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OUTRAGE ON THE

YANGTSZE.

HURRICANE SWEEPS JAPAN.

HOPES.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1929.

PARIS CONFERENCE AUSTRALIAN TRADE CAMPBELL OUT OF WITH U.S.

LUCK.

BREAKDOWN MAY BE

PROTEST AGAINST TARIFF PROPOSALS.

ENGINEER DIES OF WOUNDS. DEATHS AND DESTRUCTION,

OFFICIALS CONFER IN TOKYO.

· {ZAROCOÙ BEVTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, April £2. Later reports of the bombard ment of the Baityo Maru on the Upper Yangtaze state that Sub- Lieut. Toyoda ad one Chinese were killed. The Chief Engineer afterwards died of wounds, and there were six or even others wounded, including five Japanese Marines.

Japanese Protest Likely,

TOKYO, April 22. The Vice-Minister for Foreign the Affairs has conferred with Premier upon the Bairyo Maru incident. It is expected that a vigorous protest will be filed with the Chinese authorities.

REBEL LEADERS SUBMIT. ALL HUPEH UNDER THE

GOVERNMENT.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HANKOW, April 21... It is reliably reported that Gea- eral Hu Tsung Tu and General Tao Ohun, the Hapeh leaders," have agreed to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek's terms and will surrender.

Their armies will be handed over to the Central Government for leaders themselves will depart for réorganisation purposes, while the the pupose of "pursuing their studies abroad."

It is part of Marshal Chiang's guarantee that they will go abroad with financial assistance from the Nanking Government.

The danger of further hostilities up river is thus obviated and the entire province of Hupeh now owes allegiance to the Nanking Govern

ment..

CHANG TSUNG CHANG -ROUTED.

TROOPS LEAVING CHEFOO.

{THROUGH REUTZE'S AGENCY.]-

SHANGHAL. April 29.

A message from Cheloo, dated

י.

DAMAGE ON LAND AND SEA.

(THROUGH RZUTKA'S AGENCY.]

Toxro, April 3,

A violent hurricane which swept over almost the whole of Japan yesterday left a widespread toll of death and damage in its wake.

Reports from various parts of the country indicate that numberless houses were wholly or partially destroyed. A number of fishing and other small craft were sunk, or are missing.

The casualties include several drowned at "sen and several killed or injured on land.

Naval Ratings Missing.

LATEEL

AVERTED.

ANOTHER POSTPONEMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rrany, April 21. Strong hopes are now entertained by the British Press that the break- down of the Experts' Conference on German reparations now proceed- ing in Paris, may be averted

The sudden death of Lord Revel stoke on Friday, necessitated the postponement of the plenary session fixed for that day, and subsequent events have not lessened the hope that a solution of the difficult prob- lems before the Experts may be found. A full meeting was to have been held to-morrow, but the Ger- man delegates have been summoned to Berlin in order to inform the Cabinet of the progress made. The meeting has, therefore, been again postponed.

The German delegates are expect The toll of lives lost in the do struction wrought by yesterday'sed to be back in Paris in time to attend the funeral service for Lord "hurricane continues to mount.

Revelstoke, which will be held to-

Two Naval plance carrying a crew of four belonging to the air. oficially dratt-carrier Akagi are reported missing in a storm during practice of Three bluejackets have been wash ed overboard from destroyers, and are feared drowned.

the Korean

coast,

The north-western coast of Japan appears to have suffered worst, especially Niigata. Belated reports from

that

that point indicate completely demolished, and about several hundred houses have been three hundred seriously damaged. There are eight known dead and injured. The property loss is estimated to exceed 1,000,000.

In addition to other factors, the winds fanned disastrous conflagra tions in two northern towns, result. itg in four deaths, and destruction of 60 buildings.

The loss of ile at sea, where many fishing boats are still missing is not yet certain, but it is feared it may be heavy.

morrow.

