UGLY INCIDENT AT HANKOW.
JAPANESE RESIDENT
TORTURED,
THREAT OF STRINGENT ACTION.
'İTALOVON REUTEN'S ADENCY.)
HANKÓW, Jan. 14th.
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A Japanese, dressed 33 <Chinese, has been arrested by anti.
Japanese pickets and taken to the Strike Headquarters, where it is alleged he was hung up for an hour by his hands and severely
beated.
It is understood that the victim was charged with spying
The matter was brought to the
attention of the Japanese Consu, and the victim was released later by the Commissionen för Foreign Affairs.
Strong Protesta:
It is stated that the Japanese Consul is at present preparing a very strong protest in connection
with the affair.
It is explained that the Japanese donned Chinese clothing whilst on visit to bis premises in the French Concession.
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'THE LISTENER.”
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16th, 1929.
LARGER GRANT FOR FORESTRY.
NEW B.B.C, PUBLICATION.
COMPROMISE REACHED.
[8ZITISH WIRELESS SERVICE?
RUGBY, Jan. 13th.. · A compromise has been reached regarding the proposed publication by the British Broadcasting Cor- poration of a weekly journal 'e Listener. The basis of the agree ment on the question of the Cor poration's publishing activities is embodied in a memorandum ac cepted by the Corporation and the Beaders of a deputation represent
ing newspapers and printers, which interviewed the Prime Minister of Friday.
now three, and
The Corporation expressly dis clain: any intention of adding to the number of their periodicals, of which there are with regard to The Listener they undertake, by limiting the number of advertisements, not to make any profit. They are, moreover, ready
BIG NEW PLANTATIONS.
ROYAL PATIENTS IMPROVE.
SLOW PROGRESS CONTINUES.
+
OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESEARCH.
QUEEN PRACTICALLY RECOVERED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS · SERVICE:]
【THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losboy, Jan. 15th.. "It was oficially stated at noon to-day that the King's very slow progress continues.
Rodar, Jan. 13th. The Government have undertaken to ask Farliament to vote a total sum of £3,500,000 to the Forestry Commission on agreed annual in- There is good news of the other stalments during the ten years he Royal invalids The Queen has ginning April 1st this year, as compractically recovered and Prince "pared with the sum of £3,000,000 George's cold is much better.
which had been provided during the last ten years.
The Commission will also derive
an increased revenue from forest
products of about £1,400,000 in all as compared with £775,000, which is the estimated figure for the first
ten years.
It is expected that these sums will enable the Commission to provide 295,000 acres of new plantation, to devote £1,000,000 to forest workers'
to recognise a committee represent-hoklings and to make a grant fer ing publishing and printing in- other purposes, including the plant terests and to discuss with it anying of municipal and private lands questions that may arise with re-and forestry education and research. The Foreign Office at Tokyo ex-gard either to future publishing. Presses anxiety over the Hankow situation. It is stated that pro proposals or existing publications THE LORD MAYOR'S FUND.
Both
tests have been made both to the Haakow Garrison, Commander and the Nanking Government. hure replied that they are taking. abeps to control the situation, but as there are no signs el improve- ment it may be necessary to take naval action to protect Japanese lives and property.
Japan's Orders." "The local Hankow Japanese riows- paper states that Japanese officials, have received instructions from Tokyo that, in the event of Chinese authorities refusing to curb the activities of the Chinese pickets Japanese naval forces are authoris- ed to take stringeat action,"
STRUGGLE FOR POWER IN
* MANCHURIA.
JAPANESE FEARS.
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.)
TOKYO, Jan. 13th. It is learned that the Japanese Consul-Generat at Mukden has been instructed to question Chang
Hsuch Liang on the circumstances of Yang Yu Ting's 'execution, and
BELGIAN CONCESSION AT also s to whether "disturbances
TIENTSIN.
(Wah Ti Yat, Pao).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 15th.
The Nanking Foreign authorities are negotiating with the Belgian Minister over the problem of restor ing the municipal control of the
are expected to result froin it. No reply has so far been received.
It is feared in some quarters that struggle for power is likely to take place," possibly resulting in an outbreak of disturbances endanger-
Belgian Concession at Tientsin to ing the peace of Manchuria.
the Chinese Government. Mr. Huang Yu Fat is the Chinese dele-
gate,
YANG SEN'S DOWNFALL.
(Wah Tu Fat Pau),
SHANGHAI, Jan. 15th. The civil war in Szechuan bas -ended in the downfall of General Yang Sen who is now retreating to the eastern Szechuan border. Ae cording to a message sent by General Liu Hsiang from Szechuan the Government troops have com pletely recovered the areas districts previously taken by Gen Yang Ben.
