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GREAT NORTH-WEST QUESTION.

STILL FAR FROM BEING SETTLED.

YEN'S HINT TO CHIANG.

THROUGH RACTER'S AGENCY.}

is

PEPING, June 27, It is reliably stated that the "Great North-west question ' still far from being settled,

Reliable reports from Taiyuan state that Ye Hai Shan, in addi- tion to wiring Chiang Kai Shek that he is too pre-occupied to come to Reping, reiterates his intention of accompanying Feng Yu Hsiang abroad, and reminds Chiang Kai Shek of his own intention of going abroad which he expressed at the

COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL.

STATEMENT MADE BY THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL.

DISTRIBUTION OF MANY RADIO STATIONS,

Nanking. In an interview given this morning to Reuter's corres pondent, Mr. Chuan Chun Wen, Director-General of Telegraphs and Telephones of the Ministry of Communications, declared that, in accordance with the recent de cision of the second plenary session of the Central Executive Commit- tee of the Kuomintang, all wire- less projects, in, future, would be under the control of the Ministry

of Communications.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JUNE 28, 1929.-

HONG KONG IN GOOD | WHAT THE MINERS THE KING'S RETURN

COMPANY!

WATER SHORTAGE IN

ENGLAND. TOO!

SIX MONTHS' DROUGHT.

"[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, June 28. The shortage of rain during the pas six months is causing concern in certain parts of England and Wales,

The Meteorological Office of the Air Ministry points out that the decided deficiency during the wing

ter months from December to

February was most serious from the point of view of the water supply, for it is the rainfall of these months which percolates through the soil

conclusion of his campaign against the completed part of the radio and maintains springs and rivers,

the Kwangi clique in Wihan..

YEN HSI SHAN'S WILY

*. GAME.

ON THE SAFE SIDE.

[NAN CHUNG KUO NEWS SERVICE.]

The Ministry would take over contracts concluded by the Repon- struction Committee.

Contrasts Sigued.. The Ministry of Communica tions, according to Mr. Chus,

London and Birmingham received only half their normal rainfall amounts in this period, and in Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Kent the rainfall was between 30

and 39 per cent. of normal.

WANT.

OFFICIALS" "REQUESTS,

NO NATIONALIZATION

JUST YET,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

·HOME.

TWO-MILE DRIVE THROUGH LONDON PLANNED.

A GREAT OCCASION.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugar, June 28, Arrangements are now complete for the return to London of the King and Queen on Monday next.

Their Majesties will motor from Windsor Castle to Kingston and, on reaching Hyde Park, they will

leave their motor car and travel the rest of the journey in a State landau drawn by two horses.

LONDON, June 27, Headed by Mr. Herbert Smith, the Miners' Federation, Executive went to Downing Street this morn. ing to interview Mr. MacDonald, to request that the Labour Party's pledge with regard to shortening of miners' hours be honoured..

The delegation also requests the repeal of the Eight Hours "Art,

The route will he through a por- adequate persions at sixty, the raising of the age of boys entering tion of Hyde Park, Piccadilly, St. mines, a new Compensation Act, James's Street and the Mall to National Agreement and a minimum Buckingham Palace, and during the half-hour drive hundreds of thou- wage.

Proposals were also to be "ub-sands of Londoners will have the mitted as to re-organization of the opportunity of greeting the King, industry, but the Executive will not who was last seen in London on preas for immediate nationalization, February 9, when he left Bucking ham Palace on A sick bed for Bognor.

? A NEW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.

would also undertake to carry out the uncompleted part of these con-

Only 2.72 inches of rain fell at tracts. It may be recalled that Mr. Chang Ching Kiang, chair. Margate, Kent, during the first fra LABOUR PARTY MACHINE. man of the Reconstraction Commit-months of the year, and 2.86 inches

at Shoeburyness, Easex. SHASQUAL, June 2 tee, signed on November 3, 1926, a The strained relations between contract with the Radio Corpora. Chiang Kai-Shek and Feng Yution of America providing that the Hsiang are by no means eased, American Company would furnish although Feng's retirement seems G.8170,000 worth of equipment for to be a fact. The Nanking Govern a wireless station in Shanghai. ment must face considerable diffi- culties in dealing with the Kuomin- chun, the total of whose forces remaining loyal to Feng are esti- mated at about 200,000 men.