Memorial services for Lord Revelstoke, who will be buried ab Revelstoke, South Devon, will be held in London both in the City, and at Saint Margaret's, West- minster, on Tuesday. The Prince of Wales will represent the King at the latter service.

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Schacht's Authority.

BERLIN, April 21. Reuter learns that Dr. Schacht and Herr Voegler have been in con- sultation with the Cabinet and have dam presented to the Reparations clearly stated that the Memoran Committee in Paris contained no political suggestions,

The Cabinet has renewed their authority to exercise a free hand.

What Germany Wants.

PARIS, April 2

The German Memorandum states that if Germany is to assume the payments enumerated in the plan submitted by Doctor Schacht, with out further increasing her foreign

LABOUR TROUBLE IN THE debt, she should be permitted to.

NORTH.

(Wah Te: Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 22.

last night, states that General Liu Workers of the Kailan coal mines Chen Nica has evidently inflicted a have decided to go on stribe for serious defeat, with heavy casual-lowing the refusal of the Mining dies,

on General Chang Tsung Bureau to increase their wages,

The Mining Bureau has requested Chang.

Making several sorties from the local authorities to mediate in Muping city, he caused the greatest the dispute... confusion between Chang's forces encircling the walls, resulting in the latter killing each other in the darkness:

Early this morning. Chang's men commenced retreating through Che foo in the greatest disorder, some discarding their uniforms:

It is rumoured that General Liu's men are already within a few miles of East Chefoo.

·Chang's Claims.

DARING FLYER IN HOSPITAL.

OPERATION ABOARD A

-LINER

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, April 22. LATER. Captain Lancaster, who crashed Despite a continued retreat of three weeks ago at Port of Spain stragglers through Chefoo Chang in a flight across the Caribbean, Tsung Chang has issued posters and suffered internal injuries, has declaring the capture of Muping arved on a liner in which he was operated upon the day after be left and the death of Liu Chen Nien.

The situation is quiet but all Barbados. shopa have their shutters up.

THE SITUATION AT CHANGTEH.

SERIOUS TROUBLE IN THE VICINITY.

BRITISH NAVAL WIRELESS.]

CHANGSHA, April 19, No message has yet been received from the tug Chuchow, which is proceeding to the relief of the foreigners at Changteh.

Serious trouble is reported at Taoyuan, which fiftéca wiles above Changteh.

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He has gone to hospital here, and his condition is serious,

"recreate overseas sources of raw materials exclusively to herself."

The Memorandum also refers to Germany's loss of territory on her eastern frontier. It adds that the separation of a whole province from the rest of the Reich has so seriously affected the prosperity of this pro- vince that the Reich is obliged re- gularly to subsidise it: "Conse- quently it will be necessary to agree to measures with a view to dealing with these unfavourable conditions which bre reducing Germany's capacity to pay.".

The Havas diplomatic correspon- dent comments that evidently the Germany wish to demand full sover- aignty of the Reich over ex-German colonies, and also the Danzig cor- ridor and Upper Silesin

NO FARM SUBSIDY.

PRESIDENT HOOVER'S

*. DECISION.

· [KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, April 21. After a study of the reports of

Captain Lancaster's most spectathe operations of similar schemes cular flight was to Australia, ac companied by Mrs. Keith Miller.

SIX PEOPLE KILLED IN AIR ACCIDENT.

STRANGE AFFAIR AT SAN DIEGO.

in other countries, President Hoover has expressed his disapproval of the Export Debentures plan for the assistance of American farmers.

