SUDDEN COUP IN MANCHURIA.
EXECUTION OF YANG YU TING.
CHANG HSUEH LIANG'S REASONS.
(THROUGH REUSTER'S AGENOT.j
SHANGHAI, Jan. 11th. Japanese reports state that Chang Heuch Liang, who is the late Chang "Pso "Lin's son and has been ap pointed head of the Chinese ad-
ministration of Manchuria by the
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1929.
EFFECTIVE HANKOW AMANULLAH CLIMBS
BOYCOTT.
JAPANESE BUSINESS
PARALYSED,
TENSION DECREASES.
(SEROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.!
Harrow, Jan. 11th.' Tension has generally decreased here, though piskets continue their vigit and the boycott is rigidly en. forced. Efforts ATG now being made to call out all Chinese com-
pradores employed by the Japanese
DOWN.
REFORMS WITHDRAWN,
WOMEN'S SHORT SPELL
OF LIBERTY.
{THROUGH "MROTER'S AGENCY.]
A FAIRLY QUIET: NIGHT.
·KING'S ILLNESS REVIEWED.
„DEFINITE PROGRESS.
(THROUGH RKUTER'S AQESGY.}
LONDON, Jan. 11th. The King had a fairly quiet night and his condition is little changed.
It is reported from The Hague that
SOCIALISTS TAUNT M. POINCARE.
PREMIER'S ANGRY OUTBURST,
GOVERNMENT ON TRIAL
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Paris, Jan, 11th
To-day will decide the fate of the Government which is once again
Chamber, M. Poincaré having de manded an immediate verdict.
GENERAL BOOTH'S
LETTER.
WAR "CRY" ISSUE
SUPPRESSED.
DEPUTATION'S VISIT TO
SOUTHWOLD.
(THROUGH. REUTERʼO AQEEUT.]
LONDON, JA 11th.
The text of General Booth's let-
RUSSIA'S KELLOGG
PACT.
PROPOSAL TO, POLAND AND LITHUANIA,
OTHER NEIGHBOURS IGNORED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Jan. 11th.
formally pro-
Russis recently
National Government, brought off and prevent Chinese pilots navigat- Afghan newspaper, Amani Afghanlivered in the course of the day afternoon fulminating against the or, it would have been a very fication of the pact by all signa-
a coup d'état this morning. He seized the Mukden arsenal and took
prisoner Yang, Yu Ting, formerly the Chief of Staff of Chang Tao Lin, and also two other prominent Manchurian leaders, chiefly be it, is stated, they were alleged to be antagonistic to hoist. ing the Nationalist fag and te
Manchuria's submission to
Cause
the Nationalist, "Government's author aty.
Yang Yu Ting's Death?
TOKYO, Jan. 11th.
An official report received by the General Staff confirms Press des- patches of Yang Yu Ting's death. Anxiety is felt as it is realised that the event holds out dangerous possibilities
Close observers of Chinese affairs
fear that his death will upset the political situation in Manchuria, though it is still too early to fore
tell the outcome.
Alleged Reasons,
ing Japanese vesBols.
No violence has been offered to Japanese outside the Concession, but from an economic standpoint the boycott has been most effective and Japanese business is paralysed, Yesterday evening representatives.
on
J
It is also signed by the tribal chief," and Hazrat Sahib of Ghorbanand:sisted chiefly of raw eggs, and -ex-
Hitherto, the King's dias has con-1 whom the King recently released tracts of beef and chicken. from gol where he had been con
The following bulletin was issued fined for anti-reform views
NEW DELHI, Jan. 11th King Amanullah has, ishued s proclamation withdrawing nearly
daily supply of Dutch milk called on to stand its trial in the ter says that if he had been asked posed to Poland and Lithuanis that the whole of his programme of re forms. The proclamation is dated and cream is being transported to i
to, resign, instead of the Council they sign a protocol with Russia being convoked with the obvious declaring that the Kellogg Peace. January 7th and is published in the London by air for the King, and
Socialists and ́] The that the first consignment was do
Radical
intention of depriving him of Pact" is already in force as between Bocialists had spent the whole
power and appointing his ausies them, without awaiting the rati Government's policy and, provoked different matter, and personally he tories. Lithuania agreed and sug by a Socialist taunt that he was a would not have regretted the regested to Latvis and, Esthonis that
prisoner of the Right" and a quest. A few months must elapas they do likewise. Badical Socialist accusation that before he would be able to return he allowed reactionaries to flatter
reply, which to his post. Will you give me anxiously awaited by her neigh bim sad at the same time combat day. There is no change to report the Republican régime, M. Poin-
bours, was delivered to Moscow in His Majesty's condition The care angrily abouted, "It isapointment of the Council of five cording to a message from Warsaw, He proceeds to propose "the ap- yesterday evening. It states, ac next bulletin will be issued to mor- question of knowing whether the and state that he was prepared to that Foland agrees with the pinn row evening."
