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B. & S. HANKOW

" INCIDENT.

AIR SERVICES IN CHINA.

COMPLETE SETTLEMENT

REPORTED.

GIVE AND TAKE!

THE SHANGHAL-HANKOW MAIL.

SUCCESSFUL START.

(THROUGH AETTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANDRAI, Oct. 21.

A month ago on October 10 mark. ed the first step taken by the Wuhan Municipality in their pro- posed extension of the Bund from The Shanghai-Hankow air mail the Customs House right along the route was inaugurated this mom- Chinese City when a garage situating, when a Loening-Keystone nm- ed right opposite Messrs. Butter-ghibian made a fight from Lung. field & Swire's offices was assailed hwa to Hankow with stops at by public works employees armed Nanking and Kiuliang. with pickaxes, says the Central Mr. Sun Fo, who made the trip China Post. The matter has been said that daily trips would become held in abeyance since, pending a regular part of the programme negotiations which reached a satis of the China National Aviation factory stage on the anniversary of Corporation, of which he is the the Chinese Republic. It has now President, been agreed that the transit sheds of Messrs. Butterfield & Swire are to be pulled down to permit the start of work on the Bunding..

According to present plans the Bund as this part will comprise 45 feet taken from the B. & S. Pro perty, to which the Chinese will add approximately seventy-five reclaim ed and the Castoms about thirty feet for the erection of suitable sheda. On completion, the shipping companies, Messra. Butterfeld & Swire and the China Merchants Stenm Navigation Co., will be per- mitted to re-creet transit, sheds, thus affording them the same mooring rights they maintain at present. Compensation on a scheduled scale has been agreed to and, we under- stand, Messrs Butterfield & Swire will commence the demolition of their transit abcds shortly.

THE KUOMINCHUN REVOLT.

GOVERNMENT'S PLAN OF

DAMPAIGN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

HANNOW, Oct. 21. Liu Shih left for the North on the Kin-Han Railway this morn- ing. His destination is not dis elcsed, but it is believed he has gone to Chengchow to attend a military conference, preparatory he launching of an attack against the

Knominchun

to

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CHINA BECOMING

"AIR-MINDED.”

Shanghai.-That Chind is becom- ally supposed is a fact attested to ing more air minded than is gener by the large number of aeroplanes arriving in this country from abroad. Scarcely a week passes but Shanghai. sees the arrival of new planes, to say nothing of those which are entering this country' through other ports.

An interesting feature in this connection is that whereas the ship. ping companies will give little or no information of the number ar riving, pleading instructions from the Government to that effect; many of the 'planes are entering on a

huchho government

which doca away with the necessity of passing them through the Customs, so that there can be no check on their num bera.

Yes it is a definitely established fact that 'planes are coming in and one has but to visit the wharves on arrival days and see them being unloaded, for confrmation.

Kanking's Aeroplane Base. It is known further that the Government is establishing what virtually amounts to an aeroplane base at Nanking with a concentra tion of machines that is not equalled elsewhere in China. Just what the purpose is remains to be seen. The aerodrome at Nanking is being enlarged and a staff of pilots is being trained under for eign supervision.

The Government now has seven-

Plans for the establishment of a tear divisions drawn up against the Nanking-Canton air mail service rebols, of which eight are in He have been announced and the pro- nan, along the Kin-Han and Lung-meters are the leading aviators in hai lines, and mine in Eupch. roughly lining the border west- wards from Wushinkwan.

The exact strength of the Kuo- ninchun is difficult to estimate, but it is known that the following generals are definitely against the Government-Sun Liang Chen, Shih King Tung. Pong Ping Hsiung, Liu Ju Ming, Sung Chih Yan, and Chang Wei Chi,

Press ganga continue most active here, while troops and supplies con- tinue to be pushed up the railway, but the position otherwise is normally tranquil.

CHIANG KAI SHEK'S ENEMIES.

WORKING FOR HIS

DOWNFALL..

The serious state of affairs in China is indicated by an official Naval Wireless message yesterday, which states that Shanghai con- tinues to remort many warlike operations against Nanking from different parts of the country. Anti-Nanking propaganda is very

the Government. Their plans call for a 83,000,000 corporation, the capital of which has already beca raised.

and

This week has seen the practicabil. ity of the Hankow-Shanghai line. Additional foreign pilots have ar rived with four machines steady progress is reported by Capt. J. B. Machies and Capt, W. R. Henderson, pilots of the Non: king planes, in their training of Chinese recruits for the permanent service.