General Yen. Hisi Shan's intended retirement is arousing some sus picion in Nanking political circles. General Yen bas no desire to fight against Feng Yu Hsiang nor does he wish to come up against Chiang Kai Shek so long as he is in office in Shansi. If he retires, he will shift al responsibilities for hostili. ties to his subordinates, it is thought.

SMOOTHER WATERS.

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, June 97. Chiang Kai Shek recently ad dressed to Feng Yu Hsiang a letter in which he says that it is "libera) and mauly" of Feng to retire and to go abroad, and that he has come to Feping to wait for him (Feng) so as to remove all mis- understandings. Chiang adds that he will negotiate with Feng and Yen regarding the rehabilitation of the North-West Provinces..

A DEFINITE STATEMENT.

(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)

SHANGHAI, June 27. Yen Hai Shan has determined to go abroad and the Central Govern- ment proposes to grant him three months' leave of absence. Yen will spend the "summer in Japan ard return when autumn esta in.

5) JAPANESE INTERESTS

IN CHINA.

THE RUSSIAN FACTOR.

(Wah Ts Fat Pao.)

The Reconstruction Committee later signed a contract with the Telefunken interests of Germany which provided for the construe tion by the latter interests of four one-kilomatt automatic short-wave wireless stations in China.

Two trafic agreements were also signed by the Reconstruction Com- mittes, with the Radio Corporation of America and the German in- terests

Trans-Radio."

No Deterrents, Mr. Chuan pointed out, how ever, that since both the Ministry

of Communications and the Recon- struction Cominittee were operat ing at the moment several wireless stations in the same ares, it might be necessary for the Ministry of Communications later to redistri- bute the radio stations throughout the country.

Even at Seathwaite, Cumber land, one of the wettest places in England, where 2415 inches were registered, the rainfall was only 47 per cent, of the average.

"SOUTHERN CROSS" STILL

GOING STRONG.

OFF TO SINGAPORE:

[THEOUGH BAUTEE'S AGENCY.]

"SYDNEY, June 27, The Southern Cross" manned by Captain Kingsford Smith and three companioca, has started on the overseas stage of the Australia- England flight, from Derby in North-west Australia to Singapore.

PILSUDSKI ANGRY.

FIGHTING SPEECH BEFORE TRIBUNAL

(THROUGH SEUTER'S AGENCY.]

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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LONDON June, 2 The Parliamentary Labour Party at its first post-election meet ing presided over by Mr. Mac Donald in the House of Com mons, unanimously approved the recent Cabinet decision to ap- point a Consultative Committee of twelve members to Act 13 a channel of communication be tween Party and Ministers.

OXFORD DEGREES.

FOR DISTINGUISHED

FOREIGNERS.

(ARITISK, WIRELESS SERVICE).

Rucay, June 98,

Since his return to Windsor Castle, the King's health, despite one temporary set-back, has steadily improved, and the Prince of Wales Inst might declared that he had made a remarkably fine recovery.

His Majesty's two-mile drive through London, occurring at the height of the season, when Londoni is thronged with thousands of will be a memorable visitors, occasion.

WASHERWOMAN AS LEADER.

CHAIRMAN OF BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

MINISTERS MEET IN PARIS.

GERMAN PRESS' EXCITED COMMENT.

EVACUATION QUESTION

PROMINENT.

STATĖMENTS AS TO WAR DEBTS.

M. POINCARE REPLIES TO MR. CHURCHILL.

THE AMERICAN VIEW.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

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PARIS, June 28. . M. Poincare to-day made a state-

BERLIN, June 92 Foreign Minister Stresemann is on his way to Berlin from Paris, where he spent a very busy day ment to a combined gathering of the which culminated in a half hour's Chamber Committee on foreign conference with Premier Poincare, affairs and finance, dealing with a in the presence of Foreign Minis. recent letter from Britaje, in which ter Briand, at which, according to Mr. Winston Churchill, the ex- a statement given out by the lat-Chancellor of the Exchequer, in- ter, the statesmen discussed ways timated that if France paid to the and means for the early inaugura- United States the G.8400,000,000 for tion of the Young. Plan.

