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RAIDS ON CHINESE SOIL.

THE NEW

**DEFENCE

FLND."

JAPAN'S INTEREST.

ROUND-EUROPE FLIGHT.

GERMAN PILOT PLACED FIRST.

THE HONG KONG

COTTON. JUDGES'

AWARD.

A RATHER NEBULOUS

DECISION,

[TR200GH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, AUGUST 24, 1929.

...

**\[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

BRITON COMES SECOND.

[THHODON REUTER'S AGENCY.)

WAGES CUT DOWN.

Moscow, Aug. 23.

PARIS, August 22.

LONDON, August 22,

The Tass (official) Agency states

The Aero Club of France has

It is authoritatively learned that

the cotton wages' dispute at Mani chester, has been completed:

TO BE OR NOT TO BE?

DEBT SETTLEMENT IN BALANCE.

CONFLICTING STORIES.

(THROUGH XICTER'S AGENCY.]

TRE HAGUE August 22.

A Havas correspondent at The

THE DISARMAMENT QUESTION.

GENERAL DAWES' FRANK STATEMENT.

CAUTIOUS PROGRESS.

(THROUGH HAUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Aug. 23. Accompanied by his two sons and

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, received

"ZEPP" LEAVES. JAPAN.

THIRD LEG OF WORLD TRIP,

"A BELATED START.

[TEROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY,}"

KABUMIDAURA, Aug, 0.

It is announced that the Zep-i palin'e departure is postponed in-

"AIR DISASTER

SEQUEL.

FLIGHT COMPANY

SUED.

A BIG CLAIM.

[REUTER'S 'AMERICAN SKUVIČE}·

JERSEY CITY, August 22.

A terrible air disaster in Septem-

that the reports of raids into published the awards of points to the employers' ease, before the Hague emphasizes that the utter three daughters the Prime Minister definitely owing to the wind mak-ber, 1027, when seven persons were, most strains are at present being Soviet territory by Chinese troops competitors in the round Europe arbitration Board inquiring into made in order to seek a compromise the freedom of Elgin, in the wording it difficult to take the airship killed and ve badly injured, had

as regards the distribution of Ger- of the Lord. Provost as the noted from the hangar. man payments, provided by the Morayshire man in the world." Young Plan, and to obtain Mr. General Dawes participated in newden's adhesion to a conciliatory the ceremony, and in his speech solution.

and of the brutal treatment of fight, which was over a distance of Soviet citizens in Manchuria, has 4,000 miles and was open to light cammed a fresh outburst of indigna-aeroplanes to be tested for speed, tion on the part of the workers in reliability, etc. the Soviet Republics.

measures

"Many meetings of workers whole-heartedly approved the Gor. ernment's demand for resolate

to check those endea vouring to provoke war and the workers at a number of factories have decided to coneider them- selves mobilised and will appeal for service in the Red Army, at

the first call to arms.

4. Defance Fund.

The German pilot, Moraick, is placed first with 138.30 points, Captain H. S. Broad (Britain) being second with 135.25 points and Lord Carbery (Britain) third, with 131 points.

The British Indy pilot, Mins Spooner is placed tenth with 121.30. There were only three British com- Petitors in a field of 47.

The above marks awarded refer only to the actual distribution of point. The actual placing in, the contest will be announced later.

An inquiry is being opened into allegations against all the British competitors that they flew over pro-

The" operatives also put submis sions before the Court. The em- ployers will now be given an op- pertunity to cross-examine upon the evidence produced, as were the operatives yesterday, and it is hoped that the business of the

Board will be concluded to-night.

Mr. Justice Swift dramatically intervened in the course of the proceedings, whereupon the Board adjourned.

Representatives of the employers and operatives met first acparately and then together. Eventually they appointed four representatives of

It was learned authoritatively at alluded to the naval conversations Mr. MacDonald. General four creditor Powers proposed that Dawes explained that it must take a meeting this evening that the with Germany renounce her claim to a share of the surplus of res,000,000 time to reduce the problems in- arising from the overlapping of the volved to the simplest terms, which

the average man could understand.

