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IS FENG GOING ABROAD?
HIS RETIREMENT REPORTED.
TO LEAVE SHORTLY?
[BROCON REUTER'S AGENOT.]
SHANGHAI, June 15. The Kuo Min News Agency learns that General Yen Hai Shan is in receipt of a telegram from General Feng Yu Hsiang in which the Kue minchus leader express his willing. ners to leave the country shortly.
An understanding was reached at the recent conference at Taiyuan- fr in regard to the retirement of General Feng Yu Hsiang and the disposal of his troops.
Russian Invasion Denied.
Moscow, June 13.
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An official news agency categorie: ally denies the report of a Soviet invasion of Mongolia.
Han Pu. Chu, -
HANKOW, June 18. Tien Lien Chung, a representa tive of General Han Fu Chu, bas arrived here.
In an interview with the local
THE HONG "ONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1929.
LI TSAI HSIN TO BE A SPEED DEMON
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KILLED.
RELEASED?
CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S
PROPOSAL.
MUST LEAVE CHINA.
(Wah Te Fati Pao.)
SKANORAL, June 16.
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RAY KEECH CRASHES IN A RACE,
፡፡
IN SIGHT OF WIFE.
{HEUTER'S AMERICAN BARVICE]
ALTOONA, Pa, June 15. At Saturday's session of the 2nd Kuomintang "Plenary Conference,
The racing motorist, Ray Keech, Chiang Kai Shek made a proposal ex-holder of the world's one-mile to release Marshal Li Tsai Hsin. speed record, was killed when his It was pointed out that as the
car crashed here to-day when Kwangsi Clique has been defeated, the Marshal can well be released. competing in a 200-mile race.
in learned that a condition of the release of the Marshal is that he must go abroad.
The accident was due to a car
The proposal was supported by Wu Taz Hui, Chang Ching Klang hitting the railing. Three "others and Li Shih Cheng, and will be re-crashed into the wreckage. considered at Mooday's session, It Keech
was rushed to hospital with his legs crushed, but died very shortly afterwards.
Another well-known racer, Cliff Woodbury, is seriously injured
Keech's widow, who was a wit ness of the tragedy, will be given 2900, as the officials decided to sward the prizes according to the positions when the race Keech was then lending,
BELGIANS TO RETURN CONCESSION.
(Wah Ta Yat Pas.)
SHANGHAI. June 16 It has been decided that the authorities, he confirms that Hav Belgian Concession at Tientsin be Fu. Chu's troops are mostly con
returned to China in July. The centrated around Chengchow.
Ministry for Foreign Affairs Eas Tien Lien Chung also reported detailed "men to arrange for the that the Peping-Hankow Railway rendition.
has been almost, complete repair. ed, with the exception of the bridge over the Yellow River, which is
badly damaged.
Traina MIC DOW running from Harkow as far as Chengchow.
It is believed that the desire of General Yen Hri Shan of Shanri for peace is the main reason for the Government's "delay in attack- ing Feng Yu Heiang.
Peacefully Inclined.
It is stated that Yen Hi Shan
remains firm in the conviction that
and that he is steadfast...in his
THE SINO-RUSSIAN
TROUBLE.
(xem Chung Pao).
The Ministry for Foreign Alairs has issued circular letters to the Ministers or Charge d'Affaires di Britain, the U.S.A., France, Italy, HoHand, Portugal, Belgium, Nor.
Spain, asking them to inform their way, Cuba, Brazil, Poland and
respective Governments that Chinn
fighting must not be resorted to is carefully considering whether to former recommendations that the resume cr to break off diplomatic situation should be settled by relations with Russia. peaceful and political means.
The Kuo Min News Agency has
a message from Chengchow which reports that the vanguards of Han Fu Chu's forces occupied Loyang on June 11.
Yen Hai Shan To Go Abroad. HANKOW, June 16. According to the latest news oh- tainable here, Yen Hai Shan has finally, and definitely decided to go abroad and s handing over the command of his forces to subordi. natce.
It is stated that he is proceeding to Japan viá Tientsin, and thence to America and Europe. It is additionally reported that he has Bent further representatives to Feng to make a final appeal to the latter to accompany Fim on his travels.
It is believed Fong is favourably disposed towards the project, pr vided ample guarantees for his personal safely and the payment of his troops can be given by the Central Government.
NEW KNIGHTHOODS CONFERRED.
