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A GRAVE SINO-RUSSIAN SITUATION. "

HOPES FOR AMICABLE SETTLEMENT.

MUCH UNEASINESS IN JAPAN,

NANKING LEADERS "UNPERTURBED."

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1929.

SHANGHAI, July 15." that troop trains are visible at The Kuo Min news agency has every station eastward of the a message from Harbin, which saye Karimska junction of the C.E.R. that it is learned there that Moscow | Amur Railway.

is sending plenipotentiary to The Foreign Office reiterates that Harbin to effect an amicable settle-its policy is still one of the closest ment of the controversy between watchful waiting, strict neutrality, China and the Soviet over the man-but readiness to protect its own in- agement of the Chinese Eastern terests if menaced." Railway.

Alse under no circumstances will it allow the disturbances to spread

In the meantime, the local Chinese authorities are taking every pre-soutb of Changchun, in Manchuria.

caution to ensure maintenance of normal traffre.

farce

The Soviet Armies, While withholding official com- All Soviet officials, including the manager and the assistant generalment well-placed military observera manager, have been practically dis. express the belief that the Soviet missed. Many of them have already ultimatum is intended to been sent back to Russia About China to negotiate rather than as eighty"White" Russians, formerly hostile threat. employed on the C.ER, have been reappointed to positions on the Railway,

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Therefore they anticipate the present dispute will be settled with-

THE FRISCO OPIUM OPERATION ON THE CONSPIRACY TRIAL THE HALLETT ABEND

CAPTURE.

TRIAL MAY BE IN CHINA,

THREE CULPRITS TO BE DEPORTED.

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["D.P." Special Service.}

SAN FRANCISCO, July 15. The Chinese Consul here, Mr. Kung, has received an order from Wu Chao Chin (Dr. C. C. Wu); Chinese Minister to America, ordering Mr. and Mrs. Kao Ying and Haen Foon to be deported to China.

It is generally understood that the order means that the trio will not be tried in the United States.

Further, it is expected they will i leave America in a few days.- United Press.

ANGLO-CHINESE TREATY.

EXPERTS DELIBERATE IN SHANGHAI,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 13. At the request of the Chinese

tions have opened for the conclu-

KING.

STATED TO HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

DOCTORS' BULLETIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 15.

The operation on the King wAD performed to-day, and is understood to have been successful.

A bulletia signed by ive doctors removed in order that a circum- says that portions of two ribs were

scribed abscess, 1 inches across, should be quickly drained and

condition is satis |

treated.

His Majesty's factory,

A SHORT-LIVED "KING."

AN AFGHAN EXECUTION.

(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.]

PESHAWAR, July 15. Afghan circles confirm the rumour of the execution of Ali Ahmed Jhan for refusing to signify his allegi ance to Habibullah,

ADJOURNED.

HUNGER-STRIKE TACTICS.

SIXTEEN PRISONERS STILL'

OBSTINATE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LARORE, July 15.

CASE.

"NEW YORK TIMES'

EDITORIAL.

NANKING ANSWERED.

["D.P." Special » Service,]

New York, July 5, The conspiracy trial here WOD

Commenting editorially upon the abruptly adjourned when it Was Chinese National Government's re found that the hunger-striker Dutt quest that the American Minister had a high temperature and could deport Mr. Hallett Abend, Peping declined to be represented by count, the Times to-day e) that not be moved into the Court. Dutt correspondent of the New York

sel in his absence.

this action is to exercise a form of censorship over certain reports Bagat Singh, who is also hunger. tending to discredit the Nation- etriking, told counsel he and Dutralista. refused the special diet permitted.

Fourteen other prisoners have now been on hunger-strike for three days, in sympathy with Dutt and Bagat Singh.

The paper points out that views in North China often oppose those of the central and southern part of the country, for which reason the Times bas maintained correspon- dents in both Shanghai and Peping.

The Times says that this question vitally, affects China's world-wide relations. The problem is, accord-

to this editorial, whether the Nationalists shall extend their present arbitrary ceasorship which

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ATLANTIC FLIGHT

TRAGEDY.

POLISH AVIATOR

KILLED.

MACHINE WRECKED. '

{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY:]

HORTA, July 14.

The Polish neroplane "Marshal Pilsudski" landed this afternoon when fears were being entertain- ed as to her whereabouts. The place here at 843 last night and aeroplane radioed for a landing

the football-ground was lit up with six beacons, as was indicated to the flyera by wireless.