General Dawes mentioned Mr. MacDonald's reference to a "dis- Itinct advance "in which connection

Dawes and Young Plans

This would yield an interest of £1,230,000 yearly, or over half of the British demands.

It is understood that Herr Hel ferding rejected the proposal to-day, but the discussion with him will continue to-morrow.

The

Tokyo.

a sequel to-day when a series of passengers are returning to suits for damages, totalling ap- proximately £350,000,000 were filed The Taking-od.

at the Supreme Court, Jersey City. Tokyo, Aug. 23. There were twelve persons in ♣ After a series of frustrated hopes, large passenger aeroplane. when it artly due to a mishap to a gon- crashed out of ecntrol in New dois, subsequently to the weather. Brunswick, two years ago the Zeppelin finally took off (offi- September 17, cially) at.3.14 p.m.

The plaintiffs in the action are There was no breeze, but there the injured passengers and depen were clouds, with the sun occasion- dents of those who lost their lives, ally breaking through.

including the widows of the pilot To the accompaniment of cheer-and the mechanic.

The defendants are Mr. Richard he drew the attention to Pressing, hand-clapping and waving of comment that this indicated no pro- hands the huge vessel emerged into

the open as os p.m., with only a Reynolds, of the Reynolds Airways gress to report,

Hew inches to

New spare between the Incorporated,

Brunswick General Dawes emphasised the top of the giant tailfins and the Fokker Aircraft Corporation, the fact that "aaval negotiations may top of the bangar. The naval band

struck up the Japanese and German Atlantic Aircraft Company, and and the huge cigar-shaped monster

It is alleged that the machine was at 3.14 p.m. rexe slowly into the

Then the roar of propellers overloaded and was allowed to go air. started and she gathered speed up when it was not in proper re- while the onlookers below cheered and "harzaled" till she disappeared in a north-easterly direction at 3.20

have passed resolutions in favour hibited zones in Italy. Captain each to confer with Mr. Justice Hague state that the financial. re favourably be advanced, though they anthems. The ropes were released the General Motors, Incorporated.

A Defence Fund is being raised and it is suggested that August 25 should be proclaimed Defence Day. "The peasants in the villages of selling to the State their grain Broad, Lord Carbery and Miss surpluses, while peasant youthe Spooner aparently all followed course in this are enrolling in the Red Army much the same

vicinity. The result of the inquiry en- marsc."

It is reported from Harbin that may greatly affect the adjudica the German Consul, Herr Stobbe,tions. attempted recently to visit a group of Soviet citizens imprisoned ard tortured by the Chinese, but the authorities refused him admittance to their jail.

Kanchull quiet,

Toxro, Aug. 23. A message from Manchuli re- ceived late last night states that the border situation is quiet follow. ing the recent Russian attack, but the military authorities have order ed a curfew prohibiting people from appearing in the streets after to

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Nine thousand Chinese, estimated to represent ninety per cent, of the total Chinese population, have already left the city.

Soviet On Guard.

MUIDEN, Aug. 22. Official Chinese reports from Maachuli state that following the defeat of the Russian invaders on Tuesday and Wednesday, a lull pre vails on the border. The evacus tion of residents, however, continue. The Soviet forces have been ob served lortifying their positions -near the city, digging trenches and Betting up special machine-gun

FENG YU HSIANG A PRISONER.

NOT REALLY ILL,

A British Naval Wireless mee sage states that Marshal Feng Yu Hang is now virtually a prisoner under the charge of Yen Hai Shan, the Sbansi War Lord.

The report of Feng's travelling abroad is still maintained, and he dressed in European clothes for readiness."

is

now

Reports of his illness are not true, although he was ill when in Nanking.

"Happy Event "dor Feng. (THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Swift and four members of the Board.

have

Concessions To Britain?

