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NANKING'S NEW ALLIES.

SINKIANG LEADERS IN HANKOW,

GRAVE THREAT TO FENG.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

HANEOW, May 21, Considerable importance is at tached to the arrival here of General Ma Ting Hainng, and Chen

Tin Hai, the Mohammedan leaders from Sinkiang, who travelled here vid Szechuan.

REPARATIONS

HOPES:

**TIRED -BUT, SMILING

DELEGATES.

A LONG SESSION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, May 21.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1929.

The reparations experts, tired but" smiling, emerged from the longest sitting of their Conference.

U.S." RAILWAYS FINANCES.

IMPORTANT DECISION,

COMMISSION REPORT

REJECTED.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SKEVICE}

RADIO ELECTION CAMPAIGN.

LISTENING-IN ON THE

SANDS.

BLACKPOOL NOVELTY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION.

COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO INVESTIGATE.

ONE WOMAN MEMBER.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN. SERVICE]

LONDON, May 20.

WASHINGTON, May 21. Blackpool offered a new holiday

In conformity with his declared Wall Street as a bullish develop-ensionists in the shape of a wire-system of jurisprudence, and the excitement to 100,000 Whitsun ex intention to investigate the Federal ment and" of profound importance

NEW YORK, May 50.

A decision which is hailed in

DEATH OF THE EARL Telegrams in Brief.

OF ROSEBERY.

STATESMAN, ORATOR AND SPORTSMAN.

HIS THREE AMBITIONS,

King Alphonso has signed a de cree authorising the reopening of the universities, since the closing of which in March there has been growing discontent, epitomised as the Revolt of Youth, with the possibility of appeal by the Intel- lectuals to the League of Nations.

American Red Cross sails from The Committee appointed by the Vancouver on May 30 to survey the situation resulting from the famine in China

The Earl of Roschery, K.G., K.T. former Liberal Premer, who cele brated his 82nd birthday a fort Hight age, passed away in the early hours of yesterday morning

prophesied to one of his school Waistell aboard, has left Shanghai More than sixty years ago a youthful" fag" af Etor laughing,

They have practically reached an in the history of American rajkless election speech by Mr. Bald method of enforcing Prohibition, Minister, win the Derby, and marry agreement regarding the Germanways, has been given by the wit. .. reservations and distribution of

Simultaneously, the American

Supreme Court. ̧.·

The Premier spoke to a crowded reparations among the creditora The Court rejected the Inter-visible audience in the theatre from which a network of wires was ex State Commerce Commission's valuation of American railroad pro-

tended across the promenade Hink perty for the purposes of fixing ed-up with dozens of loud speakers on the mands, which were packed with carefree listeners.

Their object is to interview Chiang Kai Shek, and consult him Embassy announced its Govern- with regard to military affairs.ment's readiness to reduce the

They are leaving immediately for American claim for Army occupa- | passengers and freight rates.

the capital.

Co-operation of the Moham medans with the Government is of the greatest importanes, as they can completely cut off Feng's line of retreat westward. It is believed that the awaiting of a definite assurance of their loyalty was one cf the main reasons why the Gov CTN MENS so far has not taken action against Feng.

tion expenses by 10 per cent.

In Washington.

ご

The Commission's valuations were approximately eleven billion dollars (G:17,000,000,000) less than that elaimed by the railroads.

WASHINGTON, May 21. Pres. Hoover conferred with the Cabinet and leaders of both parties of the two Houses of Congress re- garding the report expected from the Reparations Experts Comune to fifteen dollars.

mittee in Paris.

The Herald Tribune says that Pres. Hoover is hoping to smooth the way towards a settlement and It is stated that Ma Ting Hriang controls four armies, all of which the possibility is envisaged by a are commanded by members of his reduction in the claims for arrears family, and which recently inflicted on account of the American occu severe defeats on the Kuominchunpation amounting to $30,000,000

under the comand of General Meng Chi Chung

FENG'S REPLY TO CHIANG KAI SHEK.

DENIES HOSTILE

INTENTIONS.

(Wah Ts Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, May 21... In reply to Chiang Kai She's telegram, Feng Ya Hsiang wires that he is unwilling to proceed to Nanking in view of Chiang's action in imprisoning Marshal Li Tmi Hain. There is no truth in the report that he will attack Shansi and Chibli. He further denics say connection with Soviet Russia and the Kwangsi Clique.

"Advices from Haakow state that railway service was available as far as to Lulin on Monday, Tele- graphic service between Hankow and Sinyangchow in Honan is also ..available.

