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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, DECEMBER 3rd, 1928.

THE NATIONALIST AMERICA'S MODERN U.S. SECRETARY OF KING'S GRACIOUS

POLICY.

SPIRIT OF SINCERITY.

JAPAN THE CRUX.

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY,]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2nd. Questioned by the Kuo in on the latest Sino-Foreign diplomatic developments. Mr.

C. T. Wang

ARMY.

STATE.

FINELY TRAINED UNITS.

HOUGHTON AS LIKELY CANDIDATE.

'WELL IN THE VAN."

EXCUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE},

New York, Dec. 1st The army keeps well in the van in all modern improvements "

AMERICAN RUMOURS,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GUAY VIL. Dec. Ist Mr. Hoover has arrived aboard was the keynote to War Secretary the cruiser Cleveland to which he

ACTION.

OLD KATE'S RETICENCE.

THE PRINCE SAILS.

(TERQOOM - XLUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON,-Dec-1st.---

CANADIAN MARCONI DEMONSTRATION AT CIVILISATION AT A

CRISIS.

SHARES.

CHAIRMAN'S WARNING.

SENSATIONAL COLLAPSE.

[REUTE'S AMERICAN "SERVICE]

ZAGREB.

YOUTHS WITH BLACK FLAGS, | CANON DONALDSON ON THE

SOCIAL SYSTEM. FIGHT NEAR CATHEDRAL.

NEI MORAL CONSCIENCE.

St. Thomas' Church, Pendleton, was packed when the preacher at the Fellowship Service was Canon-B. Lewis Donaldson, of Westminster

[THROCK REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Dec 1st. The strained relations between the Serbs and the Croats have re

lowed by a condict in which two Socialist vicar of Pendleton, an- sulted in a dramatic outburst, fol- Abbey. The Roy, S. Proudfoot, the

were killed and four seriously in-nounced that "the congregation of

A bulletin, issued at 10.30 this morning, stated that despite the fact that the King had passed a fair night, there had been a light declared we are adhering to our 'Daris's annual report to the Pre-transferred from the Maryland of rise in his temperature since yester value of Canadian Marconi jared. The trouble occurred out- fully 2,000 included many. Labour. policy. If the Japanese Govern sident. He draws attention to the the coast of Ecuador. The city was day, but His Majesty's general con- ment can resume negotiations with development and improvement of profusely decorated and huge dition remained unchanged... us in a spirit of perfect sincerity the weapons and material National we will not decline, but if Japan Guard, "which is, more completely 3 in no hurry to enter into negotia equipped and moro thoroughly tions we shall be obliged to let trained than at any period in his things remain as they are."

tory.

NEGOTIATIONS SUSPENDED.

(Wah Ter Yat Peo).

SHANGHAI, Dec.. Bad. It is reported that Mr. Yada has received a reply from Tokyo which state that the Japanese Govern ment cannot declare the date of withdrawal of the Japanese forces ir Shantung as demanded by Chian. Under these circumstances negotin- tions must be suspended for the time being.

SETTLEMENT REACHED.

TEZOVCH RECTEX'S AGENCY.]

Toxyo, Nov. 30th. Official quarters intimate that the Messrs.

Sada-Soong negotiations have reached an amicable solution on the graduated tariff issue. It is expected that a formal exchango of documents will take place short- ly. ༢...

Commenting on the result of the negotiations the spokesman admit- ted that the draft agreement was not entirely satisfactory to Japan but it is hoped that a settlement of this problem will assist in-solving

SIR MILES LAMPSON.

(Wah Tu Yat l'av).

SHANGHAI, Dec, 2nd.

In an interview, Sir Miles Lamp-, son says he has received instrue- tions to proceed to Nanking to confer with Dr. C. T. Wang re- ferring to treaty revision and tariff antonomy.

FAMINE RELIEF.

THROUGH REUTER'S ACKNOY.]

