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FIGHTING DIES DOWN.

HEROIN SEIZED

TIENTSIN.

IN

PASSED CUSTOMS AS FLOOR POLISH!

STAFFS RETURN TO DUTIES.

PEACE-LOVING SOVIET.

(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENCY.}

MURDEN, Sept. 11.

AN ELABORATE PLANT.

(THROUGH ́KLUTER'S AGENCY.]

TIENTS IN, Sept. 11.

An elaborate, plant for the pur- An official communiqué issued to-day says that fighting in Man-pose of extracting heroin was dis covered yesterday morning in a chuli stopped on the evening of

private and Apparently empty September .

The railway, telegraph, and Cus-house in the British Concession.

staf have

toms

Pogranichnaya.

returned to

Soviet Raids Forbidden.

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TOKYO, Sept. 11. A report from Harbin, says that according to report from

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The are brigade, upon answering a call, found the fire extinguished. Their suspicions were aroused how- and polico examined the house," inside which most elaborate appliances were found.

ever,

a Soviet source General Bluecher It appears that the heroin had has issued an order to the effect | been shipped from France in paste that, in spite of Chinese aggres form, and had passed the Customs sion, ne military action will be as floor polish, which it closely taken by the Soviet troops unless resembled. Soviet territory is invaded.

The machine for the extraction of Moscow, Sept. 10. the narcotic from the polish, to The Soviet Government has de-gether with several thousands of cided to devote 100,000 Yen for the dollars worth of heroin, was con- The police have arrested a Rus- ed unceasing acts of repression sian Jew. Brinberg, who attempted against them.

to enter the house thinking the police searchers had departed..

further assistance of Soviet citi-scated. zens in Chinn, owing to the report-

The money will be transmitted through the German Consul-Gener- al at Harbin.

ANOTHER ATTACK ON JARAINOR.

(Wah Te Yat Pao.)

SHANORAL, Sept. 11. Over 2,000 Russian troops attack. ed Jarainor during the early morn- ing of September 10. The firing

was very severe.

The invaders tried to destroy the The railway bridge, but failed. Chinese troops repulsed them after some hours' fighting.

SIR ROBERT HO TUNG'S TRIP.

TO VISIT HANKOW.

(Nan Chung Kuo.)

Sir Robert Ho Tung visited the Wu Tai Shan Mountains in Tai-

yuanfu under the guidance of an officer dispatched by Yen Hsi Shau, on Tuesday morning. He will pro reed to Hankow a week later, where he will stay for two weeks, and then return to Hong Kong vi Shanghai.

Sir Robert Ho Tung told Preem- men that on Monday, he interview- ed Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang.

BRITISH POLICE FOR PALESTINE.

TO AUGMENT PRESENT FORCE.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Sept. 10. A handled young men, who have been recruited in London for po- lice service in Palestine, leave to- morrow morning to take up their duties. They are going out to aug- men the existing Police Force.

"The bulk of the men are under 25 years of age, and 75 per cent. of them have recently left the forces. The great majority have served in the Brigade of Guards. Anxiety Now Dispelled

MALTA, Sept. 11. The battleship Royal Sovereign, which was standing by, for Pales tine, has been ordered to parti cipate in the Mediterranean Fleet's suromer cruise. Furthermore, the order given to Army units here to stand by in readiness to proceed to Palestine has been cancelled.

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LONDON, Sept. 11. Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Dowding has left for Palestine by air to take over the command of the British Jorees in Palestine,

TOBACCO MAGNATÉ'S FORTUNE.

MR. BERNHARD BARON'S WILL.

OUT-OF-DATE TREATIES.

CHINA'S ADROIT MOVE AT GENEVA.

(THROUGH RUTER'S LOEKUY.] ..

GENEYA, Sept. 10.

Mr. Chao Chu, Chinese delegate to the League Assembly, to-day proposed the appointment of a comunittee to consider the best means of making more effective Article 19 of the League Covenant, which empowers the Assembly to advise the reconsideration by mem bers of the League of treaties which become inapplicable, and the consideration

international of conditions

continuation whose might endanger world peace."

Mr. Chao Chu said that China considered that the removal of anything which might cause com- plications in any part of the world, deserved much attention from the Assembly, as the methods for the actual prevention of war in Article 18 ought not to be al lowed to rust through disuse, and the appointment of the committee would be a great contribution to international peace.

HANKOW DISPUTE FOR

ARBITRATION.

NO "FURTHER ACTION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

HANKOW, Sept. 11."

