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"GRAF ZEPPELIN" LANDS IN JAPAN.

COMPLETES HALF of World CIRCUIT, -"

WONDERFUL SCENES AT LANDING.

PASSENGERS AND CREW FETED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Torvo, August 19.

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were then

THE HONG KONG "DAILY PRESS. TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929.

The officers and crew A radio message to the Depart-entertained to a geisha dinner as ment of Communications received guests of the Commandant of the stated that the Naval Air Station, while the par- nt 7 o'clock,

engers prepared to leave by a position of the "Graf Zeppelin then was 33.38 north and 140.93 special train for Tokyo. east, indicating that the airship was proceeding steadily down the Tartary Strait.

Experts are of opinion that the will arrive at Kasumigaura on Monday at 3 o'clock after an ap- proximately 100 hours' trip from Friedricrhafën.

The official distance covered from to Kasumigaura,· Friedrichshafer

HAPPY TALKIE”

PRODUCERS.

BUT ACTORS GREATLY PERTURBED,

A FUTILE CAMPAIGN.

(THROUGH, KEUTER'S AGENCE.]

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 18, Cheerfulness pervades the studios,"

THAT MYSTERIOUS" ** INVASION."

PEPING POLITELY

SCEPTICAL.

MORE RAIDS REPORTED.

(THROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.)

Tokyo, August 19. The vanguard of the 'expected but thousands of actors are fearful Chinese reinforcements has arrived B consent Manchuli, bringing field, guns for their livelihood, as quence of a truce between the and machine-guns. Actors' Equity Association and A number of unidentified in- dividuals threw bombs at the en- cinema' producers.

The

SUGAR SITUATION REPORT.

EXCESSIVE POST-WAR

PRODUCTION,

SUGGESTED REMEDIES.

(THROCCA KLUTRE'S AGENCY.}

GENEVA, Aug. 19.

LULL IN THE CONFERENCE DRAMA.

MR. SNOWDEN AND GERMAN INTERESTS.

BRITISH PRESS'S SOLID SUPPORT.

"YOUNG PLAN MUST BE REVISED.”

(THROUGH LEUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

Tax Hive, Aug. 18.. The report of the League of A "lull in the drama of the Reparations Conference is now Nations Ecnomic Committee on likely until Tuesday or Wednes- the world sugar situation is to be day

when the Treasury ex- Powers considered ht the forthcoming ports of the creditor

will have finished their calculations League Council.

of the meaning of the proposals The report states that post-war submitted to Britain, by France,

Mr. Snowder agreed to the forma consumption has increased great-Italy, Belgium and Japan.

Some surprise is expressed that tion of this special sub-committee. It is understood he feels certain that the Experts will find that the yield from the proposed allocations. will be very much smaller than the Consequently, they will then four Powers believe. know how much more money must

tain's just demands.

reason for the seeming gincors' quarters near Harbin fastly, but production is still more, excluding the visit to Tokyo and failure of the Association's cam-night, killing three. Yokohama, is 6,880 miles.

paign for a closed shop" is not clear.

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PREPARATIONS IN JAPAN.

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especially in cane sugar.

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whole and cannot be re-discussed. The Experts were independent and did not bind their governments,.

tish and the French "Governmenta before their appointment and dur- ing their meetings...

and this was recognised by the Bri

The British Government has no desire to alter the fundamental part of the Young Plan and will accept it as regards the paymenta to be made by Germany, which was the main point on which the Ex- perts' advice was asked.

Japanese correspondents aboard come for the German dirigible Graf | Amociation, and work, under con- bridge with dynamite. The attempt culties can be solved by the in- be found in order to satisfy Bri- conformity with existing agree

Toxyo, August 18. Japan plans a tremendous wel- Zeppelin, which will be moored at have radioed that it is expected to the naval air station at Kasumi- reach Japanese territory about mid-gaura, near Tokyo, where special night.

LATER.