SHANGHAI, Nov. 30th. It is learned from Nanking that Chang Hsuch Liang has pledged a contribution of one million dollars to "famine relief in Honan, Shensi and Kansu.

THE MERCHANTS' BURDEN.

(Wah Tu Fat Pao).

Citizens in the military training camps have exceeded the fondest expectations while the aviation training system is second to none

crowds on the waterfront cordial- ly "welcomed the President Elect,

Duke of Gloucester.

H

JOHANNESBURO.

Nov-YORK, Dec.--1st- One of the most sensational de velopments on Wall Street in re- collapse on the curb market of the cent weeks has been the sudden

shares.

After bounding up from 8 to/side the Cathedral at Zagreb, the leaders from surrounding towns... above 927 at the opening yesterday, capital of Croatia, during the fr."Hen Tillett. prospective Labour ceremonies held throughout Yugo- so earlier in the year, fopped on anniversary of the post-war union the shares, which were as low asia to commemorate the tenth candidate for North Salford, was the publication of a statement by of Serbs, Cronts and Slovenes. the Chairman, Sir Joseph Flavelle,

among those present.

Canon Donaldson said we were witnessing the birth of a that they were too high.

world: we were more than witnesses.

By midday they had sunk to $13,50 and to-day they opened at $11.

In Washington the rumours that The railways administration here Mr. Hoover may choose Ambasare sending a special saloon car- sador Houghton to succeed Kellogg riage to Bulawayo for the use of have been revived in the last few the Dake of Gloucester. days by the disclosure that the Am- hassador is

The Rhodesian Railways will negotiating for a send a saloon north to Broken Hill twenty-two room apartment in the to pick up the Duke when he same building in which Mr. Mel-reaches the railway after his motor Sir Joseph Flavelle is quoted by

trip from Abercorn.

ing at 83 he expressed the opinion the Toronto Financial Past assay The Prince of Wales sailed on the ing that when the shares were sell-

that the price was too high. He

Anether name mentioned in con-

in the world. The numerical delon is residing. crease in equipment is set off by an increase in quality.

"CHIEF MAQUILLA'

ABANDONED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SEATTLE, Dec. 1st.

nection with the Secretaryship of Enterprise" at 10.30 on Sunday

morning from Dar-es-Salaam,

Old Kate."

State is Ambassador Fletcher, who is now with Hoover aboard the Maryland as representative of the State Department.

*

VESTRIS INQUIRY

CONCLUDES.

The Chief Maquilla has been CAPTAIN CAREY DEFENDED. abandoned in mid-Parific The crew has been transferred to the Fugen. Huru which was towing her.

EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE.

CATHEDRAL DESTROYED..

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

.

NEW Yons, Dec. 1st. The closing session of the Festris enquiry was conducted at the De- partment of Justice, when Captain- William Coombe, representing the Officers Federation of England, de-.

[RECTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE]fended the memory of Captain

NEW YORK, Dec. 1st. Eighty persons are reported to

have been killed in the Chilean

earthquake at Talen. The cathed- ral, railway station, hospital and other buildings nt.Talca have been destroyed.

HEAVY -LIST OF CASUALTIES.

{THROUGH' BEUTER': AQMICY.]

SANITATO DE CHILE, Dec. 2nd." The official death rok in the

Carey. He expressed satisfaction when Attorney Tuttle denied that American public opinion would de mand a scapegcat,

DIRECTION FINDERS FOR SHIPS:

YEW WIRELESS STATION ESTABLISHED:

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Nov. 30th. The Wireless Beacon Installation carthquake is hitherto said to be built at Start Point by the Marconi 122, but it is reported that 250 are Company for the Mercantile Marine injured. The ports of Concepcion has just been completed.

and Tome are considerably dam. aged and the hospital of Temuco and the Cathedral at Linares ste in ruins,

MILLIONAIRE IN AIR CRASH.

