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MR. SNOWDEN HUSTLES THE HAGUE.

NOT THERE FOR REST OF HIS LIFE."

FRENCH PRIDE DEEPLY WOUNDED.

LONG TALK RESTORES HARMONY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Aug.-9. There has been talk of Mr. Ram. Bay MacDonald making a dramatic appearance at the Hague Confer ence in the hope of settling the difficultées occasioned by Britain's determined resistance to the adop tion of the Young Plan in its pre- sent form."

An interview secured with the Premier's Secretary at Lossie mouth, however, revealed that this

FOREIGN OPINION.

WASHINGTON HOPEFUL;

PARIS PROTEST.

» [BEUTIR'S AMERICAS SERVICE]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY,

LABOUR'S FOREIGN | HOPE IN COTTON

WASHINGTON, Aug." 10. Official and diplomatic circles here are of opinion that Mr. Ram eay MacDonald is the only hope of averting collapse at The Hague

is "moet unlikely.” He said that Mr. | Conference. MacDonald had received no in Mr. Cotton, acting Secretary of formation of the conference, and State, said that the United States was, therefore, unable to comment ¦ desired to see a final settlement of on Mr. Snowden's declaration.

reparations evolved by the Powers, but the American Government did not necesarily support the Young Plan or any other form of settle. ment in preference to another."

LONDON, Aug. 10. Mr. Rammy MacDonald was but riedly recalled from a golf function at Lossiemouth yesterday evening on urgent business," which the papera connect with The Hague crisia,

An aeroplano was ordered for Lossiemouth this morning from Leuchars Aerodrome, Fifeshire, to convey Mr. Raasay MacDonald to Edinburgh.

Meanwhile Sr Horace Wilson is going to Edinburgh from Max chester to meet the Prime Minis ter to discuss the "cotton situation with him."

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Mr. MacDonald's Conferences. » LONDON, Aug. 11. Before flying back to Lossiemouth. last night after the cotton confer ence, Mr. MacDonald conferred with Mr. Norman, Goverser of the Bank of England, and. Mr. Lamont, the America banker, who was a member of the Young Com mittee.

POLICY

AN OFFICIAL REVIEW.

EGYPT, RUSSIA, AND

GERMANY.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

LONDON, Aug. D.

DISPUTE.

PREMIER CONFERS WITH DELEGATES

· ARBITRATION LIKELY.

{THROUGH BETTER'S' AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 10. Horace Wilson bea returned to Manchester from Edinburgh. He

A comprehensive review of the Labour Goverment's foreign po licy was made by Mr. Hugh Dal- ten, the Under-Secretary for For-is at present in telephonic com- eign Affairs, speaking at & meeting munication with Miss Margaret of the Independent Labour Party Bondfield and will confer with the opposing interests in the cotton dispute on Sunday and Monday.

as. Welwyn.

AUGUST 12, 1929.

ALLEGED RUSSIAN NEW YORK CHANGE Telegrams in Brief.

SABOTAGE,

ARREST OF C.E.R. SOVIET EMPLOYEES.

"CHINA ··"ON" GUARD:"

(THROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEPING, August 10,

It is reliably reported from Har bin that sabotage continues.

EXCITEMENT.

BAD BREAK IN PRICES.

RE-DISCOUNT RATE

RESPONSIBLE.

(EKUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE-]

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.

The increase announced by the Now York Federal Reserve Bank in the bank rate resulted in a bad break in prices on the New York stock market

On the morning of August 9, a Freight train of the Chinese Eastern Railway was blown up by an explo

Westinghouse Electric went dawa In the sphere of foreign relations,

sign a few miles west of Harbin, 14 cars being wrecked."

eight points on the opening quota-" said Mr. Dalton, the Government

Arson was attempted at Chalantion, while Kenactoft Copper, was pushing forward vigorously Mr. Ramsay MacDonald has also

Columbia Gramophone and United on a wide frost, and he believed conferred for an hour and a half tun, to the west of Taitsiha that they had the vast majority of

Ammed invaders reached the rail Gas Improvement all fell five electors behind them in the steps with Sir Horace Wilson and eight they were taking to make interna representatives of the Cotton E-way near Hailar and and tore up points. tional co-operation a reality addployers Negotiating Committees.

six lengths of rails. This is believed to be the work of Mongols,

Soviet employees af the railway at various points are resigning in large numbers.

international peace secure.

Egypilan Affairs

Nothing has yet been issued off likelihood of the parties agreeing cially, but there is an increased

to arbitration.

dades derson, the In regard to Egypt, Mr. Dalton Foreign Secretary, had made, a friendly offer to the Egyptian people of real internal indepen- dence with the prospect of full membership, on equal terms with THE RETURN OF THE the rest of the world, of the League of Nations He had made the offer on the condition that Parliament- ary Government in Egypt should be restored. There was, moreover, to be no change in the existing electoral law.