The Graf Zeppelin" wirelessed at this morning that her position was 43.20 North, 140.21 East in the vicinity of Kamuisaki light house on the west coast of Hako. date.

Wireless to Tokyo.

The Actors' Association in July sought to insist that all "talkie " artistes should be members of the

tracts approved by them. The film producers decided to defy this edict, and the actors raised $10,000 to finance. 1 campaign to organize

talkie" actors.

YET ANOTHER ATLANTIC

ATTEMPT.

SWISS FLYER SETS OUT,

arrangements have been made to Accommodate the huge air liner...

The War Office will supply 1,200 steel cylinders of hydrogen to the airship. Each cylinder contains six cubic meters ef gaa. The Naval will provide the use of its trained ground staff at Kasumigaura. The Navy at pre- sent has one dirigible, and another is being built. Its first airship, General Umberto designed by Nobile, and assembled in Japan „Tokyo, August 19. The Zeppelin rudised her position early in 1927, was destroyed Octo

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] At 9am. this morning as 41.46ber 23, 1927. in a storm during North, 141.34 East, pear Shiri. Imanoeuvres off Kosu Island, in the

LISBON, Aug. 19. yazaki, the most northerly care of Iru group. The present Japanese the main island of Japan.

dirigible is a copy of the Nobile The Swiss airman, Herr Kaeser, ship and was built here. It fre The "Graf Zeppelin" was sight-quently flies over Tokyo, and took accompanied by a Swiss navigator ed at Kasumigaurs at 3.50 pm., nart in the grand naval review last and mechanic started at 7.18 this and arrived over Tokyo at 4.35.

orcing on a non-stop flight to New York.

LATER

At Earumigaura“

KABUMIGAURA, Aug. 19.

November:"

The Central Weather Observatory will flash weather bulletins to the Graf Zeppelin as soon as it comes

He is using A Furman land monoplane with a 230 home-power

A light, summer baze made the i in range of the Japanese radio visibility poor, but full-throated stations. Full data regarding "Banzais

arose from the waiting radio stations and weather charts engine, capable of a fifty hours' crowds when finally the giant already have been furnished Dr.flight at 90 miles an hour. The Zeppelia was sighted in the dis-Hugo Eckener, commander of the plane carries a collapsible boat.. tance, with the sui glinting on its airship. silvery sides.

The Mitsubishi Trading Company

Among the crowd, which was and the Yawata Iron Works wil estimated as at least 13,000, were supply the airship with fuel here. the Ministers of War, Navy, and. In addition, the nirship will be sup- Communications, and the German plied here with 766 steel drums of Ambasador, while several hundred Pyrefax fuel gay from the United bluejackets were husy preparing to States. assist the airship's landing,

As soon as she was sighted four. naval 'planes and the Europa,"

The Trans-Pacido Flight. The flight across the Pacific does

in which Baron Huencleld flew to not seem a great obstacle to Dr.

RELEASED AT LAST!

LI TSAI HSIN LEAVES FOR NANKING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]

SHANGHAI, Aug. 19.

The Chinese allege that this attack

The formulation of a concrete is the work of Soviet sabotagera.

policy to establish equilibrium is The Chinese authorities have, also issued an official report of an at- difficult, owing to the different con tempt to blow up the Sungari ironditions of cane and beet produc tion. It is thought that the diffi was made at five o'clock" this morn- ing and it was frustrated by the special guards, who opened fire on the marauders with machine-gung. It was too dark to observe all the miscreants, but one of them, a Chi- nese Communist," was killed.

"That Invasion,"

PEPING, August 19. Up to now foreign reports fail to mention Saturday's invasion" by. 10,000 Russians.

Despite its official character, the report is received here with great reserve, as it regarded as significant that no news of such a grave action was received from any sources in Manchuli or Harbin, the only re- ports being from Mukden.

Russian Attacks Again Esported.

MUKDES, August 19. According to latest despatches, Russian scouts, aided by Koreaus, have penetrated to Szetanhotze, looting and burning. Two Chinese merchants were killed and three captured.

