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FENG YU HSIANG ON, “BREEZE^ "AT LABOUR THE PROBLEM OF LIBERALS AND NEXT

"THE MOVE.

ARRIVAL AT YUNCHENG.

NANKING PREPARES

FOR WAR..

(THROUGH RECTOR'S AGENCY.]

PEPING, June 20.

Ho Cheng Chun officially an- 'nounces receipt of a telegram dated June 10 from Yen Hel Shan, stating

nt Yuncheng, in S.W. Shanai.

Krominchun Troops Pardoned.

NAN CHUNG KUO NEWS BERTICE ) SHANGHAL, June 19.

CONFERENCE.

FRENCH DELEGATE

INDIGNANT,

AN APOLOGY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, June 20. At the International Labour Con. ference to-day M. Gauthier, the French Government delegate, pro. tested against statements made by

recent

attack of tribesmen French troops in Morocco.

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INDIA.

LORD IRWIN'S PROMISË. 'TO DISCUSS IT WITH

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GOVERNMENT,

(THROUGH KEUTER'S ACENCY.]

SIMLA, June $0. The Viceroy, Lord Irwin, a nounced to-day that he would seek an opportunity in England of dis

ELECTION.

ORGANISATIONS TO BE MAINTAINED.

REFORMS DEMANDED.

TEROTON KETTER'S AGENCY.]

JUNE 21, 1929.

HEAT VICTIMS IN NEW YORK.

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MANY DEATHS REPORTED.

"THUNDERSTORM ADDS TO

FATALITIES

[RECTER'S AMERICAN BLEVICE]

LONDON, June 19,

NEW YORK, June 20.. The possibility of another General Election at no distant date

A dozen cases of heat prostration is envisaged by the

were reported yesterday. Liberal

There Administrative Committee, which stroke and three cases of drowning, were aro four deaths from aun

heat who had sought relief in sea bathing.

that Feng Yu Tisiang has arrived; Herr Salim, the Dutch Indies Workeussing with His Majesty's Govern- to-day adopted a resolution pro the victims being sufferers from the ers' delegate, with regard to the ment all the grave matters concern posed by Sir Herbert Samuel,, to: ing India, including an honourable maintain and strengthen the Liberal settlement of India's constitution."

organizations in the constituencies The resolution also affirms the Liberal Party's intention to again strenuously contest elections, and emphasises the pecessity for elec toral reform, which it is hoped will be carried out by the present Par Mament by general agreement.

M. Gauthier aid that France At the final session of the Second pursued a polies of pacification in Kuomintang Executive Committee! Morocco. She bad, no repressive Conference, Feng Yu Hsiang's re. intentions and wished only to re bellious actions against the Central establish order in the region trou Government and his violation of, bled by pillagings. inification were discussed, and a report of the proceedings recorded.

In this report, the facts that the Standing Executive Committee of the Kuomintang has deprived Feng

Herr Salim apologised, and said he was pleased to receive M Gauthier's assurances.

of his party membership, dismissed N.Z. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS

him from all Government posts, and also issued an order for his arrest, were included.

In view of the fact that the Kuominohun was part of the Kuo- mintang Revolutionary army and had done much for the revolution, ery cause, the Central Government. at this final conference, decided to rardon the Kuominchun officials and soldiers who were willing to renew their allegiance to the Con- tral Government,, and to re-enlist them into the regular Kuomintang army.

CHIANG KAI SHEK TO INSPECT TROOPS.

[THNOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAY June 20 Nanking official reports are that Chiang Kai Shek will leave the capital on Saturday for an inspec tion tour of the Government forces along the Tientsin Pukow Railway

Chiang Kai Shek will first go to Hauchow, to attend the conference as previously arranged.

CHIANG AND HIS RIVALS.

[NAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE.}

NANKING. June 20. General Chiang Kai Shek is pro- elaiming that he expects to obliter ate General Feng Yu Hsiang within a month.

General Chiang will probably ignore the resolution of the Second Session of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee to release Li Teal Hain.

FENG'S FRIENDS MELT AWAY!

(Wnh T: Yal Pao),

DIMINISHING."

DANGER ALMOST OVER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

WELLINGTON, June 20.

The earthquake danger is now practically over. Shocks are still felt but are diminishing in intensity and frequency,

Several people are missing, a cluding a gold prospector David Russell, his son, and a Jones family of four, who left Westport on Mon- day, and have not been seen since. Refugees from outlying districts arriving at Murchison are being Roads in the sent on to Nelson earthquake area are so damaged they must be re-constructed.

CHANNEL AIR CRASH INQUEST.