Government exists. We intend it
appoint a commission to inquire iterations in the manner of con- in principle, but suggests certain to exist and to persist."
into desirable changes of the con- cluding the suggested protocol. Old parliamentarians forecast a
stitution, as requested by Eva that Russia has only addressed, The reply expresses astonishment great oratorical success with
Booth's memorandum of October, majority of about forty.
1927, which had engaged his con- stant attention until he was taken ill.
The abandoned reforms include
of the Japanese authorities called the recall of the Afghan girls sent Hu Taung Tao, protesting to Turkey to be ed .cated, the against the presence of pickets restoration of the purdah system, around the Concession and request the withdrawal of conscription, the ing the co-operation of the Chinese closing of women's asssociations, the authorities in their removal
discarding of European drass, while permission is granted to soldiers to become followers of pirs (holy men).. In addition a council of Afty notables is created, including clergy, sirdars (nobles) and officials, to amend the law according to the Shariat (Moslem Law), and review
MORE ANTI-JAPANESE FRICTION.
MAYOR TEARS DOWN
LANTERNS.
play of anti-Japanese feeling the decisions of the newly" con
News is to hand of a public dis- Mayor Li Teh Hsin of Mukden who" was among the Audience at the stituted Mejlis (parliament) and
exhibition of cinema films at the Lengmuller Hotel, Mukden.
A message from Mukden states
Observing about fifty small Japan- that, although details of Yang Yupese lanterna, each with a red disc Ting's death are not yet obtainable, on a white background, used in the following are the reported rea summoned the hotel proprietor and decorating the room, the Mayor.
ordered the lanterns to be taken down. The proprietor requested remain until the exhibition was the Mayor to allow the lanterns to over.
(1.) He had pineed Chang Hruch Liang in an awkward position re- garding railway negotiations with Гарад
(ii) He had misappropriated *-$20,000,000 from the arsenal funds.
(i) Yang Yu "Ting's followers, were plotting to overthrow Chang Hauch Liang.
(iv) The Nationalists had scent, ed out a plot with which they had requested Chang Heuch Liang to deal appropriately.
(v.) He had opposed Mukden over the hoisting of the Nationalist fax.
When Yang Yu Ting's body was handed over to his relatives, Chang Hauch Liang assured his widow of full protection.
Flying into 40 · uncontrollable passion, the Mavor tore the lan terns down himself and ripped each one to pieces before the eyes of the shocked audience.
provincial council.
ご
ANTARCTIC EXPLORER
RETURNS.
SIR HUBERT WILKINS'
SUCCESS..
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
NEW Yonx, Jan. 11th.
A wireless message from Decep- had been placed among the decors Willdina has concluded the first "We understand that the lanterns tion Island states that Sir Hubert
tions at the hotel by students of the Medical University who had phase of his Antarctic trip, the given a concert to the public on the exploration of Graham Land, which The affair has created a sensibo has discovered to be a group of tion in Mukdex.
previous evening...
CUSTOMS WORKERS'
DEMANDS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 11th,
c.com.c
Chang Haueh Liang, when in- forming the Japanese Consul and Twenty-three Chinese employees military authorities that Yang had of the Maritime Customs in a meet been executed because there was ing yesterday evening decided to irrefutable evidence that he was send a letter to the Inspector-, concerned in a plot, assured them General, demanding a satisfactory that the coup d'état, would in no answer to the fifteen demands way imperil relations with Japan. (which were alleged to have been submitted to Mr. Edwardes on December 19th. Failing this they threaten to strike on January 14th. It is understood that Mr. Maze is considering the demands.
RAILWAY RIGHTS.IN
HEILUNGKIANG.
THROUGH RICTER'S AGENCY. J'
SHANGHAI, Jan. 11th
A Kuo Min message from Nan king states that delegates .repre senting the Association for the Protection of Railway Rights in Heilungkiang called on Dr. C. T.
Present Strikes,
The present strikes in Shanghai include 2,400 employees of foreign tailoring establishments, 843 em ployees of the Sun Company, while two thousand employees of the Pootung factory of Nanyang Bros. ere locked out on January 1st, evacuate the factory
but refuse
Wang and related the railway although Nanyang Bros. have offer- situation in Heilungkiang, as welled to pay three months' wages in as Japan's repeated attempts to lieu of notice. encroach upon China's territorial sovereignty there through railway, construction.
