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NANKING ISSUES MANDATE.

STORM DAMAGE

MANY CHARGES AGAINST

FENG YU HSIANG. ·

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RUSSIAN INTRIGUES

ALLEGED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

YANKING, May 24. The National Government has itsued an officiat mandate denounc- ing Feng Yu Hsiang as Д rebel against the Kuomintang and the

Government.

IN TOKYO.

TORRENTIAL RAINS,

THOUSANDS OF HOUSES INUNDATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, May 21,

Twelve people are known to be dead, and damage to property and crops estimated at 7.5,000,000 is the result of torrential rain which swept over Fukushima prefecture yesterday.

It declares the charges against The damage includes the inunda- Feng are so numerous they can notion of 5,000 houses, the destruc- jonger be lenient, therefore Feng is dismissed from all posts. It adds tion of 39 bridges, and damage to that officials throughout the country the railway at rèveral points, while should make an effort to appre-seventeen fishing amacks are re- hend Feng, so that he may be. punished, and the prestige of the ported missing. Government. upheld."

The above mandate takes the place of the punitive mandate the Government had been expected to isque.

Fong and the Soviët,

TRADE MISSION TO S. AMERICA.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

The Government received a tele- BRITISH RESEARCH WORK. gram this afternoon from Ho Ying Ching, and 67 other divisional commanders, including, Liu Chi and Chang Fat Fui, denouncing Feng sa a rebel, and stating they are awaiting orders to advance against the Kuominchun.

Charges named by the Central Kuomintang against Feng include an allegation that he accepts monthly 5,000,000 roubles and arms from Russia, and has signed s accret treaty with the Soviet.

FENG'S WITHDRAWAL.

STRONG DEFENCE

WORKS.

(Wah Ts Fat-Pao).

SHANGHAI, May 24. It is learned from the railway, authorities that Feng Yu Hriang's troops under Sun Liang Cheng have retreated to Kaifeng in Honan from Kweiteh. Those on the south of the Peping Hankow Railway re- treated to Hsuehang and those at Changte to Chengchow. !}

According to a telegram from General Huan Yuan Wu, Sun Liang Cheng's cavalry retreated to Las feng with military supplies. They destroyed the bridge at Yehchi- kang before they retreated.

Strong military works have been Erected by Feng's troops between Naayangfu and Loyang. Feng himself stays at Chengchaw direct- ing military operations.

He has abandoned his intention

to evacuate Kaifeng.

▲ Euominchun Defeat,

Wan Chi Chow, the Commander! of

of

the People's Militia " Honan, bas telegraphed that his men captured Loyang ia Honan on May 22, and Feng Yu Hsiang': troops under Shih King Ting re- treated. "

FOREIGN MINISTERS FOR NANKING.

(Wak Tr Fat Fas.)

SHANGHAI, May 24. It has been decided by Legation circles not to attend the memorial service of Dr. Sun Yat Sen held at Peping but to proceed to Nanking personally to attend the funeral. The Dutch Minister will read their eulogy.

LONDON, May 23, The Board of Trade announces that the Government will appoint mission to visit Argentina and

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 25, 1929.

INDIAN LABOUR

CONDITIONS..

COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY

VAN APPOINTED..

ONE LADY MEMBER,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE;)

LONDON, May 23. The Viceroy of India on January

tive Assembly, said that H.M. the $8, at the opening of the Legisla King bad approved of the estab lishment of a Royal Commission under Mr. Whitley to enquire into

the condition of labour.

His Majesty has now approved that commission which is consti- tuted with the following terms of reference:

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"To enquire into and report on existing conditions of labour in in dustrial undertakings and plants- tions in British India, on health, eficiency, and standard of living of workers, and to make recom- mendations."

Mr. Whitley, Chairman, is the ex-Speaker of the House of Com MORJ.

Other eleven members in- clade Sir Alexander Murray, long associated with Indian jute mills and mines, and at one time repre sentative of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce in the Legislative Coun- eil; the Rt. Hon. V. S. Srinivas Sastri, P.C., President of the Servants of India Society, Sir Vic to 1920, has consented to presidetor Sassoon, Sir Ibrahim Rahin- over the mission.

Brazil.

Viscount D'Abernon who was Ambassador to Germany from 1920

The other members will be Sir William Clare (of the Textile in- dustries), Mr. G. Rowland (te presenting industries), and Mr. Julian Piggott (representing iron and steel industries).

