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IMPORTANT» VISIT TO CHINA.

JAPANESE ENVOY SETS OUT.

1.

INTERNAL POLITICAL

SITUATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S ACEROT.]

*Tokyo, Dec. 7th.

The departure for Shanghai of Mr. Tokonami this evening is caus-

LAMPSON ARRIVES AT NANKING.

C. T. WANG'S BANQUET.

INTERVIEW WITH CHIANG KAI SHEK.

ITAKOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

NANKING, Dec. 7th.

Sir Miles Lampson arrived at Pukow this afternoon and was met by the British consular cheials,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 1928.

TOWN AND COUNTRY OPPOSED.

MUTUAL ENMITY IN RUSSIA.

KING'S RESTFUL

· SLEEP.

THE PRINCES' RETURN.

KIT ABANDONED IN HASTY DEPARTURE.

MAIL ROBBERY IN LONDON.

HAUL OF TEN THOUSAND POUNDS.

THIEVES HIDDEN IN VAN?

(THROUGH RIUTKE'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 6th. the mysterious disappearance of a Postal officials are concerned over

HUGE SWINDLE IN BURMA.

OVER £600,000 INVOLVED.

(TAZOUGH REUTER'S AGENÓT.}

RANGOON, Dec. 8th.

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SAFEGUARDING FOR

WOOLLENS.

UNIONS CHANGED ATTITUDE.

HONG KONG BANK LOSSES. LABOUR M.P.'S DISAGREE.

(rakunda REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Dec. 6th. Political circles are much inter ested in what appears to be

A gigantic swindle in which the Hong Kong and, Shanghai Bank,

the question of "Safeguarding "

"EXPLOSION "FEARED.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J

(TELOUGH XEUTER'S AGENCY.] RIGA, Dec. 8th. Speaking at a Communist Con-

LONDON, Dec. 6th. ference at Leningrad--to-day, M, Ryko referred

"""It""was"-authoritatively stated at at considerable length to the danger of a possible King's condition had shown no

four o'clock this afternoon that the mail bag, containing registered letthought to be losers to the extent serious divergence of viewpoint on ing much conjecture, especially as Mr. C. T. Wang and "others. Sir breach between town and village change since the morning, when there and bank drafts, which was an of approximately $330,000, are one. he intends to meet the leading Miles Lampson held a short con- owing to the inability of one to bulletin reported a lower tempera Nationalist, and afterwards to pro-ference with Mr. Wang aboard the supply the needs of the ether. ceed to Manchuria. There is rea train after which both crossed to

ture, a sight general improvement, He said that although the popula-and the localisation of the infec son to believe that Baron Tanaka Nanking aboard HS. Cock-tion of Hussia was increasing by tion, though it remained severe. will listen to any suggestions, he

chafer..

3,000,000 annually, the present At 8.20 p.m. the following but may make after his return,' and

cultivated, ares was less than inletin, signed by Sir Stanley Hewett, Baron Tanaka may modify his

1913, while the average field was Sir Farquhar Buzzard, Sir Hum- China policy accordingly for the

ten per cent. below that of the phry Rolleston and Lord Dawson, purpose of ensuring the support of Tokonami's Shinto Party during

was posted on the Palace rait Peasants only sold sudientings:- the coming session of the Diet,

grain to cover the taxes and were thus ensuring 2

not inclined to provide more as the rasjority.

towns failed to supply, the villages with industrial products.

Government

It is believed that Mr. Tokonami would like to see Japan supporting the Nationaliste "in return for the recognition of Japan's predominant economic interests in Manchuria..

JAPANESE LOANS.

(Fah Te Fat Pan),

To-night Mr. Wang was the host at a large hanquet at which Sir Miles Lampson and the Swedish Chargé d'Affaires, who is now in Nanking, were the honour. Chiang Kai Shek and the guests of Presidents of the Eive Yunus are expected to be present to-morrow, when Sir Miles will call upon

Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. On Monday Sir Miles is holding his Wang. first formal meeting with C. T

COATES GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.

