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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY,

OCTOBER 8, 1929.

MANCHULI BOMBARDED.

RUSSIAN TROOPS ADVANCED.

CHINESE MILITARY HEAD- QUARTERS CAPTURED,

[TROOON REUTER'S ADENOT.]

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PEPING, Oct. 7.

It is learned from reliable sources that the Russian attacks on Man- chuli on October 1 and were the most serious in the campaign so far. The Russian artillery dropped thirty shell in Manchuli city but, fortunately, little damage

done.

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Russian troops, under the cover of artillery Are, advanced and cap-| tured part of the Chinese Military Headquarters which were establish ed just outside Manchuli eity.

PRESIDENT HOOVER ESPIONAGE TRIAL.

AND PREMIER,

NAVAL AGREEMENT DISCUSSED.

FIVE-POWER CONFERENCE

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PARTY LEADER SENTENCED.

POLICE BATON CHARGES,

(THROUGH REUTEN'S ADENCY.]

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PRAGUE, Oct. 7:

The great espionage trial here, which has kept the country in a state bordering upon feverish ex- ended. Professor distinguished scholar,, Member of Parliament, and a leader of the Crecho-Slovakian Home Rule Party, has been found guilty of maintaining an espionage bureau on behalf of Hungary.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 7. Speculation has been rife IC. garding the secrets over which Pre-citement, has silent Hoover and Mr. Ramsay Tuka, MacDonald had debated in the seclusion of their log cabin but it is generally inferred from the de- cision to issue invitations to a'eno ference in London that Britain and the United States have agreed anent naval disarmament.

President Hoover and Mr. Mac Donald spent three hours together alone yesterday morning and resum

In the sharp fighting which föl-noon in the presence of their seere lowed the Chinese suffered many tries casualties. The Russians, did not

attempt to hold the territory they had gained hut retired toward the

herder:

Later:-Manchuli is now, quiet.

CHANG MOVING SOUTH.

UNINTERRUPTED PROGRESS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].

HANKOW, Oct. 7. Chang Fat Fui is steadily push- ing southwards through Hunan. He is encountering no interference in route by Ho Chien, and is con- fident that he will have his entire A 'fort- army in Kwangs within night,

CONSULAR, JURISDICTION.

AN EDICT FROM NANKING.

PEPING, October 7-The Legation Quarter learns that the Central Government has announced that it is determined to abolish the con sular jurisdiction enjoyed by for eign nationals in China this year.

KWANGSI TROOPS IN FLIGHT.

DEFEATED AT KWEIHSIEN,

CANTON, October 7.-The Kwangsi troops under Li Ming Shui have retreated to Nanking, the capital of Kwangai.!

It is significant that Mr. Mac- Donald is meeting on Wednesday Senator Barah, the Chief of the

Senate Foreign Relations Com- mittre, who was hitherto one of the most strenuous opponents of the Anglo-American naval discussiona He was most adamnat regarding

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The court sentenced the accused to âfteen years' imprisonment with hard labour.

The trial bas caused a sensation

STOP PRESS.

MESSRS. ULLMANN'S PREMISES BURGLED.

DARING DAYLIGHT RAID.

[Through Beuter's "Agency.}

Shanghai, October 7.

A daring daylight robbery was perpetrated to-day when thieves affected an entrance inte Messrs. J. Ullmann and Com- pany's premises in Nanking Road, Shanghai, and stole watches and jewellery to the valus of over $100,000.

The loss was discovered when the manager returned from tíoin.' Showcases had been opened and drawers rified. Although the thlevas apparently had little time to spare during their raid, they 'showed great powers of discrimination in selecting some of the most expensive articles from the stock.

ed.

Up to the time of going to press, no arrests had been report-

THE ELUSIVE COSTES.

IN MANCHURIA FOR, PAST WEEK!

COMEDY OF NON STOP FLIGHT.

'(THROUGH KRUTER'S MOENCY.}

PARIS, Oct, 0.

