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JAPAN DISCOUNTS TRAIN MAROONED

WAR TALK.

BY TORRENTS.

ANTICIPATED PRESENT

A PASSENGER'S GRIM ACROBATICS.

RUPTURE.

STILL GROUND FOR HOPE, THE NORTHERN FLOODS.

(TAROVON REUTER'S AGENCY-]

Torro, August 9. From Manchuli, on the Man- churia-Siberia frontier, it is learn- ed that the direct parley between China and Russia has broken down; also that the Chinese de legates, Mr. Chu Shao Yang and Mr. Tsai Yun Sheng, have announe ed that they are leaving for Nank ing on August 9. Mr. Chu has! notified the National Government

{THROUGH KEUTER'S 10ENOT.)

aerious.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1929.

COTTON INDUSTRY MR. SNOWDEN STILL

DISPUTE.

STRENUOUS EFFORT FOR SETTLEMENT.

T.U.C. TAKE A HAND.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

IN ACTION.

FURIOUS COMMENT BY FRENCH PRESS.

ALLEGED THREAT."

[innouan AIUTER'S AGENCT.]

THE HAGUE, Aug. 8. PPING, Aug. 9.

LONDON, "Aug. 9.

Mr. Philip Snowden address- Sir Horace Wilson. Secretary of The flood situation has improved. Most of the rivers are reported as the Ministry of Labour, who has ed the Financial Commission of the falling, and it is hoped that the been prevented from accompany. Reparations Conference this after- uden-Dairen line will re-opening Mr. J. H. Thomas to Canada noon, and told them that the former on Saturday, However, the breaks by the gravity of the cotton dis percentages of German annuities on the Mukden-Antung and Muk pute, is strenuously endeavouring must stand. He added emphatical den-Shanhaikuan sections are very to end the Lancashire deadlock, that unless Great Britain re

He was engaged all day long yes-ceived satisfactory decisions as re- Near Chirchow one train wasterday in informal discussions with gards the percentages, & regards of China to this effect, blaming the marooned between two wash-oute, representatives of employers and the conditions and unconditional One foreign passenger escaped by operatives' organisations, with the annuities and is regards Germany's Russian Sabotage,"

erawling on hands and knees along result that progress has been made deliveries in kind, Britain could HARBIN, Aug. 9.

basis upon which not proceed further with the discus- the railway track, which new forms towards Anding The resumption of seriat move ment by the Soviet, ostensibly a kind of suspension bridge across an early meeting can be arranged. sion of the Young Plan

A deputation from the General against China, and demonstrations a raging torrent, which washed out by Russians on the two frontiers, the embankment along which the Damely, at Manchuli and Pograni chaaya, have marked a revival of line runs. The passenger was thus tension btween China and Russia. able to reach Shanhaikuan, and

A dispatch from Pogranichnaya says that 38 Soviet acroplanes de get a train to Pepidg.

Russians for the rupture.

monstrated over Chinese territory

on the morning of August 8.

2

Council of the Trade Union Con-

The British Chancellor of the

Exchequer, finally proposed the for- 菇 aub-committee of

grews, headed by Mr. Ben Tillett,mation of

the Chairman, have left for Man. Treasury experts to submit pro- chester to confer with the execu posals on any question raised re- tives of the operatives' organingarding the method and the amount tions with regard to the possibili: of the annuities provided by the

Young Plan.

Russian planes have also gone | MR. SOONG HOLDS UP HIS ties of mediation.

up over Manchuli, whence it is re-

ported that about 20 Russian

armoured cars have run threaten-

ingly close to the border.

RESIGNATION,

LIFE IN THE OLD

DOG YET!

MAURETANIA'S GALLANT

FAILURE.

BLUE RIBAND ATTEMPT.

[KEUTER'S

AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.

In a gallant but fruitless effort

EVACUATING THE RHINELAND.

BRITAIN NOT DEEPLY CONCERND.

A FRIENDLY MEETING.

(THROUGH MEUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE HAGUE, Aug. 8. The atmosphere at to-day's meet

INDIA AND BACK IN SEVEN DAYS.

THE SPIDER **

GOAL

NEADO

RECORD IN DANGER.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

LONDON, Aug. 8.