Concessions Discussed.

PARIS, Aug. 10. According to the Petit Parisien, at a meeting at The Hague yester. His Majesty's Government had day of the French, Italian, Belgian, politician, or for

no preference for one Egyptian one Egyptian and Japanese delegates to the Con-party over another, nor did they forenor it was decided to support intend to interfere in the internal the Young Plan as an indivisible politics of Egypt. They had made their offer in advance to the chosen whole and not permit any material representatives of the Egyptian change" in the plan, but to offer people. This was the chance to Great Britain certain minor contes if let slip might never return.

make an enduring settlement which sons in regard to deliveries of coal, etc.

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-Mr. Snowden Condemned.

The Suez Canal, The defence of the Buez Canal would be no worse secured. Indeed, it would be better secured if our troops and aerodromes were con- centrated in the Canal Zone rather than scattered all over Egypt. It would be better secured still if, in addition to the presence of adequate armed forces, Anglo-Egyptian rela tions were to be inspired by a new and a firmer friendship.

SPIDER.

REMARKABLE FLIGHT

CONCLUDED.

NEW RECORD SET UP.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICÉ]

... RUGBY, Aug. 10. The British monoplana "The Spider" with the Duchess of Bed ford aboard and Captain: Barnard, as pilot, has arrived at Croydon. Pants, Aug. 10.

In flying to India and back in Havas' special correspondent al

sevon and a half days, the Duchess The Hague describe Mr. Snow

of Bedford and Capt. Barnard, her dea's reply to M. Cheron in the

pilot, have surpared the previous financial commission this morning

record for the return journey by no as "particularly violent." He says

less than seven and a half days. that Mr. Snowden retmed to have

The previous heet was the 15 Fost

"The Government, he went on all hotión of international

were pressing forward with the days voyage of Air vice-Marshal courtesy when he said that M. establishment of more effective ma-Sir Vyeli Vyvyan, Director of Im- Cheron's interpretation was inad chinery than now is used for the perial Airways, last year. ge peaceful settlement of all interna missable. "I am almost tempted tional disputca, whatever their

On the return journey "The to regard it as grotesque and character. As regards a justifiable Spider established a new record ridiculous," Mr. Snowden is re-der would be uble himself to sign land. The record for the England dispute, they hoped the Prime Mini for the flight from Ladis to Eng the Optional Clause at the forth to India journey still stands to the coming Assembly of the League of credit of the two R.A.F. pilots, who Nations Non-justifiable disputes flow froen Cowell, Licolnshire would fall to be dealt with by some to Karachi, this year, non-stop, in such procedure as that suggested 50 hours. an in the General Act, to the principle of which the Labour Party was firmly committed, and details of which they were now examining. They were determined to close every gap in the international structure through which war might again in vade their habitations.

ported to have said.

M. Briand Concerned.

PARIS, Aug. 10, In a statement to French journal Sate this evening, M. Briand Mid he believed that although the situa tion was serious, there must be a

Expression Objected To.” remedy somewhere. He emphasi

THE HAGUE, Aug, 10. ed that five of the six Powers were

M. Brisad bas officially protested in favour of the Young Plan and he did not think that a single Power to the Chairman of the Financial would assume the responsibility of Commission against the phrase dissipating all the hopes engender used by Mr. Snowden, that M. ed by the Conference. Certainly Cheron's explanation of the Balfour.

Note was "grotesque and ridicu-

France would not..

lous."

LATER.

Mr Snowden, interviewed by Reater on M. Brand's statement,

Mr. Snowden has issued a state- said that in the event of a break-ment withdrawing the expression down, certainly Britain would not " be worthy of blame.

Merely because 1 Briand says that the Powen are 8/1 against Britain, it does not follow that the fire are right.

The feeling among all the dele. gates late to-night was a pessimis. tic one.

grotesque and ridiculous." Не

any

explains that the words as used in England are not unparliamentary or discourteous. Also he disclaims intention of hurting M. Cheron's feelings.

Indignation In Excelsis.

Pirts, Aug.. it Mr. Snowden's apologia has not

·Mr. Snowien Impatient,

conciliated the French Press, all sec THE HAGUE, Aug. 10.

tions of which are indignant. It is learned that Mr. Snowden

The Pais Parisien refers to Mr. told the Finance Committee of

Snowden's"

s" "spiteful" intervention. the Conference this morning that

Le Journal recalls that Mr. Snow he could not wait any longer for den, in the House of Commons, decision. He did not want to redescribed the French as chents. main at The Hague for the reet The Echo de Paris, refers to his gross insults and insolence" and the Ere Nouvelle days that "Mr. Snowden has deliberately involved

of his life 1:

The Committee adjourned till Monday in order to give time for further consideration of Mr. Snow. den's objections to the Young plan.