"

Åt a memorial service, held by the Central Government on Mon- day, Chiang Kai Sheis denounced the.action of Feng's troope.

FENGTIEN TROOPS FOR TIENTSIN.

(Fah Tas Fat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, May 21. In compliance with the order of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, Chang Hauch Linng has ordered the Feng tien troops under Yu Hsueh Chung to proceed to Tientsin.

HO CHIEN TO MOVE

ON WUCHOW.

(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, May 21.

General Ho Chien, Commander-

and corresponding in its percentage of 10 per cent. to similar. British and French sacrifices.

New York Press Comment. „

NEW YORK, May 21. Newspapers generally describe as "astute". President Hoover's con- ference with political leaders as re- gards Reparations, as their accop tance of his views is bound to react upon Congress.

"

The New York World declare

there has been no-one at the White House in the past ten years able independently to explain foreign affairs to the Senate.

French Approval,

The stocks and shares of dozens of railway companies were quickly bid up on the Stock Exchange from

CHINA'S NEW ARMIES.

EFFECT OF GERMAN EXPERT'S DEATH:

NANEIRO, May 13 The recent death of Colonel Max

Baser, German adviser to the National Government, is considered a serious blow to the progress of the plans made by General Chiang Kai Shek, Chairman of the National Government, to reorganize and thoroughly modernise the Chinese army.

Mr. Baldwin referred to

the

EXA

chums that he would become Prime

the richest beiress in the land.

This was the youth who later he came Lord Rosebery, and who lived to see the accomplishment of his

President Hoover, has selected Mr. George W. Wickersham, an Attorney-General, as Chairman of & National Law Enforcement Com-threefeld ambition. masion..

The woman member is Miss Ads Comstock, President of Radcliffe College.

greatly improved relations between employers and workers since the war and said he believed, the pre- sent methods of co-operation had

Unemploy become much closer, ment was beginning to fall and even the most depressed. industries TREATY REVISION. were improving and the prospects, of regaining pre-war prosperity were brightening.

When Mr. Baldwin sat down b woman presented him with a fine bulldog, which took to his new master kindly.

1,724 Candidates. The nominations total 1,724, which is a record for British Pa liamentary elections. They consist of:-

ConservativeK Labour b Liberals

Communiste

368

370

510 ,25

Independents 31 Women (all parties) 68 Nominations of women candi. dates comprise 10 Conservatives, 30 Labour, 25 Liberals, and 3 Communiste.

Final Nominations.

LONDON, May 21. To-day, the final nominations.wers

n

vers

H.31.S. Kent, with Admiral

for Hankow.

A very warm send-off was given to Sir Sidney Barton impon his day parture from Shanghai for Abys ainia, aboard the P. & 0. L Morea

ADDRESS TO THE REICHSTAG.

In 1878, he married Miss Hannah He will be assisted by nine other Rothschild, the only daughter of WELLS AND WORLD PEACE. lawyers and one woman, who will

Baron Meyer de Rothschild.

Their married life was represent the major geographical | happy. In bis wife Lord Rosebery found a real friend, who encourag- divisions of the country. The worked him in his difficulties, and spur of the Commission is expected to red him on to make those efforts H. G. Wells, the noted British last two years.

which were crowned when he novelist, addressed the Reichstag last month on the subject of "The realised another of his great am- bitions and became Prime Minister. Common Sense of World Peace."

This took place in March 188i| He declared: when, after 3 years of Parliament- A large number of peace ad- ary life, he succeeded Mr. Gladvocates are marking time with stene at 10 Downing Street

great enthusiasm, pride, and Although he fulfilled his ambition dignity, the majority realizing that and became Prime Minister, Cord it is a pure delusion to expect Rosebery did not hold the post for amiable declarations, conferences, long, dissensions and jealousies & pact or so, or a picnic.or so to wrecking the Cabinet after fifteen lay the foundation. The funda months.

mental, formidable dificulty--the sovereign independence of States-- is being evaded, and until this is tackled progress is impossible. The Kellogg Pact is merely a means by which citizens of the United States relieved their consciences without lives. How far it has gone can be interference with their ordinary decided by two simple sums-the War expenditure of the world in 1628, and the estimate for 1929.

JAPAN'S "ATTITUDE

TOWARDS CHINA.

Turf Successes.

A great patron of the Turf even The stiffness of Japan's policy from his Oxford days, Lord Rose in dealing with China has been bery had won practically every race greatly moderated recently, and the of any importance, including the Tokyo Government has consented Ladas (the event which consummat Derby three times in 1894 with to China's proposal of introducing de his three-fold ambition); the fel an all-round revision of the Sino-lowing year with Sir Visto, and

Lin 1905 with Cicero. Japanese Treaty of Commerce" and Navigation. Nevertheless, when actual negotiations are opened in Shanghai, carly in June, there is certain to be controversy, and in some quarters anxiety is already expressed about the prospects.