An Unworkable Scheme,

WASHINGTON, April 22. President Hoover has written to Mr. McNary, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, declaring that the Export Deben- tare plan to assist farmers is bad and unworkable. He believes it would create profiteering, with re- SAN DIEGO, April 22. Six people were killed here to-sultant disaster to the farmer him- day in an extraordinary double self

Mr. Mellon has also written to the acroplane accident.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]

LI TSAI HSIN'S FATE STILL An Army aeroplane suddenly Committee declaring that the pro-

OBSCURE?

plunged down from a height of posed debenture is indistinguishable cash bounty on exports. 2,000 feet, and struck the wing of from a

'According to E cable to the Shanghai Mercury, dated April 13. from Nanking" the fate of Li Tsai Hein is still obscure." REPORTED RESTRICTIONS ON THE YANGTSZE.. (Wah Ter, Tat Pan)

فراد

a passenger plane which was flyingIt is hardly to be assumed that beneath. Both 'planes crashed, and foreign countries with important agricultural interests protect all the occupants were killed,

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One of the occupants of the Army will permit their producers to be 'plane jumped out, but his para subjected to a price war subsidised chute caught a wing, and he was from the United States Treasury, carried helplessly to his death. without adopting protective mea-

tures," he adds.

SHANGHAI, Abril 22, The ex-Wahan troops in Shasi have declared restrictions on move | TO ments of vessels, in that all ships are to be subject to search and will not be allowed to sail before 9.a.m. 'and'a ir 4 p.m.

Several foreign vessels have been Sred upon by the troops on the ground that they refused to be searched.

CHIANG KAI SHEK AND

COMMUNISM..

(Wah Taz Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, April 22.

Chiang Kai Shek has decided to issue a circular letter addressed to the young citizens of the nation aaking them not to believe or give car to the doctrines of Communism, The letter is being drafted.

SIR JOHN SIMON'S RETURN.

CONTEST SPEN VALLEY AT

ELECTION.

(BRITISH WIDELESS SERVICE)

BUGEY, April 21.

Lord Burnham, who, owing to ill-health was forced to leave India.

PHILIPPINE SUGAR.

MR. STIMSON'S FIRM

STAND...

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

WASHINGTON, April 21. Mr. H. L. 8timson, the Secretary

in advance of the other members of State, is vigorously opposed to a

of the Simon Commission, arrived proposal that has been made for in England yesterday.

the restriction of the free importa tion of sugar from the Philippine Islands, of which he was until lately Governor-General.

Sir John Simon and the remain, der of his colleagues are due to reach London next Friday.

On his return, Sir John Simon Mr. Stimson expresses the opia- will engage at once in the election ion that it is entirely unnecessary campaign at Epen Valley, where to protect American sugar produc he is the Liberal candidate. In tion and says that a move such as view of his absence, owing to the that referred to, would inevitably special mission, his Conservative he interpreted in the East and elec opponent has withdrawn, but where as a betrayal of trust by the Labour candidate will oppose him.United States.

A BROAD HINT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

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Caseara, April 9,

The Australian Commonwealth Note to the United States Govern ment on the proposed alteration of the American tariff on a basis un- favourable to Australia refers to

A GALLANT ATTEMPT FAILS.

DIFFICULT 'TRACK A

DRAWBACK.

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(THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.)

VERNEUX PAN, April 22. Captain Campbell made an at tempt this afternoon but failed to beat Segrave's record.

Campbell's speed was 218.44 miles per hour. His speed in the first mile was 294.58, and his second mile 9151,-

The Bluebird was pushed to the the unfavourable trule balance betrack at 4.10 p.m, and made the first

run with the wind behind. tween Australia and America, and

It passed the measured mile like the possibility of a diversion of

a cloud of smoke and drew up with trade from America to British and

out accident. other countries, with whom "the Commonwealth bas favourable trade relations.

The Note emphasises that if further restrictions are imposed on Australian trade by tariff increases the feeling against American trade preponderance will grow. Australia desires the maintenance of mutual- ly profitable and amicable trade re lations between the two countries.

The Note shows that in the year 1327-28 the imports of Australia from America. were £34,000,000, while Australian exports to America were only £9,000,000. Wool exports to America have declined consider. ably, while Australia imports of American motor cars and abces- sories have increased in one decade from $5.000.000 to $41,000,000.

THE DUKE OF GLOUCESTER.

