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IN WUHAN. CONFIDENCE RESTORED

JAPANESE BOYCOTT LIFTED.

A SPIRIT OF OPTIMISM.

NEW GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS.

It is stated that the "change of Governmenta in Wuhan bas been carried out in "the most amicable manner." All danger of trouble is now considered past.

Marsha Chiang Kai Shek has announced his new official appointments. In a public speech he denounced the Kwangai party for increasing the burdens of the people. He assured his hearers that permanent peace had at last come to Wuhan.

The Japanese boycott, in this region at least, has been com- pletely lifted, and the barricades have been removed from the Japanese Concession in Hankow,

UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION.

{THLOUOR REUTER'S LOENCE.]

An Amicable Entrance.

Haxxon, April 6. The situation

continues very quiet, and except for a vivid dis- play of bannerettes and welcome posters, matters present an every day appearance.

the rear

·

The Loser's Spoils! It is revealed that General Hu Tsung Tu obtained $500,000 from

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1929.

MEXICAN BORDER SKIRMISH.

CIVILIANS EVACUATING

༔; " "

NACO.

U.S. PLANES DESPATCHED.

{REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Naco, Arizona. April 6, American soldiers and Mexican rebels had a brief şkirmish after a disturbed night along the frontier,

in the course of which an American

was shot in the chest. Guns were turned on the rebels, who fled.

The Americans, scenting danger to the Southern Pacific tunnel, eight miles from Naco, had progressed to the tunnel bead, and discovered a bomb dump.

GENERAL ELECTION

CAMPAIGN.

LIBERALS. START THE BALL ROLLING.

"CLASS AGAINST CLASS" "COMMUNIST SLOGAN.

{TANOUCH NEUTEE'S AGENCY.]

Lostos, April 7. The General Election campaign

opens in earnest in the forthcoming

week.

The Liberals are the earliest in the field with a gigantic drive with several thousands of speakers, sup ported by the leaders who will make a whirlwind motor tour from Land's End to John O'Groats,

BRITISH 'PLANES FOR CHINA.

MORE DE HAVILLAND MOTHS |

ORDERED.

A NEW MARKET.

[BRITISH WIRELESS BREVICE.)

RUGBY, April 6 An order for twelve more De Havilland Moth light aircraft has been received from China. This brings the total of Moth machines for China up to twenty-two.

After so many years in which little business was done with China this revival of interest in aviation is opening up & new market for British, aircraft.

FRENCH ATLANTIC. LINER ASHORE.

THE DISARMAMENT Telegrams in Brief.

AGREEMENT.

PRES. HOOVER'S POLICY,

COMPROMISE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

The Bolton Master Cotton Spin- Ders' Association has recommended all employers in the Egyptian sec-

PROPOSALS REPRESENT A tion to continue the present short..

time working for another month.

The death is announced of the famous clergyman, educationalist, and author, the Rev, Herbert: Branston Gray, D.D. (Oxford), Vicar of Lynton, North Devon, since 182 He would have been 78 years of age on April 22.

agreement upon the

A ransom of £500 was paid to the tion of the strength of fighting Mexican kidnappers for the release. vessels, and their classification of the Scotsman. Reid and the into specific categories, is inter-American, Hanson.

WASHINGTON, April 6. A statement by President Hoover yesterday that the problem con- fronting Naval Disarmament, was

que-

now

preted by the Washington corres- The death has occurred of 'Car- pondent of the New Fark World. | dinal · Gasquet. There are as an abandonment of the Coolidge twelve vacant, "red-bats,"" policy, which was to use total ton- Twenty people were killed and nage as a basis for a Disarmament 30 injured "when an express was

derailed between Jassy.

and Mr. Hugh Gibson and Admiral Bucharest. A snowstorm delayed

the local banks and the Chinesisted by aeroplanes and tanka will not be divulged till the Budget EXPECTED TO BE REFLOATED] Hilary Jones," who have sailed to the work of rescue, and the in-

Chambers of Commerce before de- Similarly, parting from Hankow.

other Kwangsi commanders receiv ed lesser sums, the payments being made on the condition that the retreating troops must not molest Hankow.