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PILOT AND MECHANIC, EXONERATED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

LYDD, Kent, June, 20. At the inquest on the City of Ottawa victims the verdict was returned as deaths" by drowning, caused by an accidental fall of the machine into the Channel."

The Coraner, exonerated the pilot and mechanic and said he was satis- fed the nercplane was airworthy when it started.

REPARATIONS,

A FURTHER CONFERENCE. [TEROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.}

PARIA, June 20.

The speech was at a dinner in his honour at the Chelmsford Club on the eve of his departure for England.

PREMIER FLYS TO LONDON.

CROWD SEES HIM OFF..

(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, June 20.

A big crowd witnessed Mr. Mac Denald's departure from Lesaie. mouth to London at 10.30 thin

morning.. in a Fairey long range bomber aeroplane, piloted by Fright-Lieut. H. W. Heslop.

The plane took off from a clover field near the Premier's home, ia a strong wind.

THOROUGH THINKING IN RELIGION.

A CONGREGATIONALIST'S

PLEA."

"DP" Special Service.]

BIRD CATCHER'S CRUELTY.

DECOYS BLINDED BY SEWING UP EYES,

[" D.P." Special Baïvice.] --

Madras. June 18-Munuswami Nicken, a bird catcher, was pro- secuted to-day by the S.P.C.A., for trapping birds at the mouth of| the Adayar River, and using an decoys birds, which he had blind- ed by sewing up their eyes.

He was fined Rs. 15, in default 18 days' rigorous imprisonment, by the Royapetah Bench,

The accused was previously con victed of a similar offence..

PRINCESS DER LING'S

PALACE.

ROYAL STATE IN PACIFIC ISLAND.

years

ย

In his address to the Annual Assembly of the Congregational Union of England and Wales in the City Temple recently the chairman, the Rev. T. Rhondda Williams, said

For the last three he was not afraid of the onslaught princess has had an Oriental on religion from the side of psycho-palace and maintained a royal logy, if they faced the facte fully court on a Pacine island just off and, where they compelled a re-

the American shore. The princess vision of doctrine, made the revision

was Der Ling, former lady-in- with perfectly plain speech. He waiting to the late Erpress was not afraid that God would be Dowager of Chins and authoress resolved into a father-complex, and of "Old Bhadda," a romantie pic- ture of the Empress Dowager, and prayer into mere auto-suggestion.

"Indiscreet letters from Peping." Psychology would be no more fatal

Her palace was on the island of to religion than science, which at one time was so Golondrina, rented from Mexico. The princess has now moved to feared

Los Angeles.

was natural

He believed that the present crisis in religion was partly due to the fact that thinking, in connection with religion, had never been thorough since the Reformation, and even the best thinking had not bren consistently recognized in the services of the Church. If they took the Genesis account of Adam and Eve to be a legend, were they still to go on talking about the Fall of Man without explaining that they meant something differ- Dr. Stresemann. the German Forent from what the phrase used to SHANGHAI, June 20, Besides the troops under Han Fu eign Minister, has returned to mean?

Were they still to sing the Chu and Shih Yn San, the Keomin Berlin after he, M. Briand and M chun troops under Chang Wei Sai Poincare, had arranged for a Reecoad Adam to the fight as o " when they no and Tien Chin Kai have recently parations Conference to be held, if the rescue came," **turned over

The possible, in the middle of July in longer believed that the first Adam to Nanking.

was there? And why did they sing present number of the Kucminchan a neutral country.

when all was sir" and of a time still loyal to Feng Yu Hsiang is not

shame" There never had been more than 40,000.-

such a time. Humanity had never beer entirely bankrupt of goodness. Actual Bin,

According to advices from Peping military circles. Feng Yu Esinog has organised a zew Government at Shenchow and appointed Sun Liang Cheng, as ita Chairman. Many vessels and large quantities of foodstuffa have been comman decred, and farge sums of money raized.

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NEW YORK ELEVATED DISASTER.

TRAINS IN COLLISION.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, June 19.

Vernacular reports ure that

One man was killed and several Madame Feng Yu Hsiang arrived persons injured in an accident on at Yuncheng on Tuesday evening the Elevated Railway in Sixth with a great deal of baggage.

Avenue, across from the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.

The mishap was caused by one train crashing into the rear of Another

CAMPAIGN INDICATED.

(Wah T12 Tei Pao.)

AMERICAN BANKS BUY MORE GOLD.

If he no longer believed in the the fact of actual sin in human life, Fall of Adam he had still to fare He thought that the way they often talked of sin, and confessed sin, was worse than useless, favourite hymn people sarg, "False and full of sin I am, I am all un- righteousness."