war-stack due on August 1, A Before meeting the French Frosimilar payment ought to be made

Caillaux agreement. mier, Dt. Stresemann had a whole to Britain under the Churchill- hour'a conference with Foreign

M. Poincare disagreed with the Minister Briand, who also gave a luncheon in honour of the Germaniows set forth in Mr. Churchill's Foreign Ministers Barthou and letter, drawing attention to the Painlere, State Serretary of the difference between the war stock Berlin Foreign Office son Schubert, debt, which was commercial, and s German "Ambassador von Hoesch, political debt.. and leading members of the Ger- to the recent man delegation session of the League of Nations Council.

Tentative Arrangements.

The development is most interest- ing in view of Mr. Philip Snow- den's recent criticism of the Anglo- French debt arrangements in the House of Commons on April 16.

The opinion is expressed, how- The Berlin press deals extensive- ly with this meeting at Paris and ever, that the issue will not become emphasizes the tentative character acute as the Mellon-Berenger debt. of any arrangements that might agreement will doubtless be ratified have been made between these before August 1, and in consequence statesmen regarding the final poli- the war stock debt wild become tical reparations conference which, absorbed in the Mellon-Berenger it is reported, will probably take Agreement, and will not have to place at Lausanne in the second be paid separately immediately. half of July.

America Not To Change Policy,

WASHINGTON, June 2

The Berliner Tageblatt doubts the report that any definite agrec- The United States Government ments were reached at the Paris does not contemplate any change conversations, though" they might in its policy as regards either Allied have considerably accelerated the war-debts or reparations, and final inauguration of the Young American officials will not parti- Plan.

cipate either directly or indirectly in the collection of German regata- tions through the proposed Inter- national Bank, declared Col. H. L Stimson, the Secretary of State to- day, in the course of a Press Con- ference at the State Department

The Vorsische Zeitung claims to know that certain members of the French Cabinet were in favour of evacuating the Rhineland before the mobilization of the part of the German reparations annuities

This reiteration of the American

WORKING FOR THE POOR.

["D.P." Special Bervice.] London Mrs. A. C. Tabraham, ឌ

chairwoman, has just been elected chairman of the Edmonton Education Committee and for the next twelve months will guide the amounting to 680 million marks The degree of D.C.I. (Honoris educational destinies of one of Lon-annually, which, according to the policy is significant as hopes had

don's largest boroughs.

Young Plan, will not be protected been raised in some quarters, Causa) was conferred at: Oxford

Although she does not do a great by the transfer clause, as such a following the slight American con

"charring" now, r. University on a number of distin- deal of

measure would be advantageous to guished foreigners, including Mar- Tabraham scrubbed floors, took in washing and did odd household jobs quis de Merry De Val (Spanish in order to support herself and her Ambassador), Brigadier General four children after her husband's WASSAW, June 96. "My hands are clean; not like Dawes (Ambassader of the United death ten years ago. those of you and others in the States) and Mohamed Mahmoud Diet," thundered Marshal Pilsud-Pasha (Prime Minister of Egypt). In an interview, Mr. Ho Pao ski in a speech punctuated by State for the United States, and Mr. Kellogg, Tate Secretary of Shu, secretary-general of the Re- virile and untranslatable expres construction Committee, stated that

Biona bofore the State Tribunal Marshal Lyautey of France, on Communications since both

which is trying M. Czechowicz, the whom it was proposed to confer de Ministry and the Reconstruction former Minister of Finance when grees were unable to be present. Committee were under the same

Pilsudski was Prime Minister, on Government, there was no reason

a charge of spending in the Budget why the Ministry should not carry of 1927-28 suas unauthorised by the out the committee's radio

There was no indication that the Ministry of Communications con- templated the cancellation of the radio contracts concluded by the Reconstruction Committee.

tracts.

the

AVIATION MERGER IN AMERICA.

A

Con

- YET ANOTHER- ** WORLD'S. BIGGEST."

