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BRITISH TARIFF
AGREEMENT.-
NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA CONCLUDING.
FORMAL RECOGNITION DELAYED.
(Fah Tr Fat Pan).
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MARK OF ORIGIN
FOR TEA.
PLAN ATTACKED ÖN ÄLL SIDES.
PLANTING IN THE EAST INDIES.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 19th,
LONDON, Dec. 17th. The inquiry at the Board of Trade concerning the application for an order requiring a mark of origin on imported tea was resumo-"
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BRITISH SUBJECTS
IN KABUL
ANXIETY FOR WOMEN 'AND
CHILDREN.
LEGATION'S ISOLATED
POSITION.
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LONDON. Dec. 18th.
A TEMPORARY GOVERNMENT GRANT
SETBACK.
FOR MINERS.
LOST GROUND REGAINED,
PAYMENTS TO LORD MAYOR'S FUNDS.
LITTLE CHANGE FROM
DOUBLING PRIVATE GIFTS:
LAST NIGHT.
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LONDON, Dec. 17th, After three successive bulletins
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,)
Losos, Dec. 17th.
Government proposals for miti-
1928.
POLICE OFFICER··
SHOT DEAD.
EUROPEAN MURDERED IN LAHORE.
AN ARREST.
[THAOUGH REUTER'S AⱭERCY.}
LAHORE, Dec. 17th.
A terrible outrage perpetrated, it is believed, by youthful fanatics,
SOUTH AMERICAN TROUBLE.
HOPES OF PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT,
MEDIATION OFFERS
ACCEPTED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
BUENOS AIRES, Dec. 17th, Hostilities between Bolivian and.
It was stated in official quarters regarding His Majesty have struck gating the distress in the mining occurred in the streets of Labore Paraguayan outpesta continue, and,
a hopeful note, the King has had areas were outlined by Mr. Stanley to-day, Mr. Saunders, the Assistant
and news of the Legation staff and to-night, the following bulletin was reply to a question by Mr. Ramsay shot dead, while an Indian police have recaptured a small fort after a sudden set-back and at &.15 p.m. / Baldwin, the Prime Minister, in Superintendent of Police, being Asuncion, the Paraguayan cavalry
last night that the events in Afghanistan are causing concern,
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th. According to opinion in Chinese circles, the draft Sino-British tariff agreement will mainly regulate temporary relations between China and Great Britain. It is of aed to-day, one of the first witnessee | British subjects in Kabul is awaited issued from Buckingham Palace: "temporary nature" because it is called being Mr. Charles Morrell, with anxiety. Lady Humphreys is "The King has this afternoon intended to facilitate Chinese Cus representing the British Chamber with Sir Francis at the Legation been somewhat restless and the toms autonomy in the future. One of Commerce in the Dutch East and there are also three other progress recently noted has not clause in the agreement mentions Indies.
English ladies and three children. been continued during the last few the validity of the existing Sino.
There are altogether sixteen British hours." British Treaty prior to its expira
Europeans in Kabul and between tion. Meanwhile the British Gov
one and two thousand other British erament will place confidence in the
subjecta. present Nanking regime but with- out according it formal recognition in order that it may be able to adopt a freer policy in case the present Nanking regime changes,
NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE.
(Wah Tu Yat Pav).
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th. The negotiations between Dr. C. T. Wang and the French Minister on the Sino-Franch Tarif Agree ment were concluded to-day at Yanking. On the same day the French Minister visited Marshal Chiang Kai Shek.
POLITICAL COMMITTEE.
(Wah Toz Fat Pao).
Mr. Morrell said he believed that marking order would adversely affect the British export trade to the East Indies.
Mr. Eric MacFadyen, the chair- man of the tea section of the same organisation, said that some of the British firms had expanded their business from Ceylon and India to the East Indies because tea- planting territory could be pur- chased in Sumatra at 14/- per acre, as against from £15 to 20 per were in Ceylon,
Mr. MacFadyen considered that the standard of East Indies tea had considerably risen in recent Vera, The marking. of ten con- tainers entering Britain would re- strict investments in tea produce in the East Indies.
Opposition to the marking pro- posal was also voiced by Joseph Travers and Company,
WALA
One of Messrs. Lyons' representa tives expressed the opinion that it would crente' chaos in Great Britain, while their tex buyer, Mr. H. C. Barton. said that Java tex Dutchmen grown by
very different from that grown by Eng- lish firms in the same country Dutchmen, he said, do not under- stand,ten, and with one exception. produced a lower grade."
SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th.. The Political Committee of the Nanking Government teid a special meeting yesterday morning which was mainly devoted to the discus- cussion of the advisability of rati fying the Sino-Italian and Sino- Belgian treaties and the diplomatic problems with Great Britain. Those POLICE GUARDING PREMISES
present included Marshal Chiang
..Hui.
WINE BUREAU AND HANKOW CLUB.
HANKOW. Dec. 17th.
Kai Shek, Marshal Feng Yu (THROUGH SKUTIE'S AGENCY.] Hsiang, General. Yeo Hai Shan, M. Hi Han Mix, Dr. Wang Chung At the meeting Dr. C. T. Wang reported the latest development of the Sino-British negotiations, the details of which have not yet been made public.
SILK INDUSTRY.
(Wah Te Tai. Pas).
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 18th. The Nanking Ministry of Com merce and Industry has requested the Finance Ministry to order the Inspector-General of Chinese Cus- toms to grant a loan of $1,500,000 from the Customs surplus for re- lieving the situation which has now to be faced by the Chinese silk industry.
SPIRIT OF CANTON.”.
(Wah Ter Yat Pao),
SHANGHAI. Dec. 18th. The "Spirit of Canton," which is ploted by General Cheung Wai
On Sunday the Hankow Wine Bureau demanded to inspect the stocks held by the Hankow Chub. The officials of the Bureau were informed that the premises of the Club could not be entered without
& warrant.
The action in demanding to in spect the stocks is in direct op position to the ruling of Nanking.
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The Legation is situated outside the city and may not have been in he area of fighting, but at present it is impossible to say whether its isolation may be 1. source of danger..
Communication Gut.
LATER.
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Wireless communication with Kabut has been completely inter rupted and grave anxiety is felt. An attempt is now being made to: re-establish.communication by aero-
piano."
According to travellers from Afghanistan rid Kandahar and Questa, martial law has been pro- claimed in Kabul and assemblies of over five persons are forbidden. Curfew is enforced and there, are, frequent arrests.
The rebels have surrounded Afgan troops at Nimla near Jala- labad, and a Fatwa (ediet), signed by twenty important Muliaha, has been distributed summoning the people to obey their ruler.
Amannlish Safe?
The situation in Afghanistan is very disquieting to authoritative quarters in London, whose latest information from Kabul is dated on the right of December 15th. On this date the rebels reached the. outskirts of the capital and occu- King Amanullah. pied two posts.
was then reported to be in the Dilkusha Palace.
There is no evidence that the
el are anti-British. There are sixteen Britishers in the Legation, which is two miles outside the city, but the other British subjects in ∙Kabul are non-European.
The Afghan Legation in London- declares that King Amanullah and Queen Souriya are safe in their Palace, and denies that the army bas revolted. It declarca "the minor incidents on December 16th were due to a brigand chief raid-
the suburb.”
Police of No. 3 Special Adminis trative District are now guardinging the Club against intrusion by offi cials of the Bureau.
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"SHASI" PIRATES.
MORE EXECUTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW. Dec: 17th.
PROHIBITION VOTE TURNED DOWN.
....[ REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON. Dec. 17th.
The Senate, on the second read- ing, eliminated an amendment in creasing the Treasury Department's Three leaders of the a... Shasi appropriation for Prohibition en- from $20,000,000 to piracy gang were tried and execut-forcement ed at Hankow on Saturday. This 8270,000,000. concluded the trial and punishment. of offenders..
Jung, was forced to and soon after LI HUNG CHANG'S GRAND 1 debate on Prohibition and was
it had started from Nanchang, the capital of Klangsi, on her journey to Canton yesterday evening. She
is expected to reach Canton this morning.
ROLLING STOCK IN SHANTUNG.
DETENTION BY JAPANESE.
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SON KIDNAPPED. ·
8500,000 DEMANDED BY SHANGHAI GANG.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 8th.
The amendment was submitted by the anti-Prohibitionist Senator, Mr, Bruce, merely in order to start read first time without opposi tion because the Senate Was anxious to proceed with other business.
A CHINESE "KNIGHT ERRANT."
DISASTROUSLY,
SHANGHAI, Dec. 8th. Five years ago Kwang Li Tsoo, a hotel coolie, went to the aid of a man who was being severely beaten by another and a larger man. For this act Kwang was rewarded with more money than he had ever seen- $500,. Shanghai currency.
One hundred and fifty foreign, and Chinese private detectives of Shanghai are scouring the city in HIS SECOND VENTURE ENDS A search for little Pa Pao, grandson of Li Hung Chang, the great Chi- nese statesman who became famous LONDON, Dec. 17th.. erving the Empress Dowager Tzu The detention of rolling-stock by Hsi during the last dynasty. The boy is being held by kidnappers who the Japanese authorities in occupa tion in. Shantung, and the inter-are demanding ransom of $500,000. ference with trade thereby occa Shanghai currency..
