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PEACE MOVES IN SHANTUNG.

PLEA FOR INTERCESSION.

MR. WEBBER ON THE

SCENE..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Curroo, May 4. At the request of both factions, the American Conan, Mr. Leros Webber, the Doyen of the Consulaa Body, proceeded to the besieged city of Fushan to-diny, accompanied by representatives of the local Chamber of Commerce.

He will endeavour to arrange the evacuation of women and children, also for peaes parleys,

THE ATTACK" ON KWANGSI

REBELS RETREAT.

ÏTHROCON RELTEX'S AGENCY.).

SEANGHAL, May 6.

12 is learned from Changsha that General Ho Chien, the new chief of the Hunan Government is at Hengchow, is forces, acting on the orders of the Central Govern ment, are moving against Kwanga and they are reported, to have ar rived at Huangshaho and Lungfu kwan in the north of Kwangsi..

The "rebels," says General Ho Chien, are retresting from Pingiò to Kwellin

The Hunat leader adds that he

TEAPOT DOME

SCANDAL.

LAST ACTS OF THE DRAMA.

MR. SINCLAIR IN GAOL.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal., May 6. The secretary of the oil magante Mr. H. L. Doheny, one of the protagonists of the Teapot Dome Naval Oil scandals, announces that Mr. Albert Fall's ranch at Three Rivers, New Mexico, will be sold by the Sheriff to satisfy the first mortgage held by Pueblo parties. A representative of Mr. Doheny will attend to bid therefore.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY,

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BRITISH TRADE IMPROVING.

THE BOARD OF TRADE ESTIMATES.

PROSPECTS BRIGHTER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, May 6. Speaking in the House of Com- mong on the Board of Trade Esti

mates, which were agreed to."Sir Philip Cuoliffe, Lister (President of the Board of Trade) reviewed trade prospects and expressed the opinion that trade was steadily taking ac upward tread,

The net trade balance of last year was £150,000,000 which showed remarkable recovery from the set.

It was Mr. Doheny's loan to Mr. Fall, in connection with this pro-hack of 1926 when it was £9,000,000, perty, that brought the oil scandal Industrial production generally had to a head, costing Mr. Fall his increased 3.9 per cent, in 1988, Secretaryship of the Interior and compared with 1924. embarrassing the Harding Ad- ministration.

In view of the considerable re. gional amalgamations the "poten It is a coincidence that Mr. Harry tialities in the iron and steel in Sinclair, a central figure, in the dustry were encouraging and ship scandal and who held a third in-building was satisfactory. The coal terest in the ranch, is just about to begin his long deferred three months' imprisonment, to which he was sentenced in Washington, for contempt of court,

Bought By Doheny,

LATER.

Mr. Dobeny bought Mr. Fail's ranch for $168,000,

The Finale.

WASHINGTON, May 7. Mr. Sinclair surrendered at the

industry for the first time for a considerable period, was making a profit. Though "the cotton trade was depressed, development within the industry was distinctly satis factory.

Sir Philip announced that he was appointing a committee to enquire into the patents law and practice. "

Cotton Trade Prospects. A British Wireless message states that Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister re-

THE RIOTING IN BOMBAY.

STATEMENT IN COMMONS.

SITUATION NOW IN HAND.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVÍČK.)

ROOBY, May 6. Earl Winterton, Under Secretary for India, has made the following statement regarding the recent rioting in Bombay.

A general strike in the Bombay mills was declared on April 26.

On May 1 there were several at tacks on workers by strikers, but the fact that most of the strikers

were Hindus and most of the 'non Mohammedans in strikers were dicated a risk of the development of communal trouble, especially as there had been serious communal disturbarice on April 7, apparent- unconnected with the strike. Communal rioting spread from the mill areas to the central parts of Barhay and continued on May On the latter date 2 and May 3.

the Warwickshire 200 riñes of Regiment were called out and on the following day the military posts

were strengthened sa the sporadic attacks continued.

The Police have been reinforced by armed police and further military support while the Curfew Order and an order prohibiting the as-

1 shortly moving his beadquarters gabl, last night, arriving by motor viewed the present trade conditionssembly of more than five persons

to Chuanchow, in North-East Kwangei.

General Fan Shek Sheng, with the fourth column, has been order.

car from New York, preceded and followed by other cars.

and prospects and said that, taking 1021 as the base year, exports in Scores of flashlights exploded 1928 were up 4.8 per cent, and a crowd of waiting photo manufactured exports were up ed to advance against Hohsien, in graphers as Mr. Sinclair alighted,per cent.'

and stumbled across the pavement, Eastern Kwangsi...

