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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1929.

CHANG HSUEH LIANG RUSSIAN ATTACK IN RETRENCHMENT IN THE "EMPRESS OF

SPEAKS.

OBJECTS TO ONEMAN GOVERNMENT.

BUT TO STAY NEUTRAL.

THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.}

The vernacular

PEPING, Oct. 15,

papers to-day.

MANCHURIA."

JAPAN.

SOVIET MEASURES OF "REPRISAL."

OFFICIAL SALARIES CUT DOWN.

A FURTHER ACCOUNT.

A DRASTIC DECISION.

(THROUGH KEUTES'S AGENCY.)

(THROUGH REUTER'S `AGENCY.]

Toxro, Oct. 18.

The Hamaguchi · Ministry's re-

Tokyo, Oct. 15. It is now reported that the Rus- print Mukden despatches etating sans crossed the Amur at its june trenchment campaign took a draw- that in an interview Chang Hsueh tion with the Sungari, under protic and spectacular turn to day, artillery barrage when the Cabinet decided to reduce Liang said that en reading the tection of an Kueminchun" circular, telegram be The village occupied is named in a

payable from the National Trea. sury exceeding 100 yen monthly.

CANADA."

DAMAGE NOT THOUGHT EXTENSIVE

"FRANCE" TO RETURN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

VICTORIA, Oct. 13. The Empress of Canada has s for resisted all efforts to reffont her. Divers are now investigating the possibility of blasting the rock

LABOUR'S HOME POLICY.

CRITICISM BY MR, A, J. соок.

MINERS' COMPLAINTS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

Loxbox, Oct. 15. An important constructive un- dertaking reaches completion to day, when the Coalowners' scheme of co-ordination of production and

HATRY COMPANIES WOUND UP.

ORDER FOR COMPULSORY LIQUIDATION.

SCANDAL SEQUEL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, Oct. 15.

Mr. Justice Homer has ordered the compulsory liquidation of five companies of the Hatry Group. namely, the Austin Friars Trust,

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JAPAN AND ARMS CONFERENCE.

FAVOURABLE ANSWER

PREDICTED

AN "UNOFFICIAL" REPORT.

(THROUGH KEUTER'S ÁGENOT.]

TOKYO, Oct. 15.

The draft of Japan's reply to the British invitation to an "Árma

Conference is expected to be ap- proved at todays Cabinet confer- bably not be despatched till bo- morfow

"found some reasonable points in Harbin, message to Rengo as Lin. by 10 per cent, all official salarice/Pinnacles upon which she ground. marketing will be submitted to the Ltd., the Corporation and General mee, though the reply will pro-

it."

He went on to say that the Central Government, was not to be government by one man, and if

there had been mal-administration

in the Government these respon- sible should be impeached by the Censors' Yuan,

He hoped the present trouble would be settled amicably, but if his advice in this direction was pot observed, and fighting ensued, "he would maintain a neutral attitude.

FENG A PRISONER?

REPORTED ARRESTED BY YEN.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

kianghaies (Previously a Mukden

message admitted the sinking of three Chinese gunboats and the drowning of 500 sailors).

ed fifty feet from shore.

The vessel was recently re-en-

Government.

The fate of the scheme, however,

This will take effect for the fiacal Rined and renovated on the Clyde, is uncertain in view of the growing

year 1930-1931,

It is estimated that the decision The Chinese allege, that the will affect 40,000 civilian officials, Russian activity began on Sunday 15,000 Army, and 4,000 Navy of

air bombardment.ciale. night with an

The total saving will be which crippled telephone and tele-twelve million yen yearly. graph communications in the Lin. kianghaien region.

The reports niso say that the Chinese defenders of the village forced to retreat but fail to mention whether the Russian. Are remaining in possession, or withdrew after the raid, as in pre- vious instances.

were

A Soviet statement reaching Hartún rá Habarovsk says that the Soviet army and cavy "I took decisive steps

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an

the Amur

frontier as a reprisal against Chi- NANKING, Oct. 13. Chao Tai Wen, who is Ten Hsiae gandre, and mine planting in Shen's representative at Nanking, the river, aimed at Soviet steamers.

It asserts that the same punishmen to-day broadcast a statement. He declared that Feng Yu siang is will follow future, repetitions of

such Chinese actions. nows prisoner is, Shansi.