Three days after the boy was kid- sioned, were the subject of ques- Lions in the House of Commons napped a letter was received by his father, Li Tu Pu, wealthy "mer to-day.
Chamberlain, who chant, formerly of North China. returned yesterday from Lugano, The father notified the police. Two stated that His Majesty Govern days later a severed finger of the ment had made no representations boy was received through the mail to Japan with regard to the rolling by his distracted parents. stock in question, which belongs to Police set a trap for the kidnap the Tientsin-Pukow Railway. and pers but failed to apprehend them, has been interned between Tainan The parents, in addition to enlist and the broken bridge on the ing the aid of the police of the International Settlement, French Concession and Chinese city, hired all available men of five foreign and Chinese detective agencies. The lad,
Sir Austen
Yellow River.”
The British Government did not propose to make any representa tions since the material in ques- tion was the property of a Chinese years old, was playing with his State railway and British intereats nurse in front of a temple when a were only indirectly concerned, motor-car drew up, three men jump, He was quite sure that the ed out; struck the nurse, seized the Japanese authorities had no desire boy and made off. Only
meagre
to hamper international trade car-description of the men, all of whom ried on over the Tientain-Pukow spoke the Hafei dialect, was obtain- Railway, and that this rolling-stocked, although the kidnapping took would he put into circulation as place in a crowded section of the as practical considerations city and was witosssed by scores of
1000
fortune
(Signed)
STANLEY HEWEIT, Hron RIGBY, DAWSON OF PEN.
It is evident that the King to-day has lost some of the ground gained during the preceding thirty-six hours, though it is hoped that the set-back is merely temporary.
Although Blight improvements have been noted in the previous bulletins. it is known that the improvement has never been mark ed, and it cannot be said that real and steady progress has been made. Ray, therapy treatment was again carried out to-night by Dr. Woods and Dr. Howitt, who were at the Palaes for about half an hour this erezing.
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EBB AND FLOW."
LONDON, Dec. 18th.
A bulletin issued at 11. a.m. states that, in spite of the King having passed a disturb ed night, there is a slight-im- provement both in the general and local conditions.
His Majesty did not pass "a" comfortable night, but his con- dition is about the same as last night.
It is understood that the more favourable bulletin indic- ates that yesterday's slight set-' back was, as hoped, merely stemporary. The doctors were anxious to see if last night's. Jess satisfactory conditions merely represented the normal. ebb and flow, and this morn. ing's slight improvement has confirmed this view.
The King has now apparently recovered part of the ground Tost yesterday.
the
Sir Stanley Hewett for fteenth successive occasion re- mained last night at the Palace.
Prince's Optimism...
1.
MacDonald, the Labour leader, in
the House of Commons,
Mr. Baldwin said the Govern ment proposed to ask Parliament to authorise certain special mea- sures to deal with the prescrit emer- gency, though it was important that these measures should be cor- sidered in relation to the policy which the Government had already initiated and was resolved to pur que
clerk who gave chase to the assassins was also killed.
The affair has created sensation.
a great
according to. The "message from:
eight hours of fighting.
Two Bolivian officers and a num ber of men were killed, while the Mr. Saunders, was cycling home cavalry corpa lost one officer and from his office when ahots rang eleven troopers killed, and many out, and he was seen to fall dead. wounded. Two youths armed with revolvers- This news. has led to the opinion were immediately chased, and one being generally expressed that war of the men engaged in the pursuit is inevitable.
was also shot down.
A later message, however, states that the commander of the Bolivian
frontier forces has ordered his forces to halt their advance and cease at- tacking the Paraguayans.
The assailants made good their Apart altogether from the heavy escape on motor-cyèles, but # cost of normal social services, in-vigorous Police search is now being cluding unemployment insurance, made. school medical services, and The crime is believed to be an maternity and child welfare, and Lajpat Rai, the Nationalist leader, act of revenge for the death of
Sir Eric Drummond, the Secre in addition to the proposals for who the Swarajists allege died as tary-General of the League of the relief of industry, from local the result of a blow received dur- Nations, accompanied by the Direc taxation, special provisions made ing, the riot at Lahore on the oc- for the assistance of the unemploy casion of the arrival of the Simonter of the Political Section, "Mr:
financial year already amounted to
LATER. Sugimura, is leaving for Patis ed generally during the current Commission. £1.700,000 over and above the Bud- Indra Jit, son the of the editor this evening to confer with M. of the daily paper Arya Samaj, has get estimates.
been arrested and his father's house searched in connection with the murder of Mr. Saunders.