The ambitous plans of this com pany call for an added line run- ning to Chungking and making several stops en route and mean while there is talk of a line run. ning to Dairen,

The Government has recently pur- chased several 'planes of British make and the hangars at Nanking are also housing several Fokker and Junker machines. It is obvious that these machines will see the service for which they have been purchased as soon as is practical that Chinn is backward in a transport though most of the pilots and incanwhile it cannot be said are foreigners.-N.-C. Daily News

strong, and prophecies that Chiang M. POINCARE'S PROGRESS.

Kai Shelt's downfall is irominent, are rife.

Obviously efforts are being made to accomplish this.

WUHU REMAINS QUIET.

FURTHER TROUBLE

UNLIKELY.

[URITISH NAVAL WIRELESS.]

WUHU, Oct. 20. The situation is again normal. Some damage to foreign houses by bullets has been incurred.

Nanking Government troops are at present in occupation, and are

SECOND OPERATION

SUCCESSFUL.

' ́(THROUDB REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Oct. 21.

A bulletin Essued to-day, signed try four doctors, states that M. Poincare underwent. his second operation, under good conditions.

[ Poincare returned to his Paris residence in August Inst, after 'un- dergoing the first of two operations for an affection of the prostate gland, which caused his retirement from office.] -

pursuing rebels away into the NEW CHINESE SUBJECTS? country, and further trouble is considered very unlikely.

KIAWO" HELD UP

BY PIRATES.

ECHO OF WANHSIEN.

A British Naval wireless report

· states that after leaving Chungking

on Friday, Oct. 18; the ss. Kiawo was held up by pirates. They loot

AN ANNOUNCEMENT BY "WHITE" RUSSIANS. "

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,}

SHANGHAI, Oct. 21.

Peping reports are that 3,000

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1929.

TROUBLE PERSISTS | GERMANY'S NEW

IN JAPAN.

TOKYO GOVERNMENT CRITICIZED.

'PLANE.

ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP.

PREMIER DISCUSSES HIS TRIP.

160 PEOPLE ON BOARD,

SALARIES QUESTION.

A WONDERFUL FEAT.

NOW FOR LONDONI

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Tokyo, Oct. 21.

BERLIN, Oct. 21. While, general satisfaction is ex-

The giant German aeroplane pressed at the Government's inten-Dox made a successful flight over tion to revoke its decision to cut Lake Constance to-day with 160 the salaries of officials, opinion is Passengers and crew. divided between praising the Pre- inier's wisdom in bowing before public opinon and censuring him for shillyshallying.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

Rucay, Oct. 20. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald dined last night with the Canadian Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King with ahora he has, now concluded the conversations dealing with Anglo American relations and various other Imperial questions.

to-night for Montreal and is ex The British Premier is leaving Pected to sail for home during next

week-end.

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HOUSE SOON TO RE-ASSEMBLE,

A BIG PROGRAMME AHEAD.

THE FOREIGN POLICY.

(BAITISH WIRELESS SERVICO,] ·

RUGBY, Oct. 20.. Parliament reassembles on Tues- day of next week when in the absence of Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime Minister, the Chancellor

of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden will act as leader of the House of Commons

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald plans to leave Canada for Homo next week end and he should arrive in time to most the House on November 4 at latest.

Telegrams, in Brief.

On the evening of Armistice Day the Prince of Wales will again address the festival of Empire and Remembrance, arranged by the Bri- tish Legion at the Albert Hall, The Prince, who is patron of the Legion, addressed a similar gather, ing last Armistice Day.

It is reported from Kamchatka that no fewer than seven volcances are now active in that region. The most notable instance 18 Gorely, which has been. quiescent for sixty years

Thirty Belgian, Italiaz, and Hungarian communists were brought up in court in connection with anti-Fascist demonstration in Brussels on Oct. 19. All were dis- charged except a Belgian, Deboeck, the secretary of the munists," who has been imprisoned..

Young Com-

An Amazing Flight,

after accomplishing an

The Dornier Dox lauded safely amazing fight of three quarters of an hour. in acknowledging his mistake, but her complement was made up of

The majority praise his courage

She is a giant flying-boat, and the anti-Government elements are 150 paskangers and 15 crew, the attempting to make political capit-largest number ever soft in an air, al out of the Government's chop-ship or aeroplane.