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PRINCE ACTS FOR THE KING.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
REGEY, June 15." The King having approved that Knighthoods be conferred en Mr. William Jowitt, on his appointment as Attorney-General, and on Mr. J. E. Melville, on appointment as Solicitor-General, the Prince Wales yesterday, on behalf of His Majesty, conferred the accolade on there.
of
A Colonial Appointment. Mr. MacNaghten, Vice-Chairman
ended.
Tragedy On Tragedy, Ray Keech, on May 30, won the 500-mile Grand Prix at Indiana police.
A sad coincidence was that on this occasion also there was a tragedy, when car driven by William Spence, of Los Angeles, overturned. The driver suffered a fractured
which skull,
proved Iztal.
GENERAL HERTZOG
VICTORIOUS.
{THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAPETOWN, June 16. Final result election gave Gen
eral Hertzog a majority of eight over alt parties, and the three parties combined a majority of 26 over the South African Party.
General Hertzog is leader of the Nationalist (Government) Party.
CONSERVATIVES WIN RUGBY.
THE FINAL RETURN.
(THROUGH LAUTER'S AGENCY.]
"
LONDON, June 15. The election at Rugby, postponed on account of the death of the Labour candidate, Mr. H. Yates, resulted:--
Captain D. Margessen (Con-
servative)
Morgan (Labour) Bernaya (Liberal)
15,147 11,588
10,138
The prospect of a peaceful settle.
This election completes the mem- ment seems rosier than ever before. of the Overscas Settlement Debership of the House of Commons And Now Fighting Inevitable "ment, has been selected for the and the final state of the parties.
PEPING. June - 16. appointment of administration of is
Ho Cheng Chun, Tang Seng Chi, the Presidency of Saint Christo- and Liu Chen Hun returned here pher and Nevis (Leeward Islands), from Taiyuanfa this afternoon.
They remain ominously silent, to succeed Colonel Saing Johnston, but it is learned from reliable who has become Governor of the sources from Taiyuan that the mis. Leeward Islands.
sion resulted in complete failure.
Liu Chen Hua's secretary, tele- graphing from Taiyuan upon the mission'a departure, states there is now no probability of Feng going abroad, while it learned from cther sources that Yen Hai Shan iz obdurate, and determined to maintain neutrality.
Local military sources report the receipt of intelligence from Honan, indicating that the Kuominchun troops are moving south to Lao hoko, and Feng has sent officers to the Kingtee Pass, where Honan, Shenai and Hupeh meet, to arrange for_transportation facilities.
Well informed sources predict that fighting is inevitable.
SHANTUNG MERCHANTS'
PROTEST.. Merchants in Hong Kong have been warned by telegrams to sus pend shipments" of goods to Shan- tung until further notice. Shan
HAWAII'S FISHING
FESTIVAL.
Labour
Party
Conservatives Liberals Independents
Total
Members 289
260
58
013
Mr. Tom Kennedy. British Wireless states that Mr. Tom Kennedy has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury. Since 1937 he has been
GEN. DAWES VISITS
THE KING.
TO CONFER WITH THE PREMIER.
MOMENTOUS DISCUSSION.
(THROUÓR LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 13, General Dawes, was besieged by Pressoma on his arrival at South- freely of his delight in coming ampton and London. He talked
again among his dear British
friends," but wha very silent in re-
gard to his meeting on Sunday
with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald.
He presented his credentials to H.M. King George at Windsor Castle, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, accompanying him This is the first time since his illness began seven months ago that the King has
foreign diplomat.
roosived A
The Trip to Scotland. (BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, June 13: British Wireless adds:-Aceom- panied by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, the new
THE REPARATIONS QUESTION.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT'S
ATTITUDE.
"TO HASTEN SLOWLY."
a
ATLANTIC FLOWN
AGAIN,
YELLOW BIRD'S" GREAT
ACHIEVEMENT.
A STOWAWAY. ABOARD,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
that Maine.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, June 16. Mr. Arthur Henderson, in recent interview, indicated before any further step was taken regarding Reparations the Govern carefully the report of the Experts ment would require time to study
embodying the Young plans, and also to ascertain the views of the
other Governments concerned.
It is probable that an exchange of views between the Reparation Powers will take place at a Con ference specially called for the
versations yesterday at Madrid, purpose, and in the course of con
where delegates to the League Council met, M. Briand and Her Stresemann discussed the project, ne well as the suggestion that the meeting might conveniently take place at the end of July or early in August.