**

His Majesty's "lively interest in affairs outside the aick room is hustrated by his kindly action when he saw a photograph in a picture paper of Old Kate," the nonagenarian race-card seller, who

is very well-known to race-goers. peering at the bulletin recording his condition posted outside Buck inghata Palace,

RESTLESS NIGHT.

The evening bulletin states that the King passed rather a distarbed day with short in- tervals of sleep, and is therefore somewhat fatigued

",

The later bulletin issued yes terday morning states that the King bad rather a restless *night, but his temperature was lower in the morning. The in- fective process showe some im provement, but his general· strength, though at present ade- quate, is at this stage of the illness still being taxed.

new

we were part of the new birth. Our civilisation had reached a crisis;

A military guard of honour was when, at the moment of arrival of draw up in front of the Cathedral

the Government representatives, two young men suddenly appeared

inscribed June 20th, 1845 (the ordinary society, found egress. Con- and unfolded three black flugs, on the upper part of the edifice had reached the point at which nety force. hidden away, but growing all the while, ignored by date when Stephan Raditch was feasedly this was hot simply his "I did not know of and he did not mortally wounded). "December own opinion. The Great War re

anticipate a change which would 1st, 1015" (the date of the union lead him to alter his opinion. The

was being earnings of the Company in 1998

celebrated). "December 12th, 1918 (when were estimated at about the equiva- fourteen were killed in a demon lens of ore penny per share

stration against the Serbs).

SERVICE NEWS.

A: Portsmouth Dockyard on Oc toby 31st HM.S. Concord com- pleted fitting out for duty as signal school ship in place of the Fariouth, Before taking up her new duties she is to make a troop- ing raise to China, for which the programme "is now announced. Leaving Portsmouth on Novsinber 17th she will call at Singapore, and arrive at Hong Kong on January 9th.

Captain H. C. Rawlings, D.S.0., has been nominated as the first commanding officer of the new cruiser Devonshire. Promotion to Captain was granted him in June, 1993, after he had commanded the air-craft carrier Pegasus in China will be Eis first command as a cap- The Devonshire

for two years.

His Majesty was much touched by the old lady's loyal devotion tain

The 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards and commanded that an agreeable will leave China on February 27th Jetter should be sent to her. A and will be quartered at Warley dificulty arose in finding "Kate" until the Welsh Guards vacate

leaat Go Derbys, but it was solved

who is said to have attended ab

Chelsea Barracke.

which

リ

Cheers For Raditch,

The sight of these three daring youths greatly excited the army officers, who drew their swords when the flags were unfurled. The young men then appeared at the Cathedral doors and called cheers for Raditch and a Croatia, in which the crowd join- ed.

for

free

The general in command there- pen ordered the dispersal of the demonstration were arrested. The crowd and the ringleaders of the

from their custodians and in the crowd attempted to liberate them ensuing collision the above-men- tioned "ensualties were suffered.

WIRELESS-TELEPHONY

A

HOPE OF ALL-EMPIRE

- SERVICE..

Great Britain.

sealed it, and was partly the cause of it but not altogether. Things would have happened, but is the light of the conflagration of the Great War we saw what was hidden" from us before; it exposed the secret springs of mischief, the very ource of wrong to be in those bitter group and group, and nation and competitions between man and man.

their logical conclusion would end nation, and which, if pursued, to in a vast international catastrophe.

They could not separate inter- from national ethics; what national national conditions and politics" ethics were to-day international relationship in politics would be pathy with the Labour movement to-morrow. They who were in sym-

system. They were out for some- were out to transform the social

thing that should displace the com- petitive system, that should change: the present basis from self-interest to that of service; ita methods. from competition to co-operation. and its aim," not the making of money, but the making of life and happiness always. To test whether. the present system worked or not. Canon Donaldson invited his hear- ers to consider, on the one hand, The General Post Office in Lon- luxury such as the world had never doa is in communication with the known before; there was a surfeit Governments of the Australian of wealth expended very largely India, with a view to bringing the ception in useless ways. Or let Commonwealth. South Africa, and though there were some notable ex- whole of the Empire into wireless them taka the two historical basic telephonic communication with industries, coal and agriculture, .without which modern society would A telephone service between Len- perish. They found 750.000 miners,