On the afternoon of August 16 3,000, Russians, with field guns, opened fire against the Chinese lines in Tungninghaien (Kirin).

Twenty-four thousand Fengtien troops have arrived at Tsitsihar.

Eckener. If the weather nilows, Japan from Germany last year, soared upwards to greet the great the course will be laid vid the

News from Nanking states that MAILS" TO" BE CENSORED. air leviathan, which three other Aleutian Islands to give the passen aircraft was already accompanying. Rers a sight of something besides for the first time since bis delen.

Otherwise the flight will be Flying at a height of 300 metres, water.

the Zeppelin loomed nearer," its made vid the Great Circle, probably tion last March, Marshal Li Tesi appearance directly overhead at Seattle and Los Angeles. It is ex Hein, whose personal liberty was 4.18 p.m. evoking a fresh qutburst pected that the dirigible will re-

of cheering and waving of hand.quire less than a month to girdle restored by the State Council on kerchiefs, while the naval band the earth, with 17 days in the air July 31, left for Nanking this struck up the strains of the German and the remainder for refueling merring.

and replenishing hydrogen..

The revenue of the load is expected

National Anthem,

Lai Chung Lin," the newly-appoint- Slowly and majestically the great. cigar-shaped vessel soared over to amount to 8500.000 gold, half of ed War Minister was inducted into head, flying westward till she dis- the cost of construction. Eighteen office 'this morning. appeared m the distance, heading passengers pay a total of 8162,000, for Tokyo and Yokohama, where it and mail and freight bring twice "was to show itself before returning a much.

to Kasumigiurn, where it expected Dr Eckener said that the great- est danger was famine should the before provisions are exhausted. Graf Zeppelin be unable to land

to berth about 6.20 p.m. thus com pleting the second leg of its epoch making fight.

Over Tokyo,

Tokyo, Aug. 19. At 4.35 p.m. siren blasts a nounced that the Zeppelin had been sighted over Tokyo,

A crowd of office workers and others immediately warmed into the streets, and clambered on roofs, or took up whatever points of vantage seemed best,

Ten minutes later the great air ship, with ite escort of eight 'planes, hovering around midget- like in contrast, appeared over the central portion of the city. The gondola's inscription, "Graf Zep pelin," was clearly visible.

One Ton of Food,

Mr. Karl Beurele, chief engineer of the Graf Zeppelin Works and a famous airship-pilot arrived at Tokyo last week, and has been very landing of the Graf Zeppelin. busy making arrangements for the

THE EXTRALITY QUESTION. NOT TO PUBLISH NOTES

AS YET.

(THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SEARCHING FOR "RED" PROPAGANDA.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.}

NANKING, August 19.

A strict censorship of all, postal matter in the Russian language will be instituted by the Post Office authorities throughout the country, in accordance with an order of the Ministry of Communications.

The new measure is deemed necessary, to prevent Communists utilizing the mails for subversive activities. It is stated that all mail matter referring to the political and LONDON, Aug. 19. Reuter learns that it is not in-military, situation, written or printed tended, at present, to publish the in Russian, will be detained. Notes to China as regarda extra- territoriality.

The work assigned to Mr. Beurele at Kasumigaura is technical, con- The British Note is largely his. isting of preparing the landing torical in character, showing how place, hangar, fuel, oil, gas, water extra-territoriality began, Willing. and food before the arrival of the ness, however, is expressed, to airship.

examine the situation, and see how

DISARMAMENT.

FURTHER CONVERSATIONS.

(THRODON REUTER'S" AGENCY,]

LONDON, Aug. 19.

and General

At the request of the Sherry-progress can be made. Netherland Catering Company, of New York, the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, is preparing to supply the Graf Zeppelin with the necessary No cheering was heard, but the provisions for her 20 passengers. crowds clapped their hands and and crow of 41 for the six ya trip waved as the giant vessel passed across the Pacific from Kasumi- overhead, and disappeared in the gaura to San Diego, California. direction of Yokohama, from where The Imperial Hotel ie to prepare sbe returned 28 minutes later, head-food weighing about one ton, which

MacDonald Mr. ing for Kasumigaara, where she will be put into 100 tin cylinders. will be berthed.