One thousand leaderless Hupeh soldiers who had atrayed from the main line of retreat appeared at There are now eight Chinese of the city last night. gunboats here, the largest number They were inclined to be trouble-seen for a considerable time. Plane v. Warships. « some but were disarmed by the

Rear Admiral Chen Shap Kwan Public Safety Corps without resist auce.. Thirty thousand Nanking is accompanying Marshal. Chiang Kai Shek aboard the gunboat Taï troops have arrived and constitute Y the garrison cf Wuhan causing The Nanking gunboats were in general relief amongst the mer-action against the Kwangsi troops. or three chants. It is now felt that all on the river banks two

times when advancing up the Yang- danger of trouble to passed.

The charge of Government is taze but suffered no casualties. being carried out in the most addition, a Kwangsi aeroplane tried to bomb the warships but the amicable manner, the Nanking re-bombs dropped wide. presentatives intimating that the least changes possible will he made. in the civil governing appointments. New Oficials Appointed. It is unofficially stated that the following temporary appointments have been made by Chiang Kai Shek-Lu T Ping as acting Gar-

General satisfaction is felt at the son Commissioner for Wuhan; Liu Wen Tao, acting Mayor of arrival of the Nanking troops. Wuhan; Li Fong, acting Foreiga Commissioner and concurrently Superintendent of Costoms; Fong Tse Chiao, acting Civil Commis sioner; Chiu Hung Chun, acting Finance Commissioner: Ho Kao Kwang, acting Chairman of Provin- cial Government; Li Yi Tae, acting Managing Director of the Peking Hankow Railway.

It is emphasised that the ap pointments will be purely tempor ary, and subject to revision later.

Yesterday afternoon Chiang Kai Shek made a public speech de Bouncing the Ewangsi Party for increasing the sorrows and burdens of the people, and assuring his bearers that permanent peace has

come to Wuhan.

The Generalissimo has taken up his quarters at Yang Sen's former residence on the fardine estate.

Normal Conditions.

attend the preparatory Commission jured passengers lay the whole at Geneva have been instructed not night in complete darkness, exposed to renew the proposal of total ton to a bitter wind. nage as a basis.

The Conservative and Labour The rebel attackers thereupon apeeway. The former party are Parties are striving to make up the proached from the other side of the handicapped by the fact that its Border and a conflict eased. In the election programme to which Mr. meantime, a rebel army, including Baldwin will put the Enishing ON THE MUD OFF BROOKLYN. Agreement. cavalry, under General Topete, as touches at Chequers this week-end-

AT HIGH TIDE. attacked the Federal garrison of is introduced on April 13, but they 1.200 men on the Mexican side of fare comforted by the inference that

the Budget will contain "something [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] Naco, across the Rio Grande.

Residents were roused from their good" from an election viewpoint. The Communists have published a

New Youx, April &

Though the British railways in beds by a terrific explosion which

The Compagnie Generale Trans-

The correspondent further states shook Naco, and rocked buildings manifesto with the slogan "Class 23 miles away. The explosion is be- against Class" They also announce atlantique liner Paris, outward that President Hoover's policy re-1998 reduced their expenditure by lieved to have been due to discharge that they will contest 25 seats, not bound, has gone ashore on the mud presents a compromise, which takes £6,500,000 their net receipts de- « of a mine from the Federal ea- ably constituencies of prominent fate off South Brooklyn, in a fog into consideration armament, creased by £1,000,000, according to Labour members like Mr. Ramsay The liner is carrying 1,000 passen-armour, speed, and other factors a statement issued by the Minis

Clynes Miss gers, of whom 415 are in the first- MacDonald, Mr.

opposes the British demand for ordinary passengers decreased by Maggie" Bondfield, and Mr. Class. It is expected she will be affecting naval strength, though it try of Transport. The receipts for refloated at high tide, at 6 p.m. allocations on the basis of specific £1,200,000, all due to ipases on Vernon Hartshorn.