The Duchess of Bedford and Cap- tain C. D. Barnard, who are at- to recapture the Blue Riband of ing of the Political Commission of empting to fy from England to the Atlantic, the veteran Cunarder, the Conference was in striking co- India and back in seven day, are the Mauretania, mashed all her pre-trast to that of the Financial body now flying from Aleppo in Syria, The delegates, to Sofia, Bulgaria, and they will vious records for the trip from at The Hague.

under the chairmanship of take off from Sofia" on a non-stop. Cherbourg to New York

most

毖

She completed the crossing in 4 Henderson, discursed in days, 21 hours 44 minutes, which friendly spirit the question of the is only houn and minutes be evacuation of the Rhineland. had the Bremen, and 4 hours, 50. This is revolving itself into "an minutes better than her own pre essentially Franco-German

biem as Britain is willing to agree vious beat

to any solution they reach.

There is little doubt incidentally that the great ship would have gone ever better but for the fact that she experienced bad weather, which contributed to her failure..

It has to be borne in mind that the Mauretania is 23 years old, while the Bremen set up her re cord last month on her maiden

pro-

It is significant in this connection that Mr. Briand and Herr Stress- mann, the German Foreign Minis

flight to Croydon, which they x- pect to reach to-morrow at about

five o'clock in the afternoon,"

If the Duchess, who over 60 years of age, achieves her ambition, the will have created a new record for the return flight to India, as, well as a new record for the home ward journey.

The record for the outward jour- ter, conferred privately for an

ney is held by the RA. F. long-dis- hour before the Commission sat

tance machine, the, Fairey mono- During the debate, Herr Strest- mann insisted upon the withdrawal plane, which did the trip non-stop of the Allied forces from German in fifty hours. The Duchess left soil immediately the Owen Young Lympne, Kent, for India on Fri Plan came into operation, but May last, and she arrived at Kara- M. Cheron, the principal French BLUE BLOOD PREFERRED. Briand expressed the opinion that chi on Monday, commencing the re turn journey on the following France must first see whether the

morning. Young Plan was working smoothly or not.

Opposition.

The Chinese are blaming the fre- BUT IMPOSES CONDITIONS. SHANGHAI ELECTRIC SALE. financial delegate, replied that five

quent interruptions on the Chinese

Eastern Railway's telephone ser

vices on Russian "sabotage..

Headed For War,

Torro, August 9.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

SHANGHAI, Ang. 9.

agreeing upon

proper

The Finance Minister, Mr. T. V. According to a Vladivostock re- port received at Harbin, the Soviet Soong, this afternoon stated that Commander of the Far Eastern his resignation je held up, pending Forces has issued a manifesto the State Council passing a deci- to the Russian people" alleging that Chinese stubbornness is forcing on the Soviet to resort to arms, but budgetary system throughout the people need not be alarmed, China, and the taking of neces- as the Red Guard is fully able to cope with the emergency,

sary steps to carry out such a While it is impossible to confirm programme. Failing this: bis re this, a report from Mandhuli asserts that war clouds are again hoversignation holds good.

It is understood the State Coun.

ing over the frontier. A brigade of Chinese troops from Hailer, with eil is to debate the question this two armoured cars, has arrived at Manchuli.

The same despatch states that Sino-Soviet negotiations are now

afternoon at Nanking.

AGREEMENT SIGNED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 9. The sale agreement handing over the Shanghai Municipal Council's Electric Department to the Ameri- can and Foreign Power Company, was formally signed yesterday at the 8.M.C. Secretariat, by Mr. Ed. wardes, the Secretary, on behalf of the Municipal Council, and Mr. Samuel Murphy and Mr. Franklin, the attorney, on behalf of the buyers.

Afterwards, Mr. Melay, the manager of the National City letter

deemed bopeless. The Chinese de- THE EXTRALITY QUESTION. Bank, handed the Council a

legate Chu Shao Yang is expected to return to Mukden for the pur pose of a consultation to consider measures to cope with the situation. Philosophie Tokyo.

While Press despatches from Manchuli report an increasingly threatening

situation, however,

official Tokyo remains unperturbed, and inclined to discount half the

rumours.

. POWERS TO REPLY TO

CHINA'S NOTE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 9..

It is learned that Britain and

of irrevocable credit for Tls. 20,000,000, being the first instal ment of the purchase price of Tls. 81,000,000.

UNEMPLOYMENT IN

BRITAIN.

BRIGHTER PROSPECTS.

of the six Governments concerned were prepared to give their support to the Young Plan, and he opposed the formation of the sub-committee. Italy and Belgium also spoke in favour of the Owen Young percen- tages, and the Commission en ad- journed until Saturday to enable private talks in the hope of settling the deadlock."

A Blut Speech,

voyage.