JAPANESE TROOPS IN SHANTUNG.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SHANGBAL, Jac. 15th. The vernacular papers state that Mr. Yada called on the Foreign Minister yesterday.
The Commis. sioner ci Foreign Affairs of Shan- tang was also present and the inter and view lasted forty minutes.
reported that Mr. Yada. informed
On receiving General Liu's mea sage the Yanking Government
KWEICHOW WAR.
(Wah Tez Fat Pau).
It is
HALF A MILLION RAISED,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruony, Jan. 13th
The Lord Mayor's Tund for the relief of distress in the coalfields last night amounted to £300,000. This, with the pound for pound con- tribation by, the State, brings the total available for relief of distress up to £1,000,000.
Contributions are still being re- ceived by the Lord Mayor in res ponse to the wireless appeal by the Prince of Wales, and it is hoped that the poster campaign under taken voluntarily by the firms, co- cerned will soon make its effect felt.
GOVERNMENT AND THE
POPE.
LONG-STANDING ITALIAN
QUARREL.
TEMPORAL POWER OF THE VATICAN.
[TABOCOR BEDTER'S AGENCY.]
ROME, Jan. 14th. New and better relations between
Dr. Wang that a further 3,000 the Vatican and the Italian Govern- Japanese soldiers now in Shantung would shortly be withdrawn.
ment seem likely following a report, based on excellent authority, to the effect that an agreement has been reached in solution of the question dealing with the temporal authority of the Vatican.
NON-TREATY POWERS.
[TEZOUGH REUTER'S 'AGENCY, }-
ار پا
This problem has been the cause of arguments which have long vexod Itaan politicians and the Church of Rome.
tends the Vatican territory on the The agreement, it is stated, ex- touch-east of the Vatican Gardens
Reuter learns officially that the King had a comfortable day on Monday, and his condition is un- changed..
No further bulletin will be issued until Wednesday evening, but this is neither a good not a bad sign,
but is merely an indication that the doctors do not anticipate any great change in the interval.
It is reiterated that the period of saxiety has not passed, and is un- likely to do so until the King's pro- gress is better defined than at present
ABDICATION OF "AMANULLAH.
IMPETUOUS MONARCH'S
"HISTORY.
ELDER BROTHER CROWNED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LANCASHIRE " COT TON COMBINE.
AMERICAN SPINNERS UNITE.
MORATORIUM FOR SHARE- HOLDERS,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
MAXTON APPEALS TO BALDWIN.
BRITISH SOCIALISTS IN BELGIUM.
EXTREMISTS ALLOWED TO PROCEED.
(THROCOM" REUTER'S ADENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 15th.
A first-class sensation has been aroused in London this morning by news of the hold-up of members of a party of British Socialists in Belgium.
The incident occurred last night at Ostend, soon after the party had from: cross-Channel
to
effect
landed
Londoy, Jan. 13th. LONDON, Jan. 14th.
The first combine of Lancashire The British Foreign Office has cotton mills spinning American cot- received a terse official message from ton has been registered under the "The Combined American Kabul definitely confirming the title rumours of the abdication of King
Spinders, Limited.”
The new concern or combination Amanullah, of. Afghanistan, in favour of his elder brother, Prince by men orning several million
of concerns is stated to be backed_
Inayatullah.
spindles. Amanullah', nbdication has creat- Its main object is ed considerable surprise in London, economies, to eliminate weak selling though Reuter's recent telegrams and to strengthen the whole or- contents have been making steady is that a five year moratorium in from India, showing that the mal-ganisation. One of the provisions headway, have clearly indicated, the gard to capital not called up shall. probability of such a climax to the be granted to shareholders Afghan monarch's impetuous at- tempt to Westernise his primitive and fanatical subjects
Attack On Mullahs, It is only a little over six months since Amanullah and his Queen re- turned to Kabul.
The Queer's medical advisers du
Immediately on his triumphant not anticipate that Her Majesty will be confined to her apartments | tettin, be convoked a'conference, of or very long as her cold is getting the tribal chiefs and ordered chem
Prince George is also keeping to todon Western attire. his rooms with a slight cold.
His further attack on the powers
better.
It is exppeted that the Lancashire Cotton Yarn Association, will be Cotton Corporation, formed by the
registered within a few days.
BRITISH TRAWLER FOUNDERS.