NEW ZEALAND'S PROBLEM.

fRECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WELLINGTON, Dec. 7th. SHANGHAI, Dec. 7th. The Coates Government has re- Mr. T. V. Soong told Chinese signed as a sequel to the defeat Pressmen yesterday that as the of the Government by 30 votes to result of the recent negotiation on a motion of non-confidence concluded with Mr. Yada China proposed by Mr. Ward of the would recognise the Nishihara United Party, in which Labour Loan and from the beginning of joined. next year a sum of $5,000,000 would be allotted from the increased Customs receipts for the purpose of re-arranging the Joan service.

REPLY TO GERMANY'S NOTE.

years before the 'War.

Rykoff expressed the fear that the danger of an “explosion of the entire scheme and system of indus trialisation" is acute.

"The King's general condition remains the same as this morning. The localisation of the infection a the base of the right side of the chest is rather more defined which conforms to the progress of the illness during the last two days.

A reassuring "interpretation placed on the morning bulletin,

of

[The. Pravda in an article pub-supported by the later news, the lished last month said that certain Royal Household drawing attention food difficulties were probable in to the omission of any suggestion the coming year, owing to the com- of anxiety concerning the heart. plication of transportation of The appearance of the bulletin grain, and the greater consumption on the Palace railings, brightened of foodstuffs in cities and country the faces of the thousands districts. These difficulties have watchers, who had assembed as grain in the last quarter of the main, succeeded by a heavy fog. necessitated the importation of as usual in spite of a drizzling past business year. Certain dif

Owing to the bad conditions last culties are also experienced in other night, the Palace electricians in food products such as vegetables, stalled special apparatus to pre- oil and butter. Howeven the diff-vent the fog from penetrating the culties are ..DOW considerably double windows of the sick-rcom.: alleviated, though not entirely over-

come.

The Ivettia` déclared :— Elementary economy and the Tational use of the deficient food-

Hereafter each year $1,000.000 would be added to the original BRITAIN CONSIDERS FRENCH stuffs will help to soothe and often

sum for the payment of interest and principal.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

(Fah Ta: Fut Puo).

SHANGHAI, Dec, th Dr. C. T. Wang has reported the latest trend of diplomatic affairs in the following statement:

"No progress has been made at present in the Sino-Japanese diplo matic conditions although informal discussions are still going on. The Nationalist Government will not conclude a treaty with Japan simi. lar to the new Sino-Italian and Sino-Belgian treatice unless Japan can surrender to China the control of Dairen and Port Arthur, with- draw Japanese troops from Man- churia, recognise China's Customs autonomy and renounce her соп- sular jurisdiction in China.

"Negotiations with Denmark for the revision of the Sino-Danish treaty will soon commence in view af the fact that the Danish Minis- ter has arrived at Shanghai and will proceed to Nanking."

SUGGESTIONS.

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completely solve the dificulties."

The economic problem of 1999 includes an increase of grain pro- duction by 10 per cent. through the mechanizing of the agricultural processes, developing the produc- tion by the use of mineral manure, extending the sowing area by 7 per cent, investing 180,000.000 Toubles n the collective organization and also state farms, and stimulating individual farming by raising the prices of grain.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Reony, Dec. 7th. The British Government yester- day received the French Govern ment's suggestions for a draft reply to be sent to the German note of October 30th in connection with the setting up of a committee of experts to inquire into a com- plete and definite settlement of the

Special efforts have been made to reparation problem. These sugrelieve the fuel shortage, and Mes- Restions, which have been made in cow will receive wood sufficient to the light of the views of other meet the needs of the winter Governments recently communicatmonths. ed to M. Poincaré, are now being carefully considered by the appro priate departments of the British Government.

STATE OWNERSHIP OF CABLES.

BILL ATTACKED IN COMMONS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGT, Dec. 7th. the House of Commons with the Progress was made last night in.

י.

DISCUSSION OF CRUISER

TONNAGE.