Mr. Hartshorn is at present work-Six tugs are standing by.

categories of vessels. LATER. ing with the Indian Reforme Com-

The Compagnie Transatlantique is mission.

informed that the liner Faris ba

on her voyage.

trenchments.

Both parts of the town were pre- viously plunged into darkness and the main electric wires on the American side were found to be cut. Also searchlights flashing from the garrison were deprived of power and rendered useless

The United States 'authoritiee im- mediately closed the International SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR ocen refloated, and has proceeded HIS MAJESTY. Line...

"DIATHERMIC "RAYS."

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

..

'Planes From Texas.

LATER. Twelve United States battle planes and six observation planes hays been ordered to proceed here from San Antonio, Texas.

Civilians have been evacuated from the Southern part of the town Owing to the unexpected turn in owing to a machine-gun bombard- affairs, the situation is rapidly rement from across the border. A turning to normal. Ne further dis-bomb from a Rebel aeroplane ex turbances are anticipated unless ploded fifty feet from the telegraph unforeseen circumstances inter office, well on the American side where operators and newspaper men were working.

There were fortunately no casual.

."

vene.

Ex-Oficials Escape, (Fah Tas Fat Pao),

SHANGHAL. April 7. Members of the Council of the Provincial Government of Hupeh have either taken shelter in the

Concessions" or fed.

Hu Tsung Tu and Tao Chun are reported to have fled to Kwangsi by aeroplane before the arrival of the Government troops.

tien

Insurgents Warned.

WASHINGTON, April 5. As a result of the continued drop ping of bombe from Rebel aeroplanes on the American town of Naco, in Arizona, Mr. Stimson has requested the Secretary of War to warn the insurgent loaders on the matter.

Safeguarding Foreigners. The Navy Department is sending Ho Chien, Chairman of the Hunan a destroyer to the port of Topalo- Provincial Government, has sub bampo in order to protect Ameri- mitted to the Government troops caos and other foreigners in the and it is probable that be will be State of Sinaloa who are endanger allowed to retain his present poet.ed by the retreat of Mexican rebels Chu Fei Teh will be most probably in that region. made head of the Hupch Provincial Government, and Hsiung Shih Hui will take a similar post in Kiangai,

In a conversation with Mr. Kung Ken, Chiang Kai Shek said that subordinates of the Kwangsi Olique

Admiralty Message,

An earlier British Wireless Ser- vice report from London reads :--

RUGBY, April &

A fine spell of weather returned to Bogner to-day, and the King, who rose early, went out into the grounds of Craigweil House soon after breakfast.

His Majesty sat on the lawn protected from what little wind there was by screens.

It is understood there has been some improvement during the last week in the rheumatism of the shoulder from which the King has been suffering: However, a speciál diathermic treatment will be begun to-morrow by the two ray experts, Dra. Howitt and Woods.

THE SITUATION IN TSINAN.

PERPLEXING REPORTS.

(Wah Tiz Tat Pao).

TSINGTAO, April 7. Over four hundred chests of am- munition and more than one hun- dred tons of military supplies which arrived here by the Taishan Maru, Japanese steamer have been conveyed westward by the Kiao. chow-Tsinan Railway.

Further reports are that thirty-

It is stated he will remain here! Haia Wei, Hu Taung Tu and other The Admiralty states that any one Japanese gunboats with about!

for at least a week.

the Government.

The atmosphere of uneasiness has might be pardoned, as only Li daager to foreigners which may ten thousand marines on board have completely abated, and business Tsung Jen and Pei Chung Hai are have existed in Hankow should arrived at Teinan; in connection with men zeem in a more assured frame responsible for the revolt against now be over as the Nanking forces the withdrawal of the Japanese

are expected to enter that city troops. of mind than for months past.

Chiang has also issued a notifica to-day (April 5). The panic of the A Nam Chang Pao message says that Chiang Kai Shek has teletion that subordinates of the rebels aight of April 4 has entirely sub- graphed to Yea Hsi Shan asking would be received if they repent sided."

and submit themselves to the him to take over the command of

Government troops." the 4th Group Army in the North. Chiang also asked Yen to proceed to Peping to look after the military- affairs of the North.