The Mission will undertake a pre- liminary survey in this country of Brite-Argentine and Brito-Brazi- bian trading quotations, and for this purpose will seek the co-opera- tion of chambers of commerce, trade associations, and other bodies as well as industrial firms who are in- terested in Argentina and Brazil.

Prince's Visit Recalled.

LONDON, May 23. The economic mission to Argen- tina and Brazil recalls the visit of H.R. H. the Prince of Wales to South America four years ago, after which the Prince called attention to the possibilities for the extension of British trade.

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one time member of the. Executive Council of the Governor Bombay; and one woman, Mia Beryl Power, of the Ministry of Labour.

ROYAL EXHIBITION.

OPENED BY THE QUEEN,

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

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LONDON, May 23. H.M. the Queen figured in a brief ceremony when the opened the Royal Exhibition Olympic today.

In the Great Hall the crowd stood motionless" when the bands pealed out of the National An- them. Then they burst into loud and long cheering. Three Guards of Honour, supplied by the Navy,

It is pointed out that many | Army and Royal Air Force, occupi-| hundred millions of British capitaled the whole arena. is invested in Argentina.

THE "KOBENHAVN."

MYSTERY OF A MISSING SHIP.

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(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

LONDON, May 23 Hope has not beer abandoned of news being received of the Koben- haven which left Buenos Aires on Deember 14 for Adelaide.

The Kobenhavn was in touch by wireless with the Norwegian ship William Plumer on December 21 but no further reports finve been re ceived.

The Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, said in the course of an

It is requested that any wireless. interview that the various foreign representatives will arrive at Nan station which may bear signale king on May 20 to attend the from the Kobenhavn will send full funeral ereniony of Dr. Sun Yat details to the Actisebskabeg Ostasia Sen and will call upon Chiang Kai tiske Compagnie. Shek on May 31.

Credentials will be presented by the German and Italian. Ministers during their interviews. Mr. Yoshi zawa may also present the Japan- ere credentials.

CHINA AND JAPAN.

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, May 24,

It is learned that the Naval land-

The Kobenhavn call sign until January 1 was Oiba and since Oyte.

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THE LITHUANIAN ASSASSIN.

YOUNG TERRORIST SHOT.

{THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENCY. ]

་་ Kovno, May 23.

ing party which has been main--A young Terrorist, a student tained at Hackow since the 1997 named Vosylius has been sentenced incident will be withdrawn on May to death at Kovno, Lithuania, by 31, as the situation is now regarded a court-martial in connection with as stabilised,

an attempt on the life of Professor Mr. Yoshizawa has left for Nan Waldemaras, Vosylius confessed and king, and the Chinese Minister denounced another student named Wang Jung Pao is travelling in the Gudelis who, be alleges, was the same train for the purpose of at-ringleader in the plot. tending the ceremony of the re moval of Sun Yat Ben's remains.

Mr. Yoshizawa is carrying a silver wreath as a gift from the Japanese Government to Sun Yat Sea's Memorial,

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A VOLUNTEER. (Nam Chung Pao). General Li Lien Chun, who is now in retirement, recently wired to Chiang Kai Shek that though his health is poor, he would like to serve the Party and Nation if kie services are required. Chiang, in reply, asked him to come to Nasking immediately.

Kovno, May 24 Vosylius was shot at dawn. An appeal for reprieve to Premier Waldemaras" was rejected.

-EX-KING---AMANULLAH.

- (THROUGH AZUTEE'S AGENCY.]

SIMIA, MAY 24. Ex-King Amanullah and party have left for Bombay, en route to Europe.

The Government of India have placed a special train at Amanul fat disposal for the journey from the frontier to Bombay.

H.A. H. the Prince of Wales wore the uniform of the Welch Guards..

OIL ECONOMIES.

FURTHER CONFERENCES.

(RENTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].

WASHINGTON, May 23. Representatives of the Federal Oil Conservation Board and the American Petroleum. Institute met

informally to discuss the possibility of solving the problem of waste and overproduction by means of an inter-State

agreement limiting drilling.

The Secretaries of the Navy, War and Commerce and the President of the Petroleum Institute attended the meeting, which is presumably

a prelude to the conference to be held on June 6.

EXECUTIONS IN RUSSIA.

PLOTTING AGAINST THE

"REVOLUTION.”

[THEOUGH LEVYER'S AGENCY.)