There would he an immediate special vote of £100,000 to assist distressed families.
The Government would then ask Parliament to authorise the grant to the Lord Mayor's Fund of £1. for every £1 received in voluntary subscriptions, and to pay £150,000 on account immediately as the equi- valeht of money already subscrib ed to the Fund.
IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
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The police have also searched the Dayanand Arya college hostel near the scene of the crime, the premises of the Servants of the People" Society formed by Lala Lajpat Rai
TRADE RELATIONS WITH
RUSSIA.
CONDITIONS NOT FUL-
Briand regarding measures to be taken in view of the Boliviar Paraguay dispute,
League's Field of Action, In the course of questions in the British Parliament regarding the
fear of war in South America Sir N. Gratton Doyle asked if the League of Nations had any juris- diction whatever in any part of America in view of the provisions of the Monroe Doctrine.
Sir Austen Chamberlain replied in the affirmative, pointing "out
POSTPONEMENT FOR GENERAL ELECTION?
"TYZHOUGH REDTER'I TOENCY-1-----
LONDON: Dec. 17th. In view of the fact that the General Election will take place some time during next year, state- ments have been current that the Imperial Conference, which or dinarily would be held in 1929 might he postponed till 1930.
Questioned on this subject in the House of Commons to-day. Lieut. Col. Amery, the Secretary for the Dominions. said he was an able to state at the moment whe In the Premier's, speech" at the ter to raise, of challenge for a ther the Conference would be post. Lord Mayor's barquet on Nevem moment, the question of the Monroe poned, adding that the date Find ber 9th last year, the conditions Bot yet been fixed. The date must. were set forth on which the Gov. of course, be suitable to all the ernment would be ready to con- sider the question of resuming re- Governments concerned.
lations with Russin, but those con ORVILLE WRIGHT'E. GREAT ditions had not yet been fulfilled.
FEAT.
FILLED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SLAVICK. ↑
Reos, Dec. 17th. Sir Austen Chamberlain, Foreign Secretary, stated in the House of that there were many clauses in the Commons to-day, in reply to ques-League Covenant which enjoined tions, that the Government did not upon the Council the duty of offer- consider that M. Litvinoff's speech
in Moscow on December 11th, with ing its friendly offices to all States. regard to trading and diplomatic Sir Austen said he did not think. relations between Russia and other
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MEMORIAL TO AIR PIONEER.
[TRADUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.]
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec: 17th A meaange from Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, states that the 25th nnniversary of Orville Wright's
The more, hopeful note" struck earlier in the day has now to be taken in conjunction with the later bulletin.
It was, for instance, stressed that following three re- ports of slight improvement, the doctors at 3.15 p.m. to-day were nationa able to state oficialy that this was continued.
epoch-making 120-foot light was celebrated at a gather ing of the representatives of thirty
The natural sleep obtained dur ing last night was also emphasised as a most important feature, since it was taken to mean that His sociation. Majesty had hitherto been taking sedatives.
This view was confirmed by the Lord Mayor of London in a speech at the Mansion House, saying i saw the Prince of Wales this morn- ing and he said he was very pleased that the Inst two reports were so much more favourable and that for two nights the King' bad bad sleep without having any sleeping draught"
The Lord Mayor added that the Prince of Wales seemed very much more hopeful that more favourable bulletins might be issued in a day
or two.
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Warnings Justifled..
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countries in any way altered the that the action taken by the Conn- situation between this country and cil could be thought in any quar- Russia.
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Sir Austén deprecated further questions by Sir N. Gratton Doyle and added that he was certain, that nothing that the League would do DEAD SEA SALT CONCES- | could in any way offend the United
States.
SIONS:
OLD CLAIMS REVIEWED.
EORITIEN WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGNY, Dec. 17th.. In the House of Commons 'to-"
day Mr. L. M. S: Amery was ask- ed about the nature of the claim regarding the Dead Sea salt con cessions made by a foreign Power on behalf-of its nationals,
He replied that before. the war,
Bolivia's Reply,
LUGANO Dec. 18th. A special session of the League Council is likely to be held -in Faris during the week-end in regard to the Bolivian-Paraguay conflict.