-Dr. C. T. Wang assured the dele- gates that no agreement of what- ever nature between Japan and local
authorities in Manchuria
44
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
(Wah Ter Yat Poo).
SHANGHAI, Jan." 17th. would be regarded as effective. After the adjournment of the Now that the Three Eastern Disbandment Conference, yesterday Provinces are under the jurisdic afternoon Marshal Li Tsai Hsin, tion of the Central Government, together with General Li Taung all the foreign relations of Man-Jen, General Tan Yen Kai, Messrs. buria will be determined by the Tai Chi Tao, Hu Han Mic, Wu Central authorities. For my part, Chie Fei, Chang Ching Kiang, H. you may rest assured that I will H. Kang, Li Sih Cheng and other nover sign away rights."
islands and not part of the Antare. tic contineat. He has decided to return to the United States and operate from a different base next
season.
PEASANTS PROTEST IN:
JAPAN.
ARRESTS FOLLOW BIOTING.
from the Palace at 8.15 pm on Thursday evening:
The King has passed a quiet
(Signed) Stanley Hewett,
Dawson of Pena.
View of Medical Frass. The usual inspired weekly state went has not been issued to the medical press this week, but the fact that His Majesty is making as much progress as could be expected in
view of all the circumstances of
the illness is the conclusion of the British Medical Journal which gives its customary weekly review of the King's condition.
The journal draws attention to the slight, but not negligible im provement in the King's general condition, but points out that with the exhaustion of both mind and body remaining a conspicuous feature, progress must be very slow
and difficult.
„Still Cause For Anxiety. Concluding, the journal says: All that has been said in the re
cent reports about the great weak- mess of His Majesty coupled with the wasting and the trouble that Ena been experienced "in feeding, will obviously hold good for some time. The position, therefore, is not in any way entirely free from anxiety.".
His Majesty is, however, making as much headway as can be expect ed in this stage of his long and (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
grave illness. Since the beginning OSAKA, Jan. Lith. of the New Year, the upward steps Three thousand peasants and their leaders marched to the Gifu towards recovery have outnumbered
office prefectural
to-day, and the backward steps. The wound is seventy of them interviewed the Governor, who would not give an healing very satisfactorily and the assurance that the villagers' petichest symptoms are now, regarded tion wou'd be heard. There was
as of secondary importance. no riot, the crowd waiting outside patiently. The Public Procurators have arrested oighty villagers in connection with Tuesday's riots.
- NEW" DINOSAUR.
DISCOVERY BY SWEDISH EXPLORER.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
PEPING, Jan. 11th
Lancet Statement,
EXPERT COMMITTEE ON REPARATIONS.
COMMISSION'S APPOINT- SIENTS ANNOUNCED,
U.S. NOMINATIONS. NOT MADE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, Jan 10th,
time !!
The War Ory,"
It appears that 20,000 copies of the Par Cry containing General Booth's letter to the Council, were printed before the Council were aware of it. The Council immedi:' ately took steps to stop the print- j ing and ordered the destruction of all copies run off King's Counsel has been retained on General Booth's behalf.
The Deputation.
RUGBY, Jan. 10th, The following deputation from the Salvation Army High Council has been chosen to present the re- the Governments concerned, the Bramwell Booth should resign his In accordance with the wishes of quest of the Council that General Reparations Commission has made position as head of the Salvation the French, Italian, Belgian, and ham, the International Europea Army: Commissioner Cunning-
"Commissioner Secretary,
David Japanese appointments to the Com-Hay, New Zealand, Commissioner Commissioner mittee of Experts which is shortly. Mitchell, Sweden,
Lieut. to go into the whole question of Commissioner Haynes, the manag
Brengle, United States,
ing director of the Salvation Army German reparation payments.
Assurance Society, Lient. Commis sion Yamimuro, Japan, and
India Colonel Mra. Trounce,
The appointments are as follows: France: M. Moreau and M. Parmentier.
An official communique issued from Bunbury Court this after-
Poland's
Poland and Lithuania and not her it her detr to consult Latvia, other neighbours. Poland considers Eathonia, Finland and Rumania before moving further.
RUM-RUNNING FROM CANADA.
OTTAWA CONFERENCE ENDS.
(THROUGH BAUTER'S AGENCY.]
OTTAWA, Jan. 11th. The conference between the Canadian and United States 'dele gations to prevent rum-running across the frontier has concluded. Each delegation will now report to its government.
STRIKERS RIOT ÎN CALCUTTA.
NOTORIOUS AGITATOR
PRESENT.