Earlier News. (THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY;]·

HAлEOW, April's. After the panic aroused by the collapse of the Wuhan delence lines Hakow to-day is remark ably peaceful. The major portion of the Wuhan troops are retreat- ing directly to Tsalties and making for Hunan.

Are

LI TSAI HSIN'S CAPTIVITY.

The Nationalist Government seems angry that their stories of Marshal Li Tsai Hain's activities at Tangshan have not wholly re- lieved anxiety for all that they have a great air of verisimilitude.

CHINA AND LATVIA.

NEGOTIATIONS FOR FRESH

-TREATIES.

(Wah Tst Fat Poo).

NASKING, April 7.

THE INDIAN AIR MAIL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

KARACHI, April 7 The regular Indian Air Mail service to England was inaugurated with the departure of a plane at 7.40 this morning.

The Indian Air Mail has arrived at Karachi, thus completing the inaugural trip from London.

REPARATION FOR "I'M

ALONE.."

CANADA'S NOTE TO U.S.A.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

OTTAWA, April 6. "The Canadian Government has forwarded to the Canadian Minis- ter in Washington for presentation to the .8. State Department, a long Note protesting against the sinking of the Canadian schooner I'm Alone,

The Note suggests that the United States should make repara tion and asks for clarification of the United States' attitude towards the right of hot pursuit under similar circumstances."

Norwegian Ship's Frotest.

BALTIMORE, April 7. The pilot of the Norwegian steamer Juan has lodged a protest with the Norwegian vice-Consul guards in Chesapeake Bay without here that the United States cosst warning fired half a dozen shots, narrowly missing the Juan which, the coastguards afterwards boarded and satisfied themselves that the cargo of bananas did not camou flage a shipraent of liquor.

SUGAR INDUSTRY PROBLEMS.

STABILIZATION MEASURES

URGED.

`[THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY:]

GENEVA, April 6 Consultations have concluded be- tween a delegation of the League's Economic, Committee and experts

from countries interested in the sugar industry.

The majority of the latter desire the stabilization of production for three or four years, and the making of efforts to increase the consump tion of sugar, regarding which an agreement between producers, is essential..

Count Trendelenburg (Germany), the Chairman, predicted that fur- ther consultations would occur, at. lenst in connection with the produc tion of beet, which problem was not soluble by the action of one single country.

American Sales Combine.

NEW YORK, April 7. The Cuban sugar interess have endorsed the creation of a joint Foreign Sales Syndicate, compris ing all the American sugar interests iu Cuba to co-operate in the sale of 900,000 tons of sugar outside of the United States...

The placters consider the scheme a safety-valve to relieve pressure due to a glatted market.

third-class receipts. Goods trains receipts dropped by £7,100,000. In spite of the decrease in passenger receipts nearly 22,000,000 more pas sengers were carried last year than in 1927.

JAPANESE GOVERNMENT

PROBLEMS.

COMEDY OF A TREATY.

(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

Toxyo, April 5. Troubles never come singly, and the Government of which Baron Tanaka is Premier and Foreign Minister is now experiencing dif ficulties with the Privy Council in three matters which might be m marised as follow-

1-Ratification of the Kellogg

Pact.

2.Signature of the "agreement with China setting the Tainan Incident, without having first re- ferred the terms to the Council.

3-Signature of the Commer cial Treaty with Abyssinia with out being able to translate the original which is written in Abys- sinian

The last two matters are not re- garded so serious but the question of ratifying the Kellogg Pack is causing considerable perturbation owing to inclusion of the phrase that the Emperor signs in the name of the people.'

Derogatory Phrase."

This is considered derogatory to His Imperial Majesty and also com- trary to the Japanese, Constitution which recognises the Emperor as supreme and he, therefore, must PROFESSORS HONOURED.sign in his own name.

To foreigners the difficulty may appear merely a technical quibblé and easily rectifiable, but the Privy Council and other constitutional anthorities are" taking a serious view, maintaining that the matter strikes at the basis of national policy.