SINGAPORE AIRMAN'S

FAREWELL

PASSENGERS CHARMED WITH

DUKE'S PERSONALITY,

[Special to the "Hong Kong Dally Pross."]

ON BOARD THE MORZA,

April 21. The Garter Mission to Japan, headed by H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester, has resumed its journey towards Tokohama after

short but pleasant stay in Singapore.

The weather is delightfully fine, and the sea is smooth as glass.

On leaving Singapore a sea- plane accompanied us for some distance, dying abreast of the Morea as she steamed out to the open sea. As the seaplane turned to start its fight back to Singapore, the aviator was seen to wave his hand in a fare- well salute to the Royal party, who had been watching, bis movements with great interest

Among the passengers on board the Morea is a prominent London physician who is on his way to Shanghai, whence he is This proceeding to Hankow. gentleman informed me that the amiable personality of H.R.H.. the Duke of Gloucester had won general appreciation among his fellow-travellers,

and

The Duke has officiated as President of the Committee which was organised to arrange the usual deck games sports. Not only has His Royal Highness taken his full share of the general organising work, but he has taken active part in number of competitions with varying success.

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The passengers are unanimous in expressing the opinion that the Duke has a most charming and agreeable personality. He bas joined freely in the dances and other social amenities, and has been most affable to every- body on board. Those who are going on by the Moren to China and Japan are, disap pointed that the Duke has to leave them at Hong Kong, and his departure from the Mores will be deeply regretted.

PRINCESS MARY VISITS THE KING.

LUNCHEONSAT BOGNOR

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Ruasy, April 21. Visits were paid to H.M. the King at Craigweil House yester day by Princess Mary and Vis count Lascelles, who are at present staying at Goodwood House, which is a few miles from Bognor! They arrived in the afternoon and spent the night as guests of their Majes

ties.

The King was out walking in the grounds early this morning and on the return from church the Queen and Prince George joined His Majesty in another short walk be fare luncheon.

Prinedas Mary and Viscount Ins celles motored to Craigwell House for luncheon.

The mechanics, rushed up, chang ed the tyres and made necessary adjustments.

The wind had practically dropped as the car started on its second mile, and the conditions appeared to

be ideal.

After an examination of the Blue. bird's track, Campbell said thers were still patches on the course and it was impossible to reattempt the race until the whole track re- ceived attention.

Campbell suffered two severa bumps as he approached the men- sured mile on the return journey.

He is prepared to make a fur- ther attempt provided the necessary funds, estimated at £2,500 are

available to meet outstanding debts and to repair the track.

AGAINST THE SPANISH DIRECTORATE

STUDENTS TELL BRITISH TOURISTS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARIS, April 21.

A message from Valencia states thas a crowd of students surround- ed twenty British tourists and ex- plained their hostility against the Government.

Feeling against General Primo de Bivera is strongly displayed, and the closing of the University is momentarily expected..

TURKISH COMMUNISTS

ARRESTED.

FINANCED FROM BERLIN."

(THROUGH REUTER’B AGENCY.]

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CONSTANTINOPLE, April 21. Twenty-two alleged Communists have been arrested. They are be lieved to belong to an organisation financed from Berlin and Vienna, whose activities are concentrated | upon Constantinople and Smyrna.

A quantity of Communiat litera- ture and printing plant for the production of a Communist news paper were seized.

ANNOYED WITH U.S.

OFFICIALS.

SIR R. TAGOEE LEAVES. IN DISGUST.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

LOS ANGELES, April 21.

PLAIN SPEAKING "AT GENEVA.

NAVAL LIMITATIONS.

AMERICA'S ATTITUDE

EXPLAINED.

(THROVOM REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DESERT REVEALS ITS SECRET.

AIRMAN'S TRAGIC END.