EUROPEAN MANAGER'
INJURED,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALAUTTA, Jan. 10th. Serious rioting following a
Italy: Signor Pirelli and Pro- noon says that the High Council labour dispute at one of the lead- has adjourned antil Batarday to ing iute mills in the city, occurred
the to-day,
disturbance fessor Suvitch.
being give the deputation an opportunity brought to an end only by the arrival at the scene of a large. squad of police.
Belgium: M. Franequi and M. Gutt.
Japan: Mr. Mori and Mr. Aoki. The British and German experts
of visiting General Booth.
Veritable Sacrament.
After the delegates had joined in. It is believed that the mill handa have already been appointed, by singing the bynn"Ob God Our were incited to riot by Communist
Help In Agen Past," a letter to agitators,
the particularly their -OWN Josiah Stamp and Lord Revelstoke, tionate terms, was laid on the an eye-witness of the trouble.
Governments. Bir
General Booth, couched in affec- notorious "Red" agent, Spratt, was director of the Bank of England President's table.
1. The affair resulted from a dis Britain, represent
and Hezr Schact, president of the Reichs followed as fifty-six members of a strike has broken out. The An impressive silent ceremony pute at the Clive Jute Mill, where bank, and Herr Voegler, the steel the High Council," who were pre employers hava declined to accede sent, walked up and signed the to the workers' demands and the magnate, represent Germany.
America has also agreed to nominate two experts, but their historic document one after the mill is closed, over six thousand
operatives being thrown idle. was A large 'band of the strikers.... same are not yet to hand.
visited the offices this morning and gradually got out of hand, even- tually attacking the building In of the mill commissionaires and a the course of a serious fracas, six
WOMAN
J1.
COLLISION IN THE
CHANNEL.
other.
1F
▲ veritable sacrament' the summing-up of one of the Com- missioners..
-An Early Visit. · Rain best wildly to-day on the isolated red brick villa in the quiet Suffolk resort of Southwold, where General Booth lay in a turret bed room awaiting the High Council's deputation.
The article in the Lancet, which
GERMAN VESSEL HOLED. it is understood has been authorised
were injured, while the by the King's advisors, states:
[BRITISH WIRELESS "SERVICE, }
European manager, who tried to "It is now generally recognised
pacify the rioters, was attacked and slightly injured. that any startling improvement in
RUGBY, Jan. 11th. the King's condition is not be ex
The General's wife, after the Police were soon on the scene pected, but no unfavourable deve
Early this morning a collision occurred in the Channel near the Council's decision yesterday, enter and dispersed the mob, five of the lopments have occurred during the Goodwin Bands between the Gered a motor-car and hurried to her ringleaders being taken into cus past week Events have justified man Steamship Dione of 1,100 tong husband's bedside.
She conveyed, sody. the forecast that there would be and the Swedish Steamship Osmed to him the Council's message of ap- aps and downs and that the course of 1,500 tons.
Rockets were fired preciation and love and impressed would consist in an increasing on and the Dover Tugs Lady Brassey sion was incumbent upon him. Telegrams in Brief. of the illness and upon him that great personal de- dominance of the former over the and lady, Denia the Walmer life The General was greatly affected latter. Such progress, though boat WER $150 launched. alight, is definitely being made and Dione was badly holed amidships
Sven Hedia, the Swedish explor. er, returned here yesterday after several months' work in Central Asia, where he has established five meteorological stations. discovered serpe lion has discovered a new kind of dinosaur,
on
The but remained calm
The deputation, who spent the
Two policemen were shot dead the average rate of the pulse has and an hour later was grounded a night at Ipswich, arrived two diminished and is less easily dis Saint Margaret's Bay, tugs mean hours before they were expected, in the heart of Sofia yesterday. In turbed by outside influences.
while standing by. Efforts to re- and stayed for half an hour. Com both, cases, the policeman stopped a In weighing the significance of pair the damage and refloat the missioner Cunningham, when asked suspect, calling upon him to pro these facts it must not he forgotten vessel are being made.. The Osmed, that there is still difficulty in feed-with bows dented, was able to pro ing, wasting and exhaustion and coed. that these cannot be overcome
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL -VESSELS.
Que country's prominent leaders, held a private haiwal from Tsingtao on Thursday is exhaustion produced by the gal
H.M.S. Magnolia arrived at Wei- meeting in camera at Marshal Chiang Kai Sher's private residence and H.M.S. Foxglove_left_Weihai-
FAMINE RELIEF.
is
without a long effort. Especially
to discuss several important probwei for Shanghai. H.M.S. Corn-lant and extended struggle for life,
demobilisation, lemi, like
wall has arrived at Amoy from an element in the case which has the
throughout given the gravest unification of finance and military Shanghai and is due in Hong Kong anxiety. reorganisation. The result is re- on Monday. H.M.S. Petersheid
now at Canton is ported to have been satisfactory.