The Quai D'Orsay has received news that Costes landed safely on September 2 in the region of Taitsihar to the north-east of Har bin.

Toxyo. Oct. 7.

Reports have been received from various places during the last few days that the non-stop aviator, who was flying across Siberig, hnd landed, These were afterwards denied and grave fears were ender-

Latest information to hand states that Costes has been in Manchuria for the past week:-

and is like to have a far-reaching MURDERED PRIESTS. SOVIET INDUSTRIAL tained for his safety.

political repercussion.

Strong forces of troops and arm- ed police were stationed in the

MEMORIAL SERVICE IN

ICHANG.

UNABLE TO MOVE BODIES YET.

TAHOCOH BETTER'S AGENCY.] "

ed their deliberations in the after-city during the hearing of the ease as it was evident that feeling was running very high among the popu. lace and the authorities feared' that an open conflict might occur between the police and the sym

PEPINO, Oct. 7i pathisers of the Professor.

Baron Guillaume, Counsellor of "That these fears were in every the Belgian Legation, who left for way justified was proved when the chang on September 18 to investi- result of the trial was made pub- gate the murders by bandits of and Bruno, states that so far it has lic, over ten thousand people who Bishop Jans and Fathers Rupertus were awaiting the promulgation of been impossible to get the bodies the sectence attempting to rush the down to Theang owing to the dis- court room to secure the release of turbed conditions in that ares.

Similarly, it appears also to have the accused

been impossible to do anything to- The police were compelled towards apprehending the guilty per- resort to baton charges to quell the disturbance. Several persons were injured and a number of arrests were made.

Britain's claims to hold up and search neutral ships in wartime,

Invitations Tamed.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6. Following the discussions between Mr. MacDonald and President Hoover at Rapidan yesterday even- ing, invitations to a Five-Power Conference were issued from Lon- day to-day.

LONDON, Oct. 7.

It is officially announced that Mr. Henderson has issued invita tions to America, Japan, France, and Italy to participate în a Naval Conference in London in the third week in January next:

COMMUNISTS' TRIAL.

LAWYER EXPELLED FOR PROTESTING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOXYO, Ost. 7.

A message from Harbin to the Rengo Bureau states that according to Soviet sanrees, the trial of the 38 Communists who were arrested at the raid on the Soviet Consulate on May 27 began on October 2 and was a travesty of justice.

According to a telegram from When the defence requested per- General Liu Woon Im, Kwangsi mission to summon witnessce, the troops under Li Ming Shua were Court refused the request and de- beaten at Kweiping by his troopclared that "the whole case was and retreated to Kweihsien, with clear before the trial started." the victors in hot pursuit.

BEHEADING TO GO!

JUDICIAL COUNCIL'S APPEAL.

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NANXING, Oct. 7.

The Judicial Council has, appeal- ed to the Central Government to issue a circular, giving instructions to the various judicial organizations prohibiting cruel death penalties, such as beheading, etc.

CHINESE MINISTER

TO CUBA.

Therefore, it was considered un- hecessary to call witnesses, When the defending lawyer com plained, he was promptly expelled,

SINO-JAPANESE RELATIONS..

SEEKING SYMPATHETIC

UNDERSTANDING.

(THROUGH BETTER'S, AGENCY. ]

NANKING, Oct. 7. Mr. Saburi presented his creden- tials to Marshal Chiang Kai Shek. NANZING, Oct. 7.

this morning and declared that not The Ministry of Foreign Affaire only peace in the Far East, but has recommended to the Central world peace depended upon the Government the appointment of Mr. Ling Ping as Chinese Minister

to Cuba.

maintenance of friendly relations between China and Japan. The Japanese Government, he said, are capecially cager to bring about

· GENERAL LI COMING HERE? sympathetic understanding between the two Governments and the KWANGSI REBEL LEADER'S peoples of the two nations.