In

A

In the first place, a palace was built for the princess on the island by Chinese architects and Chinese and Mexican dancing girls were imported to entertain the court. Twenty former United States marines were secured to form a royal guard and give a little military splendor to the place. They were uniformed in the gaudy colours of French zouaves, while the commander, a former lit tenant, was togged out in rich brocades and jewels top- ped off by a turban in which shone

big diamond.

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DEATH SENTENCE IN GERMANY.

PROPOSED ABOLITION Berlin, June 14:-While the yet came to an agreement on the partics in the Reichstag have not question whether the death penalty should be abolished when the new criminal code becomes law, statis-

ties just published show that the

were

authorities have in recent years. more than ever before made use of Why did people say things about their right of changing the death themselves to God in one another's penalty into one of imprisonment. Of the 179 criminals condemned hearing which they did not believe and which were not true? They to death in Germany in the years could understand the depreciatory 1507-1918, as many as 102 self-judgments made by good men actually executed, while under the En great bursts of emotion, but to Republic only 168 out of the 847 make dogmas of these for generat condemned in the 1919-1926 period adoption, or hymns for congrega-paid the extreme penalty. tions to sing, led to absurd ex- aggerations and insincerities.

The mercury touched 92 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade. a record so early in the summer. A thunder. storm brought temporary relief, but added to the death roll. Several persone in the suburbs were struck by lightning, and several bridges in the upper part of New York State were washed away, and a passtager

train stranded,

The heat wave is general through. ent the country, the shade tempera- ture at Los Angeles reaching 89 degrees.

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SERIOUS FLOODS Telegrams in Brief.

IN ASSAM.

THOUSANDS OF VILLAGERS HOMELESS,

Leningrad. A new gramophone factory which was constructed at 'a 8000 rubles has just start-

ed operating here.

Los Angeles-Traffic accidents in California last year accounted for OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA. the death of 1970 persons and the

(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.)

SYLHET, Assam, June 20 Sudden floods have caused acute iztress in the Sylhet and Cachar

two feet daily. districts, and the water is rising

Communication with tea gardens has been cut off. Villagers along

have abandoned, their cattle and the riverside are paaie-stricken, and property and led to the hills.

there are a number of fatalities. The Dhalai valley" is fooded and

An area of 5,500 square miles, with a population of 1,780,000 in affected.

Cholera also has broken out and thousands are bälf-starving. A Relief Committee has been formed, and a minimum of ten lakhs of rupees is required.

The authorities are sending a large quantity of rice to relieva the hungry.

| injury of 29,000. Thirty state-wide organisations are aceking a safety programme to curb these costly ac cidenta,

Paris. For the international light- airplane contest which opens at Orly on August 3, altogether 45 these 25 are French, 23 German, 19 entries have been accepted. Ot Italian, three Czechoslovakian and two Swiss.

Berlin. The Reichs Government

10th anniversary of the signing of intends to issue a proclamation to the German nation on June 29, the

the Versailles treaty....

PRIVATE HENDRY IN THE BOX.

ALLEGED CONSPIRACY WITH INDIANS,

COURT MARTIAL:

DISCLOSURES.

PRUSSIA AND THE HOLY SINGAPORE STREET piracy between himself, when he

SEE.

CONCORDAT SIGNED BY PREMIER AND LEGATE.

FIGHT.

CIVILIANS TACKLE

GUNMEN..

Berlin, June 14-A, concordat was signed to-day between Holy See and Prussia by Papal Nuncio FIVE SHOT IN DESPERATE Paccelli and Prussian Premier Otto Braun. Although in sub- stance it only legalizes the status quo, the noordat in effect re- presents

FLIGHT. -

In answer to the Judge Advocate (Mr. Somerset Fi roy) Private Hendry made allegations of a cons

was clerk of the Regimental In- stitute, and two members of the tailoring contractor's staff

His statements werc the principal matter of interest yesterday at this General Court Martial, which is

hearing charges of negligence against Major G. M. H. Ogilvy, while acting as P.R.I. Pec. Hendry, who is serving a term of detention for misappropriation of P.R.I. funds, also made further admissions of making use of Institute funds.

Put Money in Pocket.

from sales of swill to contractors.

June 13.-Chinese

In answer to Major Armitage, gunmen again terrorised certain R.A., for the prosecution, Pte. quarters of Singapore early last Headry said that he received money night and five persons are now Sometimes he put it in the, black lying in hospital suffering from box kept for cash, and sometimes gun shot. wounds. In spite of he put it in his pocket.

The Judge Advocate: You mean gallant efforts made by members

that when you put it in your pocket of the public including both Euro-you misappropriated it to your own peans and Asiatics the gunmen use Yes. managed to evade capture and are still at large.