-{REUTER'S' AMERICAN SERVICE}

NEW YORK, June 27. The world's biggest aviation or ganisation is animed to have been formed as a result of a merger of the Wright Aeronautical Corpora tion, the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company and the Keystone It is learned from diplomatic Aircraft Company, and affiliated circles in Peping that in view of companies."

The holding company assets are

SHANGHAI, June 27.

the fact that Japanese interests in

the Three Eastern Provinces would $70,000,000 and it will be cutitled be affected should trouble break the Curtiss-Wright Corporation.

out between China and Russia,

Japan has decided to form a association for the promotion of Japanese-Russian relations.

JAPAN AND PARIS PACT.

APPROVAL PLEASES

AMERICA

CRIPPLED YOUTH'S SAD DEATH.

Diet

Marshal Pilsudski described the impeachment of Czechowicz, as im- moral, since he was merely obeying his (Pilsudski's) instructions.

The Marshal then left without being questioned by the Tribunal.

MORE BURMA FLOODS.

DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT 16 LAKES.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

RANGOON, June 25, Torrential rains in the Alyab district have resulted in further disastrous floods,

All communicatione have been interrupted and several villages have been washed away. Others are silted up, the damage being enormous; a conservative estimate. being fifteen lakhs of rupecs.

The authorities are taking steps to relieve the distress, and pro- vincial relief funds have been opened.

DISARMAMENT OPTIMISM.

COL, STIMSON'S VIEW.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]...

WASHINGTON, June 28 Interviewed by Reuter's corres pondent to-day, Col. H. L. Stiamoz,

A comely, plainspoken woman în

her Afties, Mrs Tabraham says that education is her chief interest be

said in an interview, for whom cause she had so little herself.

Many people in Edmonton," she

fellow members on the Council, and

I used to do washing are now my

they are all very nice to me.

Poor children should have equal

France, but that Premier Poincare session at the recent Paris Repara was absolutely opposed to such a tions Conference, and the advent Government in step. Therefore, the proposal was of the Labour rejected by the majority of the

Britain, which, while not prepared Cabinet.

The French Premier, according to plead with the United States, is to this report, also insisted on the institution of what is to be called most decidedly of the opinion that a.“commission of reconciliation," the question of international war but in fact is meant to be an debts should be re-opened. organ for the permanent control by the Allies of the German Rhine- land.

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opportunitice with the fish for GARTERS FOR SMUGGLING. nsrending the educational ladder and I am keen on them having facilities for visiting colonial and foreign countries to broaden their experience and help ft them to be good citizens.

Mra. Tabraham" still clears "the offices of the Socialist organization in which she has been an active member for "more than thirty

yeare.

£4,000 FOR A MANAGER.

the U.S. Secretary of State, said | ACTION AGAINST A FRENCH he shared the optimism of Mr.

COMPANY SETTLED. Ramsay MacDonald and General Charles Dawes over the prosports of a settlement of naval disarma ment problems.

Mr. Stimson declined to comment on the reporte that Mr. Ramsay important announcement on die- MacDonald would shortly make an

armament.

THUNDER IN THE DIET!

BUT THE SQUABBLE:

CONTINUED!“

[TREOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, JUDE 28. A loud thunder-clap momentarily siienced Socialist and Fascist equabblers in the Prussian Diet as they were argaged in a heated altercation about a trivial matter.

Lightning struck the building and passed snake-like along the electric light wires behind the President's, chair.

HIDDEN TUBES IN FLUFFY ~FOLDS.

[United Press.]

UNIVERSITIES AND THE

LEAGUE.

[United. Fress.]

Geneva-Leading American uni- versities, as well as those of other Paris-Fancy gartere, word just countries, are to be asked to help. above the knee, are being utilized the League of Nations in a study. by women drug-peddlars of Paris of economic policies and tendencies and other French cities in their that might eventually result in war.

illicit traffic. Smat

tirbes of

eaine, morphine and other dope This question was first brought to have been found attached to fluffy the attention of the League during blue end pink bands of rubbered

its-1927 international economic com- silk by the Frerick police.

ference by Professor Ally Young of Harvard.