The Bolivian Foreign Minister, in his reply welcoming the Council's pacific recommendations, states that the military commanders have been ordered to abstain from advance or
unveiling of a memorial tablet on Those attending witnessed the the spot where the elementary air- craft took off, this being perform. ad by Senator Bingham, President the Turkish Government were al attack and to confine themselves to of the National Aeronautical As-leged to have granted to. certain defence. He uotifies the Council Ottoman subjects a concession for that Paraguay has ordered, the the extraction of certain substances mobilisation of all classes between from the waters of the Dead Sea. the ages of 18 and £8 years. From time to time the British
Efforts are being made on all Government had been requested to hands to find a peaceful settlement recognise this concession, the most of the dispute, the Pope and King recent request being from a French Alfonso being among those who Company who were understood to have offered to assist, while Mr. have acquired an interest in it at Kellogg is doing his utmost to a comparatively recent date
settle the quarrel and to restore The British Government were
pence. advised that they were under no
It is reported from Washington legal obligation to recognise. the
that both countries now 'seems will- Turkish concession and had repeating to accept the proffered media- edly declined to do so.
Mr. Davis, the Secretary for War, in a speech paid a warra, tribute to the Wright Brothers.
GREAT BRITISH STEËL FIRMS.
FURTHER AMALGAMATION
ANNOUNCED.
(BRITISH WIRELES BERVICE
RUCEY, Dec. 18th. Agreements were signed yester day providing for the amalgamation of steel interests exclusive of those CHRISTMAS IN THE SOVIET. concerned with guna, gun mount- ings, armoured cars and tanks, be tween three great companies, name-
For two years Kwang lived a fife of luxury and ease. A comfortable Last night's bulletin boars out ly, Monars. Vickers, Messrs, Vickers. bed, days of sleep and nights of the warnings which have been Armstrong and Mears. Cammell mah Jong, and plenty of rice to eat repentedly given hy those in close Laird. It is understood that nego At the end of the second year, his touch with the King's condition, tiations are proceeding for a Dew
and restrained. his old one, Kwang returned to that optimism must be guarded merger company to absorb other important firms in the steel indus Recently Kwang emerged from Anxiety has never been abacut try. Another agreement between the hotel and came upon a man and during the past few days, and Vickers and Cammell Laird provides girl engaged in a vicleat quarrel.though last night's report has not for the amalgamation of all the The quarrel developed into a fight; unduly increased that anxiety, it railway carriage and wagon in
terests of these two companies. Kwang thought he saw an oppor- nevertheless continues. -tunity. Here now, he reasoned, was It is hardly to be expected,
another chance to make more easy however, that progress will be NEW YORK'S CHIEF OF money.
uninterrupted, and too much dis With true Sir Walter Raleigh |couragement should not be felt chivalry, although perhaps not when the improvement ceases for strictly in the name of chivalry, a lew hours.
The New Year's Honours List Kwang went to the aid of the girl
Kwang's relatives are sorry now. has been postponed on account of Both man and girl turned upon the King's illness, but it is under Kwang. He
was stabbed seven stood that any such alteration, will times and died in the Lester not interfere with the usual half Chinese hospital. The murderers yearly promotions in the fighting esconed-United Press.
PEASANTS CLING TO OLD CUSTOMS,
tion of the Pan-American Cón- ference.
The Pope's Anxiety,
A message from Rome states, Recording to the Tribune, that the Pope has summoned to Rome. Mon- riegneur Chirala, the new Papal Nuncio to La Paz, with, a view to urging Bolivia to agree to a peace- ful solution of the quarrel. *
(THEOJOH CENTER'S AGENCY.]
RIGA, Dec. 17th. According to "reliable informa Madrid is also actively interest- tion from Moscow, a conference of ed in the war threat and General anti-religious societies has decided Primo de Rivera has announced to report to the Soviet that despite that Spain as the mother of both the steady flow of anti-religious countries and the spiritual head of propaganda in schools and homes, the peoples of the Spanish race the masses insist on celebrating has approached the Bolivian and Christmas with Christmas trees Paraguayan Governments in the and presents.
interests of a peaceful settlement. The Conference also decided to The Presidents of both countries ask the Soviet to prevent, the co have replied to the Spanish operative societies and other shops Government-expressing profound from, ̈· distributing their ob- thanks.. noxious" Christmas wares, which In addition to accepting the they are selling in thousands. offer of mediation by the Pan-
If
connection, the conferencement of Paraguay has also accept- has accepted the Commissionership thif something is not scon done in American Conference, the Govern of Police, in succession to fr. agreed, the efforts of the organised the offer of mediation made by Warren, who recently resigned-lol-tion to uproot old religious sus the President of the Argentine Re lowing the Rothstein dass... toms will be rendered futile.
public.
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"THEUTER'S "AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Dec. 17th. Mr. Grover Whalen, the General Manager of Wanamaker's Stores,
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