The machine took 1 years to ping and changing. They demand

In Press interviews, he has again the resignation of the Ministry, or, build, and is driven be talve 503 emphasised that in his conversa- at least, of the Finance Minister h.p. Siemens Jupiter engines. Her tions with President Hoover noth-ning on October 20 are a continuadays. One baul of 0 ounces of who initiated the unpopular plan average speed is 115 miles per hour,ing in regard to naval questions to reduce salaries in order to show and she has three decks. The crow a sense of responsibility.

are on the top deck, passengers on the middle deck, and fuel on the lower deck. Her wing span is 160 feet, and length of the fuselage 130 feet a

These demanda, however, are not taken seriously, Neither the Gov erament nor the Finance Minister is likely to heed them unless there are unexpected developmenta

POLITICAL TROUBLES

IN BERLIN.

POLICE CALLED OUT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Oct. 90. parts of the capital today made Police intervention" in several necessary in order to cool the ardour of political demonstrators, has sharply drawn attention to the disturbing element in the political situation in the shape of a Nation- list petition organised throughout the country to demand a plebiscite on the Young Plan.

And Stowaways, Too!

LATER

It is reported that the Dornier Dor had also. Dine stowaways: aboard.

The tying boat carries sufficient patrol for 750 miles. She only took half a minute to rise from the water, and landed so smoothly that passengers were hardly aware that they had come down.

NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD.

NEW BRITISH ATTEMPT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)-

Hoar, Oct. 20. The British attempt upon the non-stop fight .record is to be un- dertaken next month by a Royal Participants at meetings organis-plane, in which it is hoped to fly Air Force Fairey Napier mono- ed. by the Nationalist group, en- deavoured to form processions con-

8,000 miles from Great Britain to trary to official prohibition. This

South Africa. called for, prompt, police action, and Flight-Lieutenant Jenkins, who Squadron-Leader Jones Williams and they kept the situation well in dew a non-stop flight in the same control, serious disorder being pre-plane to India last April, will

again be the pilots.

vented.

THE FRENCH SENATE,

REPUBLICANS STILL A POWER..

{THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

As the Parliament sittings begin

tion of the session begun in July last, both Houses will resume their Vacation without any ceremonial tasks interrupted by the Summer formalities,

The police have seized cocaine and opíum valued at £3,000 in Cal- eutta district during the past few

River. cocaine was made on the Hooghli

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"HIGH PRIEST OF MEDIUMS."

FINED £50 FOR TELLING FORTUNES.

took place which was binding upon either Britain or the United States Whatever is binding will be de- cided at the Sve-power naval con- ference in Londoa next January.

The House of Commons has a All he claims to have accomplish- considerable programme ahead of ed is to have helped to create an

t. Many domestic measures, in- atmosphere of goodwill and to have eluding the important Widows Pen- found President Hoover in com-ions Bill and the controversial. plete agreement that there shall be Mining Industry Bill will be de- Joseph Isherwood, alias Profes no Anglo-American naval rivalry.

bated before Christmas, and there sor Amrak, aged thirty-three, whe is certain to be a lengthy discussion said he was a lecturer on theosophy," The Naval Question. on several important points of for- spiritualism, and reincarnation,

nign policy, including the resump- OTTAWA, Oct. 20.

was fined £50 and five guinoas costs The conversations between Mr. with Soviet Russia, the naval disprefessing to tell fortunes at Redcli- tion of full diplomatic relations at West London Police Court for Ramsay MacDonald and Mr. Mae-Armament policy, the proposed fe-square, South Kensington... kenzie King have concluded.

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Responsible opinion recognises that the discussions on naval ques- tions must have been provisional pending the meeting of the London Conference and consultation with the other Dominions.-Reuter.

CROOK GANG IN

SHANGHAI,

RUSSIANS AND CHINESE

DETAINED.

treaty with Egypt, the results of the reparations conference, and the signature of the Optional Clause.

HONG KONG POLICE RESERVE.

[ORDERS BY HON, MR. T. H. KING,

ACTING CAPTAIN SUPERINTEK- -

DENT OF POLICE

Chinese Company.

SQUAD DRILL.

All recruits of the Chinese Com. pany will attend at Central Police Station on Thursday, October 9, at 8.30 p.m. sharp for squad drill under

Indian Ocmpany.

Mr. C. M. Melville, prosecuting for the police, said that two police women called at the fat which Isherwood occupied and had their fortunca told by crystal.

"They were told the usual rub- bish," said Mr. Melville, "but one bad feature in the case was that one of the women, who had told Isherwood that she was a single woman, was told by him that she was in a delicate state of health, and he advised her that if she wish- ed to make the man responsible do his duty, she should purchase a book of his which taught women how to lure men.