TROOPS FOR CANTON.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, May 7. The Nationalist Government are reported to have hired eight steamers for the conveyance of troops to Canton.

WITHDRAWAL FROM TSINAN.

(Wuh Ta: Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, May 7. Japanese troops will leave Tainan for Tsingtan by rail, from May 11-13. They will sail for Japan on May 14, and the complete with- drawal will be cacted by May 20,

Chen Tiao Yuan arrived at Taian yesterday afternoon, and will leave for Tsinan on May 7, with his staff, to assume charge of all the Provin,

vial affaire.

FENG AND CHIANG KAI

SHEK:

AN AGREEMENT/

(Wuh Ta: Fat Pao)

from

were put into force on Saturday. The Bombay Government now re

sad the situation as, on the whole, squirt and the forces on the spot

at, present adequate.

If one took the first quarter of obviously most affected, and then this year and compared it with the disappeared inside.

This final act of the drama, which began when Mr. Sinclair, after his sentence, exclaimed I don't expect to spend one day in gaol or

pay

one dollar fine," has been watched most interestedly by the whole country.

The newspapers print, in ironical juxtaposition, photographs of the District of Columbia, gaol, and Mr. Sinclair's million dollar man- eion at Long Island.

BERLIN QUIETER. · MR. MACKAY'S DEATH,

[THROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY:]

BERLIN, May 6. Peaceful conditions having pre vailed for 45 hours, the "Police.

corresponding quarter of 1924, the total exports showed an improve- ment of 9.2 per cent, and manufac tured exports were 14.1 per cent. better.

Industrial production generally was up 5.2 per cent. in 1928 a compared with 1924, and if one

Casualties reported up to the present are 8 killed and 108 ipjur-

ed.

SEEKING GOLD BY AEROPLANE.

HUGE MACHINE, FOR NEW

GUINEA PROSPECTORS:2

Singapore, April 30:-When the took the manufacturing production.. Mangola leaves Singapore she increase it was 9.2 per cent.

will take with her a huge Handley.

MAY 8, 1929.

BRITISH GOLF. “ 'OPEN."

DIEGEL AND TOLLEY LEADING.

TARIFF REVISION IN U.S.

CANADIAN PROTEST

HEEDED.

A VEILED THREAT.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

A HOLE IN ONE!

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

LONDON, May 7.

WASHINGTON, May 6. Indications in the British Open

The new Tariff Revision Bill will that the Golf Championship are

most probably be introduced into highest qualifying score will be 169. the House of Representatives co-

Conditions are now easier, but it is still windy.

morrow.

over

65,000

It is embraced in a hulky docu- ment, consisting of words, and accords generally with Presidt Hoover's wish that revi 79-74-182sion shall be "limited."

Leading aggregates од both courses at 2:20 p.m. were :--- Leo, Diegel (America)... 70-74-144 C. J. H. Tolley (Britain) 75-73-130 Porkins (Britain) Havers (Britain)

Denham (amateur,

Britain)

Britain)

IN

.78—78=134

Telegrams in Brief.

Four thousand inmates of the New Jersey State Aaylum became panic-stricken when a åre broke out which destroyed the greater part of the main buildings. The patients, elad only in their night-clothes, yelled-in frenzy as the guards and attendants endeavoured to shepherd them from danger. All the inmates were rescued, cone attempting to escape.

There are now 313 cases of small. pax in Londor.

Mr. Charles Evans Hughes, the son of the former U.S. Secretary of State, has been appointed Pre sident Hoover's Solicitor-Genera Political circles in Washington have been taken completely" by surprice by the announcement.

A MAORI FILM.

UNDER THE SOUTHERN

CROSS."

$1-79-183 It is understood on good auther- 75-78-155ity that about one-third of the 78-76-15-1 schedules have been revised on an Hagen (America).....

upward scale. Increased duty on Lacey (Selsdon Park,

The men who went to New Zea- Horton Smith (America) 78-76134 sugar is proposed, but Philippine

make the romantic" film 78-76-153 sugars and cocoanut oil will be land to

Under the Southern Cross," Macdonald Smith Melhora (America)

duty free.

which was, recently shown in Lon- *9-77-136 (America)

Protests from Canada, the Argendon, must have had a great deal of 79-78-137 80-78-138 tine. and other countries against an

fun. It is a love and war story. founded on Π ancient Macri 79-80-150

increase in the tariff on certain

legend, and the cast consisted en- products have been heeded, it is tirely of Maoris, young and old, believed: at least to the extent of who had never been filmed before, not making the increases as large but who evidently entered thorough- as competitive producers in the into the spirit of the thing and

showed natural sense of

tribal United States demanded.

dramatic. in their queer dances, fierce fighting scenes, and more especially in the comedy parts. In the real old days the warriors custom were tattooed, but that has died out and only two of the

Herd (Britain) Ray (Britain) Turnen (America)..... Jim Barnes (America)... 78-81-160 Robson (Britain) 70-91-160 Espinosa (America) 60-81-181 E. Whitcombe (Britain) 84-80-18

Amateur's Hole in One.