No further action has been taken by the Wuhan Municipality with regard to Mesars, Butterfield and Swire's property.

pro-

Apparently, yesterday's cedure (demolition of the roofs of the transit-abeds) was a test to see whether the firm would offer any resistance, but no resistance was forthcoming.

It is understood that the matter will now be negotiated through official channels.

U.S. SHIPPING FIRM PEEVED.

A QUAINT ACTION.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN' BERVICE]

NEW YORK, Sept. 10. An action has been brought in the Federal Court by the United States Navigation Company, which runs a feet of cargo steamers be tween New York and Europe, and which is asking for an injunction

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British to Transatlantic steamship lines, in cluding the Cunard Line and the White Star Line, from "conspir ing to restrain the foreign com- merce of the United States."

The defendant companies are to be charged under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act with coercing abip pers by refusing to carry ship. ments at contract rates for any

who give business to the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs give as an in stance the case of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, which was forced last year to disregard a customer's instruction to ship by the United States Navigation Company.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

The complaint says that the BUGBY, Sept. 10. U. S. Navigation Company carrica The will of Mr. Bernhard Baron, under five per cent, of the general the tobacco manufacturer, noted cargo from the North Atlantic to for his philanthropy, has now United Kingdom ports and, the attempting to been sworn for probate as of the defendants'

of £1,044,220, The eliminate even that. gross value death duties will amount to over! Enquiries in British shipping £2,000,000. And about £1,000,000 circles clicit the view that the ae tion is not regarded very seriously. goes to charitica.

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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1929.

GERMAN UPRISING

PREVENTED.

TERRORIST CONSPIRACY

REVEALED

SMART POLICE WORK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Bray, Sept. Ți

A dangerous Terrorist conspiracy against the Republic has been un- earthed. It was organised by Nationalist fanatics, members of the notorious "Consul" organisa tion, which was founded by an ex-Naval Captain Ehrhardt.

Twenty men implicated in the recent bomb outrages throughout Germany have

been arrested.

PREMIER SCOFFS AT THE NON-EUROPEAN SIETING U.S. NAVAL

STATES.

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'SPLIT."

LABOUR PARTY'S POLICY EXPLAINED.

DISTINCT ECONOMIC »

PROBLEMS

1:

MUST HASTEN SLOWLY.

REMINDERS AT GENEVA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

Loxboy, Sept. 10. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, ad- dressing his constituents at Sea ham Harbour for the first time Election since bis Genoral triumph, ridiculed the report ap- pearing in the Evening Standard, alleging that the Labour Cabinet was facing a split on something which Mr. Henderson had said at

SCANDAL,

WASHINGTON SMILES AT ** JUDGES,"

THE PRESIDENT'S DECREE.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

"sifted to the bottom."

Geneva, Sept. 11.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2. Major Marr (Australia) told the President Hoover, speaking with Assembly to-day that he had hoped all the authority and dignity of to associate Australia with Britain, his great office, to-day declared Canada and India, and to announce that the naval scandal created by that she would sign the Optional | the Shearer allegations must be Claure at the present session, but in view of the political situation in Australia he was unable at pre- sent to make any definite announce ment on a subject of high policy.

Major Marr was most outspoken He said that the issue facing the Government at the Hague was not on the subject of the League and a mere måtter of £2,400,000, but tariffs. He pointed out that the the more important question of League did not consist merely of On the other hand, 27 non-Euro rights. fair play and respect for Britain's associations of European States. He expressed optimism regard-pean States were members, and ing the putcome of the Anglo-their economic problems were very American naval discussions, saying different from European problems. that he did not think the difficul-

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Their leader, named Nickels, is an ex-Police Cap.ain in Stuttgart.

The police followed towards Hamburg a match-car containing Nickels, coming from the Luneburg district, where the last bomb outrage was committed. They dia- covered in a house at Hamburg a package containing a bomb.

They then arrested the tenant, and again followed Nickels in his ties which had arisen were going motor-car to Krambe, where they arrested Nickels at his house, and seized documenti compromising many others.

The arrests in Berlin include Hana Techow, who served four years imprisonment for complicity in the murder of the Foreign Minister, Herr Rathenau.

Ehrhardt's office in Berlin "was also raided. The conspiracy was apparently intended as a prelude to an uprising.

BRITAIN'S WORKLESS. "BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Roosy, Sept. 10. The total number of unemployed in Britain on September 2 1,182,300, this being 3,503 less than the week before and 172,375 less than the year before.

WILE

NELSON LINER BREAKS

IN TWO.

SALVAGE MEN'S ESCAPE.

(THROUGH HAUTEE'S AGENTY.]