Moscow, May 23. It is officially announced that as the result of counter-revolu tionary activities in the railway transport, gold, and platinum in dustries, van Meck and Velichko, who were both formerly high off cials in the Commissarini of Com- munications, and Palebinsky, an ex-Professor, have been executed.

Others implicated have been sen tenced to various terms of im prisonment.

NEW YORK STOCKS.

“A REVIVAL,

[REGTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

TARIFF QUESTION IN AMERICA.

CHANGES MADE IN

THE BILL.

INCREASES IN DUTIES,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, May $4. The House of Representatives

Revision Bill and afterwards go will vote on Tuesday on the Tariff

into recess for two months, while the Senate deals with the Bill.

The Representatives have made numerous changes, such as increas ing the duties on dairy produce,. and removing hides and leather from the free "list."

The boot and boe, industry is expected to benefit from an ad valorem duty of twenty per cent,

NO MORE MARSHALS

IN FRANCE.

CABINET DECISION.

[THROUGH RIVIER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, May 23. The Cabinet has decided that there will be no further promotions to the rank of Marshal of France,

thus confirming the previous deci

sion of the Government to allow the

title to disappear by extinction.

THE DERBY.

LATEST BETTING PRICES.

HUNTER'S MOON FAVOURED,

The latest Derby prices received in Hong Kong yesterday from England reveals a strong demand for Lord Derby's Hunter's Moon. The horse is now joint favourite with Mr. Jinks, both of them standing at 13-2. At this price bets are taken and offered.

Other prices given on the cable. are as follow

Kopi, 8 to 1 taken and offered. Cragadour, 8 to 1 taken and

offered.

Gay Day, 100 to 8 taken and

offered.

Reedamouth, 18 to I taken and

offered.

Walter Gay, Reflector, En Garde

21 to 1.

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Rattler the Reefer, 28 to 1. Tom Peartree, 28 to 1.

It it felt that in view of the bonour attending to it in its aṣéo- ciation with the great soldiers of tae: War. ita conferment in peace time would be derogatory to the high distinction it carries.

Only four of the seven. War Marshals are now living, namely, Joffre, Petain, Franchet Desperes, and Lyautey.

PREPARING FOR THE POLLS.

RIVALRY AMONG VARIOUS CENTRES.

are

London. Election returns expected to be slower this time than they have been at previous general elections owing to the increased' size of the electorate. Enthusiastic "clubman who customarily gather round the tape machines will have to plan to make a real night of it if they want to know how things are going before they go to bed.

The chief reason for the slowness this year in the five million addi- tional 11 fapper" voters who have been added to the register. The

natural increase in population is GDOther contributing figure and al- together the number of names on the register is about a fourth again as large as in 1924.

crease their staffs and their voting

MR. CHURCHILL'S · APPEAL.

BENEFITS OF MCKENNA DUTIES.

A FIGHTING SPEECH.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, May 93.

A plea to Conservatives, Constitu- tionalists, and patriotic Liberale

MEXICAN COLLEGE Telegrams in Brief.

RIOTS.

STUDENTS KILLED AND INJURED.

AXES AND PISTOLS!

(REUTER'S AMERICAN BÈRVICE]

French revenue returns for April totalled 3,069,000,000 francs show. ing increases of 630,000,000 - com- pared with Budget forecasts, and 502,000,000 compared with April of lart year. The total for the árst four months shows an increase of 3,034,000,000 compared with fore- casts, and 1,103,000,000 compared with the same period in 1998.

The American Secretary for Com- merer, Mr. R. P. Lament) has stated that the first four months of 1929 evidenced a record in industrial and commercial activity in Ameri- can history.

Maxiçó, CITY, May 94. One student was killed and injured, in a riot resulting from a "to arouse themselves to defend strike of pupils at the National

German imports for April the national welfare against the University Law School, as a pro amounted to 1,293,000,000,000 marks Socialist threat to commandeer test against monthly examinations. and exports to. 1,233,000,000 marks, works" was made by Mr. Winston Medical College students joined compared with 1,031,500,000 and 956,000,000 marks, respectively, in Churchill, speaking at Woodford, in the battle against the author.arch

ties. Firemen turned on hoses, and police wed axes and pistols,

Essex.

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He said that under the Mckenna duties the publia were getting cheaper motor cars every year.

Coventry Unemployment at practically non-existent.