Nothing, further was heard, not- withstanding wireless attempts from the Polish training ship

Iskra," in the vicinity, until the news of the landing this afternoon.

A Fatality.

NEW YORK, July 14.

A telegram from Lisbon says that

chine was wrecked.

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they exercise over Chinese Nation- the Polish aeroplane crashed at alists to the representatives of Graciosa Island and that ldzi- foreign newspapers whose mission itkowski was killed. is to inform the world about China. Kubala was rescued but the ma-

"When the Nationalist Gevern- ment itself tries to silence foreign reporters as to what they see and hear," continues the Times,it is alienating foreign sympathy by criticism in direct proportion to the candor and integrity of those who make it."-United Press.

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE, THE POSITION IN AMERICA.

["D.F. Special Service.]

WASHINGTON. July 5. Men and women of the United States, during the just half century, have found it increasingly difficult to make the institution of marriage fit the social needs of a modern world, it was revealed recently

Statistics. A problem for psycho- logists and socialista lies buried in the cold figures in the dusty filing cabinets of the government's book keeping department. These show that the number of marriages per- formed each year, generally speak. COTTON TRADE DISPUTE. ing, have been in proportion to the rise in population.

Tout resort to arms, as Moscow is Government Anglo-Chinese negotia as King of Jalalabad during "the through a study of Census Bureau letting it be known" that it fears THE PRIMATE AND "BEST

keenly, desirous of preserving peace-

ful relations with its Chinese neigh-sion of a commercial treaty on the

basis of reciprocity and equality.

Experts are now sitting at Shang- hai discussing the drafte submitted by both sides, from which it is hoped to evolve a single text.

In well-informed circles; it is be lieved that if the Soviet negotiators undertake to carry out the Agree-bour. ment signed by Russia and China The same observers point out that in September, 1924, as regards man- | the available Soviet troops, though agement of the Railway, the pre-numerically inferior, are far more sent' situation will be satisfactorily efficient and up-to-date than the settled.

Chinese, and "would thus be fully able to hold their own If concen- trated, at three strategic points,

China "High-handed."

LONDON, July 15

The sinister possibilities of the Vladivostock, Blavoveschenk, and Far Eastern situation are given, Manchuli.

prominence, in the newspapers.

Unless there are unexpected de- The Labour Daily Herald trustsvelopments the military authorities, that even, now China will recognise therefore, appear confident that that her actions are unwise, and hostilities are unlikely.

that Russia will remember that ultimatums are dangerous things. The journal hopes the League of Nations will bring pressure to bear upon China with a view to securing an amicable settlement.

The Daily Telegraph says it was only to be expected that a vigorous protest and a demand for restitu- tion would follow China's actions, which, on whatever pretext they were taken, were undoubtedly high- 'banded on the part of a signatory of 40 International Agreement.

However (it adds), the Soviet Note oversteps the limits of diplo macy, which aims at a peaceful re moval of agreements. Further, the journal thinks that perhaps neither the confiscation nor the threat of bostilities have been altogether un- influenced by the recent installation of a Government in Tokyo with de finite-pacße tendencies.

Further Dismissals,'

PEPING, July 15. Messages from Changchun state that the Chinese authorities are now clearing out Russians from places south of Harbin.

"

RESIGNATION OF MR. T. V. SOONG.

A PEPING REPORT DENIED.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

&

PEPING, July 15. Chinese and foreign sources here state that Mr. T. V. Soong has resigned.

LATER. Several Soviet employers of the Mr. T. V, Soong, in an interview railway from Changkawan and with Reuter, denies his reported Changchun have been sent to Har-resignation. bin, including the station-master from Changchun.

Harbin reports are that that the families of Soviet officials are pre- paring to leave for RussiL

CHINA'S NEW" NAVY.

MATERIALS, TO COME FROM BRITAIN.

Nanking. Unperturbed."

NANKING, July 15.

(Wah Ts: Yai Pao.) The National Government leaders are very calm regarding the Soviet

SHANGHAI, July 15. ultimatum. Wa Ban Min in an It is understood that five gun- interview, stated that the Govern-boats will be built in accordance) ment resented the threatening with the scheme of National De- attitude of the Soviet, but were not fence, drafted by the Government. perturbed.