The views of the British Govern. ment are being sought as to a suit-
United States Ambassador Generalable rendezvous; and the possibility Dawes left London by train this morning, for Windscr where the royal coach was in waiting to drive him to the Castle.
He was received in audience by the King and three-quarters of hour later returned to London.
TONG WAR ENDED.
NO BLOOD SHED.
The Tong War between Hak- las coolies of Kowloon and Hokio coolies of Yaumati came to an end on Saturday night after lasting a little over week,
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During the course of the "war," nobody was seriously injured although a few pates were broken and eyes blacked. Two rickshas were smashed.
Arrangements are complete for General Dawes' meeting with the
Prime Minister to-morrow.
PARIS, June 15. Starting from Old Orchard,
the aeroplane
"Yellow Bird," of which the pilot is Jean Assollant, has flown the Atlantic Quear from west to east
The "Yellow Bird" landed on the beach near The fuel was practically exhausted. Camillas in Spain.
Telegrams in Brief.
The Washington Senate has ap- proved the Farm Rehof Bill with out the export debenture plan and President Hoover has signed it. President Hoovar describes the Farm Relief Bill as a constructive star for agricultural relief, and the most important measure ever passed by Congress to aid a single industry.
Three persons were killed and seven were injured in an explosion in a Brooklyn dry dock, apparent- 3, as the result of a leakage of from a tanker. The material damage was very slight.
that the Government will close the
"President Hoover has announced
fiscal year for" 1929 with a muṛping: of From $100,000,000 to $110,000,000.
Gold Medal for 1928 hadi ber The Royal Empire Society's There was a stowaway on board. awarded to Sir Hesketh Bell, for his book" Foreign and Colonial The plane had run out of fuel Administration in the Far East," and the radiator was practically A British-American Tin Corpora- dry when it landed. After re-tion has been registered with a fuelling, the plane will start early capital of one million sterling he
Biscay to Paris. in the morning across the Bay of buy and sell tin, and carry on the business of mining and exploring.
International Opium Agreement.
The Reichstag has adopted the
Later, it was learned that the stowaway is Arthur Schreiber of Portland Maine, whose mother, well-known American scientist and The death is announced of the after the start, told a newspaper-electrician, Mr., Charles Francis man that he had announced his Brush, Fioneer of electric lighting. intention of hiding in the 'plane.
The "Yellow Bird's time was 31 hours.
Mr. Owen Young was present at the wedding in Cleveland, Ohio, of his son Charles to Mim Esther Christensen the beautiful daughter. of the Danish Consul in that city.
Flight Perils. The Yellow Bird's" landing in of the meeting being held in Loa Spain instead of at its goal in don-which was the scene of the France is largely attributed to the 67,000 BODIES EXHUMED. meeting which adopted the. Dawes fuet that the airmen found them- plan in 1924-is being canvassed by selves unable to rise to the requir GRUESOME TASK THAT. the Press. Mr. MacDonald wased height after the start owing to also Prime Minister at that time.
OCCUPIED A YEAR.
CEMETERY TRANSFER.
FANATICISM IN THE PHILIPPINES.
DANGEROUS ORDER OF
fanatics.
"KNIGHTS."
[United Press.)
of
a mysterious extra weight. Conse- quently, they jettisoned part of the petrol supplies Later it was dist covered that the extra weight was The remains of 67,000 Birming due to the presence of the 22-year-ham citizens have been dug up from
their eld'stowaway.
graves in Saint Mary's Churchyard, near the centre of the city, and have been re-interred in Witton cemetery. The gruesome work has been carried out in the night, and has taken over twelve months to complete.
A
The airman also encountered bad weather at least two-thirds of the way. They battled through severe gade for four hours out of the 31 crossing, equivalent to 112 miles an hour, Nevertheless it is the fastest time so far.
** starter
The necessity for the task arose when Staint Mary's Church and Fresh petrol supplies, also a churchyard were sold to the gover- which also had to benors of the Birmingham General jettisoned, are available and will enable the machine to start again for Paris.
espital some three years ago to enable them to extend the hospital. The work of demolition went stondi- ly forward, and when the time como tu disturb the cemetery high wooden hoardings were built round it, en- closing the whole of the grounds.