D. Pridham-Wippell, is about to

don and Canada was opened in not simply unemployed, bus in &. H.M.S. Enterprise, Captain H. October, 1927, by a conversation be condition of semi-starvation, their tween Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Mac- clothing ragged and their children kenzie King, as part of the Trans- needing proper sustenance. in conclude her present commission, which began in April, 1996, and atlantic Telephone Service, and it South Wales terror hung over many has included severat months' has since been extended to include a household, tottering to its in- special duty on the Chian Station. all parts of the provinces of Ontario solution, the great basic industry Commander E. G. Stanley, and Quebec. The success of the being left deliberately by the Gov D.S.C., who has been in the sub- Transatlantic Service has given rise ernment of the day to the tender marine branch of the Naval Equip to the hope of bringing all parts of mercies of competition to revive on Secret Treasure.

ment Department at the Admiralty the Empire within reach of the its own merits, if it could. Through "Old Kate," ever since her during the past two years, left human voice.

all the centurice of man's history return from Kempton Park, has Eugland on November 22nd to take

Growing Transatlantic Trafic...

the agricultural labourer had borne comand of H.M.S. Marazion and been besieged by people auxious to

the heat and harden of the day, group of submarines in China. To meet the growing traffic of the and his wage to-day represented in see the King's letter, but has re- Commander Stanley in the War Transatlantic Telephone Service pre-war values from 184. to £58. a solutely refused to show it. Hither was Firet Lieutenant of submarine additional buildings and apparatus week. He had not been a country

E14, with Captain Courtney Boyle, are being put up at the Rugbyrector for nothing! to only her son-in-law and one and received the D.8.C. for his Wireless Station. other have had the privilege of share in the operations in

At present there "What other tests could they apply? the are t Rugby two channels of Liberty Liberty, indeed, with seeing it, and Kate declares that Dardanelles and Sea of Marmora speech with America. A third trusts growing up all around them when she dies she is going to take awarded the V.C.). In 1818-16 he and it is hoped that it will be more and more every year. Finance (for which Captain Boyle was transmitter ig being provided and Industries being syndicated the letter, with her. She added: In adition, orders have been re-I am going, to pray for His commanded All and C36 on the ready for service next year. The was on the throne, and before its

Belgian Coast, and afterwards question of providing ceived for similar stations in other Majesty, -to-night I believe in took C35 into the Baltic, where he transmitter at a later date is under trembling-ordinary merchants and fourth potency capitalists themselves were parts of the world.

prayer."

remained until the British sub-consideration. Should the commu. factory leaders for they knew in Accurate Bearings:

marines were ordered to be desnications now passing between the any crisis what the financial mag- The completion of the Start Point

LONDON, Dec.. lat. troyed, at the beginning of. the reGeneral Post Office and the Govern- nates had it in their power to do. transmitter means that very effec- The new Archbishop of Canter.volution, to prevent their fallingments of the more distant Domin Whit alarmed society was the new tive cross bearings can now be bury has issued his first public into the hands of the Bolshevista, ions result in an agreement as to moral conscience and determination taken by ships using three Channel fatter signed "Cosmo Cantuar," Later he commanded G15, G7, and the All-Empire telephone scheme, which they perceived among the stations as their fixed points, and which is written to the Bishop of Js in the North Sea. After the this additional plant at Rugby will masses of thinking people in the they can thus obtain a sequence of London. He declares that while War he was the first Captain of enable experiments to be made land. Yet, examined, it was the bearings whenever required by he is thankful to know that the L56, and from 1922 of M1. subae which it is expected will ultimately very hope of society and not ite navigators, and can be sure of their course of His Majesty's illness is quently lost with all hands. He add to the greater links of Empire bane; its blessing and not its curse. position right up the Channel. progressing favourably, the Arch was promoted Commander in De the link of wireless telephony.