PARIS, August 23. -French despatches from The presentatives of the four creditor

not necessarily reached a Powers all recognised that the Failure of the Conference would be Mr. Justice Swift said the Court far more serious than the proper stage for useful discussion was nowise convinced that a reduc-extra sacrifices required to meet the by the Press and declared that technical naval differences must be tion of wages was the only remedy British claims.

They declare that the Italian, reduced to the smallest compass. for the present state of affairs, but Japanese, and German financial re- We must realise that one unfor- it was convinced that something presentatives have shown a die- must immediately be done to position to give fresh proofs of the spirit of international collabora alleviate the position and, as na

tion." immediate easement reduction

0 should be made.

The Court was of opinion that it was not desirable that the sub- committee appointed by the Prime Minister in July should deal with the whole matter at the earliest,

Employers Upheld.

giveable thing now would be an in- | p.m. adequate preparation for the pro- posed naval conference."

A How Proposal. (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

WASHINGTON, August 22.

A solution of the Anglo-American naval disarmament problem is be-

reports.

As a result Britain will find that most of its demands in regard to deliveries in kind will be agreed to.

It is stated that the creditor Powers have rejected Dr. Strese- mann's request for transitional adoption of the Young Plan sesle by Germany as from September 1.

It is held that the Dawes Planing 'considered, according to latest must continue until the Young Plan is actually enforced.

The suggested plan is that the The Hague, August 22. One of the principal delegates at United States and Britain shall upheld the employers' claim to re-the Hague Conference granted a have parity on 10,000-ton cruisers, special interview to the Havas. correspondent this afternoon and but that Britain be allowed to main- a large number of small declared that the four creditor tain Powers other than Britain were cruisers for "police duty" in con- stressing the necessity for Germany nection with the Colonies. obtain Mr. Snowden's adhesion to to participate in the sacrifices to

the Young Plan. -

LATER. The Cotton Arbitration Court has

duce wages by 123 per cent., which will take effect in the week ending September 14.

Mr. Justice Swift, in announcing the Court's decision, said the evid: ence. disclosed that the cotton in- dustry was in a most depressed con dition.

:

PEPING, Aug, 23. The expected increase in the Feng Yu Hsiang family, which is said to have been the main reason for Feng postponing his trip abroad, has now arrived. Taiyuan reports are that a daughter was born to Madame Feng yesterday. It was later explained that the A member of the Japanese Lega. 12 per cent. reduction is on "list tion stated to-day in connection

prices. with reports, that the re-increased Ten alleged Russian spies were Japanese garrisons in Manchuria arrested in Manchuli yesterday. are at present under 8,000 Japanese All Manchuria. The They were workers on the Chinese troops in Eastern Railway, but a raid on Changchun garrison, he said, in 760 their homes revealed plans relat- men.

nests.

This is half of the employers' original claim, which was 25 per cent." list prices" or 12 per cent. current earnings.

So, the operatives' wages are

These Powers, it is understood, will again deliberate with tho British delegates only after reaching an agreement with the Germans.

What Britain Requires...... Subsequent to the six-Power meet- ing, the French, Belgian, Italian und Japanese delegates met in private for an hour and a half to

PLUCKY SOVIET FLYER.

TO TRY AGAIN IN NEW MACHINE.

[THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Moscow, Aug. 21.

M. Shestakov, pilot of the Land

LATER,

The Graf Zeppelin hae radioed at 9 o'clock, Tokyo time, that her position was 35.40 North and 145.90 East.

THE AUSTRALIAN BUDGET.

NEW DUTIES PROPOSED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SYDNEY, August 22. House of Represeu ntives to-day, Introducing the Budget in the the Commonwealth Treasurer ex plaized that the deficit for the year 1628-29 was partly due to the fall- ing off of customs and excise & re- ceipts.

"He proposed to meet the position by introducing new revenue duties, including a ten per cent. increase

wag

pair.

It is interesting to note that Mr. Reynolds inherited a great fortune from his father, who was the well- known tobacco magnate.