·CEREMONY AT OSLO.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Osto, April 8. Professors Teiji Takagi, of Tokyo, and Egbert Brouwer, of Amsterdam,

The seriousness of the situation are among sixteen upon which the honorary degree of Doctor has been is indicated by the seemingly re- conferred at a memorial festival tollable rumour that Count Uchida, commemorate the centenary of the who signed the Kellog Pact in "SOUTHERN CROSS" STILL | death of the famous mathematician Paris, intends to resign from the Privy Council if ratification is re- "MISSING.

fused.

Japanese Boycott Lifted.

HANXOW, April 7.) An interesting development in

The Central Government has ap-AUTIVE SEARCH CONTINUES. connection with. the change of

According to the Nam Chung Pao pointed Mr. Chang Wei Chong as Governments has been the complete

Marshal Li Taai Hain and. Mr. W plenipotentiary representative to lifting of the anti-Japanese boycott.

Tze Hui are still living a very negotiate for new treaties between With the first rumours retreating

at China and Latvia. Chang recently troops and crowds were seeking Only a few hundred stragglers quiet and comfortable life" entrance to the Japanese Conces arrived in Hankow and these were Tangshan. In the course of an telegraphed to the Government say. sion.

The pickets promptly disap promptly disarmed by Mr. Kung interview Mr. Wa praised the local ing that the negotiations are being peared and to-day for the first time Ken, the ex-Commissioner for Civil waters and the imprisoned Kwangsi carried on satisfactorily. ince January the Japanese bar. Affairs in Hupeh, who was respon leader said that he was leading as ricades have been removed and sible for the speedy organisation of quiet a life as be did in the Mo

Corps, Kan Mountain in Chekiang. Japanese police have taken over the Peace Preservation control of the Concession from the which is effectively maintaining Mr. Wu said he was reading tha Naval authorities. It appears that order until the Nanking forces"History of the Han Dynasty" the present Government disapproves formally take over control of the with great pleasure. Marshal "LA of anti-Japanese activities.

Chinese and Japanese businesa men alike are most pleased that the annoying boycott restrictions have been removed, and cordial relations re-established..

Wuhan cities.

The streets are gay with bunting in welcome to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, who is expected to reach Hankow at one o'clock in the morning. *

China Merchants! Transports. The Landing.v

HANKOW, April 6.' British Naval Wireless states that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek weat twa China Merchant Steam Naviga ashore for the first time to-day at tion Company's steamers, with Nan He was welcomed at king troops on board, arrived to 11:45", the jetty by a delegation headed by day, the men being landed: There Kung Ken, chairman of the Peace was little demonstration, and only Preservation Corps, by representa a small crowd collected. Thia was tives of various public bodies and probably due to the heavy rains by enormous crowds of onlookers which have undoubtedly helped ro carrying bannerettes with inscrip- preserve order tions of welcome.

was spending nearly all his time playing chess and according to Mr. Wa was on his way towards be coming a first rate exponent......

NOTORIOUS BANDIT

KILLED?

OPERATIONS IN IRAQ.

(THROUGH RECYER'S AGENOT.}"

BASRA, April 7.

They said that Mr. Chang Ching Klang bad gone to Chekiang and The notorious tribal leader Faisal would be back in the near future. ed Dowish, whose raiding proper Both Marshal Li and Mr. Wu laughed heartily when the interstice have disturbed the peace of Iraq for years is believed to have. viewer spoke of the current rumours

been killed in operations whereia

tribesmen...

Abel.

AMERICAN RUBBER POOL ATTACKED.