The Chinese proposal concerning treaty revision, as well as Japan's counter-proposal, which was drait- ed prior to Mr. Yoshizawa's return

Edinburgh Ties. Residence at his Midlothian home closest connection with Edinburgh naturally brought him into the As Lord-Lieutenant of Midlothian, hos. Colonel of the 8th Battalion Royal Scots, Lord Rector of Edin-

Last of the Orators.

Chief Structuras. Lord Rosebery has been called the last of the Victorians, but he might with a ton of goods from Cardiff "The day that man can travel more truthfully have been called the to Vladivostock, and from Moscow last of the orators. The memory to San Francisco as he now travels of his golden voice and the charm from Ban Francisco to New York, of his permality was one of the without a pasport or without in most abiding Parliamentary interference by Customs officials, or pressions he left, and won for him without seeing a battleship, soldier, the name of the Orator of the Empire"

or war plane, the chief structures of world peace will exist, but it means propaganda and a struggle" which the world has not yet seen, scrapped, and Nationalistic history Nationalistic “teaching must be washed from the mind, and replac ed by history of the social evolu- human society, and man's stendy tion and growth of the great progress to power and freedom. Nationalism must be exorcised from the world. The recent Vati capital In 1911, to his other can agreement deepens doubts, whe numerous titles there was added ther Christian statecraft has now, or will, have the capacity material- that of Earl of Midlothian." Rosebery appears in our editorial tion. The world is plainly head- [A fuller appreciation of Early to help the task of world federa-

columas.]

ing to war. Britain's stupid isola tion of Russia will lead to a fast struggle in Asia between Basis- and the West. It can begin almost anywhere, and involve the whole world:

Contrary to earlier reports, the German military expert was never connected with the "Model Divi- sión" here. Only recently a special battalion was organised, its per-made for the General Election to Tokyo, are being kept a strict sonnel being carefully picked from They were. Sir Martin Conway, and secret. It is understood, however, PARIS, May 21, the cadets of the "Model Division Sir Selby Bigge (Conservatives); that when these proposals are sub President Hoover's gesture is and the soldiers of various army and Miss Eleanor Ratiboze (Ladejected to formal comparative conburgh University, and a prominent

Professor R. S. Conway (Liberal); welcomed by the French Press au

corps. This battalion consisted of pendent) for the English Combined 'sideration at the forthcoming figure in many other spheres of ac having an intrinsic, moral, and in-six companies, namely cavalry, Universities (two seats).

negotiations, some variance of tivity, he was closely identified with ternational significance.

artillery, communication, and engin-

opinions might be found on such men and affairs in the Scottish eer companies and two infantry

problems as the tariff, extraterri- companies. Colonel Bauer #38

toriality, navigations, and validity given full charge of the battalion,'

of treaties, which will lead to and the five German military ex-] FROM LEAGUE OF NATIONS. animated discussions. perts under him acted in the capa city of advisers to the various com- panies.

"THE" TIMES". VIEW

OF CHINA.

HOSTILITIES DEFLORED.

AROUSING GENERAL

APPREHENSION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]"

Intensive Training. These picked troops were given intensive training in the tactics and science of modern warfare, special LONDON, May 21. The Times says that disappoint. emphasis being laid on the develop- ment will be general here and ment of the efficiency and fighting wherever be that it had been strength of the smallest fighting hoped, and half-believed, that Re-unit. These soldiers have no holi- publican China had emerged from confusions of Civil War.

days, have a daily curriculum from

the evening, and are not allowed to Naming's 5.30 o'clock in the morning to 9 in

However justifiable

action, the prospect of a renewal of civil war on a wide scale must arouse great apprehension.

THE KANSU FAMINE.

TERRIBLE DISCLOSURES:

CANNIBALISM AND SLAUGHTER..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PERING, May 21.

receive callers.

ORPHANS GETS PROTEC- TION,

Mr. Yoshizawa, who arrived in Geneva (U.P.)-Children aban. doned in all parts of the world and Tokyo on May 8, presented himself brought up at the expense of the at the Foreign Office next day, and different countries where abandon-started discussions with the chiefs ed eventually may be taken under of various bureaux of the Foreign the protection of the League of Nations.

abandoned children of foreign na.. This will apply especially to tionality who often do not have the same rights as abandoned chil drea of the nationality of the state

in which they are found"

The League's Child Welfare Com mission is now preparing the draft

mon text of an international convention on the subject providing for com- legislation and common measures in all states on behalf of abandoned children of foreign

nationality.