ALL HANDS LOST.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:} ;
Tromso, Jan. 18th."
steamer,
The authorities at Ostend desain-v
Bridgeman, CMG MV.O., the ed Mr. Reginald Francis Orlando Secretary of the League of Anti-
Imperialism; Mr. J. Maxton, the Labour M. P. för Bridgeton, Glas- go; and Mr. S. Saklatvala, the Communist M.P. for Battersen; who were on their way to Cologne to attend a meeting of the League of Anti-Imperialiam.
All three were ordered to retur to England by the next boat.
The authorities accepted their parole not to leave their hotel dur. ing the night, under penalty of being locked up.
Others Allowed To Go. In a long-distance telephone talk Three German trawlers which with Reuter's Agency in London, Mr.
MARK OF ORIGIN FOR TEA. the Holy Mullabs transformed, have just arrived report that the Bridgeman, the most, noted member.
ADVICE TO BRITISH
GROWERS...
EXCLUSION OF BLENDS.
(THROUGH REUTER'O AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 14th.. An argument suggesting that an order requiring imported tea to bear an indication of its origin would tend to an all-round increase His prices was ventured to-day at the resumed hearing of the Empire Ten growers' Association's application
to this end.
MJ. W. Morris, for the Grocers' Federation, said that evidence had shown that if, as the result of the ader, mete Empire tea was con. sumed, the price would be raised. the assistance of Java and Sumatra The price was only kept down by ten.
The proposed order, he also sug gested, would encourage dishonesty And would increase the burdens of the retailers.
The proper way for Empire grow. ers to deal with competition was to show their superiority and not try strangle their competitors by an Act of Parliament.
Mr. J. D. Cassels, for the oppon, exts, contended that a marking order would be disastrous to trade and almost impossible to enforce.
The Chairman asked if the op ponents of the order would be satis Eed with an order excluding blends. Mr. Cassels: Yes. I do not think there would be any difficulty in that
what had been sullen compliance British trawler Thomas Hardy
of the party, stated that other mem- into active revols, which broke out foundered in a storm in the Arctic bers, including Mr. A. J. Cook, in the Jellabad area at the end of Ocean.. The crew of sixteen the notorious miners leader, Mr. November and spread to Kabul !! perished.
Alex Gossip. who is prominently associated with the TLP., and bas been connected with the Socialist Sunday School movement since its faception, and Mrs. Baruth are be ing permitted. to proceed 10 Cologne..
self.
Amatulloh deferred until too late increasing the pay of the troops, many of whom became disaffected.
It is extremely difficult to obtain reliable news of the recent happen- ings in Afghanistan, but the winter is now so severe that fighting can hardly have been on an extensive sale.
RAILWAY TELEPHONES,
COMMANDEERED.
DRASTIC ACTION AT HARBIN.
A mild sensation has been caused according to the P. and T. Times
Mr. Bridgeman (whom the Daily Herald this morning identifies as lated to Reuter that he was stopped a cousin of Viscount Lascelles) re- with Mr. Maxton, who is the Chair- man of the League of Anti-Iru-
the Maritime Commissioner at the
Well-informed circles in London regard the situation as serious; they in Harbin by the sudden taking are not so much apprehensive of over of the Chinese Eastern Tail-patialism, and Mr. Saklatvala oy danger to foreigners as anxious re- way. Telephone Service by the garding the restoration of a stable Chinese Administration... government.
that a Turkish military mission has It is reported from New Delhi
arrived in "Kabul.
talk of this being done as the Rail- For some years there has been
A
0-12-
Certainly the
Passport barrier.
..
Entry Prohibited.
the Minister of Justice had issued an order prohibiting their entry tickets and luggage were taken into Belgium. Their passports,
The oficial informed them that"
Allowed To Proceed.
LATER.
way Authorities were never Ten Year Reign.
thorised to supply a telephone to the general public and the present Amanullah's reign lasted tim service has existed primarily for years. When his father, the Ameer the Railway Company and secondly Away. Habibullah Khan, was murdered in for the public.