Then the Socialist Party, with the Liberals yelping at their tail, came on the scene and declared that they would sweep away the McKenna duties. This was only a sample of the general disturbances of the trade revival and employment which

of the

EPIDEMIC OF INFANTILE PARALYSIS.

to combat the

A loan to be issued by the Bank of England on behalf of the Central Electricity Board has been under written. The amount will be £3,000,000 and the" loan "will" be devoted to the financing of the schemes of the Electricity Board which was set up to develop the electric supply of Britain

The Graf Zeppelin has arrived. back at Friedrichshafen.,-

H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, in the garden of St. James Palace, received the colours of the West African regiment. Ex-officers of the regiment attended in khaki and ex-members of the regiment in plain clothes. They were escorted "on their way to the place of the Scots

LACK OF SERUM.

Medical authorities in Sydney view with concern the lack of sup- plies of serum epidemic of infantile paralysis.

The most promising treatment, they consider, is the injection of a acrum made from the blood of those who have suffered from the disease. | Guards. The pathological-laboratory of the Mr. Theodore Roosevelt, jun., has Royal Prince Alfred Hospital is bern appointed Governor of Porto could make use of the Emergency but though former sufferers have "I the Socialist Government fully equipped to manufacture this,

would follow the return Socialista to power with Lib ral connivance.

The Emergency Powers Act was intended for real emergencies like the Great War and the General Strike.

Powers Act to take over any

works or close down any newspaper been communicated with, so far on the pretext that national there has not been one offer of blood emergency had arisen, no man's for the purpose. business would be safe. I do" not believe that they have the power, but their meaning is plain."/

The Liberal Programme.

A statement of the Liberal policy has been prepared under the diree tion of the Liberal leaders and released for publication.

It declares that the primary ob- ject of the Liberal foreign policy is to abolish war as a method of settling international disputes, and says that war, past or future, takes thirteen shillings out of every pound of national taxation money which if war was ended, would he expended in national development and other public services..

Horth of Ireland.. There is little change in the elec- tions in North Ireland,

The final returns. excluding four seats for Queen's University, are:

Unionists in

34 Independente man, 2 Sociòlists Nationalists.

certain four

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Blood Needed,

The lack of response is hard to understand," said the Medica} Superintendent (Dr. W. A. Bye) recently. "When AD ordinary transfusion is to be made there

Rico.

Workers' Union and the Workers' The British Transport General Union have decided to amalgamate from August 5.

THE SWINGING PENDANT.

is never any lack of persons willing PHENOMENON AT NAPLES. to offer their blood. It may be that people who would otherwise come

ON THE ARM OF A forward are a little afraid of the they have the

MADONNA. process, but assurance of one of our leading pathologists that they will not feel the slightest ill effects. Everything is ready at the hospital, and all we need now is a supply of blood to

go ahead with the manufacture of serum.

The people of Naples are known for their devoted attachment to their Saints and the Madonna. „A new miracle there is now causing A great deal of talk, and even some... scientific speculation.

Payment for Blood. Dr. Bye explained that the con- valescent serum treatment had been A pendant with diamonds attach- adopted with success in the Uniteded to a gold bracelet on the arm States and in Melbourne. Blood

was taken from a patient who had of a Madonna in the church of the suffered from the discase not more Immacolata on the Chisia keeps than three years before, and the swinging without stopping, 11

al- serum from this injected into the new patient as soon as they became though an attempt by a scientist affected, might check the disease and to keep a pendulum going near it prevent some of its most serious has failed utterly. The pendant results. To patients to offer their blood, the encourage former

maves gaily day and night, whilat - Government had guaranteed to pay the pendulum hung up by the any expenses they incurred, and, if scientist has to be pushed every necessary, the hospital authorities now and then by the hand of its would pay for the blood itself."

The Government gained two seats from the Socialiste in the Belfast divisions and, counting as virtually Conservative for Queen's University, there will be an increased majority of four con pared with the last Parliament..

SPANISH RISING SEQUEL.

SEVERE PENALTIES ASĶED,

[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

MADRID, May 24.

At the Court Martial at Ciudad Real of 3 officers and three civil- ians in connection with the insur- rection at the end of January, the Public Prosecutor demanded sen tence of death in eight cases and penal servitude for life for the remainder.

TERRIFYING FALL.

PARACHUTIST'S PERIL

There was a thrilling parachute meeting when Mr. Bruce Shipway, descent at the Penrith Speedway

an Aero Club pilot and racing motor cyalist, leapt from an aeroplane at a great height, and fell about 2,000 feet before he was also to make the parachute open.