VIGO, Sept. 10. The Nelson Shipping, Line 5.3. Pride, which went Highland aground at Lameds Point whilst on Д voyage from London to Buenos Aires, has now broken in two. Two salvage men swim from the wreck when the atera, suddenly submerged.

had to

AUSTRALIAN, GOVERNMENT

RESIGNS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

House

CANBERRA, Sept. 10. Following the defeat in the of Representatives, the Bruce, Government has decided to A Dissolution. A General neck Flection is likely to take place be fore October 31.

to beat men of goodwill and sin- cere purpose.

It ought clearly" to be stated that Great Britain was not making an alliance with the United States The American was much too wise to make a European Alliance un- less in the form of an agreement to use moral influences and estab lish peace.

I shall be optimistic to the end, which is certainly not in sight."

To Visit U.S.A. this Month?

NEW YORK, Sept. 11, According to the New York World, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, accompanied by hia daughter Ishbel, will sail on the Berengaria on September 28 for the United States.

PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 23-STOREY SKYSCRAPER.

TO COST $2,000,000.

["D.P." Special Service.]

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The President said that the

ed as the use of unscrupulous pro- fullest investigation, was demand. paganda to thwart the Govern. meat's naval limitation program- me" is so obviously evident.”

Simultaneously with the announ- cement of President, Hoover's views at the White House, the Naval Affairs Committee of the Senate decided to investigate the They therefore might be unable activities of the powerful ship- to adhere to an International Con-building companes in connection vention, if the latter were proposed with the Geneva Disarmament as a colution of the European tariffs

Conference of 1827. problem.

He hoped, however, that this would not lead to an accusation. that they were not enthusiastic for the cause of the League.

Resolution Fassed.

Washington Amused, ' Political and diplomatic circles in Washington, however, are cyni. eally amused at the prospect of GENEVA, Sept. 10.. Mr. Shearer being brought to The League Assembly to-day book by the Naval Affairs Com adopted two French resolutions,mittee of the Senate. the first calling for the convocation of an international economic con- ference, and the second requesting the Council of the League to con- vene an early meeting with a view to an international agreement to prevent fluctuations in the prices of coal and sugar.

WORLD'S "G.O.M.”

252 YEARS OLD!

AND STILL GOING STRONG!

[United Fress.]

1.

Montreal, Que.-Destined to rank as the second highest skyscraper in the Metropolis twenty-three

Peping. The world's oldest ma, sterey $2,000,000 structure to be known as the Aldred Building will who ante-dates the American Re shortly pierce Montreal's ever public by almost

century, has changing skyline, towering above been found in Kaitaica, a town in to a height of 318 feet. This build opinion of Professor Wu Chung the Place D'Armes in graceful tiers southera Szechuan province, in the ing, which has been designed by Chieh, dean of the department of the local architects, Barott and education at Minkuo University Blackader, is being erected by here. Aldred & Co., Ltd., investment benkers. Ita height will compare Yun, is now in ble send year, and The man in question, Li Ching with 395 feet for the Royal Bank thin fact is verified by dynastic Building and 312 feet for the Bell records, according to information Telephone Building, Montreal's two

obtained by Professor Wu. tallest buildings at present.

"Fountain of Youth *

Both the chairman, Mr. Frend Hale, who is a Republican, and the leader of the Democratic members, Mr. Swanson, of Virginia, are themselves whole-hearted Navy-ites" and were among the men who successfully fought Fre- sident Coolidge's cruiser suspen

sion plan.

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Nevertheless, Mr. Hale is credit- ed with a desire to summon before the Committee not only Mr. Sheater, but the representatives of the shipbuilding companies and the high naval officers against whom Mr. Bhearer has made al- legations of complicity.

Pertinacions Kr. Borah.

In any event, Senator Borah will demand investigation by the Foreign Affairs Committee, of which he is the chairman, if he is dissatisfied with the handling of the affair by the Naval Affairs Committee.

The initiation of the investiga tion is regarded in some quarters as a clever move to influence the Senate's acquiescence in any pave agreement with Great Britain.

Mr. E. G. Grace. the the presi- dent of the Bethlehem Steel Cor. poration, admit that Mr. Shearer was engaged by his organisation as "observer." at the Geneva Con- ference of 1927, but says that his services were discontinued when it was discovered that he was a pro- pagandist.