According to Chao Tai Wen, last night Yen Hai Shan sent part of his bodyguard nd. aurrounded the place where Feng Yu Hsiang is staying as Yen's guest in Shansi, and Feng is now not allowed to Jeave his quarters:

Yen Hai Shan, though a friend of Feng Yu Hsiang, has taken this drastic step for the preservation of peace and order in North China.

YANGTSZE 'PLANE

SERVICE

A SUCCESSFUL TRIAL"

TRIP.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 14.

An amphibia 'plane belonging to the Aviation Exploration Inc.,

YEN HSI SHAN'S MESSAGE | which left Shangha: yesterday

TO" NANKING.

WILL ACCEPT ORDERS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

PEPING, Oct. 15.

morning, arrived at Hankow in the afternoon, and returned to Shang- hai this afternoon, completing the 1,200 miles in roughly 12 hours' actual flying...

This was a trial trip for a rẻ. gular service which starts on Octo- Ho Cheng Chun returned this ber. 17, when it is intended to have morning from Taiyuan'u. He re-plance from Shanghai and from fused interviews, but his spokes-Hankow each morning, making the man declared that Yea Hai Shan trip in seven hours. would accept orders from the Cen- The amphibians carry six раз tral Government, and the Shanei sengers in addition to the pilot and troops will

fight against mechanic. Chinese pilots will ne Nanking.

company the Americans, so that eventually the line will become an all-Chinese enterprise.

never

It is understood that Ho Cheng Chun is immediately proceeding, to Nacking to report, afterwards pro- ceeding to Hankow as Commander- in-Chief of the Government armica in Hupeh

YANGTSZE QUIET.

[BRITISH NAVAL WIRELESS.]

SHANGHAI, Oct. 14. The situation on the Yangtz20 River is quiet. The newspapers (in this part of China) which published alarmist reports a few daye ngo have considerably reduced their

tone.

CONFERENCE OF STUDENTS BANNED.

(ah Tu Fat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Oct. 15. Central Government has The ordered the Nanking authorities to prohibit the bolding of the farth coming 11th Congress of the All- China Students' Confederation and to suppress the activities of this organization.

S.M.R. MAIN LINE IMPROVEMENTS.

A SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT.

R101 ON HER BEST BEHAVIOUR.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AÇKIUT.)

Losnos, Oct. 15, - The R.101 returned to Carding- ton and safely moored at, 4.16 p.m. yesterday.

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LLOYD'S REGISTER.

FIGURES FOR BRITISH YARDS.

and was returning to Vancouver to impatience of the miners to learn resume her Pacific cruises. She the Government's decision regard. grounded on the rocks within fiftying the promised measure to sup. feet of the shore. The sea was ersede the Eight Hours Act. calm and the few passengers aboard were transferred without hitch. The damage is not believed to be extensive.

Meanwhile,

the Empress of France will remain on the Pacific service and will take of 1,100 passengers who were waiting to sail by the Empress of Canada this weck.

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Passengers Didn't Know!

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LATER. LONDON, Oct. 15. The Empress of Canada is still Lloyd's Register of Shipbuilding aground Passengers who have returns for the quarter to Septembeen interviewed said the shock ber 30 show a total world tonnage when the vessel struck the rocks on under construction of 2,817,339 tons, Sunday morning was so slight that of which 1,418,363 tons is being built nobody

aware she in Britain.

aground..

It was the "quietest shipwreck that could possibly happen."

The latter figure shows a decrease of 5,551 in the work in hand cam pared with last June, but an in- crease of 358,504 on the tonnage hailding at the end of September 1928. Tonnage building in Britain includes 3,000 intended for the

Dominions.

As regards motor-ships 631,375 arc under construction in Britain and 870,873 abroad.

tona

COMMUNAL RIOTS IN

BENGAL.

MOSLEMS. HINDUS.

[TERODON REUTER'S JOENCY.)

Calcutta, Ort, 14. Communal riots near Asansol, Bengal, to-day resulted in the denth of one of the participants eleven and serious injuries to others.

It appears that the affair occur red in connection with immersion ceremonies at Durgrapujah.

It is stated that the Moslems threw brick-bats and damaged the images which the Hindus were

a procession. carrying in

The Hindus were incensed and a free fight ensued.

AUSTRALIAN POLITICS.

MR. BRUCE TO RESIGN,,

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

Wid

Renovation Costs,

WILS

LONDON, Oct. 13, The twelve passengers on the Empress of Canada who booked to Vancouver include Lady Frederick White, and Mr. Percy II. McKay of Shanghai.