Contract Eamovalk
Manila, P.I.-Officials of the in- sular government and the Philip- pines Constabulary have been warned to watch carefully the ac tivities of "The Knights of the
LONDON, June 13. Sacred Religion of Jesus Christ,"
London newspapers warmly con gratulate the three French airmen organisation religious in the "Yellow Bird" upon their
The organisation ap-great flight. pears to be fourishing in the pro- Bird's' fight across the Atlantic remains of their relatives who had It is noteworthy that the "Yellow
These who could afford it had the vince of Nueva Ecija.
coincides with the tenth anniver-been buried in Saint Mary's trans- Lieut. Col. E. Bactat of the sary of the first non-stop transferred to other churchyards. These, Philippines Constabulary fears for Whitten Brown and the late Sira dozen, and the rest of the bodica Atlantic flight made by Sir A. however, did not number more than the membership of the "Knights." John Alcock. He says the organisation is grow-
were removed under contract to one of Birmingham's corporation ceme rapidly that there is
teries at Witton."
It is understood that the meeting will take place at the house of Siring so
A Newspaperman?
NEW YORK, June 13. The Yellow Bird's" stowaway,
Alexander Grant, & lifelong friend danger of its membership being | Schreiber, now claims to be a new during the past, year by the noise
of Mr. MacDonald, who lives near Forres, Scotland. It is expected that the Prime Minister and the Ambassador will be together about
three hours.
· Treedom of the Seas. [AZUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, June 15, The freedom of the seas is the most important item to be discuss ed between General Dawes and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald according to White House circles, where the opinion is expressed that a logical eclution would be to divide the hemispheres, with the Atlantic as the boundary, Great Britain's sphere to be Europe and Africa, with the United States undertak- ing not to interfere with. Great Britain's obligations under the League Coventat
Col.
exploited by the leaders, Bactat is most anxious that in- sular officials refuse to permit legal registration or incorporation
of the order.
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The Knights of the Sacred Order of Jesus Christ" organised first among disgruntled members of the "Caballeros de la Sagrada Familia." Mariano Diaz led the disgruntled members from "Knights" the "Caballeros and formed the
paper reporter.
Residents of Witton have fre- quently had their rest disturbed of heavy motor lorries passing in the small hours of the morning. Little did they guess that it was the rumble of the death carts,"
Again Held Up..
BORDEAUX, June 16. The Yellow Bird' which left Santander for Paris at 6.45
Saint Mary's Church was built landed at Minizan at 8.30 owing to in 1774 on the top of a plague pit. lack of petrol.
The churchyard was a favourite burial ground for members of the Wesleyan sect. Hester Ann Rogers, author of John Wesley's housekeeper, was Spiritual Letters "and" buried there.
The "Sverige."
REYKJAVIK, June 15
The "Sverige" flight has been postponed until mare parts or a new engine is available.
Another Flight.
RANGOON, June 15.
The work of removing the re- mains was carried out reverently under the personal supervision of
"The Knights" believe that dead The French airmen Arrachartr. A. H. Leaney, house governor members of their faith arise from and Rignot, have left here for of the Birmingham General Hos their graves and moleat their | Bangkok.
pital living brothers, it is stated. Re- gular meetings are held to teach the creed of the organisation. The children. Much weird superstition work has extended even to
is mixed with the impler teach-. ings of the organisation, according to local newspaper reports.
TIMBER IN HAWAIL
FRUIT TREES THRIVING.
[United Press.)
perimentally the Chief Whip of the Labour
HISTORICAL CEREMONIES.
[United Press.]"
Hawaii, June 15. Hawaiian ceremonies of historical significance, Party. were being held here to-day with the marking by a tablet of the spot where an ancient Hawaiian temple was erected more than 100 years' ago by King Kamehameha I," first monarch of all the islands.
The ceremonies are winding up several days of celebration begin- ning with the observance
of Kamehameha day on June 13.
At one time the temple, known as the Puukohola Heis, wis the centre for the Hawaiian sport of hakilau fishing, in which large net is manned by scores of fisher- men.
tung merchants are opposing an the most elaborate fishing festival Today's bukilau was planned as additional import tax to raise funds "staged in the islands in for military and rehabilitation pur years.
recent
!!.
"TOTE" CHITS.
A HOME RACING 'INNOVATION.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, June 18. The advent of the totalisator on English racecourses will bring with it a new, echine which will enable
out carrying large sums of money, racegoers to attend meetings with
Big banks bave agreed with the
America's sphere would be the Western world, with Great Britain undertaking not to interfere with the United States obligations un- der the Monroe doctrine, while the problem of the Pacific would be disposed of by the agreement be tween Great Britain, the United States, Japan and France signed at Washington in 1921.
tex-
BIRTH RIGHT OF A MAN OF 74.