FLIGHT

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In reply, Chiang Kai Shek said that since Mr. Saburi had visited General Li Ming Shui, Major China on several occasions and had General of the Kwangsi troops, become familiar with conditions in who has been co-operating with Yu this country, he believed that the Tok Pak, the leader of the Kwang- two Governments and their peoples si seditionists, ie reported to have would benefit from the appoint let under dieguine for Hong Kong, ment

The appearance of troops upon the scene finally restored order.

CHANG THE BANDIT.

AN IMPERTINENT REQUEST."

NANKING, Остовет 7.-Chang Tsung Chang, the ex-bandit leader and ex-warlord of Shantung, has telegraphed from Japan to Chang Hsuch Liang, the leader of the Manchurian troops, that he would Hike to lend the White Russians to attack Russia.

Chang Hsuch Liang has refused the request, however, as the ex- Warlord is **wanted by the Government.

SIR G. CLAYTON'S SUCCESSOR.

SIR FRANCIS HUMPHREYS FOR IRAQ.

[THROUGH REUTER'S- AGENCE,]

LONDON, Oct. 7.

Sir Francis Humphreys has been appointed High Commissioner of Iraq in succession to the late Sir Gilbert Clayton.

Lieut. Col. Sir Francis Henry Humphreys, K.B.E., was First Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of H.M. the King of Afghanistan in

1922.

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On October 1, a memorial ser- vice for the murdered priests was held in Ichang. It was attended by Baron Guillaume, local foreign official and Chinese military officers who expressed to the Baron their deep regret for the murders,

THE EXPEDITIONS INTO MONGOLIA

POSSIBILITY OF

ARRANGEMENTS.

NEW

GROWTH.

"GOSPLAN" REPORT

PUBLISHED.

INCREASED PROGRESS

MAINTAINED,

[United Press. }

Moscow.-The achievement of the full measure of industrial growth indicated for the first year of the ambitious Five-Year Plan for in- dustrialising the Soviet Union is already assured.

A summary of the progress made in the current year, just "published by Gosplan (the State Planning Commission), shows that the main portions of the plan have not only been carried out but have in many respects been exceeded.

Indeed, the following year's work has been so enlarged on the basis of this anexpected success that many Soviet economists forecast fulsimeat of the five-year project in 4 or even 4 years.

Labour and Costa, The first year did not end until September 30, but the chief lines of development are sufficiently clear to enable a reasonably ac curate estimate of the industrial accomplishments. Thus it appears that the production of industry, which was expected to increase 21.4 per cent, compared with the preced. NEW YORK, Sept. 29.ing year actually increased by 24, In spite of controversies with per cent. The gains were register- Chinese scientific societies and the ed in practically all branches of new Government regulations on industry. The volume and distance foreign scientific exploration, the of all freight transportation showed

a corresponding advance.

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American Museum of Natural His tory still desires to resume its Cen tral Asiatic Expedition work in

1930.

Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews, head of the expedition, has been ordered to remain in China while other members of the party return to the United States

Dr. Osborn will negotiate through the States Department as to the question of arrangements

Wa Chao Chu, Chinese Minister to Washington, is understood to have promised that the Chinese National Government will consider a bill differentiating between re- moval of geological specimens from the country and removal of Chinese objects of art.

It is hoped that this may result in a more workable set of regula- tions giving foreign scientific work- ers a fair share of the fruits of their enterprises.-United Press.

The index for all goods shows an He was born in 1979, and educat advance of 4.2 per cent. during the ed at Shewsbury and Oxford. He year; for farm products, of 8.5 per served in the South African War,

cent. The increased cost for some and entered the Political Depart foods (and usually those most in ment of the Government of India demand) was even more definitely in 1903, being appointed. Private indicated. Thus the index for meat Secretary to the Chief Commission-rose by nearly 20 per cent.; for er, N.W.F.P., in 1904.

butter and eggs, nearly 11 per cent. Later he became an Assistant These indicies, moreover, are based Commissioner at Hazara, and in on prices in Government shops. 1014 acted as a Political Agent on the X.W. Frontier, serving in the European War as an R.A.F. pilot In 1919 he was again a Political Agent, in Khyber, and two years later was appointed Deputy For eign Secretry to the Govt. of In din.