Each case will contain ratione of Dawes resumed their Naval Dis combined dishes such as goulash, armament conversations at Lossio. stews, vegetables in dried form, mouth, to which place the latter totalling three kilograms per head travelled from London last night. The "Graf Zeppelin landed at per day, including bread, pulveris-

I coffee, tea, salt, sugar and but ter. This system of supplying

.6.27 p.m.

The Landing.

KABUMIGATRA, Aug. 19.

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LATER,

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Grounding at 6.97 p.m., the Zep meals is adopted by the Graf Z LANCASHIRE MILLS OPEN,

[THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 19. Work has been resumed in the Lancashire-cotton mills..

NORTH SEA COLLISION. SPANISH STEAMER

pelin was Enelly bangered at 7.07. pelin, for these foods are very A brief Customs inspection was handy for an airship trip as they carried out, before the passengers, can be made practically the same all of whom are well and in good way as common preserves are pre- spirits, left the shed. As the pas pared, "sengers, émerged each was greeted The food cases will be kept in the warmly by the crowds, who cheered fice-boxes on the airship and warm- wildly.

ed up in the bain marie and on Then followed a formal recep; the steam-table, before they are tion, at which Dr. Eckener and served to the passengers and crew Admiral Takarabe, the Navy Minit of the Zeppelin. The ice-boxes are ter, exchanged felicitous speeches, to maintain n temperature of 40

SUNK. despite interruptions due to the degrees Fahrenheit during the air immense crowds breaking the cor-trip, while the temperature in the (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] don in a desire for a closer view air will be about 65 to 70 degrees of the visitors.

all the way. from Japan to The

Lanox, Aug. 16 After the speech-making the pas. United States, according to Mr. The Spanish steamer Ögono " sengers nad. crew were given light Beurelt.

was struck amidships by the Mid- refreshment consisting of dry

It is interesting to note that the dlesbrough ocena going tug King's chestnuts, dried cuttlefish, and crew is to be served with the same Cross" in the North Bes and sank rake, in accordance with ancient meals as the passengers of the Zep-in six minutes. Fifteen of the Japanese custom when welcoming pelin, with the exception of ap- Spanish crew were drowned and victors.

petizers and dessert,

ten rescued from the water.

DEMONSTRATIONS IN WARSAW.

COMMUNISTS ARRESTED,

{THROUGH REUTZL'8 AGENCY.]

WARSAW, August 18. Young Communists, forty in num- ber, demonstrated last night in front of the Foreign Ofice, against zentences recently passed on Com- munists by the Government.

They smashed the windows with stones and then fed, followed by police and, a crowd. A number of Reds, mostly Jews, were arrested.

It is understood the demonstra- tion has some connection with the present Sino-Russian troubled, as it is known that the Soviet considers that Poinnd is involved in her Far Eastern difficulties.

converted. dustry itsell, or the Governments

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The Committee will continue to developments, and watch whether concerted international action would facilitate a solution of the problem.

The Report also recommends a reduction of the sugar excise duty.

ITALIAN AIRMAN'S ESCAPE.

PLANE DIVES INTO LAKE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DESENZANO, Aug. 18. In the presence of General Balbo, Under Secretary of Aeronautics, one of the Italian Schneider trophy senplanes, nose-dived into the Lago di Gards from a height of 50 feet while travelling at a high speed,

and sank in 80 fathoms of water.

The pilot, Sergeant-Major A. Jello, a member of the Italian Schneider trophy team, was picked up by a motor boat unhurt.

MR. GANDHI ILL.

AN ERROR OF DIET.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.J

ARMEADRAD, Aug. 18. Mr. Gandhi has adapted medien advice to take goat's milk curd, fol- lowing an indisposition which was due to a dietetic experiment by Gandhi.