KELLOGG'S. EXPECTATION,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE. }

~WASHINGTON, Dec. 6th.

GOOD BULLETIN.

LONDON, Dec. 7th, The bulletin issued at 11.30 this morning states that the King had some restful sleep.. and his general strength is maintained. A further investi- gation of the right side of the chest will be undertaken during the day.

STANLEY. HEWETT, DAWSON OF PENN, No significance is attached to the late issue of the morning bulletin. It is authoritatively stated that the bulletin ia de- finitely regarded as good. One of the doctors is at present concentrating his attention on the infection of the rib side.

Sir Godfrey Thomas, prin- cipal private secretary to the Prince of Wales, has left for Brindisi to meet the Prince. Sir Godfrey is conveying a complete outfit of clothing as the Prince in his rush home is almost without kit,

Queen Drives Out. The crowds at the Palace gates

of a batch brought by mail train from Cardiff to London.

The missing bag contained letters and drafts valued at £10,000, and there is no doubt that it has been

stolen..

of the lightest sufferere, is alleged between the political and indus against one of the most prominent trial sections of the Labour move. Chiness merchants in Burma, ament, and developments are being. former member of the Legislative watched with the closest attention. Council and a leading public man, named Keng Beng Choung.

the arrest of Seng Bang Choung, A warrant has been issued for

On Monday, it was reported that

tries Ach

A previous application, which was made in 1923, was opposed at the time by the Trade Unions.

No bags were missing when

meeting of the Executive Com- the train arrived at Paddington

wool textile trades, held at Brad- mittees of the Trade Unions in the Station, and the police are of the opinion that the thieves concealed who was a partner in the Bengford, decided to support another themselves in the mail van between Huat Company, rice merchants, at application by the employers for Paddington and Mount Pleasant the instance of the Netherlands the safeguarding of dress, goods Sorting Office, during which time Bank, Lloyd's Bank and the Hong under the Safeguarding of Indus they managed to extract the lettera Kong and Shanghai Barking Cor- and drafts.

An empty mail bag has been re- potation, who have alleged, that he cheated them to the extent of 78

Meeting Of Labour MP.'a lakhs of rupees.

The latest development in the According to the allegations of matter occurred to-day, when

meeting of Labour Members of Par- the banks, Ecag Beng Choang.liament representing the textile obtained credit advances against constituencies of Yorkshire con-..

sidered the situation created by the the deposit of delivery orders for decision of the Trade Union.to ready stock rice which was never support the application by employ

ers for a duty on certain classes of in existence.

imported textile goods,

covered.

THE SINGAPORE BASE.

REPORTED CHANGES

DENIED.

(THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 6th. "The Admiralty denies that any change of policy is in contempla tion with regard to the Singapore Naval Base.

The banks mentioned applied to the High Court on September 7,

It adde that the report that to have the Beng Huat firm ad- change is impending can only be judicated insolvent, and when the attributed to a belsted reference to case was heard the Netherlands the Government's acceptance of the

scheme of retarded progress with Bank claimed to be a creditor to the Base which was announced the by the First Lord of the Admiralty

extent of £370,000, Lloyd's when introducing the Navy Esti- Bank to the extent of £240,000 and 14th, 1927.

mates in Parliament on March the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank

On

to the extent of £33,000.

INQUIRY.

The Prince of Wales is hurrying towards bome on board H.M.S. "VESTRIS" DISASTER Enterprise, which is expected to reach Suez early Saturday morning. The Prince will travel by train to Caire with Lord Lloyd, rejoining Enterprise the same even- ing at Port Said, or if Enterpriw| is not ready. ILM.S. Frobisher, which is specially waiting at Alexandria.

The Italian

authorities have arranged for a train and a steam- ship to wait the Prince's arrival at Brindisi.

Duke Reaches Capetown. The Duke of Gloucester, the third

REPORTS BY EXPERTS.

LACK OF LEADERSHIP.

[BEUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE.}

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New Yok, Dec. 6th." The reports of Capt. McConkey son of His Majesty is at present and Capt. Jessop do not confirm hastening to Capetown by special

ampton

Mr. Philip Soowden, one of the was Chancellor of the Exchequer in leaders of the Labour Party, who the Labour Government and who its for one of the textile con- stituencies, presided over the meet-

ing.

Changed View Regretted.

At today's meeting, the M.P's were unanimous in regretting that the textile Unions had abandoned the attitude they took when the

application for safeguarding duties on woollen goods was made and re- jected in 1995. They were strongly of the opinion that a policy of protective tariffs offers no hope of dealing with the admitted present

difficulties of the Yorkshire texti'c: trade.

The meeting unanimously decid- ed to offer uncompromising opposi tion to any proposal to apply Pro- tection.. to the woollen industry should it come before Parliament.

FASCIST LOYALTY TO THRONE..

THE DUCE'S MESSAGE.

OPIUM SMUGGLING IN THE committee stage of the Imperial Spen negotiations with the United read the bulletins, but to see whe-ing Bulawayo, and the Duke and that the lifesaving equipment was steps of the tomb of the Unknown

CONCESSIONS.

Telegraphs Bill, which is intended

Mr. Frank Kellogg, the Secretary of State, bus declared that although he has not received any communica- surprised if Britain, sought to tion from Britain, he would not be

States for an understanding on the to give effect to the recommenda- question of cruiser tonnage. tions of the Imperial Wireless and subject, but, says he is not yet Mr. Kellogg is optimistic on the Cable Conference for the merging aware of any definite move. of Beam wireless and cafe ser SHANGHAL, Dec. 7th.

viccs, and to-day's session is being The Nanking Opium Suppression mainly devoted to "further con- Committee held & mesting yester-sideration of the clauses of the day. Discussions were mainly de- Bilt voted to the Shanghai opium case,

(Wah T Tat Pan).

On behalf of the Labour Party it It was considered that opium smug. was again objected that the pro gling was still prevalent in the posal was An unfair bargain for foreign concessions at Shanghai the State, which, it was contended, and it was decided to send a should have continued the control special commission to investigate of Empire telegraphic communica the real condition before asking the tions. The Postmaster-General Foreign Ministry to take up the pointed out that if the Labour matter with the Shanghai Muni Party were in office they would cipal authorities,

have found themselves anable to give effect to a scheme of fusion WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN. under Government control, for the decision did not rest with the British Government alone, and the Dominion Governments concerned were against State ownership.

[7HROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Dec. 7th. An earlier message that Yen Hsi Shen had arrived at Narking was an official statement to "Reuter, but it is now stated that up to a late hour this evening Yea Hsi Shan had not arrived,

This afternoon. Pukow Hallway officials stated that Yen was not travelling on Sir Miles Lampoon's train, but was just behind the British Minister. Later the same officials stated that there was "no

abouts were unknown.

BANDITS ACTIVE NEAR KALGAN.

HINKLER'S PRAISE OF AERO ENGINE.

THRILLS OF AUSTRALIAN FLIGHT.

[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RIGBY, Dec. 7th. Squadron Leader Bert Hinkler at news of Yen's train and his where the Royal Aeronautical Society last night discussed some of his experiences during his memorable fight to Australia in 15 days, when he flew throughout on en Avro Avian Eight aeroplane with He only a 38 h.p. Cirrus engine. paid a handsome tribute to his air. craft and engine, which had already covered 15,000 miles before he left England, and which had covered some 40,000 miles. without so far as he could see any deterioration,

GOVERNOR OF PANAMA. CANAL.

LARGE PUNITIVE, FORCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEXING, Dec. 7th.

A message from Kalgan states that the region between. Kalgan and Dolonor is dangerously infest- ed with bandits. There are mostly ex-soldiers, but include banda of Mongols who are seriously inter. fering with the motor traffic from Kalgan.