41 Materials for the construction of Chiang Kai Shek reported to the gunboats will be supplied from The Daily News says that the the Kuomintang beadquarters this Britain. Three of the gunboats will Russian ultimatum is very different morning. Details of the report are be built at Shanghai, and the others from a Bussian Army in Man-not divulged, but it is learned re-

at Makiang, in Fukien. churia, about which Japan would liably that Chiang announced that have a word to say, but in the in the Government has already adopt- terests of world peace, it is ex-ed a definite policy regarding Russia, tremely desirable to avoid a Russo and the programme would be Japanese Chinese triangle of this carried out regardless of recent kind.

1 development.

The Berlin Vorwaerts says the Officials of the Foreign Ministry Soviet is facing the most difficult are reticent, owing to the absence situation of a decade. The alter of Dr. C. T. Wang, but it is believed natives are, a risk of war with certain that no action will be taken China, in her (Russia's) difficult before his return towards the week economic condition,

Vladivostock and the Pacific coast fall into Japan's lap like ripe fruit. It thinks that the Bolsheviks may possibly and finally have to appeal to the League to save them from a hopeless war,

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-Jetting end. or

Washington Paper Blames The Boviet.

{"D.." SPECIAL SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, July 15. The Washington Post, in editorial, states that both the Soviet and Chins are signatories Toxro, July 15 to the Kellogg Pact. It says that Being Monday to-day, editorial "both countries have gone für comment is still lacking, but Press towards renouncing war, and to despatches of the Moscow ultimatum wards engaging themselves to seck to China are given prominence with a pacific adjustment of any dis- big headlines, of which some are pute." Bensational.

Japan Still Uneasy,

therefore

".

"The test of their good inten- The Foreign Office has not yet re- tions is now applied by an actual ceived official confirmation of the dispute, the dangerous character of ultimatum,

withholds which is that each Government is comment, but it admits it is less tempted to take advantage of pase- optimistic about a peaceful settle-ing circumstances to strengthen ite ment than it was on Saturday,

position." when it appeared the danger was blowing.over.

TS DE TREIGN patches from Manchuli state that Japanese travellers arriving there report the movement of troops, and

Discussing the responsibility for aggression in the event of hostili- to the journal says that Sexies Conspirasie Halduri and China bave convinced the world of the "maliga intentions" of Russia.

United Press...

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BRITAIN AND RUSSIA,

SOVIET ENVOY INVITED.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LIPTONS' CAPITAL

Ali Ahmed Jhan had a brief rule,

troubles following Amanullah's ab dication....

NEW AMERICAN MAJOR-

GENERAL.

BOXER RISING RECALLED.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, July 15. The famous Marine Corps officer Colonel. S. D. Butler has been pro- moted Major-General hy Président Hoover:

was

in

Col. Butler, who is ex-Chief of Police of Philadelphia, charge of the American Naval detachment during the Boxer rising at Tientsin, where the Hoovers were then living

But the statistics on divorce will tella different story. They have mounted from 62 per thousand war- riages in 1900 to 150 in 1927. Pre- liminary returns from 扑 dozen states indicate another rise for 1929, The basis on which they are com piled takes account of the rise in population.

Aftermath of Waz,

Back in 1890 when the United States had a population of 69,847,714- there were 542,537 couples united in wedlock. Of these unions 33,431 or 02 per one thousand ended in the divorce courts. When, in 1906. another report Was published, had all risen slightly. The figures population, marriages and divorce

for 1916 are the next available. In that year the population had passed the 100,000,000 mark. Marriagee, "UNTIN BOWLER" LOST. keeping pace, slightly exceeded a million that year, while divorces bounded up to 108 per thousand.

Then the war came. The census Bureau'y nak

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.).

in 1922, records show. Then mar OTTAWA, July 15. riages kept pace with population The seroplane "Untin Bowler" again while divorces rose percept has been lost near Port Burwell.ibly until 131 attempts ab domestic It drifted from its moorings out to bliss out of each thousand had their sca among the icefloes. The crew finale before a judge. are cafe.

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THE FUTURE NEW YORK.

AMBITIOUS SCHEME OF

TOWN PLANNING. »

["D.P." Special Service.]