The re-engining and renovating of the vessel on the Clyde : cost £500,000. The ship is insured for

Securities, Ltd., the Oak Invest. ment Corporation, Ltd., the Dundee Trust, Ltd., and Retail. Trade

Securities.

2.

LATER. Mr. Justice Romer also ordered the compulsory winding up of the Porchester Trust, Ltd.

Mr. A. J. Cook, in' a speech at Kenton, Middlesex, asserted his reluctance to have a stoppage at the end of the year during the RATS" AND LEPROSY. Labour regime, but the Party would not allow even a Labour INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS Government to betray its promises and principle.

was grave

He said that while the Govern- ment had started well in the inter- national field, there dissatisfaction at their Home pokey, especially Miss Bondfield's policy for the reilef of unemploy ment

SHOOTING THE MOON.

ROCKET THAT CAME BACK AFTER NOISY FLIGHT."

SEEKING A CURE.

[United Press.)

Berkeley-One of man's ancient enemics has become his most valu able ally in the age-old battle againat the most mysterious and dreaded of all human affictions- leprosy.

The discovery that a leprous-like disease of rats is actually the same jas leprosy in human beings has been announced by Dr. N. L. Walker, professor of tropical medicine, at the University of California Hooper Foundation for Medical Research.

Pending the final approval, offi- cials are reticent discussing the proposed contents," but the vernacu- lar papers, which are believed to have" inside information, indicate that the reply will contain no reservations, but will emphasise, first, Japan's satisfaction that Britain and Ameries have reached a basic agreement; second, Japan's readiness to participate in accord-

Ace with the spirit of the unti

war pact; third, Japan's "rendiness to do everything possible by pre- liminary conversations to clear the way for the successful conclusion of the Conference; and fourth, The sincere desire that the Conference aim at a definite redustion of Naval armaments.

Although it was suggested that the Japanese insistente on a 70 per cent, ratio fer cruisers, and op position to the abolition of sub. marines would be noted in the re ply, it is now believed that the suggestion will definitely be drop- ped, though Japan's 'stand on the question remains unaltered.

LATER.

A rocket designed to travel at a speed of 5,000 miles an hour to the moon came back to earth after a brief but extremely noisy flight. Although the.. rocket, invented" by

The announcement is ranked in Professor Robert H. Goddard, of medical circles with the discovery. Clark University, negotiated only of curative propertica in Chaul- a few thousand feet of its scheduled moogra Oil for the treatment of the 238,857-mile course, it created Al- disease and the accomplishment of session, approved the final draft of most as much excitement as though Dr. Charles Warren Daniel in. it actually had reached its destina-isolating the leprosy bacillus. tion and returned. Houses trem-

Same Etiology. bled, and reports that an acroplane had fallen were circulated when the rocket. about nine. feet long and

"We are convinced that rat

The Cabinet at this afternoon's

the reply to the Disarmament in- vitation, which will be dispatched to Mr. Matsudaira for delivery, ad soon as the Emperor gives sanction.

Palace in this connection to-night or in the morning.

£1,000.000, and 24 guineas per cent.londed with high explosives, blew leprosy has the same etiology and Baron Shidebars is expected at the

was quoted at Lloyds yesterday in this connection.

C.P.E. Oficial Statement,

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LATER

The Canadian Pacific official etatement of the stranding of the Empress of Canada says The veseel was proceeding to Victoria, B.C., with a licensed pilot on the bridge. She grounded at noon "on Sunday in a dense fog near Albert Head when speeding at about four knots.

"Tugs were immediately sent to her and the 80 passengers aboard left the ship, and spent the night at a hotel in Victoria, leaving for Vancouver next morning, The work of lightening the ship pré paratory to her removal to dry dock will be started immediately."

The statement emphasises that there will be no delay and no lack of comfort for passengers by the Empress of Canada to the Orient, inasmuch as the Empress of France, which will replace her and sail from Vancouver for Yokohama on Octo.. ber 17, is fast and luxuriously equipped.

CHAIRMAN REBUKES A

"POLICEMAN

STUPID THING TO DO"

IN EVIDENCE,

A polica constable, giving evi- dence at the Middlesex Sessions said that among things found in the possession of a prisoner was a discharged convict's licence.

MELBOURNE, Oct. 14. Following a conference with the members of his Government, Mr. Bruce met Mr. Scullin, the leader of the Australian Labour Party, | sir."