Mr. Reynolds was recently sen- tenced to Eve "months' imprison- ment in the second division for manslaughter arising from a motor accident.

EARNINGS OF CANADIAN RAILWAYS.

FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF 1029,-

["D.P." Special Service.]

Montreal, Que.-Gross earnings of the Canadian National Railways for May amounted to $22,527,210,

as against 821,781,337 for May,

in the tax on incomes exceeding 1928, an increase of $775,882 Net £2,000, while an amusement tax earnings were $3,154,060 as compar- contemplated

estimated to

́ed with $3,055,436 in May of last bring in an additional £600,000

The Treasurer said the Govern- year, ment was anxious that action to reduce Imperial preference should le postponed pending an Imperial Conference, the convocation

.of

ing. to Chicese troop movements A Shanghai message says that actually reduced only by 6 per try to thrash ́out a means of satisfy of the Soviets," took off again for which was urgently desired. He al System a $161,948,290, which

and defensive lines.

Telegraphic communication with Chalanor has been severed and it is believed that the city has fallen into the hands of the Russians, who résumed their attraits. The last

report received stated that a minor Russian raid had taken place and that two Chinese soldiers had been killed and four wounded in a brief

engagement

Tungninghalen Captured. Tungninghsien, which was the scene of violent fighting between Russian and Chinese troops on Monday, in also believed to have been captured by the Soviet forces. The city has several times been

cent.

Chiang Kai Shek arrived early this

It appears that the joint confer- morning from Naoking, and enter-cnce of four representatives on ench ed a Shanghai sanatorium for

aside failed to reach any agreed short rest curt.

terms, after which the Court de

livered its award.

Findings Unpopular. to Shanghai where it is probable

LONDON, August 23. that both the naval and military

The Cotton Board's award has attaches will be stationed in future; been given a mixed reception in while the expansion of the Con- Lancashire, Some employers feel sulate General is likewise contem- that they have not received what plated.

was necessary to restore prosperity in the industry, while the operatives are frankly disappointed,

The proposed transfer is expected to be preliminary to a forgial re- moval of the Legation, raising the status to that of an Embassy.

New Appointments,

SHANGHAI, Aug, 23."

As one expressed it to a Reuter representative it seemed a case of "heads I win, tails you lose."

Nevertheless, the operatives will

taker and re-taker, but it is learn- Mukden messages state that fol. Florally adhere to their promise to ed that the Chinese garrison re-lowing an important military con abide by the findings of the court. 'tired after a particularly fierce ference at which measures dealing Russian onslaught yesterday morn- with the altuation on the Sino-

ing.

I

ing at least à part of the Britisha second attempt to fly to New also said that the Imperial Govern

demands.

One of the delegates icued a state-York vid the same route as originent should make every effort to retain the Dawes Plan as the basis ment after the meeting stating that all planned, useful progress had been made. The He has a new 'plane which is of reparations distribution. private talks will be continued this riso named Land of the Soviets," afternoon when the four creditor fitted with two 1,200 h.p. engines, Powers will be joined by the Germansimilar to the first 'plaas. delegates.

The spokesman added that the Powers, other than Britain, are of opinion that Germany should bear a abare of the sacrifices agreed to by the four creditor Powers in order to secure Britain's assent to the Young Plan.

FOREST FIRES IN AMERICA.

VAST AREAS DESTROYED.

'(REUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

The devastating blaze also in- volved vast areas in British Colum- is, while the American States most severely effected are Oklahoma and Montana.

THE EGYPT TREATY.

WHAT AUSTRALIA HAS TO SAY.