Singapore, great advance of the Catholic Church in Prussia, where the majority of the population be longs to the Protestant Church.

Under the new agreement the Prussian Government has been conceded by the Holy See advisory rights in the appointment of the lower and higher clergy which, as a rule, must be German nationala. Furthermore, the concordat pro- vides for the establishment of two new bishoprics, of which one will be at Berlin while those at Pader- bora and Breslau will be raised to the status of archbishoprica.

The

concordat finally defines what subsidies the Church is to get from the Prussian state.

Opposition Expected.

.

The Judge Advocate: You did not enter it up in the books?—No.

Witness, continued that the on-

tries in P.R.I., ' were never ex- amined by Major Ogilvy,

Major Armitage: Were you ever forbidden by Major Ogilvy to sign. receipts for cash -I cannot remem ber.

Shown & bill from Hong Kong Amusements for films supplied to. the Battalion amounting to 3840 up to the end of Sentember, 1928, Pts. Hendry said that he did not enter this bill in the balance sheet. It

Shortly after 9 o'clock last night four Chinese, two of whom were armed with revolvers, broke into 26, Hock Lam Street, off North Bridge Road. The raided pre- It is expected that a certain amount of opposition will arise miss are occupied by a Chinese when the concordat is laid before druggist. Producing their wen- the Prussian Chamber for sanc

pons the robbers took possession of tion and ratification, as the Pro- testant churches insist on

a jade banglo, a silver chain with full with the Catholics, and an American gold dollar and was possible that the September parity have summoned a synod for June three

bill, amounting to $35, had not been or four opium smoking 2 to consider the best ways for pipes. They were

received at that time. Witness did that purpose.

not long in not show it to the P.R.I. leaying the shop but as soon as

The Judge Advocate: He asked you for the cinema account, and you they reached the five-foot way a delivered a fictitious statement !-- hue and cry was raised.

Yes:

Meanwhile, the German National People's Party in the Prussian Diet has intimated that it will op

pose the concordat to the utmost, unless the Protestants are guaran- teed & similar treatment and full

equality with the Catholics.

STERN WARNING TO ̧ INDIANS.

In the case of Charan Singh the same order was confirmed by His Lordship.

his

Chased by a Crowd.

robber turned into Stamford Road

The Judge Advocate: You told

Yes.

ments.

Witness replied that his action in not entering it up had been de liberate.

On the public beginning to take him it was the balance sheet 1- an interest in the proceedings the The President asked the state- robbers broke up, two running to- ment to be made clear regarding the bill from Hong Kong Amuse- wards High Street. An Indian and Malay constable who were on patrol duty near High Street saw MAKING TROUBLE IN

the two fleeing robbers and manag-

In ovidence given during the SHANGHAI:

ed to capture them. A search was afternoon, Pte. Hendry said that Shanghai, June 18.-Order" of

made but no arms or other weapons as far as he knew Major Ogilvy did not check the stock with his books. WAS confirmed by were found on them. A further Witness also did not think that. Judge G. W. King, O.B.E., at the search revealed the stolen jewel- his attention was drawn by Mejor deportation

Ogilvy to any omissions in the case of the Crown, represented by

lery. British Supreme Court, in the

balance sheet. Mr. Victor Priestwood, against A crowd took up the chase and Inder Singh, Asa Singh, Nardin followed the other two robbers who

A Scheme to, Defraid." Singh, Hakim Singh and Iskar

Witness continued that in te Singh.

ran in the direction of Stamford balance sheet dated December 31, Road. While running past the 1027, there was shown at due from Union Jack Club, a Chinese boy Ghoolam Nabi (Regimental tailor) ཟ་ 80m of $100 as rebate. In Prior to confirming the sentence,

who happened to be standing on January, 1998, witness entered a his Lordship addressed few the road in the way of the robber sum of 8104 as having been paid by

was, shot through the jaw, The him. The receipt was for 8100. words to the six men before him,

A Serious Allegation. Baying that it had come to mitted in the Proshang Road and while near the Van Wijk but only 830, which was paid by Witness did not receive the $100, knowledge that disorder was_per

being the President, permitted Gurdwara and that Charan Singh, Hotels number of Europeana Cheragh Din. This was in accord sach a situation to continue. The

from the hotel joined the puravera ance with en arrangement made by conduct of Indiana was prejudi-

An Indian who was leading the witness with Cheragh Din that if cial to the British Government.