VAIN ATTEMPTS TO " ESCAPE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, April 93. Apparently it was "only by the

GENEVA, April 22. Mr. Hugh Gibson, United States delegate, in

& speech before the purest chance that Mr. Bram, the Preparatory Disarmament Com- pilot of the 'plane Atlanta, found mittee maintained the previous Leat. Keith Anderson's plane American standpoint that the Kookaburra, simplest, fairest, and most practical The latter landed nearly 200 miles method of naval limitation was by north of its direct course from Alice tonnage and by categories.

Springs to Wyndham. Brain pass- However, as some other delegged over the spot solely because be tions did not agree to America's happened to be on his course to modified thesia, the United States, Wave Hill, where he was going to in the hope of facilitating a general join the search party, when smoke agreement was disposed to accept from a recent fire drew his atten- the French proposal as the basis of tion.. discussion, on the understanding that all quantitative tonnages and re-adjustment

of

Brain noticed a short runway was cleared near the Kookaburra, tonnages indicating that the airmen had mied

to resume their flight. among various categories, would be reserved for discussion at the Final Conference.

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Meantime the United States was prepared to give full and friendly consideration supplementary methods of limitation, realising that the "Essential thing is the achievement of substantial results, and that methods are of secondary importance.

Attitude Must Changa. tr. Gibson added that be felt that effective limitation was im possible unless all classes of war Vessels were included, moreover, genuine disarmament would only fellow a changed attitude towards

the use of force in settlement of

disputes Hence be appealed to delegates to examine the whole problem afresh, and seek that con- Adence which would enable them to dispense with armaments that had hitherto seemed so essential

He was authorised to state that the United States were willing to agree to any reduction of nival tommage, however drastic, which left

Sir aeroplanes are now intensive- ly searching for the missing airmen in the vicinity of the Kookaburra.

The Discovery,

DARWIN, April 21. Licut. Keith Anderson's aeroplane was found in the Tanimi desert by a searching aeroplane. One air- man is dead and the other is miss-

The dead man has not yet been identified.

A packhorse patrol is hastening with relief supplies from Wavehill. 90 miles from where the aeroplane was found.

A later message says that the 'plane was apparently undamaged. It was lying on the edge of stretch of ground which recently had been swept by fire.

aeroplane

The pilot of the Atlanta, who made the discovery, dropped a can of water.

no type of war vessel unrestricted Telegrams in Brief.

Lord Cuskendun's Reply.

Lord Cushendus, in reply, said he was struck with Mr. Gibson's While crowds have streaming into

Broadway, New York, friendly, conciliatory, and helpful | Lower spirit. Britain would endeavour to several hage girders collapsed from meet him in exactly the same spirit. the eleventh storey of the new He considered Mr. Gibson's state- Western Union building, carrying ment to be important, and it would a scaffolding upon which several Four of affect the whole work of the Com-people were working. mittee.

Britain absolutely agreed with him on the point of reduction of armaments

The French thesis mentioned embodied a speech by M. Paul Boncour at the last session of the committee urging greater elasticity' in the distribution of tonnage.

All Happy But Litvinoff! - Mr. Gibson's and Lord Cushea dun's sentimenta were cordially endorsed by Viscount Sato (Japan), M. Mussigli (France), Signor Demarinis (Italy), and Mr. Riddell (Canada),

them were killed instantly, and possibly several are buried beneath.

King Zogu of Tirana has decided" to present to Mussolini the marble head of a goddess, which is believed to be a work of Praxiteles.

The Social-political Commission of the Reichstag has-sanctioned the Government's bill for raising the assistance given to women workers in childbed to 78 per cent of their regular wages

The new

American Embassy In Berlin has been inaugurat ed in the former palatial Viscount Sato said that the house of the Bleichroeder "family, Japanese Government was studying in the Bendlerstrasse, close to the the division of Nava armaments Tiergarten, Berlin's finest park. into categories and he hoped to

Commenting on the epidemic of submit proposals later. M. Massi- ali declared that Francs was ready Press declares that Germany, with smallpox in England, the German to examine the new American pro her system of compulsory vaccina posale in a spirit of compromitetion, has little to fear from this

and conciliation.