New Yoкk, August 22, The worst forest fires in a period Germany should realise, he added, [BEUTRE'S AMERICAN" BERVICE] .

of twenty years are raging in the that it is indisputably in her pali-

North-Eastern States of America, CANBERRA, August 29.

according to a message from Colum. tical and financial interest to go to the extreme limit in order to rescue The Premier, Mr. Bruce tolds Falls, Montana. the Young Plan from the rocks. Parliament to-day that the Austra- Not until there was complete lian Government had informed Mr. agreement among all the other dele-Itamsay MacDonald's Government gates could a meeting be arranged that it was not prepared to ac with the British delegates.

quiesce in any new treaty with New Ground For Hope.

Egypt, unless the Suez Canal is adequately protected. INTER

The British authorities bave also The Conference gloom has been been informed that the Common illuminated by a ray of hope sup-wealth Government, irrespective of plied by the fact that Herr Helferd the action taken by other parts of Mukden Toes The Line,

ing, the German Finance Minister, the Empire, is not prepared to re- (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

joined this afternoon's meeting ofceive a Soviet representative unless TOKYO, Aug. 23. Despite the increasing frequency

It is learned from Nanking that

the four creditor Powers, and talked it is satisfied that effective safe- MINNEAPOLIS, August 23. of Sino-Russian clashes, official Chin Yao Yen, the special repre

the matter over with them for two guards will be taken.. The formation of L quarter-hours. circles continue to be optimistic sentative of Chang Houch Liang, billion dollar banking corporation,

The gathering adjourned that an actual outbreak of hostili- arrived yesterday from Mukden, to known as the First Bank Stock until later in the evening.

report on conditions in Manchuria Corporation, is announced by the

The Kirin Provincial Government has been instructed to rush rein forcements to General Ting Chao, the garrison gommander, and tc recapture Tungninghaien at the earliest possible moment.

ties in most unlikely.

Russian border were adopted, Chang Tso Hsing, Governor of Kirin, was appointed Commander- in Chief of the newly-organised anti-Soviet army.

Ho Cheng Chun, the Nanking Government's special representa- tive, participated in the delibera.

tions.

AMERICAN BANKING

MERGERS.

MINNESOTA FOLLOWS THE FASHION,

It is thought probable that a relative to the Sino-Soviet dispute. First National Banks of Minne

basis for opening formal negotia- tions will be reached before long

by the Soviet agreeing to appoint

C.E.R

Strategic Moves..

PEPING, August 23, The closing up of coal mines in

apolis and St. Paul.

This holding company will weld together 34 hanks Minnesota, North

a new bureau of chiefs on the Chalanor, is said to be because they and South Dakota and Montana, While reporta af border clashce were the object of Soviet organised with total resources of 341 million appear to be true in substance, it military raide across the borders. ddilars.

is intimated "that little faith isSuch raids would paralyse the placed in either the Chinese ar C.E.R., which draws its entire coal Soviet charges and counter-charges supply from mines in this vicinity. and denials. It ie a case of six to the only other source in Manchuria being the South Manchuria Railway one and a half dozen of the other.

Regarding the recent reports of mines at Fushun.

friction between Nanking and Muk-

The Chinese appear to appreciate den the official view appears to be this, as practically all the troops that Mudden acted too much on now on the borders are concentrated its own at the outset, but it is in these arens. believed that she is now more or less toeing the line, and following Nanking's instructions.

Japan's New Move,

Toxro, Aug. 23. It is learned that the Govern ment is considering the question of moving the base of diplomatic operations in China from Peping (Continued on next Column).

A

HABIBULLAH. BECOMES

DESPERATE.' SUCCESSION OF REVERSES,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALCUTTA, August 23. Habibullah is becoming desperate, and has offered a reward of £7,000 miles along the Amur the only for the capture, dead or alove, of Chinese troops in the garrison are Nadir Khan, who with his three 3,000 men at Taheiho, whose posi- brothers, is harassing Habibullah tion is precarious owing to the on three fronts.. difficulty of getting up supplies from Teitsihar.

It is learned that in the Har- barovsk région for thousands of

Chinese reports from Harbin state, that the Russians are still occupying Tungning, southward of Suifenho,

Habibullah's commander Khan Mohammed has been captured, with a division of troops, by Taghari tribesmen Habibullah's forces have also been driven off from Garder.