In appearance the building will resemble the most modern skyscrap- The professor is interested especi. ers, being set back at intervals so ally in Li because he is reported that the great height will not shut to have found fountain of RUNAWAY GUN TRAGEDY. oat too much light and air from youth," in the shape of medicinal the street. This arrangement also plants growing on the hills of Yun- gives a massive, well-founded look nan and Kweichow. He is urging to the structure, and as the same, the patriarch to visit Peping, so time makes it seen to be mounting that he can investigate the secret

of the of his longevity. up and up... In the case Aldred Building, the impression is

NEW WORLD AIR SPEED of soaring.

RECORD.

SUCCESSFUL BRITISH

"ATTEMPT.

(BRITISH WIKELLES SERVICE]

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Profesor. Wu was told that Li has survived 23 wivee, and is now living with his 24th, who is a merc 60 years of age. Although bis beard turned white a century ago, he still walks with the firm tread of a man in his prime, and bee a big appetite.

SOLDIER KILLED AND THREE INJURED.

SUM

U.S. MOTOR-BOAT CHALLENGE.

SIR H, SEGRAVE NOT ALARMED,

RACES AT VENICE.

(BRITISH WIRKLESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Sept. 10.

Sir Henry Segrave, the world famous racing metarist, has ar rived at Venice where he pro- poses to take part in a great mo tor-boat speed contest off the Lido.

He has with him two boats, the Mist England" and the "Mise London." It was with the "Miss England" that he defeated Com- modore Garwood, the American speed boat champion at Miami, Florida, early this year.

مملة

Commodore Garwood. competing at Vanice. The Ameri- can has a new motorboat which is an unknown quatity, but ita power is admitted to be very much greater than that of Mies England."

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The Italian boat" Italia" which has engines developing over 3,000 horso-power compared with the 960 h.p. of the "Miss England," is also an unknown quantity.

Before leaving England, Bir Henry Segrave said that the "Miss England" was of modest power compared with her rivals but she had already done speeds of mare than 80 miles an hour and her cornering owing to her twin rud- ders was very fast. Power was not everything?

AMERICA AND THE WORLD COURT.

FRESH ATTEMPT TO OBTAIN CONSENT TO ADHERENCE,

Washington, Sept. -The AX- ministration to-day made known that it had formally adopted the Elihu Boct formula for American

adherence to the World Court as an Administration project, which means that President Hoover will endeavour to gain Secate approval for it."

Col. Heary L. Slimson, Secretary of. State, announced that the for... mula fully met objections which might be raised in the Senate, and completely protected the United States against the dangers which the Senate anticipated when it made its famous five reservations.

American acceptance of the for mula was conditional upon ratifica tion by other World Court mem- bers. It was expected that a year might elapse before the work of obtaining "these ratifications Was completed and the formula could be presented to the Senate.

League Botined Last Month. Colonel Stimson said that he notified the Secretary-General of the League of Nations last month that be approved of the protocol Ed would recommend that it be Caterham.-Qu gunner

signed and submitted to the Senata killed and three were injured when if other natione ratified it. a gun belonging to a Territorial

In endeavoring to make the United States a member of the battery got out of control on a

The gun be- Court, President Hoover will carry steep Surrey hiil longed to a battery of six, which

on & project which two Presidents was proceeding from Woolwich to before him urged. In 1925, the Aldershot.

was

miles per hour, beating the record that they had assembled sufficient his search for medicinal plants on wrongly directed down a danger-lication, two. of which were un-

May Reach 800 Years, When Li attained the age of 100 years, in 1777, his old age" was considered remarkable. and the provincial authorities petitioned the The Govern Imperial Government for an appro priate recognition, ment at Peking consented, and it in declared the order for this reaction is contained in the dynastic

records.

Threa men were thrown off and fell clear, but Walden jumped off, and one of the rear wheels of the him immediately.. gun passed over his lead, killing

U.S. TARIFF BILL IN DANGER. SENATE FARM BLOC'S HOPE.

Li Ching Yun, according to "Prof. The dead man was Gunner Ray. House adopted a resolution faveur year the Senate became the battle Roosy, Sept. 10.

("D.P." Special Service.] Wu's informants, has records to mond Alfred Walden, aged eighing American adherence. The next

ground and closure

finally ehow that he was born in 1877, teen, of Samuel-street, Woolwich, It is announced that in to-day's

The battery was drawn by mo- resorted to before the protocol of Five attempts on the air speed record at Washington, September 5-Lead- during the reign of the Emperor Calahat, Squadron-Leader Orlebarers of the bi-partisan Senate Farm Kang Hei, the second emperor of tor-limbers, and while passing adherence could be ratifed.