Apparently he decided to eat only uncooked foods. This quickly brought on a mild form of en- teritis, from which he is still suffer- ing, though there is no cause for anxiety.

AMERICAN RAIL SMASH. 14 PEOPLE KILLED.

REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

HENRIETTE, OKLAHOMA, Aug. 15. Twelve negroes and two white persons were killed in the derail- ment of a passenger-train which had come from St. Louis and was bound for San Francisco.

RELIEF FOR GRAPE INDUSTRY.

U.S. GOVERNMENT LOAN.

[LETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18. The first important advance un- der the Farm Relief Act is an

namely, 2 loan nounced, $4,500,000 to asist the stabilisation of the Californian grape and raisin industry. A similar sum will be raised in California

of

ANOTHER JAPANESE ROYAL

WEDDING?.

TO TAKE PLACE NEXT SPRING.

["D.P." Special Service.].

Signor Pirelli (Italy) has can- gelled his journey to Rome. M. Jasper, the Belgian Premier, has left for a visit to Brussels.

Where Italy Stands,

AB the British Government desires is to bring the distribution of the whole of the annuities and the unconditional part of them to ments, which are binding upon the Governments who 'signed them. The Young Plan does not, as aug- gested by the other Powers, offer to Great Britain the advantages which would compensate for the sacrifice under it. .

Watching German Interesta.

BERLIN, Aug. 18.

The Italian Government had "You may rest assured that we claimed, and obtained, a settle- will watch Germany's interests ment of their war debt to Great closely," Mr. Snowden is reported Britain on unprecedentedly favour- to have told the Deutsche Allgemeuble terms under the plea that they ine Zeitung's correspondent at the were entitled to a comparatively Hague.

Mr. Snowden added that while small share of reparations. Germany was involved in the pre- rent dispute, she was not concerned with finding a means of covering the financial differences or a method of distribution of reparations.

The correspondent emphasises the importance of the statement on the ground that the last two offers of the four other creditor Powers were made at a cost to Germany.

Yet it was now proposed that Italy's share in the German an nuity should be increased at the expense of Great Britain, not for the purpose of covering her debt her with a substantial surplus over liabilities, but in order to provide all above fall war debt cover.

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WHY. BRITAIN BAULKED.

FURTHER DETAILS OF

REPLY.

[BRITISH WIRELIA BERVICE.]

Rocor, Angust 18. The British delegation's reply te Powers' inadequate proposals consists of a covering letter and a memorandum. The former suggests that if the conference is to succeed further and more serious effort must be made to meet the British position,

The Note from. the other Powera repents, in a vague manner, sug- gestione already discussed and re- jected by the British delegation as quite inadequate.

The British delegation claims no unfair advantage, but is simply

kind, which are vague and inde- New proposals for deliveries in'

finite, are less favourable to Great Britain than the Versailles Treaty and, in any case, would not com- pensate Great Britain for other financial sacrifices,

The British Memorandum sod the accompanying letter were con sidered by the leading delegates of the four other creditor Powers last night and the negotiations are continuing. Mr. Snowden ha agreed that a committee of financi- al experts should investigate the precise value of the offer made to Britain. This committee will meet to-morrow morning.

Support For Bnowden,^^" Mr. Snowden's attitude continues to receive the wholehearted support

of the British Press.

The Observer says that." certain minimum rights were secured to this country at Spa. In reliance upon them, Britain has settled with her debtors on terms of un- asking for the rights to which it parallelled generosity. The whole is entitled by agreements. Great country is behind Mr. Snowden in Britain must recover, either by bis refusal to have them whittled annuities or capital, the sum of away" 92,403,000 a year which she loses under the Young Plan proposals, as well as a share in the uncondi. tional annuities approximating to ber due percentage if equivalent to it.