"It was a wonderfully successful corelusion of yesterday's five hour flight, declared Major Scott, speaking of the trial trip. "The ship was in every way satisfactory, and arranged, pending Mr. Bruce's and cruised for 58 miles an hour resignation, which will be tendered with only three engines running. The engines were extraordinarily to the Governor-General at Can- herra on Saturday, that Mr. Seul- Passengers took lunch on board under conditions, resembling the in shall hold in abeyance his plans saloon of a big liner, but with less for the formation of a Labour vibration.

Ministry.

quiet

OFF TO CANADA. -

PREMIER'S SEND-OFF. AT NEW YORK.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN EKEVICE]

NEW YORK, Oct. 14. ̈ Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and his daughter, Miss Ianbel left for Canada to-day and were given an ovation by crowds as the station. The French Ambassador Washington on M. Briand's in- structions, expressed to Mr. Stim- son the satisfaction of the French Government at the success Mr. MacDonald's visit, Mr. Stim son afterwards stated that the Ambassador's message was in the The 1820 double track construc friendliest terme, and added that tion cost about $600,000, and the the, Italian Ambassador also call- An addi- ed and made friendly enquiries as

Dairen, Oct. 6.The last of the new section of double track on the main line of the South Manchuria Railway was opened to trafic this month completing, the 1929 fiscal year double track programme from Taochiatus to Tatun, a distance of about 20 kilometres. A new rail- way bridge over the Ching River, between Kaiyuan and Chikautzu stations, has also been completed and opened to traffic.

bridge about $500,000.

Li

of

court.

The constable: I am very sorry my lord.”

Sir Herbert: "It is such an ele: mentary thing, and I wonder whe ther ought not to report you to your superiors. What chance has ANGLO-POLISH RELATIONS. man when you mention that bo

has a discharged convict's licencer

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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Oct. 14. The British Legation in Warsaw and the Polish Legation in Lan den have been raised to the rank of Embassien.

BELGIAN EX-PREMIER'S

DEATH.

(THROUGH REUTERʼA LOZNOT.)

Baussels, Oct. 18. Ex-Premier "Delacroix, the prin. cipal Belgina delegate to the Com,

up and shot back to the ground at

a farm in Auburn.

It appeared as a large faming mass which went several thousand feet into the air and then exploded and dropped back to earth with a terrific roar, Police and residents found Professor Goddard and se veral associates calmly examining the rocket, which, like & boomerang, had returned almost to its exact starting-point, It was said that the gases designed to propel the rocket had exploded simultane ously instead of at regular inter- vals as intended. Professor God. dard, however, asserted that his experiment had been more success- ful than anticipated for the rocket's fight was only one of a series to test his theory that it was possible to shoot such a projectile to the

moon.

The rocket appeared to be con. structed of light steel. It was ft. long and gift. in diameter. The vent had a cone-shaped cavity through which the gases of com- bustion were expelled with explo- sive violence, furnishing the motive power. An 60ft, tower of steel lat- ice work, standing in a hap field, was the startingpoint of the rocket's Aight, whilst Professor Goddard and his associates, including a wo man, took refuge in a bombproof shed, about 75ft. from the tower.

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HEIRESS WITH A "BLEMISH."

SORROW OF SIX ARDENT GERMANS;

Walker said in a report of his work endemiology as human leprosy," Dr. published in the Journal of Pre- ventive Medicine," and that it is an actinomyces infection from the soil just as we have found to be true in human leprosy."

France Accepts.

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PARIS, Oct. 15. In addition to supplying medical

The Council of Ministers has science for the first time an ex- decided

accept the British perimental animal for the "further Government's invitation to parti study of leprosy the discovery pro-

cipate in mises to throw a flood of light on the many baffling problems of the January. human disease," Dr. Walker de- clnred.

& Naval Conference in

"The greatest prevalence of OPENING UP THE SOUTH latent infections with the lepra Actinomyces among rats suggests probable existence of a similar con-

dition in man.''

Latent Infections," "Indeed, there is considerable

POLE.

SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON'S " EXPEDITION."

"A ticket to the South Pole, please

"Here you are, sir,' & tourist attendant will reply, and it will all be as easy as setting out for

evidence, some of which is fairly conclusive, in support of this prob- ability The occurrence of such latent infections in both rat and man indicates that there exists a more or less balanced relation be- tween the parasite germ and the Brighton.. host, and that the development of active leprosy in either host, depends upon some disturbance of this balance.

"This condition in leprosy ap pears to be entirely analogous to that of infection in many with the organism known as entamoeba his tolytics in which latent infections are common and widespread, but acuté entamoebic dysentary, which it causes, in only occasional and least prevalent in civilized com- munities of temperate climate.