EARL HAREWOOD DEAD.

FATHER OF VISCOUNT LASCELLES,

London, October 7-Eart "Hare wood the father of Lord Lascelles, died this morning.

gest land-owners in England, it being estimated that he owned over 20,000 acres. He served in the army in early life, retiring as Captain inia the Grenadier Guards on euc ceeding to the Earldom.

Only the efficiency of labour and the costs of production, while show- ing great improvement, did not quite measure up to the Five-Year Plaa. The productivity of labour grew by 10 per cent, instead of the 17 per cent. planned; the cost of

Production was reduced by only 5

per cent. though the plans called for 7 per cent,

The Five-Year Plan, when first announced, was greeted with as- tonishment and "ridicule not only abroad but in some high quarters bere in Нивкіл. The so-called like those of Buhharin, Rykov and Right tendency, with which names

Frumkin were associated at various

times, rested largely on the argu- ment that the pace was disastrously fast. The tempo of growth called for by the plan had never been at- tained anywhere-not even in the United States during the years of its greatest expansion.

Concentrated Power, But the Soviet Government gam- bled on the extraordinary economic power concentrated in its hands. It has a monopoly hold on all natural resources and almost ab. solute control over the vast labour. power here. It can regulate the entire foreign trade to suit ita needs and even dictate 80 per cent, of domestic trade and domestic con- aumption.

men's

Speculators Busy"!

All the wealth that might else- Because of the shortage of these

where flow out as profita, middle- foods thousands are obliged to do

commissions, advertising, some buying from private specula competition, etc, the Soviet Gov- ernment is able to re-invest im- tora at price two and sometimes

above last year's.mediately into its industry. At the three times While the average wages have gone same time can limit its popula up the rise has not been large tion of 150,000,000 to the absolute enough to cover the increased living necessities of life, using everything costs.

elen for the support of industry.

All of that is part of the price paid for the industrial apbuilding. Greater efficiency and lower corts of production, it is hoped here, will gradually eliminate this factor.

Despite all hardships, involved, the success of the first year of the plan has contributed to the op timism which at this writing charac

This unprecedented monopoly made the, senzational growth pos- sible and gives every reason to sup- pose that unless war, famine ar some other catastrophe intervenes, the Five-Year Plan will be carried out in its essentials at least.

The accomplishment, of course, has been made at an enormous cost

The late Earl was one of the big-terizes affairs here. The good bar to the Russian people. In effect Yest and the large growth of the the entire country is being ration- socialized sector" of agriculture- | ed and taxed for the sake of the that is, of collective farms and grand industrial future envisioned government "bread factories" are by the Kremlin. About the same other important elements in that time that the Cosplan announced optimism.

the success of the first year of the Five-Year Plan, official figures ap peared giving the price index on food and goods of every day. use.

He has held the rank of A.D.C. to His Majesty the King for many years, while he was Lieutenant for "The West Riding of York hire from

1904, until 1927.

For the year beginning October 1. the planned growth of all industrial production amounts to about 33 per cent over the present year. Heavy industry (machinery, power sta Princess mary now becomics tions, etc.) is expected to increase at least 42 per cent. and light Countess of Harewood. She was at her country home in. Yorkshire industry 22 per cent. To accom- when her father-in-law died. Her plish this, capital investments of a husband was at his father's bedside. I billions roubles will be made.

It revealed in percentages what, every resident here knows from every day, experience, namely: that the cost of living has gone up sharply.

(Continued on preceding column),

A Rengo message from Harbin states that the French Consul has received a telegram from Costes saying that he was forced to land at a village seveny-five versts to the north of Tsisihar on Septem- ber 20, owing to shortage of oil and petrol.