SQUEAMISH NEW YORK

PATIENTS.

[Unlied Press.]

Herr Stresemann then spoke I- garding the French proposal for a Committee of Verification and

FOURTH-CENTURY FORTRESS.

New York-Despite the fact that Conciliation, saying that Germany AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY

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the blood of criminal in

purposes 13

could not agree that such a Com mittee should continue to operate after 1035.

good for medien! that from any healthy indivi- daal, several leading doctors M. Briand expressed willingness bere are trying to get the City that the matter should be thrash- Health Department to supervise the ed out before the Political Com- sale of blood for transfusion pur-

poses.

The sale of blood for transfusion

THE HAGUE, Aug. 9.- Mr. Snowden began his speech belore the Hague Financial Com mission yesterday by hoping he would not be regarded as offensive is now on a commercial basis in if be said that none of his argus New York-At least fourteen New ents had been answered, and none Yorkers have the blood of a criminal of his figures challenged. stressed Britain's unparalleled war Bowing in their veins. The crimin- sacrifices, and concluded: Weal, who has spent 10 out of the The House of Commons will never cannot compromise on this matter.

past. 24. yearí in prison, told the ratify the Young Plán is its pre-police that he makes his living sell ing his blood to hospitals for blood sent form.”....

transfusion.

French Press Furious,

PARIS, "Aug. 9. The French Press to-day are very angry with Mr. Snowden.

Le Journal says that the "third day ended with nothing less than a threat by Mr. Snowden to revise the International Debts Agree ments, which is tantamount to blackmail"

"

reports as fictitious and baseless other interested Powers are about Reports of abotage are largely to dispatch a reply to China's Note discredited, as official confirmation regarding extra-territoriality. is lacking, while reports of the.

It is undemtood that the Notes, breakdown of negotiations are not regarded seriously, as it is believed which will be most carefully draft- that the so-called negotiations were ed, are not identical, though they confined to informal conversations over the long-distance telephone, contain similar terms, as well as with the Chinese attempting to a reasoned statement of the posi-issuing returns regarding anem-saying that the British Government arrange for the opening of negotia- tion.

tions, and the Soviet maintaining the stand that it was impossible for

They will not be published until

them to comply, unless the status they are delivered to Chim.

que was restored.

The Japanese Foreign Office ap

pears to have anticipated that

[D2ITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).

LONDON, Aug. 8. The Ministry of Labour is now

ployment on a new basis. Bide by side with the figures of unemployed it gives the number of persons re gistered as employed. The returns now issued show that while in the

have decreased by 150,871, employ- ment figures have increased by 272,800.

imilar futile attempts to arrange MR. THOMAS LEAVES FOR past year unemployment figures

formal negotiations, interspersed with occasional" alarams and ex- eursions," would contiane sOME | time before a madus vivendi was Snally reached, but it is thought that an armed clash is extremely unlikely

I

-con-

CANADA.

"(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug."9. *M. Troyanovsky had

Mr. J. H. Thomas left today for versation with Baroa Shidebars yesterday, but the Foreign Office Canada to discuss the improvement has intimated that no significance of trade relations with Britain, and is attached to the visit, which was also the question of emigration Apparently mainly coained to the Soviet Ambassador's explanation of the present situation.,

CHINA NOT TO RESORT TO ARMS.

STATEMENT BY DR. WANG,

(Toh Taz Fat Pao.)****

SHANGEM, Aug. 9.

5,000 HP. SPEED BOAT."

NEW FLYER FOR SIR H.

SEGRAVE?

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.

LONDON, Aug. 8. In an interview, Dr. C. T. Wang,

A new speed-boat which would the Minister for Foreign Af£a}TI, { said that China will at all cost be named Miss England Second"

refrain from resorting to force in may shortly be placed under con- dealing with the Soviet. The struction with a view to Sir Henry United States, being the promoter of the Kellogg Pact, will probably Segrave making a new record at mediate in the trouble.

WU PEI FU SERIOUSLY ILL.

Authentic information" says the Hanken Herald has been received to the effect that Wu Pei Fu, the former Loyang Warlord, who has been spending his days of distress. in Bzechuen since his downfall in; 1026, is now seriously ill

The former Chinese leader is now at Hoshib, a small town in the in- terior of Szechuen, and has still a small army of soldiers under his command: General Liu Chuan Hou, a Brechuen military leader, is reported to be paying daily visits to the fallen leader.”

Miami, Florida, in March next..