The Chinese authorities are send. ing a mobile_force of 5,000 accon- panied by forty armoured "cars to suppress the bandite.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Dec. 8th. .Colonel HL Burgess is succeeding Colonel M. L. Walker, the retiring Governor of the Panama Canale.

DISINFECTING PLANT

EXPLOSION.

WIDE DAMAGE IN NEW ::

YORK.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

New York. Dec. 8th. Four people were killed and six injured, whilet fifteen are missing, as the result of an explosion in a disinfecting plant rear East River, between Long Island Sound and New York Harbour.

The windows of houses a hundred yards away were broken as a result of the explosion.

CHAMBERLAIN'S DEPAR

J

TURE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

RUGBY, Dec. 8th. According to present arrange- ments, Sir Austen Chamberlain will leave London on Saturday afternoon to attend the League Council meeting at Lugano.

WIDESPREAD FLOODS IN

SMYRNA.

'HOUSE'S UNDER WATER.

**{THROUGH LEUTER"- "AGENCY"}

Widespread devastation and loss of life, not yet fully estimated, have been caused by floods in Smyrna..

ROME, Nov. 3rd. The unique spectacle in celebra. train to catch the homeward-bound the sensational and exaggerated tion of the tenth anniversary of liner Balmoral Castle which, if stories as to mutiny, cowardice and victory prepared by the Fascist necessary, will be held up for him disorder aboard the Festris, Both rural workers from every part of Government by bringing 85,000 at Capetown, and which will make the fullest possibe speed to South Agree that the...S. should have the country in hundreds of special been sent about six hours earlier. trains to Rome to-day was spoiled to-day were eager, not merely to train broke down just before reach bility on anybody, but he states

The locomotive pulling the Royal ticent and does not fix responsi when Signor Mussolini was to ad- Captain McConkey is very reby torrential rain at the very time

dress the vast multitude froin the ther the Queen drove cut, and his Equerry assisted in the work of when Her Majesty, accompanied repair.

not fully or efficiently used. He is Boldier... Buckingham Palace, a by Princes Mary, drove out of

The 05,000 men and women hud The train afterwards steamed of opinion that women and chil- wonderful into Bulawayo having set up a

dren were lost owing to a raisinter-dled together in the Piazza Venezia, greeting was accorded, the Queen record time in spite of the mishap. children "first and says that this and in all the adjoining streets pretation of the rule "women and on the Corso, on the Via Nazionale, amiling and waving in response.. The Dulce shook the driver's

were left at the mercy of a regular Indication that there is some grimy band, congratulating him on means, "first in their respective

"sad not all in the first cloud-burst without any means or. relief from anxiety in Royal circles his smart work, adding chell boats," is afforded by the official announce-remember all my life."""

boats to leave the ship.

hope of shelter. They stood it. ment that Princess Mary now hopes The Duke of Gloucester arrived.

Jessop criticises the "lack of heroically, and Signor Mussolini, to carry out her engagements at at Capetown in the early morning, leadership aboard the Festris and began his speech, himself drenched with rain. He took refuge in the Northampton on Saturday after yesterday. He sailed aboard the Bays there was no sign of any or noon, the abandonment of which | Balmoral Castle in the afternoon.

Palazzo. Venezia, and addressed the ganisation in the loading and had been contemplated.

lowering of the lifeboats.

crowd from the balcony. He Kaid:-

The Royal Christmas is usually spent quietly at Sandringham, but it is now arranged that the Queen and Princess Mary will remain at Buckingham Palace.

Remarkable Welcomes. Wherever possible the people of South Africa, English, Dutch, black and white alike, have accorded the Dake of Guester remarkable and unrehearsed welcomes during his The "Lancet Statement.

dash, to Capetown. As an instance The Lancet reviewing the pro-at Beaufort West, the capital of gress of the King's illness in its Earroo, a crowd collected at the issue to-day, says!--

railway station, headed by the As unfounded cpnjecture is town clerk, a veteran Dutchman, not impossible, we offer the fol who conveyed their greetings and lowing information" being author-sympathy, and dwelt on the honour ised to say that the essential facts are correct.