EDINBURGH, May 7. " R. Mathieson, the Oxford Double Blue and ex-boy champion, did the fourth hole, 179 yards, in cae.

Mathieson, who went round in 86, with an aggregate of 181, is the arst amateur ever to hole in one in the Open Championship.

Earlier Scores.

LONDON, May 7. The British players topped the field on both courses after the first 18 holes.

At Muirfield the leaders are:- Whiting (Royal St. George's) 74 Compston (British) Tolles (British) ....

7 75

On the Gullane course the leaders

are ******

Jewell (Long Ashton).... Cruickshank (American) Von Elm (American) Reg. Whitcombe (British). Boomer (British) Mitchell (British) Hagen (American) Duncan (British) Perkins (British)

75

......... 75

ទទឹង៥

The Danger Zone. Amongst well known players on

These facts showed that trade Page aeroplane, which is being hip both sides of the Atlantic whose was steadily taking an trend.

the

There is reason to believe that a strong hint was given to the Tariff Committee that Canada, if offended by she tariff changes, would un- doubtedly place difficulties in the way of the huge waterway scheme for connecting the Great Lakes with the sea via the St. Lawrence River.land born cousins are likely to be dark-complexioned if not actually President Hoover is said to be black will be surprised to see how keenly interested in this subject.

MALAYAN TURF CLUBS.

SELLING NUMBERS, NOT TICKETS IN LOTTERIES.

Mr. C. Hannigan, Commissioner of Police, F.M.S., in his report for the past year states that gaming, other than gaming organised by the various Turf Clubs, was held weil in check during the year. The position regarding gaming at race meetings was reported to Govern ment and Turf Club Committees introduced improvements in this

cast showed how terrifying the old warriors looked. "The stay-at-home English people who still have a dis- concerting idea that their New Zea

fair the good-looking young Morris

RTC.

The story is set in the thermal district of the Dominion, and there are fine pictures of the sulphur. caves on a restless volcanic island, but tourists visiting New Zealand will not easily find the volcano which so conveniently puts an end to the tribal warfare and pours out. lava at amazing speed:

ne views of whale-fishing and of This picture play is preceded by exciting battles with the great swordfish, a sport that is now at- tracting many visitors. But to most travelling people the chief interest - in the magnificent series of views in the southern ford and alpine districts. Nothing finer of the kind has been shown than the close views of snowfields, glaciers, and summits with the mists boiling up over them, filled valleys, and the great water- falls cascading down bush-covered hills.

upward ped from England to Port Morestry.chances appear to be jeopardised respect towards the end of the the dazzling sunshine in flower-

The aeroplane, which is at pre-

Referring to cotton, Sir Philipsent in packing cases, is to be used are the following-

Cunliffe-Lister said that when the American section of the cotton trade had set its house in order and when it put forward a scheme of re- organisation, which really faced the facts and dealt with buying, manu- facturing and selling, it would be in a position to demand all the finances it required and the Bank An eye-witness states that he saw. the New Zealand journalist, Mr. of England would be ready to lead Mackay ordered by, a policeman to it money up to £2,000,000, put his hands up.

President has raised the state of Belge in the Weddin and Neu Koeln Districts!

Mackay who was practically ignorant of German, lifted his right hand and simultaneously made a möverment with his left (probably to find his special pass).

BRITISH SUBJECTS.

IMPERILLED.

to transport men and stores from Part Moresby to the goldfields of interior New Guinea, and gold from the mines to the coast.

Whereas the overland journey through jungle country and over mountain ranges rising to 10,000 feet takes three weeks, the Handley Fage is expected to cover it in less than an hour. Aerodromes have

Sarazen (American) -Braid (British)

Farrell American) Gadd (British) .....

E. Whitcombe (British) E. F. Storey (British) Allise (British)

•

Bad Conditions, The conditions are

year.

81

89

93

84

84

85

the worst

known in living history for golf, bitter cold weather being accom- panied by torrential rain.