It would have a minimum horse- power of 3,500 and a possible_horse- power of 8,000. It in estimated that a speed boat of the design

contemplated could cross the Chan- nel and back to Dover in twenty- five minutes.

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U.S. RE-DISCOUNT RATE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8. The Federal Reserve Bank in New York has announced that the re-discount rate will be increased. from five per cent. to six per cent., taking effect as from to-morrow.

This new presentation of facts gives a much truer picture of the unemployment position.

The newspaper's reference to Mr. Snowden's threat" ie apparently based on a version of a passage in his speech communicated by French correspondents at The Bagae, which inaccurately represented him ав reserved the right to revise the Debt Agreement; whereas what be actual- ly said was that if Great Brimir, did not receive just satisfaction in ber demand for modification of the moral right to revise the Debt Young Plan, she would have a Agreement.

be

LATER

Some time ago a group of leading physicians of New York worked with the purpose of establishing a blood donors' bureau where all per- sons of health wishing to well blood might be registered" and thoroughly examined.

mission.

IN GOTLAND.

Stockholm-An early Iron. Aga fortress, built on piles in the mid- dle of a lake on the Swedish is land of Gotland, was discovered some time ago, and turns out to be a unique find. From the reports. The question of the Saar Basin issued by the Swedish Academy of Antiquities, it appears that this constitutes another essentially take fortress had a large square Franco-German problem, Ger floor, supported by thousands of many desires to regain control of oak piles, driven into the mud.

The huge structure, probably erect→ the Saar before 1935, and Hed against foreign invasions in the Briand has said that he is prepar fourth century AD, shows remark- able craftsmanship and strategical ed to discuss the matter.

foresight wit

WHAT CANADA IS DOING

IN AVIATION.

BRITISH APATHY.

[BY RALPH A. COOPER.)

Thousands of miles of virgin forests being protected; swift air Dr. Arthur F. Coca of Cornell mails to those living in far-off University, one of the sponsors of places where formerly mails reach the bureau, said, "In case of cd by dog-team probably twice a emergency, for instance, the hoe-year, increasing efficiency of the pital has no time to make elaborate famous Royal North-West Mounted tots, therefore the bureau would be Police in keeping law and order in of great aid with its complete data northern regions chiefly inhabited and records of persons willing to by Eskimos and Indians, fast deve sell their blood.

lopment of vastly rich mineral Some donors makes profession areas, and rapid transportation of of selling blood, one man, Thomas the amenities of life to those whose Kane stating that be has given choice it is to live in that tremen blood for transfusion on seventy-

of the great seven occasions for a total of fifty- dova "hinterland eight quarts.

Dominion-these are some of the advantages that the aeroplane, bas brought to Canada.

The Bulwark," as it in called even to-day by the inhabitants of

the parish, must have been built by the villagers of a neighbouring village, and is an interesting in- stance of primitive community spirt. The approach to it out in the lake must have been very dangerous to daring invaders, who were entirely exposed to the arroNS of the archers standing behind the wooden paijsades.

During the centuries "following theBulwark" decayed, and only the solid trunks beneath the water now tell the tale of past glories.

BERLIN'S TROUBLESOME RUSSIAN EMIGRES.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS MAKE

el

EJECTMENT ORDER,

Berlin Aug. 2-The League of Nations appeared in the por- character of plaintiff in a civil action, before. Ber-

in

court, and obtained judg ment against a score of Russian emigreas, at one time officers in the Crist armies, who were thereby compelled to vacate the so-called Nansen Barracks situated in a suburb of Berlin.

Le Matin says that Mr. Snow- den is mora extreme" than the Nationalists. If the Conference" tails the Second International must

with credited

unexpected Records from the Police Depart prowess."

ment show that many underworld L'ere Nouzelle does not deny that characters make a living by selling there is something worthy of respect their blood to hospitals. Dr. Coca And Canada has not been slow In given cases, it might conceiva Mr. Snowden's anxieties, but de- recently said that many people have to recognise the opportunity

clares that agreement cannot be feeling that they don't want to Canada never in slow, to realise These barracks had hitherto been ably show that while there was an reached by the use of language lead-share the blood of a person of bad the possibilities of her future deve under the administration of the increase in the number of uneming directly to a rupture.

character or of another race, no lopment-in fact, Canadians may be Geneva High Commission of Tugi ployed, there was actually on in-

A Practical Ultimatum,

matter how good the blood is from termed generally as Future Mind-tives. When the ground on which a chemical stradpoint. He does not ed." We do not live in the past the barracks stood was recently crease in the number of the employ-

think it hurts the medical profession our aims and our ambitions" are sold to a real estate company, for ed

to humour this very human feeling largely in the future, that great the creation of modern tenement Oznadians, | buildings, the Russians refused to particularly when it easily could be future which we, as done, il donors were properly re-believe to be 'Canada's own.

move, whereupon the company sp gistered under city regulations.