YANG · SEN'S RUSE.
KUOMINTANG MEMBERS.
BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.
FIVE BYE-ELECTIONS PENDING.
HOUSE.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
by Reuter whether the deputation duce his card of identity. The had seen the General, refused to man immediately drew a revolver give any information, but a Sal and fired. The murderers escaped vation army official, accompanying in the confusion.
the deputation had previously M. Donmer, the President of the given as his opinion that it would.
be a considerable time before the Senate, was re-elected to the office General would be able to see the to-day, the vote being almost un-- VISCOUNT CURZOR IN UPPER deputation owing to the misunder- animous. M. Paul Doumer is re-
standing over the time of meeting. Each politics, having been
as one of the ablest men in
General Booth.
member of the Cabinst on many oce General Bramwell Booth, now casions. He was Governor-General asked to retire, has been head of in Indo-China in the years 1897- Eugay, Jan. 11th." the Salvation Army since 1912. 1902. "By the death last night of the He was the eldest son of the late Dr. William Temple, until re- (Wah Ter Tat Pao).
Earl Howe at the age of 67 and the General William Booth, the Foun-cently Bishop of Manchester, was tuccession and elevation to the der of the Army, and was nominat today formally enthroned as Arch- SHANGHAI, Jan. 11th.
House of Lord of his only son,ed by the old General as his suo bishop of York in York Minster. According to a report from the
Viscount Curzon, the Unionist cessor, Publicity Department of the Cen-
Doctor Juan Bacase, whose revolt Member of Parliament for South trol
The living General, according to Knomintang Headquarters, The Board of Trade returns Battersea, a bye-elections will be the present constitution of the against the Diaz government re- Nanking, the total number of Kuo- for December show imports of necessary in that conitifucusy. The Army, nominates his successor and sulled in the landing of American mintang members who have regis-2101,000,000. and exports of new peer in a captain in the Royal leaves the name in a sealed en- marines, has been appointed Yang Ben is apparently retiring tered their names in all Kuomiz- 280,000,000, respectively a decresas Naval Reserve and a famous Lelops for revelation after his Nicaraguan minister at Washing according to plan. A large part of tang branches both at home and of £4,000,000 and no increase of motoristradas his army has passed through Chu abroad," including civil servants, £150,000 compared with December, Hsien en route to Su Lo Ng, which military officers and soldiers, ie 1997
A“ STRATEGIC RETREAT.
A naval wireless message from Weahrien reports that Yang San's sudden retreat from Liangshan was a ruse to separate General Liu Hsiang's forces.
LAST YEAR'S FIGURES.
ĮTHROUGH RHUYER'S AGRICT.)
Losos, Jan 11th
(Wah Tu Fat Puo).
SHANGHAI, Jang 11th. The Nanking Government anzions that the United States should remit the sum of $22,000,000 which has been raised for the relief of Chinese fämine sufferers in China, The Nanking authorities consider that it is the only place to which China can look for the relief of sufferers in Northern China.
However, a telegram from Wash- ington states that public opinion in the United States is generally agreed that it is futile at present to remit any funds to China for is approximately eighty miles to only something over 300,000. O! The total Egures for 1928 are famine relief in view of the con- the north-west of Chungking the total number about 150,000 Imports: £1,187,000,000, deber for Londonderry, to be judge of deed, that it was not thought poli: stated that there were only two tinued existence of large bodies of: It is understood that large num- members have registered in the crease of £21,000,000 compared with mercenary troops who are largely hers of troops under Generals Lo various provinces, about 70,000 1997, and responsible for the sufferings of the Tao Chow, Li Che Cho. and Chen registered abroad, while the rest Exports: 2723,000,000, an increase Chinese people.,
Tao Lang are awaiting his arrival are.soldiers:
of £14,000,000 compared with 1927.
deathvel
Five bye-cloctions are now pead- General Booth has been very The eruptions of the Chilean ing, one caused by the appointment seriously ill for some months at volcanoes" Calbuco and Payehoe of Bir Malcolm Maenaghter, men his home in Southwold; so ill, in have subsided. It is officially
the King's Bench-Division, and the tie until a few days ago to tell victima. Many "who were reported others by the deaths of the members him that the High Council had missing have been found on the for Wansheck North, Midlothian been convened to consider the post adjacent mountain where they had and Bishop Auckland divisions tion created by his illness.
taken refuge.
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