The Malay States amateur, Kyle

Certain Turf

Clubs are ex deavouring to remedy the lottery ticket evil by issuing numbers instead of tickets to their members. This may discourage the public to a certain extent from participat- ing in these lotteries as the man in the street may not care, to buy rumbers instead of tickets, but it is possible that it may be found it an offence to pass a ticket to a non-member. necessary to amend the law to make

The lottery evil is prevalent in

"TOO OLD AT 16."

FATE OF GIRL WORKERS.

Life as it is lived in the East End was described to teachers at- tending the Conference on New Ideals in Education at Malvern by Miss Muriel Lester, who has worked among the poorest classes in Bow

isen prepared at the mines, which (of Selangor) returned a score of Asiatic Clubs, where the manage for twenty-six years.

are 3,000 feet above sea level and near Port Moresby.

The Handley Page, which was built by Imperial"Airways for fast passenger service between London

The policeman, misinterpreting LOOP SENT TO RESCUE FROM and Paris, is capable of cruising' at

the movement, immediately fired.

BÁSRA.

"{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

110 m.p.h., weighs 7 tons and will carry one and a half tons of freight or passengers.

...

84.

:

GOLF FOR MINERS.

MEN MUST SHAYE AND WEAR COLLARS.

PROFESSIONAL COACH,

Imperial Airways have provided a distinguished personnel to accom- the little- pany the machine.

of

ment sell tickets to members who retail them to members of the public.

INCREASE OF BURGLARY IN F.M.S.

MALAYAN POLICEMEN'S MOST SERIOUS PROBLEM.

She revealed the fact that in many of the factories and work. shops girls are considered too old to work at Bixteen.

"Girls of sixteen are turned out of their work and their sisters of fourteen engaged instead," she de- clared,because insurance has to" be paid in respect. of the sixteen- Fear-old worker.

"It is a now cry, and a serious one, Too old at sixteen,' and it is sad for a girl who hoped to be of some ase in the world."

LITHUANIAN PREMIER...

A golf course for miners and their wives is being constructed "in -SHANGHAI, May 7.

In his report on the state of crime ATTEMPTED MURDER

BASRA, May 6,

colliery district

and the administration of the An understanding is said to have

AT KOVNO.

The British sloop, H.M.S. Cycla

Beghill, Northumberland. been reached between Chiang Kai

Seghiil Colliery has been called police force in the F.M.8. for the men, has left for Abadan in order THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Shek and Feng Yu Hsiang. In

missioner of Police, F.M.S., points to protect the British residents

son, D.F.C., served throughout the on account of its magnificent wei-

out that the details for house compliance with the order of the

BERLIN, bay ... there.

"Serious rioting has broken out. War. For years he was instructor fare schemes. Its latest enterprise, breakings and thefts are as follows Central Government, Sun. Liang

A message from Kovau reports an

to the Air Arm of the Navy and, the golf course, is being laid down-1924 195 house-breakings, 8,920 Cheng will go to Nanking to attend attempt to assassinate M. Valde- and stones have been thrown at

thefts; 1925 208 and 3,435 respective-. the Prime Minister of the Anglo-Persian Oil Refinery. the State Burial of Dr. Sua Yat maras,

It is a nine-hole course, with ly; 1926 425 and 3,712, 1927 384 and Pamphlets agitating for revolt during 1926-27, chief instructor of by the miners themselves.

some natural hazards, and the men 2,022, 1929 600 and 3,653 Sen. An agreement has heen ar- Lithuania. The attempt was made

It will be noticed, he says, that rived at that funds for the upkeep on Sunday evening, whos seven have been circulated and the police Hampshire Aeroplane. Club near

unable to control the mob, Southampton. He has since beenwill have a professional to teach of Feng's troops under Liu Chen shots were fired at the Premier's are

increasing every year. This is due, Wab and Wen Chaan Chai will be party outside a theatre. The Prime Persian troops have been called engaged in flying air liners to them. Already there is a member housebreaking figures are steadily

Minister himself wna not burt, but out to restore order.. paid by the Central Government.

The police express the opinion France, Switzerland, and Germany. ship of shout 160.