It is believed that Bri in will be offered fresh proposals which will

Italy.

involve concessions on the part of

Meanwhile the work of organising the Committees provided for in the Young Plan is going on and Sir Charles Addia and Sir Andrew Mc- Fadyenn have arrived at the Hague in this connection.

"Hil Desperandum."

UNEMPLOYMENT IN AMERICA.

A. GOVERNMENT LOAN, "

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, August 22.

The official statement gives the gross earnings for the first five months of the year for the Nation-

compares with $101,180,769 in the similar Ave-month period in 1928, an increase during the current year of $3,767,531, or 3.72 per cent. Net earnings for the five months of 1929 amounted to $18,448,017. compared with 817,063,716 in the corresponding period of last year, an increase of $1,284,301, or 8.11 per cent.

The O.P.E.

were

Gross earnings of the Canadian Pacific Railway for May amounted to 817,932,352, as against 817,807,974 ·

an increase of for May, 1928,

Net earnings. 8124,377. 82,529,758 D'S compared with 83,065,718 in May of last year..

Gross earnings for the first five months of the year totalled 883,324,155, which compares with 880,204,864 in the same period in 1998, an increase for the current year 83,110,201. Net earnings for the five months of 1929 amount- ed to 813,363,905, which is a slight decrease as compared with the

Ranchere and lumbermen have been forced to flee for their lives.

Over fifty thousand acres of timberland in Oklahoma have been devasted, and every available man is fighting desperately to save the 813,574,553 in the corresponding

period of last year. town of Belton on the border of the Glacier National "Park. Mon- tana, from the flames. The in- habitants have moved out

"

OIL WORKERS ON -STRIKE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALCUTTA, August. 22. Ten thousand employees of the

MR. JUSTICE ASTBURY. RETIREMENT EXPECTED IN

It is reported that the Federal Burmab-Shell and the Standard Government proposes to lend theil Company have struck work THE HAGUE, Aug, 23.

American Export Steamship Cor- Events this morning

sum of G.88,000,000, to movedporation rapidly. "An unusually optimistic finance the construction of four foeling prevails that a breakdown vessels for the American merchant may be averted, and it is believed marine to prevent unemployment of that by this evening Mr. Snowden a thousand shipworkers in the, Cor- will have the four Powere new poration's yards. offer, which non-British quarters think will satisfy 75 per cent, of his demanda. It is reported that Italy is prepared to make certain concessione..

Prospects. Gloomy, Says Paris. [THROUGH HAVAS AGENCY.]

LATER. Dr. Stresemann_bae ̈been_sum- moned to the Hague" to meet It is intimated that the Germans leaders of principal parties to obwould refuse any financial conces tain their opinion proposed rion, consequently the prospects this morning are regarded as Fot additional German concessions. (Continued at foot of next column). bright."

оп

RUMOURS OF S.M.R. LOAN

AGAIN.

INVITATION TO U.S. CAPITAL.

Washington. -Renewed negotia tion for the floating of a South Manchuria Railway loan on the New York market is considered unlikely by informed circles here.

The New York financial DCWS- papers are publishing rumours of such a renewal, however, and they declare it is expected to start soon. The Wall Street Journal, in an article to-day, under a Dairen data line described the prosperous DON- THE AUTUMN.

dition of the South Manchuria Rail. way and continued: London.—Mr. Justice Astbury The American public undoubt- stated in connection with his im- edly will be again, invited to share pending retirement that nothing in there 6nancial enterprises." would be decided ́until after the It is believed here, however, that Long Vacation.

it will be impossible to find the The fact that Mr. Justire Astbury loan practicable in existing circums intended to retire shortly has been stances, regardless of the State common knowledge in legal circles Department's attitude, which has for some months. He was appoint. been a subject of speculation since ed a judge of the Chancery Divi- the loan proposal was dropped two sion in the summer of 1913,

years ago.