Committee of New York, which has The Regional Town Planning been sponsored and financed by the Russell "Sage Foundation at a cost of $1,000,000 (£200,000), and whose director of plans and surveys is Mr. Thomas Adams, the British town planning expert, made public re cently to a meeting of 1,500 people its detailed plans to meet the fu- ture needs of New York and con tiguous areas within a radius of 50 miles in the three States of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.

OPERATIVES ADAMANT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]

SELLERS."

TENDENCIES OF GEORGIAN LITERATURE.

The Archbishop of Canterbury, who has become patron of the Stationers' Company, was the prin cipal guest at a recent dinner beld by the company in their hall off Ludgate-hill.

LONDON, July 14.

The Master (Sir Cecil R. Har- The Operative Cotton Spinners' rison), who presided, was support Amalgamation ballot, on the sub-ed by his wardens:-Alderman and ject of the employers' proposal to Sheriff Sir William. Waterlow, Mr. reduce wiges has so far, yielded Edgar E. Harrison, Mr. Lecaard 97 per cent. for resistance.

C. Langley, and Major G. E. Brimley BowES.

BRITISH COLONIAL

STAMPS,

In proposing the health of the Archbishop, the Master said that they valued his acceptance of the post of patron all the more because of the changed conditions since the

"COLLECTORS EXTLÕITED." Archbishops first became patrons of

the company. In those early days their chief province was to restrain The expediency of collectors boy the company and others from pab- cotting stamps of a higher facelishing works which were not con-

sidered desirable. value than £1 was urged by Mr. H. Grindall at the closing session of the Philatelic Congress of Great Britain at Birmingham recently.

referred to certain iteratare which, The Archbishop, in responding, he said, appeared to him for the most part to be a microscopic study

Mr. Grindall referred to the of the ugly and abnormal in human The divorce rate in 1924 continued comparatively recent practice of life." He would like to exercise the its. ascension reaching 144 per 1,000, certain British Colomes issuing office of censor by forbidding the rose again in 1929 to 149. in 1936 stamps of absurdly high face value. Young Georgian lions to rear any to 150, and in 1927. the last year postal issues at all, but

Such stampa were act strictly more for ten years, and to feed for which figures are available, to

139.

were

revenue stamps In India during Early returns from a few states Queen Victoria's reign the stamp of pending in vital statistics for. 1038 highest value was 5 rupees; to-day indicate still fewer marriages and it was 25 rupees. In Ceylon until mare divorces to be chalked up on highest denomination, but to-day 1010 2 rupees 50 cents was the the final record,—United Prem.

SCENE AF ACTOR'S ARREST.

ATTEMPT TO SWALLOW A DOCUMENT."

4 remarkable

in scene

there was

them meanwhile on the work of the

great Victorians. They would then become better, men and writers.

With regard to political literature, he would make some selections from

would preserve some of the pa Mr. Lloyd George merely to in- crease the gaiety of nations, and stamp of 1,000 rupees." In Hong Kong $1 sufficed until Phlete and utterances of Mr. Bald- 1503, but the £gure had been raised in as representing in our time to 810. If Heng Kong could man that type of man who was called "the reasonable man. (Cheers.) age with 810, why did the Straits He was not dealing with politics Settlements require stamp of

83007 He suggested that these (laughter), but was treating the stamps of high face value were subject as literary censor; other- simply used for exploiting the wise he would make a conflagration the philatelist. The smaller Colonica which would rejoice even Nero. The first book he dressing-room of a Bournemouth would not issue the stamps (Laughter.) theatre WIS described at Marl moneyed collectors refused to take would like to prohibi would be

best seller, what was called the borough-street Police Court when them up: Elwyn Leslie, forty-one years of

which seemed to be about the worst After considerable discussion & age, an actor, of Downseld-road, resolution was adopted expressing form of good literature-but that Brixton hill, was charged with con- the opinion that the issue of stamps might be his prejudiced opinion,

Dot shared by publishers. spiring with John Preston-who by certain British Colonies of a had been remanded in the same value for which no equivalent postal court to demand money by menaces service was rendered was undesir- from a Parliamentary candidate at able. the recent election whose name was not disclosed.

room.