It is probably one of "the most I think, not so much to a material Since the 5th inst. there have is A.D.C.. Captain Gudinns, was

Mr. W. H. E. Satchell, the rigger remarkable clubs in the country. increase in the number of house been no more troops movement instantly killed and his stepson and that the outburst is due to foreign

Communist propaganda.

was in the R.F.C...during the War, The.. aubscription is sixpence a breakings (except perhaps in 1929) along the Peping-Hankow, Tientsin a lady seriously injured.

and was subsequently rigging in-week, and the rules insist that all as to the fact that every year the Pukow and Lung Hai Railways.

structor to the Japanese Naval Air players shall be shaved and shall classification has been becoming. Force, ander Colonel The Master of Sempill, for three years. Straits Times,

The pilot, Capt. Iriving Thomp the "working man's public school" year 1928, Mr. C. Hannigan, Com MR. THOMAS ON "QUACKS."

CHINA'S AIRMAN,

(Fah Tez Tat Pao.) -

The Chinese airman Chen Wen Lin has arrived at Hanoi, Indo. China, on his fight from Berlin to Nanking, and is expected to arrive at Shanghai within two weeks.

ROBBERS HUGE HAUL.

(Wah Ter Yat Pao.)

It transpires that of the four men involved in the attempt, three fired revolvers and one threw a hand- grenade. All escaped in the crowd. but a number of arrests have ainee been made.

DUTCH FLYING BOATS. GOOD PROGRESS EN ROUTE.

TO BATAVIA.

"BIGGEST EVER.” NEW US. INVESTMENT »

TRUST.

WASHING CLOTHES AND WASTING WATER.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.

New Yonx, May 6. Plans for the largest investment trust in the world, organised for the benefit of the workers of

Mr. Whyte-Smith had before him America, with capital amounting to (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

85,000,000,000 is reported as being at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday discussed between Mr. John Ras BUNDER ABBAS, May 7. Two Dutch naval seaplanes firing kob, motor magnate and a number another batch of offenders against the regulation preventing washing from Holland to Batavia where a of bankers.

The proposed trust will be sup within 100 yards of the * SHANGHAI, May 7. Dutch seaplane base is to be estab. A big robbery recently occurred lished, arrived here, re-fuelled, and ported by the workers of the coun.fountains, and others for filling

try who, each month, will invest a at Tungchanglu in Shantung, when immediately took off for Karachi.

They belong to the squadron of small portion of their earnings as wash tubs with water from the numerous volumes of valuable ald books of the Hai Yuan Library three, one of which crashed into insurance against old age.

The money will be invested by valued at over $70,000,000 were the Tigris bridge at Bagdad, kill carried away by robbers in eighty ing the pilot and injuring two the new corporation in leading

American industrial companies. ox-carts.

occupants.

"

street fountains.

street

The former offenders were each fined $2 and the latter $4.

.

wear collars and tics. "

Many men have, bought plus fours and pullovers.

There are 1,000 men employed at the colliery, and extraordinary facilities have been made for their recreation. These include:

Classes where lectures are ar- ranged on almost any subject. Spacious rooms with billiards and dance halls, reading rooms and chess rooms.

"

more exact,

more house-breakings each year being correctly classified As such and not loosely classified as thefts,

Mr. J. H. Thomas, M.P., speak- ing at Plymouth, said:

I deplore the fact that unem- ployment is being made a stunt. The suggestion that unemploy- ment can be permanently cured in 12 months without ill-effects and without cost savours very much of the quacks who stand in our market places and sell sugar-coated pills which will cure. even broken backs.

The politician who talks of an "immediate cure, is lying, and the man who says that a cure can be effected without cost is either a fool or a konve

It will be noticed also that the Answering a question as to the

to 1227 havé theft, figures up

Independent Labour Party resolu

to ban war credits, Mr. decreased as those for house-breaktion ings have increased. In 1928 the Thomas said that it would not be classification of house-breakings as

1926

both

"We are not fools; 'disarmament. such became absolutely exact. In considered by the Labour Party.

house-breakings and

can only be brought about by confidence between thefts have increased. This is part-

establishing A vast hall, whose rafters are ly accounted for by more accurate nations and getting them to fall

into, line." enclosed in wire netting, so that recording and investigation of those football may be played by electric offences and partly possibly by an light.

actual increase in the number of Three Rugby grounds, with them. "House-breaking" is going pavilions and dressing rooms to be the Malayan policeman's most ased by seven tears composed of serious problem during the next few pitmen and boys..

years and well-considereed and Three tennis courts, and more well-planned preventive measures Owing to the break of the drought will have to be energetically em- the rivers have risen and junks and -being laid down.

A bowling green, a cricket ployed by all officers concerned to lighters are arriving heavily laden

with delayed cargoes. pitch, and a Boy Scout troop... keep this class of crime in check.

Large consignments of goods of all kinds from the country districte have been ariving in the city.