Where would you be without the Since the wireless direction-ishop is sure that on Sunday next cember, 1993, after commanding

Last March a wireless telephone. movement that you call the Labour finder has become firmly established and until a cause for anxiety is the Alecto, parent ship.

between Vancouver

and movement? Imagine it wiped out. Great Britain was opened constitat Where would you look for inspira ing the longest commercial teletion, for renovation of the different

This type of station transmits a special signal, on ac exclusive wave-length of 1,000 metres, for the benefit of ships equipped with direction-Enders.

The Start Point installation is HOMER B. ILLARD KILLED. the seventh of its kind now estab- lished round the British coasta, the others having been installed at Round Island, Skerries, the Spurn Lightship, the Casquets, Bar Light

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SPURS, TEXAS, Dec. 2nd. The millionaire, Homer B. Iltard ship and Coningby in Ireland. SHANGHAI, Dec. £nd.

and four others were killed when the plane in which they were Rying from San Antonio to Deaver crashed and caught fire.

The Tientsin Chinese authorities have released the four merchants, "the arrest of whom has led to a crisis among the merchant class who have threatened. the authori ties with a general stoppage of business. However the merchants who deal in foreign goods are stil required to register their firm names at the Japanese Boycott Committee. In addition they must pay what is euphemistically called

money invested in the develop. ment of native industries."

CHIANG'S RETURN.

(Wah Tai Yat Pac).

NURMI BECOMES A PROFESSIONAL.

CONTRACT WITH TEX RICKARD:

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.

The

NEW YORX, Dec. 2nd.

Flying Finn, Larpin Nurmi, has turned professional and is reported to have signed a year's

contract with Tex Rickard.

INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONGRESS."

www.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2úd. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek arrived at Shakwan, opposite Nanking, by the cruiser Chu Fiu yesterday morning. Upon his arrival he was (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] personally received by Marabal Feng Yu Hsiang and other high

NANXING, Dec. 2ad. officials including Messrs. Tan Year Albeirt Thomas has invited the Kai and Ho Ying Ching. After Nationalist Government to send two holding a short conversation with delegates to the International them he was motored to the Bi-Labour Congress at Genera next tary Headquarters.

year.

Yesterday evening Marthal Chiang Koi Shek conferred with other Nationalist leaders concerning the Shanghai opium case. It was de

H.M.S. 'BERWICK.”.

cided to await General Cheng Taz for Yokohama on December ist.

H.M.S. Berwick left Yokkaichi "Kiang's fadings and recommenda

tions before any decision was taken

in dealing with the ringleaders.

CANTON AVIATOR.

(Wah Tez Yat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Dec. 2nd.

BRITISH VESSELS FIRED

ON.

(NAVAL WIRELES8.)

UPPER YANOTSZE, Dec. 1st. The B. & S. s.s. Pantung and the

In the near future, further Bea con stations of the same type will be installed at other points on the British. coast, notably North Lundy. Dungeness, Kinnaird Head und Cromer,

Major Featherstonhaugh, the manager of the King's Stud, who delivered the precious communica went to Kempton Park Races and

tion to the delighted old dame.

"* Cosmo Cantuar's" Letter.

on merchant vessels of the world. removed, prayers would he offered

a demand has arisen for the erec- in all churches throughout the land

tion

STAGE.. PARIS CAPTURED AT FIRST APPEARANCE.

service

of permanent installations for His Majesty's speedy and com- JACKIE COOGAN ON THE phone link the Empire. In May systems that we deplore in industry situated at places of advantage pleto recovery."