Office.

summarised

23

THE NEW ORDER IN CHINA. OPINIONS OF LEAGUE-

OFFICIAL,

GENEVA, May 8 (U.P.)'

Four Knotty Problems.

I personally have the impres- According to the Deaia Mainichi, sign the authority of the war lords is steadily decreasing and that the the four knotty problems of the authority of the new Nanking forthcoming Sino-Japanese negotia Government correspondingly is in- tians may be

creasing," M. Avenol, Under Secretary of the League of Nations, follows:-

said in an interview to-day on his Tariff Issue-China will insist { return from China, upon the unconditional application of her new statutory tariff rates simultaneously with the new treaty taking effect, while Japan will re- quest, the application of the most favoured-nation clause to some of the special commodities.

HONEYMOON IN 9-TON YAWL.

7,000 MILES “MONOTONY.

Among the passengers in the Oropess, which reached Liverpool. recently, were Captain and Mrs. D. P. Elot, who spent their honey- moon in a 44-foot nine-ton yowi, tire world to aid in modernising Capetown to Colon. Capt. Eloff, It is to the interest of the en making the 7,000-mile voyage from China and I am convinced this can a grandson of. President Kayer, best be accomplished through the superintended the construction of League of Nations. Patience and the yawl in which the wed- tact will be necessary but it will ding ceremony took place. They be well worth while for the entire sailed from Capetown last year world."

M. Avenol said it was his impresat Ascension Island and Trinidad with a crew of three, and after calls sion the Nanking Government is arrived at Colon on February 24. composed of "remarkable men who The boat was fitted with an auxi- have deep intelligence and modern liary engine. Throughout the voy- education and now are morally and age, during which a pet dog was psychologically recognised by the lost overboard, they saw only one newly awaked Chinese national tended to sail round the world, but Chinese nation as representing the steamer. They had originally in consciousness which demands re- they grew tired of the monotony. establishment of China's integrity They hope to get more excitement and abolition of the regime of in motor touring. unilateral treaties."

Although General Chinng is busily occupied with his duties every day,

Hungarian Convention, he finds time to visit the baltalion

If the convention is "finally. on the average of three times a launched, its execution, like that week. Once in an address to the of all other international League

Abolition of Extraterritoriality conventions, will be placed under battalion, General Chiang declared the jurisdiction of the League of China will request the immediate that the battalion represented "a Nations.

abrogation of extraterritoriality new life in the Chinese Revolu-

In the meantime the Hungarian fallowing the new treaty, taking in-Chief of the Hunanese troops,,

tionary "Army, and that he hoped the League a draft convention of perfect the judicial system in a

government, has just submitted to effect, under pledge that China will proceeded to Chuanchow from Yangchow and will probably go to

in three years the battalion might its own on the subject relating to cordance with the recommendations Kweilin, the capital of Kwangsi. A report from Mr. C. Finlay be expanded into 15 divisions, or children that have been brought of the Extraterritoriality Commis According to the scheme of the Andrew who is investigating the about 925,000 men. A first class up by the state. Hungary has raion of the foreign diplomatic corps military operations decided by famine in Kaneu for the Chinese fighting unit would then be organis-propied that this convention be of Peping. But Japan will not General Ho, the Hunanese troops International Famine Relief Comed for national defense purposes. adopted also by Italy, Austria, consent to the immediate abroga will abandon the attack upon Liu. mittee states that he has received Equipment Being Studied.

Poland, Czechoslovakia, Rumaniation under a mere promise on the and Serbia so that all of the South part of China; Japan, will ineist chow and Nanning but will prees many reports of cannibalism, which upon Wuchow so as to join the he specially investigated. Re. Latest introductions in military Central European states may have. on seeing the system actually per Canton troopr.

found that near Chingning 35 equipments, like automatic rises common provisions for such child-fected, and will then surrender ex brigands were killed and parts of and others, are being studied, and

traterritoriality in district the bodies caten by ravenous it was the proposal of Colonel It is entirely possible that the after another. people

Bauer that a first class arsenal Hungarian draft will be incor Navigation Right-Basing her Mr. Andrew collected statements should be established at Nanking.porated into the League's project claim on mutual liberty of com- M. Victor Phillips, the official from gentlemen who had witnessed A small consignment of arms reach or that. Hungary be asked to ac-merce and navigation between two representative of the Rumanian this and other cases. He states ed here recently from Germany. cept the League's convention in-civilised countries in their respec- that in some parts the populace It is reported that several much stend should the latter contain tave domestic waters, China will anniversary celebration of United of the steeple of St. Andrew's are starving because they have no larger consignments will shortly be better provisions.