Several women who have been arrested here in connection with the JA settlement of the action selling of such contraband declare

A preliminary Audy of the pro brought by Mr. Samuel James they have adopted this method from Egerton Banks, an automobile, en- America where, they allege, garters blem by the various technical organs gineer, of Richmond, against are frequently used to carry bootleg of the League has already convinced Automobiles M. Berliet Société liquor. They say that this ruse has Anonyme, of Lyons and Twicken- bem worked enccesfully for some the latter that future ware are more ham, was reached in the King's tirae past in France, enabling likely to be of economic origin them Bench Division.

elegantly dressed women to meet of "conquest, as in the past. It is. especially conceivable that the The company agreed to pay Mr. liners at the ports and carry the Bank's £4,000 in settlement of a drugs to various cities throughout economic policy of different antions claim for wrongful dismissal from the country. his position as London manager 2. for the company and for certain commission, Judgment was enter-

Enough For One Den

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It is estimated that enough phiale

might be one of the most prolific causes of war. Efforts at econoлne domination, of control of markéta

ed for Mr. Banks for £4,000, with of drugs can be carried in theee in different parts of the world, of garters to supply the demands of a monopolies on raw materiale, of

costs.

It was stated that during the popular opium den for several intense trade rivalry aro a few of

war Mr. Banks superintended with weeks. The facility with which the the possibilities that might result M. Berliet the constructional works tubes can be detached also makes the eventually in two or more, nations of the company at Lyons, and that tale of dope to transient buyera ex-soing to war. more t he earned a salary of between, five tremely easy. As a result of this The problem, however, is so ex- thousand and six thousand pounds discovery, special attention will be tensive and goes so deeply into the fundamental aspects of the life of COURT IN LONDON.

a year. About two hundred and paid to the garters of women BURNED BEFORE RESCUERS'

fifty whippet tanks were manufac suspects in the cafes and cabarets nations that the League has decided EYES.

MRS. DAWES PRESENTED.

tured every month for the French of Montemarte. For peddlars of to secure the utmost worldwide Army, in addition to airplane en drugs are often found in the centres aastance possible in studying the

war materials of Parisian night-life

situation and in secking to recom gines and other [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] : [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Subsequently Mr. Banks became. According to the police, these mend measures calculated to offset future danger of war from economic New Yoak, June 27%

LONDON, June 27,

London manager, and in February dope-gartere, as they are The third Court of the season,

1027 certain, allegations of insub labelled, are often used in taking causes. Francis Phillips, aged 21, the

The special committee appointed (REUTER'8" AMERICAN SERVICE]-

crippled son of the late John Phil- held last evening at Buckingham A Fascist who was the first to ordination were made against him, quantities of drugs from one coun-

try to another. The most usund by the League to study the problem WASHINGTON, June 27, lips, a millionaire contractor con- Palace, was noteworthy for the fact recover shouted to a Socialist: and he was dismissed.VALDAR Government circles here are 78troking the so-called "Sewerpipe that Mrs. Arthur Henderson, as the Lightning has struck the Diet; Mr Rayner Goddard, K.C., for method is to have tiny tubes carry has recently held long consultations the company, said that a close fully hidden, within the fully folds with the German economist, Fre Bonn, and the French joicing at the news that the Japan. Ring in the borough of Queens, wife of the Foreign Secretary, pre it will soon strike you!

The thunderstorm was accom perusal of all the documents had of the silken material; but more fessor ess. Privy Council has approved the New York, has been incinerated as sented Mrs. Dawes, the wile of the

panied by cloud barst, and many removed a misunderstanding that audacious, women have been found economist, Andre Seigfried. It was Kellogg Pattern light stooling, guth United States Ambasador

American ladder, and intentated, with that with larger-droxorothings dong largely on their recommendation

นา All Sfteen original signatories The youth was penned under the

During the storm pieces of cordial relations which had hithering On THe have now endorsed the Pact, which debris, and screamed out directions seld, appeared in ordinary evening

examine the problem will come into force when the to frantic would-be rescuers, but he dreas, though the rest of the Em-masonry from the Diet building to existed between Mr. Banks and often in the shape of bells or ask the leading universities, alio to

crashed into the street.

curious ornamenta perished in the flames.

bassy atall wore knee breeches. Japanese retification is deposited.

..

the company.

now