CLEARING HOUSE FOR INFORMATION.

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EMPIRE AGRICULTURAL

inter-

SCHEME.

{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

"Rugar, Dec. 6th. Mr. L. M. 8. Amery, Dominions he felt in welcoming other Royal-Secretary, stated in the House of ties on various occasions. Natives Commons to-day that meetings of "As early as possible, a blood formed a picturesque background representatives of various parts of culture was taker and the result to the demonstration of loyalty. the Empire had recently been held was positive, the organism grown At intervals through the long in London to consider schemes for being coccal in character.

railway journey from North the establishment, og an "Blood counts have shown Rhodesia the Duke descended from Imperial, basia, of a clearing house leucocytosis of the polymor the train to take walking exercise. of information on various branches phonuclear variety.

To his regret it was night when of agricultural subjects, as recom- "Radiology has been useful the train passed the Boer war mended by the Imperial Conference, and the clear pictures obtained battlefields.

The recommendations had not, have confirmed the clinical evi- dence that the lower two-thirds greatest feat on his hunting trip Governments concerned, so that he His staff state that the Duke's however, get been received by the of the right lung was the area was the bagging of a black maned could not give details. involved:

lion, There is, up to the present, so appreciable pleural effusion,

-Messages from all over the world but the plastic pleurisy described evince the keenest sympathy, and in the bulletine has unfortunately special prayers for the King are extended to the diaphragm,

cffusion,

Worldwide Interest,

ور

PROHIBITION OF POISON

GAS.

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Rural toilers of Italy,-Rome has welcomed you with most cordial sympathy. The weather might have been more propitious, but you are. accustomed to the inchemency of the seasons. Not without significance you are assembled to-day on the eve of Italy's victory at the grave of the Unknown Soldier, who, per- haps, is one of yourselves, you who fought the war in the trenches, not in the workshops.

*This Government has establish- ed security on your lands by exter minating crime in the country dis tricts. I want the rural popula tion to take first place in the coun try's economy. Nations that de- sert the land are nations doomed to die."

A Happy Omen. Signor Mussolini also sent a message to King Victor expressing

the armed forces of the country to the unfailing homage and devotion of the Fascist Government and of

his Majesty.

Italy

Beneath the vigorous impulse of your rule," he said, celebrates the anniversary at a time when she is full of vigour and her moral and material energies are sustained by the discipline and harmony of the whole nation, which is working towards progress and binding itself ever closer to your Majesty and your Majesty's house.

"At the time of writing, the being recited ail ever the Empire. ONLY SIX STATES RATIFY. physical signs in the chest have kept continually informed of the The Pope has ordered that he be

[BRITTSIL WIRELESS SERVICE) diminished and the correspond. developments of the illuesa. ing local symptoms have im-

Editorials in the American neważ

RudEY, Dec. 8th. The lower part of the town is proved.

papers dwell upon the profound submerged to a depth of over five

Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, Foreign "Pleural

however, interest American people are tak Under-Secretary, stated in the On this day the nation remem feet, whilst the basements. 'and may still develop as there is ing in the reports of the King's House of Comons to-day that the hers that your Majesty led the lower storeys of dwelling-house, are atil ebb and flow"

gallant fight against his illness. Gevens Frotocol prohibiting the glorious sacrifice of the war, rp- awash.

The Lancet "also inakes refer- The New York Herald-Tribune use of poison gas in war had been aisted until the end, and in 1923 Residents of the affected aresence to the anxious problem pre- this morning says: "Americans ratified by only six, States wished to repurchase the victory. became panic-stricken and took sented by A strain in the heart have learned to understand bow refuge on roofs and tree-tops.

The British Government were not. In those memorable events of the muscle in a patient aver sixtyKing George and Queen Mary have prepared to ratify the Protocol un-last ten years the Government-und- A number of houses have col years of age.,

endeared themselves to their sub-less all the other signatories were the people see a happy omen for lapsed

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