JUDGE DECLARES HIM LEGITIMATE.
Honolulu.-Redwoods and
A declaration of legitimacy was Mr. Churchill expressed. the perate zone fruit trees, planted ex-grunted by Mr. Justice Hill in opinion that if a mere numerical
by the Forestry the Probate. Division measure that the two fleets be Division of the Board of Agrien Samuel Hirons, aged seventy-four, to Mr. each a replica of the other be the ture and Forestry appear to thrive of St. Julian-terrace, Tenby, Pem rule, then that would not be in Hawaii and may develop into broke, who was stated to be en- equality; but, under the guise of Bubstantial addition to the titled to a share in an estate of
lumber and fruit resources of the £37,000. territory.
equality, Britain would have would resist such a result. absolute final inferiority; and he
The second condition of any Churchill continued, must be based Anglo-American. agreement, Mr.
on a tolerant good-hearted spirit towards aaral affairs on both sides
of the Atlantic.
Forty thousand young redwood trees have already been trans- be planted soon. planted in beds, and 60,000 are to
Mr. Hirons was, the son of Mr. Samuel Hirons and Martha At kin, who were married at Coventry in May, 1860, and were now be lieved to be dead. Mr. Hirons, who was born in 1853, recalled that he attended the wedding as a child.
"
Experiments show that the trees Mr. Churchill's Opinions,
do well at the higher elevations on LONDON, June 15.
the islands. Fruit trees have been Mr. Winston Churchill, 'speaking
planted in the Hilo forest reserve, Away With Suspicion,
az án elevation of about 3,500 feet. scid that he would have a claim Mr. T. Bucknil, for Mr. Hizons, at Chingford, referred to the jealous and suspicious scrutiny of tarines have made the best growth of Dr. George Hirons, a first "If naval equality is to lead to Apples, pears, plums and nee on the residue of the £37,000 estista "tremendous and irrevocable de every ship, gun and armour-plate while peaches, quinces and cherries cousin, who died intestate on cision of the Washington confer between the two navies, it was are listed by Lester W. Bryan, January 3, 1927. The Legitimacy ence whereby Britain accepted the much better to have no agreement" assistant forester, as doing "fairly Act came into operation on Jana- new principle that Britain and opinion that since Mr. Hoover be almonds, were listed as failures proved, would date from January said Mr. Churchill, who added the well." Some trees, including ary 1, 1927. The legitimacy, if poses. They have decided, to im- The net was the one used when Racecourse, Betting Control Board port no goods into Shantung until the late Queen Liliuokalani, and
the United States of America camo President, the policy of the The future of temperate zone 1, 1927, so that Mr. Hirons would this tax is abolished. This policy the late Prince Kubio, entertained to issue to their customers books of should be equal as Ben Powers, but, United States": was more sym fruit and timber trees on the be two days in time. ... is being enforced and certain ex-Prince Gustave of Sweden, years chate of denominations varying implied.
he emphasised, two conditions aré pathetic towards Britain, and islands will be largely confined to porters in Hong Kong doing busi- ago.
Europe generally.
the islands of Hawaii and Maui, nese with that province have auf Kamehameha by war and dip from £1 to £100 which can be hand- These are, firstly, specin! regard "Friendship and mutual trust as others of the group do not have fered a good deal of loss.
lomacy, unified the eight inhabited td to a totalisator clerk, instead of should be had of the very different among the English-speaking "peo-sufficient areas at the higher eleva Policeman at Penge: When I According to a private telegram, islands of Hawaii unde au und which can be target innd politics Mr Churchins Funding by the dopement in her cycle was making great-
circumstances between "this crowd. ples remain the supreme object of tions where the trees do well. stopped him.athecause--ha to cancel the tax in question in 100, years of monarchy, ending Winnings on such chits will be A few weeks and the great continentclared, and he awaited from the March, as reported, were white noise, he said: "I could not sleep.
in which the people of the U.S.A. British Government a very eanly ash, 6,308 trees; paper bark, 5,394; so I am having a run round. view of the opposition of the mer with the overthrow of Queen automatically credited to the
dwell so safely and prosperously. thania.
Liliuokalani. in 1993
declaration of the steps it proposed silk oak, 6,237 koa, 2,000 red-The clerk: Determined that no one banking account of the owner. (Continued on next Column). to take in that connection.
wood, 2,778; Japanese cedar, 1,635. else should sleep.
red and then the the dreaded h
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