In the course of the discuSSION prior to the adjournment Mr. Wil liam Graham (President of the British Board of Trade) again em phasised that the British delega tion would not compromise in re- gard to the retention of the Spa percentages.

M. Cheron mggested, that a way out of the deadlock might be found in a re-arrangement in regard to

the deliveries in kind.

British Trade Affected."

Mr. Graben stated that de- fiverica in kind most adversely affected British-export trade and greatly influenced unemployment in

England in a very foolish adven

ture,” he

Russian Relations,

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**The Spider's !! History. The Fokker monoplane The Spider," in which the Dudies and aph Barnard have accomplished their remarkable performance, is now, nearly five years old. It was originally acquired for the abortive trans-Atlantic, crossing attempt of Capain Macintosh and.Colonel He hoped, when Parliament reas Fitzmaurice. For this last flight sembled in the Autumn, that the its speed has been considerably m Government would be able to secure | creased by the fitting of a new thority for the resumption of type of 500 hp. geared British full diplomatic 'Telations with Jupiter air-cooled engine. The Russia. They were now await- actual flying time of the journey ing a further communication from of 10,000 miles was sat hours. Moscow. If the Russians were pre-

The stages of the fight were, pared to discuss the procedure for Lympoo to Sefs to Aleppo, Syris the settlement of outstanding ques-350 miles; Aleppo to Bushire, Per- tions and to indicate a desire to sia 1,000 miles; Bushire to Karachi settle such questions in a spirit of 1,060 miles; Karachi to Burshire commonsense and goodwill, the Bushire to Aleppo, Aleppo to Sofia, Government would be prepared to

and Sofia' to Croydon do their part

A start was made at dawn each The Government had already lift- ed the embargo on export creditsay from the respective stopping for the Russian trade. places, and flying occupied some

brief Mr. Ramey MacDonald, said times as much as 15 hours before Mr. Dalton, was taking special the aviators landed for a charge of the Anglo-American dis- night's rest. armament discussions which had Capt. Barnard in his log remarke

The Rhineland.

General Strike Threat.

TOKYO, August 10.

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News from Manchali indicates that the local Chinese authorities have imprisoned 95 Soviet em- ployees at Hailar, on the Chinese Eastern Bailway, and 58 more at Pokotu, as a preciationary measure, owing to a threat of a general strike.

More Arrests Made.

Declines of three points were taken by Pennsylvania and New York Central Railways.

Large blocks ranging from 'five to fifteen thousand shares were sold at frequent intervals during the first hour of trading.

The American Prohibition Com missioner, Mr-Doran," announces his intention of forbidding dry agents from using rifles, except in remote areas where rides are, necta sary for protection.

The death is announced of the well-known American humorist, H. Charlas Witwer.

A Court. Martial at Portsmouth has acquitted. Lieut-Commander HP. Oram, commander of the sub- marine Lis on a charge of negli gently or by default auffering L12 to be hazarded in collision with

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The Grat Zeppelin bas landed at

Friedrichshafen.

PRINCE FLYS TO FRANCE

GOLF AT LE TOUQUET.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGET; Aug. 10... The Prince of Wales flew to

France yesterday in his small bite aeroplane, piloted by Squadron Leader Don. He started from Up to ten o'clock in the morning, London and landed at Berek. He 1,300,000 shares had been sold and drove immediately to Le Touquet, the active issues continued to drop where he is to spend the week-end, from anything between two and ten staying in s small vills near the points.

golf course

The aggregate loss on market values is already a hundred million dollars.

Later

The whirlwind break in the stock market, followed by only a feeble rally, left Wall Street seared, and *shaken and facing speculative losses

estimated at over a thousand mil lion dollara.

TOKYO, August 10. Reports from Harbin state that. the Chinese have arrested another. 110 Soviet employees of the Chinese Eastern Railway, who will be de- ported, together with 20 other ar- reated Russians.

Manchuli advises that as a result of the Chinese endeavour to arrange meeting with the Soviet, the Russians are arranging to dispatch. a train to Manchali, from where the Chinese delegato will be transported to Dauris, in trans-Baikalia.

GERMAN GOOD OFFICES ASKED.

(Wah To Tat Pza.)

من:

SHANGHAI, August 11. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has telegraphically instructed the Chinese Minister to Berlin to ask the German Government to procure detained by the Soviet; and also the release of the Chinese residents to make investigations about the missing Chinese Consul, Mr. Liu Pei Jen.

In a wire to Nanking, Chang Hauch Liang says that the Chinese Eastern Bailway is under strict pros tection and that he has appointed Mao Chun as Precautionary Com- mander of Manchuli.

EUROPE-ASIA RAILWAY

TRAFFIC.

NEW ARRANGEMENTS PROPOSED.

{THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, August 10. It is semi-oficially stated that the Japanese Railway Department has entered into negotiations with the Soviet Commissariat of Railways for between Europe and Asis rid the the establishment of through traffic surfisk and Transbaikal Bail

Ways

YEN HSI SHAN LOSES

HIS JOB:*

NEW APPOINTMENTS, made good progress. This coun that the Duchess frequently took programme and the Americans and he and the mechanic slept. He

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.) try had already reduced its naval complete control of the plane while

SHANGHAI, Aug. 11. made a reciprocal gesture which says: "I usually put her on a com was warmly welcomed.

pass course, and then go back

The Kuo Mia News Agency from into the cabin with perfect con- Nanking states that the State Coun £dence. I know of many good cil has relieved Yen Hai Shan of At the Hague Conference, Mr. pilots who are quite incapable of his post as Chairman of the Henderson was seeking the total steering a good course by compass, Shanet Government Committee, and and complete evacuation of the but the Duchess has so far not. Rhineland development which made a single mistake. In fact appointed Shang Chen as his successor, while General Hru Yung would create a new atmosphere in instead of being a passenger, the Chang has been transferred from Europe and a real sense that the has been a tremendous help to us

Saiyuan to replace Shang Chen as Great War had passed into history. on the fight.

Chairman of the Hopei (Chihli) As compared with evacuation the

Government Committee mere auhatitation of French for Sweet Harmony.

British troops in the occupied ter- ritory would be a very poor second The meeting of the heads of the best MATE

None the less Mr. Henderson six principal delegations has re had emphasised that we were under sulted in a restoration of harmony, no pledge to remain if to agree The Financial Commission willment for simultaneous action could

be reached. Be resume its general discussion on. August 12.

Le Leuple, the Trade Union organ, is amitten with consterna tion at the attitude of a profeaed- ly Socialist Governmat

IMTER

Reparations,

FLOODS IN: JAPAN:

MANY HOUSES SWEPT AWAY.

(THROUGH REUTER ́S AGIKUY.]

The Kao Min adds that well-in- formed circles believe that Yen Hai Shan and Feng Yu Huang will abortly go to Japan.

TROUBLE IN KIUKIANG.

Tokyo, Aug 10. CHIEF OF STAFF DROWNED, As regards the financial questions While Tokyo has not had rain under discusion at The Hague we and has been in a sizzling hent

[NATAL WIRELESS. had a very strong case, and our since early July, a heavy rainstorm claims for adjustment were so small swept the Niigata prefectura last

KIUKIANO, Aug. 9, în proportion to the total sume at night, resulting in foods in soIGE An alarming incident occurred issue that he hoped a settlement districts me vendin

turbance among the military forces He was very glad an effort. was Away. A number of landslides quartered in the Kiukiang District, to be made by the British repre- have been reported. Telephonic As far as is known, a number of sentatives to bring to an end the and telegraphic services are dis shops were looted, and the Chief system of deliveries in kind which located Trans on the Hokuriku of Staff was drowned. Four had had so great an effect on the line is suspended owing to the soldiers are among the dead mining community as a result of derailment of a freight train which The trouble did not occur in the past policies, which he trusted resulted in the death of the driver vicinity of the former British Con would now be reversed.

and injury to his assistant

Great Britain, The British Govern astonished at: MA: Cheron's argu- would not be dificult. More than 50 houses were sent bera to-day us the result of a dis

Blunt Mr. Bowden, Mr. Snowdon said that he was

went wanted to see such deliveries menta, and figuràs, not a single abolished for at inat reduced to cue of which be accepted. He the smallest possible, period added that it was time that I

M. Cheron argued that the Young three points were discussed. He did Plan was more advantageon to not wish to remain at The Hague Great Britain than the previous for the rest of his life and inset ed on a discussion on Monday of (Continued at foot of nezk erlasin). bis resolution.

cession

Berlin Reaction.

BERLIN, Aug. 8. The unexpected increase in the New York bank rate has greatly disappointed the Bourse and has resulted in general weakness on the

stock market...

London Unafected.

LONDON, Aug. 9. It is officially stated that the leading discount houses have re ceived an intimation that, in the opinion of the Bank of England, the raising of the American Feder- al Reserve re-discount rate does not at all necessarily connote & rise in the bank rate here.-British Wire less.

U.S. AND EXTRALITY,

NO ABOLITION YETI

{BEVILA'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. of State, has announced that the Mr. Cotton, the acting Secretary reply of the United States Govern ment to the recent Chinese Note requesting the abolition of extra territorial rights has been sent to the Nationalist Government, but that it will not be published until given out in Nanking.

It is believed that the Note offers little hope to China for any in mediate abolition of extra-terri- torial privileges.shita

It is also understood that the Notes from other Powers have similarly rejected the Chinese over- tures.

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