "It was terrifying to see my Fe...emphasised the fact that has now heen informed through for die the remainder of the vast hushand crash The sound of the "Japan's. "attitade – was. unchanged His Majesty's A.DC. that His Im estate being divided between reis impact why so great that I thought despite Kubarnia resterar ogenike pecial Bajtaty received--it with Lifes, in addition to some specialia Iran,to the spot that there was "necessity of a stronger policy. great satisfaction."

bequests.

no doubt that he was killed"

"Please ask the Minister of Marine to convey my humble duty "to His Imperial Majesty on behalf UNCHANGED.

of His Britannic Majesty'a Forces in Mr. Payne Whitney, the famous China and to express our humble American financier and sportsman, [TEROUAB HEUTER'4 AGENCY.] and respectful felicitations on this who died in June, 1987, left á

auspicious occasion."

fortune of £40,000,000, which is Τοκτό, Νον. 23rd The following reply was received stated to be the largest in the Discussing the latest phase of the from the Naval Attaché:

history of the U.S. Tax Bureau. Japanese negotiations the Foreign

No less than $15,000,000 has been Office spokesman admitted that the

bequeathed to educational causes Government hoped that Mr. Yada'e you may be informed your message and various charities.

"Your telegram dated November 10th. Minister of Marine requests

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It was the passing of the Work men's Compensation Acts, however, and the great growth of insurance, that made it appear as a potential source of real profit. .....

Getting His Finger-prints. Unfortunately, the

As Her Majesty drove to Spital fields Market in a chilling down- pour, huge crowds all along the route gave her a specially warm and sympathetic ovation."

of strain

The Queen was welcomed by Siz keeping up a part all the time is Kynaston Studd, the Lord Mayor of considerable. The man who could London, with a loyal address, and not stoop" probably never noticed Lord Cromer, who holds the post that the doctor who examined him of Lord Chamberlain, read the so carefully had "accidentally" speech which His Majesty was to knocked his collar stud off the have delivered. table, nor that he was watching

Service To Empire, out of the corner of his eye, while In his speech, the King express- pretending to write a report, to ed the opinion that if the wonder. see if he would pick it up. (He ful new market, which cost over did. Nor did another, who could £2,000,000 to build, was securely not bring his fingers less than an established as the Chief Britian inch from one another, think that centre for the distribution of im the nicotine stains

them проп

ported fruit and vegetables, it would give him away.

would be of more than nationai Again, the finger-prints of one

Lodge's niece, is taking a course whe was suspected as an old band

importance, it would do service to the cause of inter-Imperial trade

of psychiatry at University College were obtained by the simple pre- and to the whole Empire.

The Queen then opened the gates

at present with a view to taking cess of shaking bands with him gp child guidance work. Mies with a slightly oiled hand and of the great market with a golden Lodge had been assistant in the then giving him a tumbler to key amid an outburst of cheering. Psychology Department at the drink out of. Edinburgh University and worked under Dr. James Drever in experi- another who complained of loss of Ludicrous though it may seem,

Lincoln's Inn Hall. Proceeding soon afterwards to mental psychology. She is now also sensation in his left hand, asked to Lincoln's Inn, Her Majesty formal helping Miss Townsend, a meafber say if he felt a needle-prick in itly opened the Old Hall which was of the staff of the Child Guidance with his eyes closed, said "No" built in Tudor days Council, who is organising social every time the point touched him. the Golden Book, being the firet She signed workers for the psychiatric clinics Closed eyes, indeed, are invaluable member of the Royal House to do in hospitals

in the detection of such ́ frauds.

so since Charles II wrote his name Miss Horder has been appointed Ask a malingerer to touch the in it to the London Hospital for this tender spot half a dozen times The old Tudor hall has been re- work.

without looking, chalking the pointtuilt and is now identical with ite The social worker is a very im on each occasion, and very often Portant factor in the child guidanet the tell-tale marks will be as much appearance in the reign of Henry

VII. scheme. Her inquiries in America as six inches apart. have been known to make the school It would not be in the public in- ******* teacher change her methods: The terest to explain the precise work some abnormal condition has ag- principal of a school in a rough ing of the instruments used to do peared following an injury, it may district had rounded up all her tect alleged blindness Suffice it have no connection with it, but chronic truants and incorrigibles that the results they give are scien- there can be no excuse for such a and had brought them to the clinic: tifically infallible, **

case as that of the man who drew for report. In consequence, TheThere is sometimes, of course, aan daavity for the loss of the use changed her ostind of teaching honest confusion througli non of an arm, while he wre appearing reading with surprisingly beneficial realisation of the fact that, though at a circus a в professional strong results.

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