They immediately got into com- February 1919, the latter's brother C.ER has spent about one and munication with the British Am Nasrullah Khan proclaimed himself a half million dollars on the instal-bassador at Brussels, who promised Ameer, but six days later lation of a splendid automatic ser- to take the matter up with the Bel- Amanullah, who was the third son vice but for the last two years it sian Government. of the murdered ruler, claimed the has been almost impossible for
Mr. Maxton telephoned to Mr. accession. As he bad the support of business or professional people not Minister, requesting Foreign Office Stanley Baldwin, the Prime the army and the control of the connected with the railway come intervention. treasury and arsenal, his uncle pany to get a telephone installed. Nurullah and also the rightful Yet the railway company has many heir, his elder brother Inayatullah instruments in every department who now succeeds him, proceeded to and every railway, servent of any Kabul and made submission. position has one in his private
Amanullah, misled by some of his house. advisers, invaded India in May 1919, but suffered such a reverse that before the end of the month he asked for peace. On the ground of his granted and a treaty was signed at youth and inexperience this was
Flags Taken Down, By order of Marshal Chang Simla in the following August. A Hauch Liang, the Inspector General further treaty recognising Afghan of the Radio-Telegraph Service of independence was signed at Kabul, the Three Eastern Provinces pro |ceeded to Harbin. There he confer red with local Chinese officials and His Final Fali,
it was decided to commandeer the Details of the final events leading service on à Chinese holiday when up to Amanullah's abdication shew the Soviet Vice President and the that on January 13th the rebels General Manager of the C.E.R. drove the loyalists into the Kabul were out of town: valley, and on the next day cap A number of Chinese ofheiats, tured their headquarters, three with a guard of police, drove in an ReGuy, Jan. 14th. General. Bramwell Booth's reply the bills overlooking the city station,
miles from Kabal, and occupied
armoured car to the telephone
entered
the Manager's
The British delegates to the congress of the league of Anti-. Imperialism have been allowed to Evidently this has had some- proceed to Cologne after the thing to do with the decision now,
authorities had examined their taken at Mukden.
papers
case, ...
Mr. Hilbery, for the applicanta, contended that the suggested order not lead to an increase in tea prices would not injure trade and would
The inquiry has concluded. NEW RANK FOR GENERAL BOOTH.
PERSUADING HIM TO RETIRE.
THREAT OF COMPULSION.
[DRITTEN WIRELESS SERVICE]
in 1921,
premises.
in
. Regarding the situation in Kwei. that after February 1st the Nation. agreed to abrogate the law of Guar. the General would refuse to retire.little damage was done and 'ne of the Board of Communications of
"SHANGHAI, Jan. 13th, chow province, the civil strife bealist Government would increase tween General Chow Hei Cheng, the Customs duty on goods .im- the Kweichow dictator by Nanking's ported from non-treaty Powers by appointment, and General Li Hsin, 100 per cent..
has been also brought to an cad. by the victory, of General Chow.
ed.
"The Dove,"
PARKER GILBERT TO RESIGN.
از
NEW YORK RUMOUR..
(REUTEK'S AMERICAN SERVICK]
New York, Jan. 15th.. According to the Herald Tribune, Mr. Parker Gilbert intends to re- sign his position as Agent General for Reparations..
[It will be recalled that recently Mr. Parker Gilbert issued a very
many, which was very strongly re- optimistic review of the financial and economic condition of Ger-
sented in that country.
Mr. Parker Gilbert is at present: taking a holiday in the United
issued an order for the arrest of General Yang Sen who is charged with being a counter-revolutionary. According to a naval wireless anessage, it is reported that there is a possibility that General Yang Sen
SHANGHAI, Jan, 15th. will make Ichang his next hend-
The Sia Wan Pau states that quarters.
It is said that, M.D. his Commissioner for Foreign
Dr. C. T. Wang has denied to the Affairs, and other officials have als that a Sino-Japanese customa rendy arrived there. H.M.S. Bee,
tariff agreement would be signed on January 25th. Dr. Wang point. with the Yangtare Rear-Admiral on ed out that as the Sino-Japanese board, has sailed for. Iebang.
commercial treaty has expired, the
to the request of the High Council Amanullah then decided to abdi office, and took possession of the tariff question, extraterritoriality and other matters would be dis by several"hundred acres which will retire will be delivered to High, Kabul approached the rebels and of the Salvation Army that he shall cate and a party of Mullahs from cussed during the negotiations for will form a small State somewhat on enjoy extraterritorial rights and
Council at Sunbury to-morrow,
They immediately. nailed a board a new treaty,
There has been reason to think, concluded an armistice.
inscribed outside Although fighting in the vicinity The Foreign Minister added, the lines of San Marino.
Chinese The Italian Government has also according to the newspapers, that of the British Legation was severe, characters stating that the station States. according to the Sin Wan Pao,
was the Harbin Telephons Station antees of 1871, which the Papacy has Captain Doctor Hart arrived at the
It is stated, however, that Staff foreigners apparently were harm always refused to acknowledge.
tho Three Eastern Provinces The Government has further con- General's residence at Southwold
and, taking down the railway flags, Telegrams in Brief. tracted to grant the Pope an in- to-day, and endeavoured to arrange
hung out Chinese banners. demnity estimated at 1,000,000 gold
a compromise. His plan is to pro- Sirdar Inayatulla, who has suc- The Soviet Manager arrived upon lize, towards the losses sustained mete General Booth to the rank of ceeded his half-brother, Amanullah, the scene within half an hour. On. through the fall of temporal power. Field-Marshal. It is thought that as King of Afghanistan, is four being informed of events he request
Dr. Hart may induce the General years older, being now 41 years of ed permission to phone hia ALARM FOR MARSHAL
to modify any attitude of a flat age. refusal to retire.