The plans, which are the result LONDON, July 15. of seven years' labour and study by

He could not conceive any form of In the House of Commons to-day 150 experts, contemplate the inclu

sion in their scope of: aren of

censorship which would be tolerable. Mr. Henderson announced that an 3,428 square miles, which is 25 times

Any kind of taboo in these matters invitation for a responsible repre- us large as Manhattan Island, and

It was announced that a copy of was bound to defeat its own ends. sentative of the Soviet Government proposes to weld it into a compre

the Congress Year, Bock had been There was only one way to prevent hensive organic City State which Detective Sergeant Owen said sent to the King and that a letter the circulation of bad literature, to visit London to discuss the most vill contain a population. of that with Detective Fabian, he visit of thanks had been received from and that was to promote the cir- expeditious procedure for reaching 90,000,000 people by 1965. The ed the Theatre Royal, Bournemouth, His Majesty's private secretary. culation of good literature, and the a settlement of outstanding ques- the spreading out of the population

essential feature of the scheme is and saw Leslic in his dressing Congress Mr. Richard G. Owens ness of protecting the public mind, At the previous meeting of the proper way to go about their busi- tions, had been sent to the Soviet over a much wider area, with in- Ha said: "We are police officers referred to the confusion existing and particularly the youth of the Government, through the Norwegian dustries, shopping centres, and re- from London, and I hold a warrant in regard to the names used in country, was to see to it that in Government.

creation facilities so arranged that for your arrest." Leslie said: stamp catalogues, albums, and all our schools the standard, taste," the present acute congestion in the "Yes, I expected it, I know what philatelic literature generally, to and sense of literature was taught, centre of New York will disappear it is over. That finishes me in this describe the numerous colours of as it could be, to cur children even or diminish. It proposes town business."

stamps. Most of the difficulty, be from their earliest days, so that transportation' schemes on an am- Leslie began to place papers from said, had been caused either by later on they should go out with REDUCED.

bitious scale, with a system of belt his pockets on the dressing-table. publishers describing the colour of some real understanding of what lines embracing railway, tramway, Suddenly he picked up one paper & particular stamp by one name in real literature was and with the [THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.] highway, and parkway communica- and thrust it in his mouth. After the catalogue and by a different power to enjoy it. Our public tions and trunk line extensions, a severe struggle it was taken from name in the album or by using the libraries should be stored with good LONDON, July 15.

while the whole network will be him.

same term to describe two quite stuff and persons should be attached Detective Sergeant Owen produc different colours. Mr. Justice Eve, in the Chancery laced together with new bridges and

to them who could give a word in Division, to-day, confirmed the re-tunnels where песеквагу, and ed an oblong piece of paper, torn

No colour had caused more con-season. That would do more than duction of Lipton's capital from parks, playgrounds, golf courses, in half and much crumpled, with fusion and misunderstanding than any revival of a moral censorship £3,250,000 to £1,422,500 sterling, and and aviation fields freely interbloodstains on it.

lac. The true lilse was named of the Prese To attempt to sanctioned the scheme of arrange spersed.

Mr. Boyd (the magistrate) re- after the Persian chrub lilaj, mean- strangle books before they came. The report loss special emphasis marked that this incident conld being blue or indign tree. Its dis to the birth, as Milton, put it, on the need of provision for aerial gone into more fully at a later tinguishing feature was blueness, would be prejudicial to the true. traffic, and urges the acquisition of stage, and

not redness. To be precise, lilac was interests of literature. They should Detective Sergeant Owen said pale indigo. The term, however, also try, to promote the circulation 1 new air porta to reinforce the 27 already existing. The report has that Leslie got up and said: "This had been used for long to describe a of religious literature, by which he received favourable commendation is not theatrical stuff. I was doing particular "colour belonging to a meant not merely literature about from the Press and experts, and it to keep some one out of it. I large number of our stampa, includ. religion, or sermons-for which VATICAN CITY. July 15 President Rover bus sent resin going to tell the truth

ing the "penny lag" long in me there was now alisins koment The Fope he created the Belle Teige or ungratulation which Mr. Boyd remanded Lesne, zlow eng Britain Hitherefore theological trellises or even mozal dictine Archbishop Schuster, the praises the farsighted vision reing bail in his own recognisances of suggested that a different term exhortations, but literature on any new Archbishop of Milan, a Car-sponsible for such a plan of ́en- £120 and one surety of 280 or two should be used to describe the true theme inspired by a high standard dinal.

lightened development.

lilae, such as pole indigo.

of beauty and sincerity (Cheers.)!.

ment.

A NEW CARDINAL. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

of £30