INVESTIGATION DEMANDED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]:

COMMUNIST DIES IN

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HOSPITAL, PERTH, April 5. A Government launch has been

{THROUGH REUTER'K AGENCY.] Thorburn Bluff,

Moscow, April 6- despatched to north of Wyndham, where the Re-

*NEW YORK, Apri) 6. sident Magistrate at Broome has

Ivan Apanesewicz, a member of reason to believe that the aeroplane The New York Congressman, Mr. the Berlin Soviet Trade Delegation, "Southern Orom" descended. Loring Black, has announced his has died in hospital of heart disease... Preparations to search for the intention to ask Congress for the He was arrested on Wednesday 'plane are being continued very attention of the administration to last at a Polish frontier station, tively.

the operations of the American owing to an inadequate passport. Elsewhere aeroplanes are setting Reserve for Orude Rubber, better Resisting his captors, he shot dead

These known as the "Rubber Fool" out for various points.

a Polish police official, anil after- He quotes the Attorney-General's wards attempted to commit suicide. opinion that the proposed restriction of petroleum production is illegal, and says that, the operation of the Rubber Organisation is detrimental to small manufacturers, consumers and farmers

planes include a Moth" piloted by Captain Matheson, which left Sydney to-day part

The airliner, Canberra, has ar

rived at Broken Hill from Sydney with medical stores and provisions for the missing sirmen.

*Southern

The Relief Committee which has of their fate, Mr. Wa saying that and heading a force of 40,000 been organised has come to the

conclusion that the be was much too comfortable to

troops routed the rebellious Akhwan Cross" must have landed within commit suicide.

fifty miles of Drysdale, which town the machine was seen to fly over at eleven o'clock on the morning of March 31. ̈ ̈

FIGHTING AT MUPING.. LIU CHEN NIEN'S WILY BUSE,

It is estimated that about 6,000

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]" After an exchange of formalities, troops have arrived at Pukow s12/4, Marshal Chiang Kai Shek proceed Thursday by the Tientsin-Pukos

CHEGO, April 4.2. ed to the Chinese Merchants Club Railway, and troops continue to where he is making his headquar-arrive, a considerable number being By arrangement with Chang tert temporarily.

billetted in godowns and tents. Taung Chang, Liu Chen, Nien yes Six Chinese steamers are now lying terday opened the gates at Muping, loaded with troops at Nanking professedly, to let out a number of

It is reported from Changsha that civiliang," SAY Ho Chien has moved his troops out to prevent retreating armies from Hankow moving that way.

Matters have resumed a normal aspect and confidence has been completely restored. From the pre- sent state of affairs, it is difficult to realise that there was such a colossal scare as existed two days ago..

(Continued on next Column).

The latter were accompanied by Liu's soldiers, who attacked Chang Taung Chang'a forces killing three or four hundred 'men,

PROHIBITION AND VIOLENT DEATHS.

ENFORCEMENT'S TOLL.

[HEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE).

WASHINGTON, April 6...... According to a Treasury state ment, since Prohibition was enacted its enforcement, has caused 195 violent deaths. V

Dry agents have killed 140, whilst 56 agents have been killed."

EXPORTS FROM HOLLAND.

[THROSCH REUTKE'S AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE, April 8. The Government have tabled in the Lower Chamber Bill prohibit ing the exportation of butter, cheese, bacon, other salted pork; and other products unless a mark guar- anteeing quality is clearly shown

PUBLICIST MURDERED IN

LAHORE.

A SENSATION RECALLED.

(THROUGH BLUTTE'S AGENCY.)

FLOOD DAMAGE IN TASMANIA.

HOBART 180LATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HOBART, April:6. Great damage has been done by unprecedented floods experienced in all parts of Tasmania,

Bridges have been washed, away, and telegraphs and telephonen des LAHORE, April 6,

troyed everywhere, thus seriously. Rajpal the author of the pam-interfering with communications phlet Rangila Rasul, the Marry The town of Hobart, the capital, Prophet, which caused a misation is isolated from the rest of Tis on its publication two years ago, mania, except by means of wireless was stabbed to the heart while lying Fourteen poople were drowned in a shop in the Amakali Bazaar, wace a dam buret at the Briseis tin mine, in the township of Derby. A Moslem has been arrested.

A motor car was overwhelmed by The pamphlet was the subject of a long lawsuit in 1927, judgment being floods on the north west coast, and its five occupants were al' drowned. given in the author's favour.