M. Litvinoff stated that Mr. Gibeon bad gratifyingly enumerat et some of the Soviet principles, but his pessimism would not change unless the Committee's work follow- ed concrete proposals.

disease,

and

asks whether the

British Government will now see the of introducing compulsory vaccination in the. British isles

urgency

A new astronomical observatory will soon be opened on Monte The Chairman, Herr Loudon, in Mario by the Italian Government," winding up the discussions, was of the two exisitog observatories be Bir Rabindranath Tagore, the opinion that the important declara-longing to the Vatican A telescope famous Indian poet and philoso-ions of to-day would impart fresh with a lens of to centimetres diame pher, who only arrived at Losergy to the work of the Comter, has been ordered from the Angeles a few days ago from Canada, left suddenly for Japan to-day, it appears in disgust.

His secretary informed enquirers that Sir Rabindranath Tagore had decided to leave because he was offended by the " contemptuous " treatment of United States immig- ration officials.

AMERICA'S NAVAL ESTIMATES.

TWO NEW BATTLESHIPS

PLANNED.

"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, April 21. The preliminary estimates prepar ed by the Navy Department for the fiscal year 1931, recommend the raising of funds for the construc- tion of two new battleships.

If the plans are approved, these will be the first capital-ship re placements under the Washington Treaty,

EMBANKMENT BREAKS IN MISSOURI. 4,000 ACRES, FLOODED.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

mittée.

TORNADO IN ARKANSAS.

THIRTEEN REPORTED DEAD.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas,

April 22. Thirteen people were killed, and four injured in a tornado bere Most of the dead are negroes, but one white child had its back broken, and died.

LATER. Altogether there are 20 deaths as a result of the. storms in Arkansas ́this week-end";

famous Germany,

Zeite works of Jeña,

The three noted Italian poets," Pirandello, Romagnoli and Mari- netti have been nominated members of the

Italian Academy. Marinetti was one of the lenders of the Futurist movement.

new

The Bavarian Premier Herr Held bas gone to Rome in order to offer His Holiness the Pope the congratulations of the Bavarian Government. on the occasion of the Pope's 30th jubilee as a priest.

A memorandum signed by 100,000. Bulgarians who had to leave their. old homesteads in Macedonia in consequence of the peace treaty, will be submitted to the League of Nations, with a petiton for inter- BROADCASTING.vention in favour of these refugees. A similar petition will be signed: ST. GEORGE'S DAY PRO- and submitted to the League by the

GRAMME.

Macedonian Bulgarians who have found a refuge in the United States...

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BROADCAST BY Z.B.W. ON 350 METRES.

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The President of Finland has dis solved the Diet owing to its refusal vote credits to increase the salaries of Government employers. The new elections will take place. on July 1.

1.46 p.m.-Weather report. 5.30 to 8.30 p.m.-Programme of Chinese music. (Beka records sup. plied by The Canton Trading ABBO- cition, Ltd.),

Dr. Julius Klein, the well-known 7.p. An address to English American commercial expert, has men by the Hon. Mr. Wbeen appointed, Assistant Secretary Shenton, Fresident of the Society of St. George, followed by tele. grams of greeting received from kindred societies in various parts of the worETE

748 p.m-Evening weather re port.

New Yoak, April 21. It is learned from Quincy, Illinois, that. an embankment in Marion County, Missouri, broke last night under the pressure of the 8 p.m.-A concert, relayed froni rising waters of the Mississippi, the Lee Theatre given by the and over four thousand acres of Society of St. George.

10.30 p.m.-Close down. land are now Booded.

of Commerce at Washington,

Sir Hugo Hirst, in a letter to the shareholders of the Genera? Electric Company, Ltd., suggeste dropping the controversial finan cial scheme. He adds that he is sure that a way will be found to reconcile the needs of a national industry with the requirements of international obligations.