insist upon the right of a moet | Bumanit (to be observed at Church, Thornhill Square, Isling favoured-nation to navigate ships Bucharest in May), was addressing ton, recently. The cat is believed money to buy what little food shipped to China,

loaded with merchandise in any some eighty members of the First to have been stranded at the steeple open port and rivers in Japan Rumanian Synagogue congregation top for two days, too frightened Japan will refuse this right to recently when Ave masked and arm to attempt the perilous descent. Its China on the ground that Japan led, men suddenly rushed down the has, no such great navigable rivers aisle

YEN HSI "SHAN'S ADVICE TO MARSHAL CHIANG.

(Wah Tu Tai Pao)..

SHANGHAI, May 31,

Advices from Taiyuan, the capital

of Shansi, indicate that Yen Hs

exists, whereas in other places no Shan bas lately wired to Chiang amount of weney will purchase food Kai Shek asking to give up the because none exists. campaign against Feng Yu Hsiang. so as to avert war. Ee claims that Feng-is-peacefully-disposed.

COMPENSATION_TO *NORWEGIANS:

(Wah Tez Tat Puo.).

ren.

CRISIS THREATENING. MEMEL DISTRICT.

Meur, May 13,

The situation in the Memel dis

спе

GUNMEN IN CHICAGO CHURCH.

CONGREGATION. ROBBED OF

£1,400.

CAT RESCUED FROM TOP

OF STEEPLE.

STRANDED THERE TWO DAYS.

Hundreds of people witnessed the Government in Chicago at the tenth rescue of a tabby cat from the top

development of military science in There is a growing interest in the

Europe and America. Formerly, all of the military officers were

distress was noticed later, and many- graduates of military schools in

attempts were made to entice it to Japan. It has been decided recently

as the Yangtae and Huangho, and The leader of the gang, pouring come down. These were fruitless, JAPANESE LEAVE

by the National Government to send

also, from considerations of her cut a volley of cathe and blas- but when Louis Bell, a young TSINGTAO.

100 cadeta abroad, and none of themtrict is growing serious-in-cone-special-geographical conditions and phearies, ordered everyone present butcher, heard of the animal's are going to Japan. They will be quence of the attempts of the Fas national defence

to line up against the wall while plight he left his shop in Cale SITUATION VERY QUIET. sent to schools in America, Britain, | cists and Greater Lithuania parties Term of Validity:-China will his companiona searthed them. The donian Road and act out to rescue France, and Germany. Each cadet to bring about a conflict between insist that the treaty shall become bandits secured altogether about it. Mr. Bell climbed the steople by [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. will be given $10,000 and will stay the directorate, the autonomous automatically null and void when 87,000 (£1,400) în money and jewels, means of a ladder lelt by workmen

abroad six years.

government instituted in accord either party concerned fails to the panic and excitement of engaged in repairing it, and even- PEPINO, May 21. The recommendations made by ance with the Versailles treaty, and issue notice of revision or abroga('the moment the loss was at fret tually be succeeded in reaching the Teingtao reports are that all Colonel Bauer since his arrival in the Diet in which the German tion during a certain period prior put as high as $75,000. remaining Japanese troops sailed China have never been made public, parties hold the majority. Such a to the date of expiration of the It was in this synagogue that It was a bit frightened and the Norwegian Chargé d'Affaires to Japan on Monday, including the but he was probably responsible for conflict is apparently, intended to treaty. Japan will make a gener- Queen Marie of Rumanin was en- tried to claw at me," Mr. Bell said

anti bere pprnced an on this point but in factained when she visited inmines werd naded from a gun-, colour materials for úrmy allermo,

Diet

et the institution of E élete consideration of the Craddong of 1665 numer 11 th A sum of $9,050 will be paid to boat in order to assist in main and the design of a standard equip torial regime like the one in Kavno Sino-Japanese treaties in the past, in the police records of that city the Norwegian residents as in-taining order The city remains | ment for each soldier. It is not yet and the complete annexation of the Japan may not agree to China's that a hold-up has been organised demnity, according to this decision. very quiet.

known who will replace him.: district by Lithuania.

proposal unconditionally.

i inside a place of worship.

SAM SHANGHAI, May 21. With regard to the Nanking In- vident, negotiations between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and

wegian claims. „

afterward.

down" There were loud cheera when Mr. Bel restored the cat to its owner.