He was through Hamsey Greet, near Warl

reservations accompanied the rati- returned an average speed of 355.8 Blot to-day made the definite claim the Manchu dynasty.

druggist in his youth, and during ingham, the commanding officer was of the Italian Major de Bern-votes to defeat the tariff bill.

ous and winding hill into Cater- favourably received by Court mem~ hardi, by 37 miles an hour.

They admitted, however, that the mountains of Yunnan discover-

ham Valley at Whyteleafe. While here. ed the herbs which have so remark.

The principal objection was to Flight-Lieutenant Stainforth re- they have in their hands a weapon

descending the hill the brakes of the fourth gun apparently, failed; the fifth resolution, which provided turned on average speed of 330.3 whose use is uncertain and they are ably prolonged his life...

Orlebar few not in accord as to how to proceed.

and the gun rushed away at a ter that the Court could not render a miles per hour.

decision in which the United States? The anticipated attack on the bill

rific pace. Super Marine Rolls-Royce S6, in

had or claimed an interest without which Waghorn won the Schneider has accordingly been deferred un- Cup, while Stainforth flew a Glos-til Monday. Meanwhile a series of ter-Napier Six, which did not take conferences will take place in an

the consent of this country, Presi part in the Schneider Cup race. effort to tighten all fences and make

dent Coolidge urged American ad- the differences between Court mem- bere and the Senate. " Orlebar made four fights over a sure that the bi-partisan nature of

herenes, but was unable to compose Steinforth the bloc does not result in a split three kilometre course.

over some unexpected issue. made five.

Orlebar's feat is a particularly Democratic members of the bloc brilliant one in view of the handi- are especially opposed to

"Bexibility cap imposed by bad weather con-

and U.S. valuation ditions. Visibility was very poor features, while Senator Borah and and mist often hid the machines other Republican Progressives take from the spectatora. "

a similar view. It is declared that Nevertheless, Equadron Leader the Bexible provision gives the Pre- Orlebar, who is the leader of the aident an unconstitutional power, British High Speed Flight at as he would be permitted to raise Calahot, did the first lap at 308.8 or lower rates 50 per cent. on re-

Now the old man is well on his m.p.h, and the third lap at 365.6 commendations by the Tariff Com-

mission, based on conditions of way toward his 300th year, and the mp.h..

"Stainforth's effort in the Glos competition on the U.S. market. residents of Kaibsien report that tor-Napier was also very good, The valuation feature would shift he shows no indications of senility. when it is considered that visibile appraisals from foreign to Ameri- Laet spring, General Yang Sen, the

can values for duty purposes.

leading militariet in Szechuan, in ity during his fights WOD CYCD worse than when Orlebar made his

Western farm representatives are vited Li to a banquet in his honour. virtually united in declaring that Professor Wu understands that attempt.

Orlebar is expected to make a the measure which was previously Li speake readily concerning events attempt оп Thursday announced as a means of relief to in his life, and has no trouble re- further morning and, if weather condi- the farmer has actually turned out calling incidents which occurred

more than 100 years ago. tions are propitious, it is confi- to be an added affliction to him

enrich

Physically, the Chinese Press re- dently believed that he will exosed while designed to

manufacturers-United ports, Li is distinguished by a long his present record by at least 18 domestic

chin and a pair of big ears, .. miles an hour.

Preu.

the

But Li kept on living, and to the astonishment of his neighbourhood, finally reached his 200th year. The Imperial Government was surprised to get a petition urging further recognition, and verified the old man's great age in the records.

SINCLAIR ISSUES. REPORT FROM PRISON.

REMAINING IN OIL

BUSINESS."

Reservations Met.

Mr. Kellogg revived discussion early this year in a note to the League suggesting negotiations be reopened. Mr. Root soon afterward went to Geneva as member of commission of international jurists to revise the court etatutes, Al- though participating in d private Washington, Aug. -Harry Sincapacity, Mr. Root was understood clair, millionaire oil man and tem to be acting with more than un- porary prison resident as result of official authority. Upon his return entanglemente growing cut of earlier he reported to President Hoover court cases, to-day denied printed and Col. Stimson. reports that the Consolidated Oil The Geneva commission, adopted" a plan for revision incorporating Corporation, one of his companies,

so-called Root formula for is about to be absorbed by Prairie the

American adherence to the "court." Oil & Gas.

He declared that he does not in- Advocates of adherence believe the tend to quit the oil business and new statutes will remove the zeCE raid that any merger or consolida-zity for Senate reservations Presi tion would place his company in dent Hoover and Colonel Stimson control rather than allowing it to are understood to share this view, be swallowed up,

Untied Press.