He is a most orthodox Moslem superiors but was unable to com- FOCH.
and is greatly influenced by the thority for some time,
municate with anybody in an Mullabs. SUDDEN HEART ATTACK. SHANGHAL, Jan. 18th. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek ad
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] dressed a gathering of the students Of the Central Military Academy
PARIS, Jan. 14th. yesterday morning, explaining how
Marshal Foch, the Commander-in-efforts. Chief of the Allied Armies in
The Assistant Manager, on learn- important was the bearing of the
France during the War, has been reply be a refusal, it is stated that
Should, however, the General's throne on the assassination of his
father.
ing that the officials had authority present- Military Reorganisation and Disbandment Conference on the
taken seriously ill.
He is of a peaceful disposition from Mukden, could do nothing and the High Council will proceed to future destiny of Chica. If all
A bulletin issued this evening, adjudicate upon his physical unit and his father used to call him the Branch Manager had to capitu-
"a deve" when he was a small boy, ¡late. resolutions in connection with Jia
signed by sevim doctors, states:
aces to retain the leadership of the handment and military reorganisa-
Marshal Foch is suffering from Army, and present, indications are tion probleme
a heart attack and requires com-
that a large majority of the Coun successfully passed by the conference and sub-1 On January 14th HMS. Corn-plete rest."
cil would "vate for the General'e retireinent. sequently acted upon, he believed wall arrived in Hong Kong from It is understood on good au- that the sovereign independence of Amoy and H.M.S. Petersfield from thority, that while the famous
Rocksfaller Trust. China and the abolition of the Canton.
military lender's condition arouses
American Salvation Army leaders' unequal treaties which had shackled H.M.B. Kent, flying the flag of anxiety, it shows a tendency to im-in London have been informed that China for more than half a century the Commander-in-Chief,China prove
John D. Rockefeller, Junt., has would be brought about in a period | Station, arrived at Labuan from The morning bulletin, however, catablished a 81,000,000 trust for the -of-three-years;
Batavi
fermy-in-America-
CHIANG'S HIGH HOPES. (Wah Toz Fat Pao).
were
FLIGHT FROM GERMANY TO ́NANKING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 18th.
It is semi-officially announced that the Chinese aviator Chen Wen tion in Germany for the last four Lin, who has been studying avia- years, will attempt a flight from Hamborg to Nanking next month. He will By vit India, and will use a British aeroplane.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.
little-amelioration.
M. Koechlin bas been appointed French Consul General at Shang-
hai.
At length, Oficial figures regarding the
Physical Unfitnesa, Mrs. Booth, the General's wife,
by inducing the manager of the brado of the United States reveal. It is understood that the new Grand Hotel to arouse the C... that American foreign trade in 1823 who will convey the General's reply ruler is sympathetic in his attitudo Assistant Manager, he was able to attained a record with the exception to the High Council, delayed her departure from Southwold, it is be. i towards Britain and consequently to inform the railway chiefs of what
Lieved as a result of Dr. Hart's the Indian Government. He was had happened.
forced to waive his claim to the
1
Inayatullah, who married Sou- Notice was at once given to the riya's sister, was kept in close con- Dalbank to stop taking subscrip- Snement for three years after tions and the general public were Amanullah's accession, and has informed that in future they must since lived as a private citizen.pay all subscriptions to the Chinese The relations of the brothers and authorities. "described as friendly,
King Amanullah's abdication was announced in Kabul at noon yester day, whereupon Inayatullah was immediately crowned King....
of
1920
The exports totalled 85,128,000,000, and the importa 84,090,000,000.
The late Mr. Benjamin Duke, the tobacco King, who died last week, is valued at $60,000,000 to his left the bulk of his estate, which daughter. He Left $1,000,000 for charitable purposes
Lady Bailey, in her Moth aero- plane, started this morning from Le Bourget for Croydon, to com plete her long return journey from The C.E.R. General Manager Capetown. She had been held up in hurried back from the country to Frames ince yesterday week by fog enter a protest but up to the in the English Channel. She was moment there have been no further forced to alight at Le Touquet, it developments.
being still misty over, the Channel.
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