The climate at the Pole is the healthiest in the world—and future generations will 184 it 48 the world's most exclusive health re sort. No germs can live there, and therefore it is utterly impossible to catch colds, pneumonia, or in- Buenza."

The recognition of the preval- "Wanted, an upright marriage partner for a lady of highest ence of these intent glandular in

fections with the lepra actinom- society circles, elegant, distinguish- усев and the balanced relation | lead over the vast ice-bound con-

Clinical Leprosy.

The prisoner, who had pleaded Not guilty, said I object to that, Sir Herbert Nield, N.C., the de- puty chairman: "I think so, too.

ed, but with a slight blemish. A stupid thing to do. The ense will have to be withdrawn from Thirty thousand pounds fortune," existing between parasite and host

This advertisement in a great of human leprosy.

make clear many obscure aspects the jury and tried in another

Berlin newspaper cost six upright and honest Berliners £250 each, and Frau Elsa Schabernack, ita A sentence of eight authoress, months' imprisonment which was passed

the on her in Berlin Criminal Court.

No fewer than ninety-six eager suitors, it was revealed. in the evidence, answered the appeal of Man's Complaint.

the wealthy owner of the blemish. The man, George William, Col- Six of them were permitted by lier, aged thirty-eight, was accused Frau Elsa to cater into an intimate of possessing housebreaking iro-correspondence with..ber. plementa by night, and when he was brought before another court he made a complaint that the po- lieeman produced the convicts - cence in the first court.

Sir Montagu Sharpe, K.C., the chairman: The case came before the other court.and it has now been opened here before a fresh jury and you go and spoil it by referring to the matter. I think it is absurd of you.

Collier addressing the jury said that he had let the cat out of the bag," and he might tell them that he left Dartmoor Priton Inst

He was

She modestly tried to call their attention to her slight blemish." The suitors, gallant to a man, would not even let her speak of it, nor ask her what it was

All this is the dream of Sir Doug las Mawson, the 1920 Columbus, who set out recently in Scott's famous old ship, the Discovery, on an expedition to the Antarctic that will make world history. It will be A British Empire party that he will tinent of the South Pole, and it will complete the Australasian An- tarctic Expedition of 1811-14, when 1,000 miles of new coastline were placed on the map.

Empire-Builders.

It explains why with a general soil infection with the lepra, ae- This little band of British en- tinomyces (a soil-growing organism pire-builders will risk their lives like that causing tetanus) we may and face untold hardships," in their have 90

Iew савет of clinical

endeavours to chart further great leprosy.

gaps along the coastline and to It accounts for the gradual study, the life and habits of the spontaneous decline of leprosy in whale for commericial reasons. 1 all civilized communities under im- will be the first step towards tap- proved economic and hygenic con- ping the vast wealth of unexplor- ditions,

cd regions for the benefit of the At the same time it anticipates world. the appearance of sporadic cases The possibility of making settle- of diseases such as occur from time ments is another mission of the Po to time in non-endemic regions. It Iar Treasure Quest The settle explains the varied and often ments will not be merely for the Six delighted fances were in- greatly improved and often greatly fishing, which is the richest in the formed that a legacy £30,000 was prolonged incubation period of world, but for the mining of the waiting for their betrothed in leprosy.

great mineral resources which 'It helps us to understand the | abound there. America, and that all that was

Scientisa needed to make it hers and theirs mechanism of the intermittent pro-

meteorological was the sum of £250 to pay the at-gress of the disease with its alter-work will be carried out. It is hop- torney's dues. They hastened to nation of quiescent phases and provide her with the money. apparently cured cases and the ab "And what," the Judge' asked sence of lesions in the internal Frau Elsa, WAS your slight organs of the lepers. blemish 7"

And it explains in part the "Oh, nothing much,” replied | apparent failures of inoculation of into man, and other pily married already!"

animals."

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tional section of the main line will regards Mr. MacDonald's visit, mittee on the Bank of International February found not guilty and Frau Elan. Only that I ain hap-leprosy

be double-tracked in 1830.-United but did not deliver any message Settlements, which is meeting at

from the Italian Government. F'rest.

Baden-Baden, has died of apoplexy, 'discharged.

and

ed that the study of meterologica! conditions will make it possible to determine more exactly than at pre sent the climate and weather of Australia.

It is hoped to complete the work during the months of November 1929. and March 1930.