Mr. Amery, the Secretary of State and commerce, in finance, and in from a shipping viewpoint round

for the Duminions, speaking from diplomacy? I say the movement is the const.

his room in the House of Commons. the hope of the world. The problem The function of these installa

Reuter's story about the young

had a telephone conversation with tions is to "send out recognised

is universal. It belongs increasing- Mr. Orisby-Gore, the Under Becrely to every society, and so we get a WOMEN in Chicago who called signals at convenient intervals, purely for the purpose of enabling tried to speak to her as she was Police!" because a young mad

tary, who was in Java. The experi- corresponding movement in India, PARIS, Nov. 2nd.

ment was arranged by the Dutch in Japan, and China; you see it in "The Kid" has growL ships fitted with direction-finders

ир. Government in order to prove that, the United States and in Aus- to take their bearings and thereby by the sudden appearance of over a and vivacious lad of fourteen with

going home, and who was rewarded Jackie Coogan, LOW handsome with the aid of the beam system it tralasia-it is a world movement; find their exact position when ap-

was possible to speak from Java to and those who understand know hundred armed detectives, ought to his hair plastered back over his fair Europe. proaching the coast.

that there is in it something that The call sign of Start Point Put an end to the popular belief that head like the typical American

Wireless Telephone Record. is Divine." station is G.S.M. and accurate Chicago is a place where the polio schoolboy, made his début on the direction-finding bearings may be are powerless to keep order. If

A message received at Croydon. Aerodrome from the E.A.F. wireless expected up to about 100 nautical hundred armed men answer a call stage of a Paris music-hall, topping miles under normal atmospheric mast there be who are ready to rushing and received a great reception. phone conversations sent out by an

of this kind, how many thousands the bill with his father.

The pair were the hit of the even station, at Cairo states that tele- Mr. Winston Churchill was lost for nearly an hour last month in to the assistance of a household held Jackie, in a glossy silk hat, beauti air liner which was carrying out the wilds of Essex. He was ou up by a guntian? Or is it possible fully creased check trousers and a experiments with short-wave wire his way to address his constituents" that the gunmen flourish because smartly cut short black coat, and less telephony while flying over at Theydon Bois. The meeting was the police are all too busy protect carrying a stick, danced, sang and England were picked up distinctly announced to start at eight o'clock, ing lone females from undesired recited and made a number of in Cairo. This is a world's record but it was 860 before Mr. Churchill attentions to have any time left wise cracks in Trend with a in long-distance telephone trans arrived. He dined with Lady Lloyd over for the prevention of robbery strong American accent which were mission from an aeroplano. at Rolls Park, only a few miles* under arms? Perhaps it is rather greatly appreciated by the audi fight. casier to be a gunman in Chicago fence.

conditions.

OBITUARY.

LORD TENNYSON, -

ETHROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.1...

Mr. Cheung Wai Jung flew back Jardine Matheson's ss. Kinguo re- to Tientain from Mukden yesterday port being fired on in a position morning, On his departure General 115. miles below Chungking in the The death is announced of Lord Chang Haneh Liang-sent four landvicinity of Fengta and 75 miles Tennyson, who is the son of the planes to escort his monoplane to below Chungking in the vicinity of past and father of the out the Fangtionese border. After stay. Tuchow respectively.

English cricket captain, Majer, the ing in Fiontain for two days he The are, was returned in each Hon, Lionel Tennyson, who succeeds will fly to Shanghai.

case by the armed guards.

him.

and "get away with it" than it is He showed not the slightest trace to commit the high crime and mis of stage-fright and appeared quite descendur, of saying Good-avent home in front of the footlight ing" to a young woman without a Father and son brought the house proper introduction.

down with their attractivé number.

The Cairo station states away, and should have got to the that they heard the pilot calling meeting in ten or twelve rainuten, and received his mensage. This feat but bís chauffeur mistook the road." is made the more remarkable by the Mr. Churchill turned the incident set that the power and the cant by urging the alestors aeroplane was sufficient only to fight not to take the wrong turning ab an ordinary electric, lamp.

the general election..