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The Sunday Times Says:

Throughout the War and over ince, Great Britain has been mak ing heavy sacrifices to help her Allies and neighbours and it is high time that they began to show some consideration for us. The A Major Point.

two extra millions that are in dia... The Memorandum deals with pute could well be found by those the arguments and the proposals countries that have had hundreds put forward in the note of the of millions from us since 1914. Our four Powers. It states that the European friends should realise British Government cannot agree that this country is in earnest_and that the work of the Experts' means to have the Young Plan Committee must be dealt with as revised."

A BACKWARD AIR FORCE.

JAPANESE PREDICAMENT,, MR. D. C. BESS RETURNS.

AFTER SMOOTHING OUT DISPUTE.

TOKYO, Aug. 11. The impending effort of Robert Wark, Scattle aviator, to make a Ton-stop fight from Seattle to Tokyo has called attention to an- other weakness in Japanere · civil. and military aviation..

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[United Press.)

MURDEN, Aug. 18. An airplane never has been re- fuelled in the air in Japan and Mr. D. C. Besi, manager of the none of the aviation units of the United Press Bureau in Peping,. Empire are willing to undertake has returned to his post after the task with existing apparatus. superintending coverage of the dis- Public attention was called to the pute caused by discharge of the situation. when it was announced Russian employees of the Chinese that Wark planned a non-stop. Eastern Railway by the Chinese. flight from the United States, to Mr. Bess spent three weeks in. Japan, refuelling his place in the Harbin, Manchuli, Mukden and

points in Manchurie the Aleutians and the Kuriles. United Press. air from supply machines in Alaska, other Press reporte said Wark's support era had approached the Japanese Consulate in Seattle and asked that a Japanese supply machine refuel Wark's plane at some point over the Kuriles.

MR. YOSHIZAWA'S MOVEMENTS.

Officials of the Ministry of Com TOKYO, Aug.

munications, which is in charge of AN UNFOUNDED RUMOUR.

immediately admitted Following the marriage of Prince aviation,

["D.P." Special Servico.] Takamatsu, second brother of the they could not fulfill the request if no Japanese pilot Emperor Hirchite, to Miss Kikuko. it is made, ar Tokugawa, probably next February ever has attempted the fefuelling

TOKYO," Aug. 17. Yoshizawa, Japanese or March at the Akasaka Palace, iz air operation.

"We have had no experience in Minister to China, will return to Tokyo, the couple will leave here for Europe and America on a refuelling planes in the air," an his post in Peping late this month official of the Communicatique after visiting Shanghai and Nan- honeymoon.

Ministry told the United. Press, king, according to the vernacular “and so far as I know there are Press. The rumour that Mr. Yoshi- no plans under way to develop zawa would be transferred from this aspect of aviation. As we the China post to become Japanese understand it special equipment is Ambassador in Moscow apparently necessary and the ordinary airplane is unfounded. must be rebuilt if it is to be used It is likely the Japanese Minis- for refuelling purposes. Frankly ter will spend most of the remain- we have no knowledge of this burder of this year in Bhanghai and. ness. It is one phase of aviation Nanking negotiating a renewal which we have not yet investi- of the Sino-Japanes commercial

treaty-United Press. gated."-United Press.

INDUS FLOODS. SUBSIDE.

NO FATALITIES SO FAR.

(TALOUGH ZLOTER'S _AGENCY.}

SILA, Aug 18. The Shyok floods have reached Attock, which is being evacuated. The river has risen 16 feet above The trip will last about one year the present level and is just below and a half during which the highest, rise recorded in 1882 Prince Takamatsu will visit Eng The Deputy Commissioner at At-land, France, Germany, Belgium, tock has wired to the Punjab Gov Italy and America, returning to ernment that the low lying villages Japon via San Francisco in the have been all safely evacuated, and summer of 1931. that, so far, there have been no fatalities.

The river has fallen nt Bunji from, 44 to 24 feet, and is still falling,

time

The Imperial couple, upon their, return, will occupy a new residence now under construction at the Takanawa Palace grounds, Tokyo,

United Press.

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