Record Broken. »

There is no mention of how Costes reached Taitsihar from his land- ing place, though the telegram states that he and Bellefonte are now there and both are well.

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THE TYPHOON.

A Manila warning issued at 345 p.m. yesterday states that the typhoon is about 133 deg, Long. E.. and 14 deg Lat. N., moving W.N.W..

DR. STRESEMANN'S FUNERAL.

IMPRESSIVE SCENES IN

BERLIN.

PRESIDENT HINDENBURG

ATTENDS.

(THROUGH RESTAN'S MOENCY.]

BERLIN, Oct. 7. Walls and lammps at the Reichstag were draped in black and hung with garlands of ivy and alpine violets on the occasion of the final honours rendered to Dr. Gustav Stresemann

The coffin was covered with a huge Republican flag, which, with candle burning at each side, and surrounded with masses of wreaths. occupied a prominent position.

Diplomats were fully uniformed and only the extreme Nationalists and Commanists were absent from the solemn proceedings.

Chancellor's Tribule.

Everybody rose as the widow and her two sons accompanied by President Hindenburg, entered to the strains of Beethoven's funeral march, played by the Berlin Phil- harmonic Orchestra.

Chancellor Moeller in a funeral oration, dwelt on the great part the deceased Statesman had played in the rehabilitation of Germany among the nations.

The orchestra played the funeral march from the Eroica Symphony aa policemen bore out the coffin to the statue of Bismarck, where it was placed on an open hearse, while an aeroplane carrying mourning streamers roared overboad.

President Hindenburg followed the cortege part of the way to the cemetery along the thickly lined roste.

The British Ambassader occupied a prominent position on special in- structions to attend as a personal representative of the King.

The Consul bas left for Tsitsibar Telegrams in Brief."

to assist in preparations for con tinuing the flight to Japan, and also to obtain the necessary permis sion from the Chinese authorities. A later message says that Costes hopes to fly to Mukden as soon as ho has refuelled and from there to Japan.

In the meantime, it seems certain that Costen has broken the non-stop record, covering about 5,000 miles. and has established direct aerial Communication between France and China for the first time,

Mistaken for Communist,

[TEROVON REUTER'S AGENCY:]

TOKYO, Oct. 7.

Tokyo, Oct. 7-Prince Taka- matsu, the Emperor's brother; has been successfully operated upon for appendicitis.

Belgrade, Oct. 7-Between thirty and forty thousand Russian emigres lined the streets to pay

Inst

remains

&

tribute to General Wrangel whose were brought from the cemetary at Ucole, near Brussel,” for final burial here.

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the London, Oct. 7.-H.R.H. Princess Royal arrived in London yesterday. The latest bulletin states that the journey has in no wise retarded her progress although further improvement will be neces Convalescence is no

A message from Harbin states that when shortage of fuel forced Costes to land in a village to the north of Tsitsihar on September 29,sarily slow. Chinese soldiers arrested him be expected for another three or four

weeks. cause they believed that he and Bellontes were Soviet military aviator.

On the strength of this supposition. General Wan Fu Lin.The French Consul at Harbin went telegrapbed to Mukden announcing that his troops had captured an enemy plane and asking for further instructions.

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This is apparently the reason why week passed before any LeGur ance of the aviators' safety reach. ed the outside world.

Not Released,

to Tsitsihar where he arrived this morning for the purpose of clearing up official obstacles to their release. Costes has telegraphed stating that he landed after approximately 52 hours flying and has expressed dis- appointment that the shortage of fuel prevented him from reaching Japan.

Later reports from Harbin, state that oil and petrol are being rent to him from Hailar.

The aviators have reported that they are living in Wan Fu Lin's yamen at Teitaihar as guests "but

The aviator hopes to hop off to are not yet permitted to proceed.Japan on the 8th or oth of this

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