The aeroplane, which was piloted by Captain Pentland, ascended, fortunately, to a considerably great- er height than was originally, intend

inventor to start action.

A Mother's Gratitude. Naturally, there is something

To emphasize the urgency of the position, Dr. Bye pointed out that the Board of Health had received on an average two notifications a day of new cases in the metropolitan very mysterious in it all, and the area. Ten' were housed ід the people are recalling that, years. isolation ward at the hospital and severni had to be turned away.

HOUSES IN THE AIR!

NEW GERMAN TRAFFIC SCHELE.

Stuttgart A revolutionary methed of solving the traffic problem of large cities has just been devised by Rasch Bros., ar- chitects in this city.

ago, the mother of a soldier in the war who had no news of her son made a vow to the Madonna. Soon afterwards 'she received the first letter from the man, and in gratitude she had the pendant made and placed as a votive offer- ing on the arm of the Madonna,

Some weeks ago one of her daugh- tere was praying before the Madonna when she saw the pendant swinging. It never stopped, and Their project would provide for she called the attention of the the building of large, cylindrically-pricat twice before he vouchsafed to shaped houses, bung up on huge pay attention to the tact. The girl steel maata. The basement of these brought her mother and other above the ground; only the steel menon. edifices would lie a few meters people, and all saw the pheno mast-like substructure would reach Flocking to the Church down into the soil,

The parish priest, at last be Thus, they explain, the entire wildered, himself reported the mist area which is now being occupied ter to the Archbishop, who instruct- by the foundations of a city's houses could be utilised for traffic. by some scientific men. A professor ed him have the affair examined Fantastic Aspect, pa from the University was called, and as the pendant continued to move. be had the pendulum hung up near by, the

- If one were to credit their argu-

ed, and it was not until it had ments, this arrangement would not reached 3,400 feet above sea level only amply satisfy the needs of that Mr. Shipway jumped off one of modern traffic but, even the wings.

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Every day & number of devout plenty of space for gardens and people flock to the church to invoke parks, for the embellishment of the other miracles from the Madonna, Hurled at Tremendous Speed." London Always Blow.

town of the future."

and some are brought even in little Anxiety was caused to the large Schematic drawings, of. auch a invalid carriages on wheels, The larger towns expect to in-

crowd "present by the parachute town have a fantastic aspect. They M. d'Aquino, of the Cathedral, failing to open, while Mr. Shipway show an endless number of cylina Echolar and professor of physics, accommodations, to take care of the

was observed to burtie at tremen- ders, whose various stories are in- has also examined the phenomenon, rush, but this is often difficult in small country districts. A rivalry dous speed through the air, rolling terconnected by "elevated" streets and, thinking it might be caused so as to facilitate visits to other either by a peculiar sensibility of exists between many of the pro-over and over. vincial centres to see which shall It appears that when he attempt nearby hanging houses," without distant earthquakes or by the

ed to work the release appliance of putting the visitor to the necessity trembling of the wall, had a pen: -he first with the "results

If Manchester beats Liverpool-st-the-parachute, it failed and broke of descending to the ground and dulure placed outside the church, one election, Merseyside folk will off. He then had to reach behind then ascending again to make a call but, after swinging less and less, it came to a total stap like all. strain every nerve to come in ahead him and unfasten the parachute across the street. of Manchester, at the next. Leeds himself. Before he succeeded, it is. The ideal type of houses, accord reasonable pendulums Meanwhile, and Bradford are another pair of calculated, he fell about 2,000 feet, ing to the architects, would be the pendant on the arm of the with the Madonna kept on swinging briskly. but as soon as the safety device twelve-storied edifices, ancient rivals in this respect.

One of the fastest towns in Sal-opened, his speed was checked, and dining, living and sleeping rooms and occasionally

he descended safely, rencing the located at the periphery of the circles.

The Archbishop, Cardinal As ground at the bed of a creek be building. Storing rooms, sculleries, tween two clumps of trees. A herd and other rooms of less importance calesi, has decided to visit the of cattle grazing in the vicinity I would be grouped around the inner church if the phenomenon con- stampeded as he came to earth,

New York, May. 23. The Stock Market has rallied strongly after yesterday's debacle

New York Centrals went up four points, Allied Chemicals three points, and United States Steels, Autorizando Izberatozalandon bezrucks Me

rather slow in 'counting. Nickels are also buoyant,

ford whose three results are almost always among the first to be an-

nounced:

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moving in