During the month of May Ottawa pealed to the League of Nations, which now obtained judgment reports that 52. private and com- mercial planes went into service against the Russian emigrees, who in various capacities, in various are, however, being assisted by the sections. The total record for the company and others in finding new Winnipeg Flying Club for the quarters." month of Jane was 1,563 flights.

Six planes are operated by the Canadian Colonial Airways, Ltd., between Montreal and New York during the summer months. Pas- sengere are able to reach New York and return to Montreal the same day.

It is reliably learned that Mr. Snowden is prepared to leave The Hague on Monday, failing & antis factory reply to-morrow (Saturday) to his demands.

Australian Support.

Aug

TORIES SCRAPE THROUGH REDUCED MAJORITY IN TWICKENHAM.

The Australia {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Bruce, to-day stated that the Bri- tish Government had consulted the LONDON, Aug. 8.

Federal Goverment on the ques- The Twickenham by-election tion of Reparations. The latter rendered necessary by the eleva- tion of Sir William Joyuson-Hicks had agreed with the view of Mr. to the peerage, resulted as follows: Snowden that the Empire should not be asked to make further Sir John Ferguson (Con.) 14,705 sicrifices. T. J. Mason (Labour) ... F. G. Patterson (Lib) 1,920

14,202

603

Can. Maj. Labour made a great effort in what has always been a strong Tory seat. The Conservative ma jority has been reduced from 11,000 in 1834 and nearly 6,000, at the May Election, when the figures

were:

Joynson Hicks (Con.):

Mason (Lab.) ***** Patterson (Lab.)

· 15, 121

21,087

won: 7.248

Cop. Maj... 5,968

Sir John Patterson, the success- ful candidate, is the Chairman of the Board of Lipton, Ltd.

OLDER MEN PREFERRED.

MR HENRY FORD ON THE VALUE OF EXPERIENCE.

New York-Mr. Henry Ford has joined the ranks of those opposed to the slogan "too old at 40,” or, is often stated in America, "too old at 35.” He says in a megazine article just published that he would like to have all his workers between | 36 and 60, or even "older. Men past 25, he adds, are "table, and experienced," and do better at work calling for endurance, which is shunned by younger workers, e

"GAS" SLOT MACHINE

FOR MOTORS,

STICK HOSE INTO TANK AND THERE YOU ARE.

CABARET DANCER' LEG MUSCLE TORN.

HIGH KICKING EXERCISES.

Oakland, Calif.—If the gas sta tion is closed and you need gaso ling badly and you can't get to the nearest all-night garage--you WOD Clave to worry if the newest London magazine "regrete the jury of the King's Bench

use

selling ides is put into general

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apathy of the aircraft trade in awarded Vera. Wilson, a cabaret England, which is permitting the dancer, £254 damages with costs All you need to do is put the wholesale of American planes to against the Max Rivers School of hose in the tank, put a dollar or Canada and Canadian money galig Dancing, London, for injuries caus- a half dollar in the slet, and let to American shareholders in comed by the high-kicking exercises of the gasoline fl the tank. If the panies owning Canadian airports. the school.

The plaintiff said her leg wis gas goes in too fast, preu a button Another repetition of the apathy and the rate of fow is slowed. In of British manufacturers who allow pushed up till it hit a wall behind. case you have overestimated the ed the progressive American auto- The muscle of the leg was torn amount needed, press another but mobile manufacturers to conquer Hivers denied negligence by Bia ton and the dew is stopped the valaible Canadian market, and instructor. He said he had train- The device, incorporated in an who now and it almost too late to od 3,000 dancers, including famous ordinary air-operated gasoline gain even a footholdi keby be stars, and at present, had 500 pump, the same kind used in Maskee" may be the attitude pupil hundreds of service stations and in Hong Kong, hut it will do no A pupil doing this 100 garages, is the invention of two harm for you Hong Kongites to exercise all day long never Oakland men. J. H. Mitchell financ read of what Canada, is doing in nccident. There was no ed the inventors and helped them the held of aviation whilst Hong the pupil told the instructor secure their patents,

to stop.

Kong sleeps