he gave a receipt for $100 he was chase grabbed the armed man and to receive $30. The other 70 was. A few days ago four Indians were

received tried on a charge of murder, and

a shot just below the to be divided between Cheragh Din the jury returned the verdict of groin.. Soon afterwards a Javanese and his clerk Ramzan. The 309 "Not guilty."'

was never paid, and $70 was still It came out that there was a section in the Qurd taxi-driver attempted to stop him ne to the F.R.L. for January. wara which was prejudicial to the and was also shot down. Run- The Judge Advocate: That is a DISAPPOINTING RESULTS UP British Government. A brutal ning into Victoria Street the gun-

serious allegation. TO DATE.

murder was committed, the police man made himself scarce. were called upon to go into the

A Confession,” affair single-handed, as the mem- bera of the Sikh community, in:

The arrangement, witness assert stead of assisting in the finding of

Hamzan or Cheragh Din. The ing and speaking there was far too Roman ships, lying on the ground

Police Magistrate," by Inspector original arrangement was only for the work of the police. The In- much prudence, tactical care, and of Lake Nem, has so far been such dians were trying to .create Wilde this morning and charged January. To cover up the fraudulent worldly wisdom-too much playing a bad disappointment that access trouble in

China,

a friendly with armed gang robbery. They transaction, witness said that he for safety-those things had too to the lake has been strictly for power, and he was determined as were remanded.

entered in P.B.I. book I the cheque (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The five wounded persons are in for 8104 already" referred to, des often strangled the witness of the bidden to all except those, directly far as possible not to tolerate any Church to truth. Safety first connected with the operations. conduct which was prejudicial to hospital and the condition of some cribing it therein as rebate. for De PEPING, June 20.

He of them is said to be critical. One cember and rent Bhameen $4. Harbin advices are that on the was a good motto for motorists, but Solar, only a piece of rotten the British Government.

would, in future, deal very severe-

is an Indian jaga employed at the There were two receipts for April grounds that it spreads Bolshevist it was the damnation of the Chris wood, said to be the mast of one

of the ships, has come to light, ly with the misbehaved members Cricket Club. Mr. M. D. P. and May, 1928, both signed by wit propaganda, the police have sus tian ministry. pended the

of the community brought before Gilroy, who joined in the chase ness. On both occasions witness publication of the If they were always willing to so that it will take months more,

Severimperil their status their prestige and further large amount

amounts of bimé

with two friends, had a remark- | snid that he received only $30 each- or their privileges rather than in money, until the lake is emptiedyeshwaite "he Courmed the blessediammoliatum havipta vele hea possibly anything worth order made by the Registrar for ly in front of him being shot under the same understanding ne be

"Straits Times. peril the truth, the ministry would and, be different in a short time.

the deportation of the six men. sering revealed.

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SHANGHAI, June 190. It is reported that the Central: Government is still making positive war preparations against the Kuo minchun and as soon as Chiang Kai Shek has inspected the Government

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] troops at Hsuchow, an attack will. be launched. It is predicted that

New Youx, June 19 the Government troops will easily. It is learned that the banks are beat Feng's forces who are greatly arranging to importa further outnumbered.

80,000,000 of gold from London and the Argentine, the movement, as stated recently, being due to the low rate of sterling

LI TSAI HSIN'S RELEASE.

"PARTIAL LIBERTY

GRANTED,

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, June 20. It is reported that at the plenary session of "Kuemintang Central Executive Committee, a proposal was made (with the approval of Marshal Chiang Kai Shek) for the release of Marshal Li Trai Hsin and his reinstatement to the Party,

It is understood that no decision was taken, but that an understand wing has been reached

Meanwhile,

is at Tonkshan. He has been grant ed partial liberty, all guards having been withdrawa.

SOVIET PAPER BANNED · IN HARBIN.

"RED" PROPAGANDA..

STOPPED.

organ in Harbin,

This was the last organ of Soviet opinion being published in Harbin,

It was the misfortune of the Church that the creeds which still held a formal place in most of them were, for the greater part, impossible of belief to educated and intellectual men and women. The pulpit was suspected of trimming, prevarication, and of something very near to intellectual dishonesty. Men to-day wanted their religious tenching to be above board, as scien- tific teaching was.

The Church had much to learn from scientists in regard to rover

In 1927, 64 and in 1028 40 were condemned to death, but of the former only six were executed and of the latter nore"at all..

RAISING OLD. ROMAN

SHIPS...

*!

Rome, June 14:-Independent observers state that the result of the very costly and mu-b-advertised

Both the accused were produced

Pte. Hendry I am speaking the. truth, but I don't know if the others will admit it.

ence for truth. In Church think work of raising the old imperial the guilty man or men, hindered before Mr. F.. F. Gregg, the Fourthed, was suggested to him by either

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