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Magnetized Stones. Isherwood also tried to persuade the women

to buy some stones,

The machine has recently been as being one of the cleverest agar/Sergt. R. J. Hunt, Dress: Mufti. which were supposed to be rugmetje-

Imodified and will now carry four tons of petrol. It is hoped that Capetown will be reached in 50 hours

JAPANESE MILITARY

FLIGHT.

SQUAD DRILL

All recruits of the Indian Com

Shanghai, October 18.-Suspected

gations of criminals that have operated in the Far East, six Russians and a Chinese were charg- ed at the Provisional Court yester-pany will attend Police Headquar- ters for squad drill under P/Sergt. R. J. Hunt on Tuesday, October 29 and 29, at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress: Mufti.

day morning with being members of a criminal gang.

The four men and three women who stood before Judge. Chau and Mr. Stevens, Senior Consul's De- puty, wore arrested at an hotel in. Thibet Road.

Flying Squad.

India

DIVA

ed, at prices ranging from 15. to five guiness. There

other that the man was a charlatan, En- features in the case which showed tries in his diary proved that, over twenty guineas in fees. a period of five days, he drew Detective Sergeant, Campion said that Isherwood

came to Eng- Jand from

and accord- The fortnightly patrol of the Kowing to a poster he had print- loon Section will take place on ed he claimed to be high prices of The police arrived at the Hotel Tuesday, October 22. Fall in at prophetic mediums. He had been and after making inquiries search-Tsimtsutsui Fire Brigade Station at convicted in the United States, ed room 10. One of the three 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress: Kkaki uni- South Africa, Australia, and New Chinese was present at the time, farm.

Zealand of fortune telling. ket was discovered which contained with three Russians. A large bas

numerous silk and cotton piece goods. A silver vase and other

A LONG HOP. PARIS, Oct. 20. The triennial elections for one- third of the membership of the

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Senate were held to-day. Up to the present only 31, results have

TOKYO, Oct. 21. Two army aeroplanes which hop. been announced, revealing a move ped off at 6.30 am. from Tachiarai, towards the Left.

near Fukuoka, Kyushu, are report- The Radical Socialists have gained to have arrived at Heito, in d seven sents and the Independent South Formosa, about 3 p.m. Radicals Have gained four seats. The distance is 1,800 kilometres, articles were also found.

and the flight is the longest non. Pawn, tickets which were found military machines up to the pre-evidence disclosed against the as

by Japancae in a large black bag was the other seat. The flight is attracting much used. The pawn-shop which was named on the tickets was visited by Chinese, detectives, and three gold watches were consequently redeem- ed. Two of the watches had been sold for 870, while the third was sold for $30. At six o'clock in the evening the other three Russians "who lived in different places were

arrested.

LATER.

The final results show that the strength of the Republicans re mains unchanged, whilst the Left Republicans have lost seven seats, one of which has gone to the Socia lists.

tributed among the Radical Re The remaining six seats are dis publicats" and the Radical Socia lists.

PILGRIMAGES TO THE

BATTLEFIELDS.

LORD METHUEN'S SUPPORT.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Recay, Oct. 90.- Lord Methuen, the veteran Bri- tish Field Marshal, presiding yes terday at the British Legion Con- ference, gave his reasons for being strongly in favour of pilgrimages to the battlefields.

stop

achievement

attention.

OVERBOARD IN THE

RED SEA.

RESCUED BRITISH SEAMAN IN SINGAPORE.

Hong Kong Section will take place The next fortnightly patrol of the on Thursday, November 7. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress: Khaki uniform. Commencing from the month of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Sec- November, future patrols of both tions will be held weekly.

Sharpshooters' Company.

REVOLVER PRACTICE.

. Members of this Company are re- miniled of the revolver practice to be held on Sunday, October 27, nt 10 p.m., for details, see last week's orders,

Winter Uniform.

Members of the Chinese, Indian, and Flying Squad. Companies are rendy: those who are not in posses warned to get their winter uniform

sd. W. KENT, A.S.P., Adjutant,

Hong Kong. October 31, 1990.

They all denied the charge in court and had little to say." The The story of a European seaman's first accused when questioned stated adventure in the Red Sea was told he was merchant ir piece goods by the captain of the N.Y.K. str. and had arrived in Shanghai et Dakar Maru, which arrived in the beginning of the month. The sign of same will apply to their rea Singapore a few days ago.

On September 27, at three o'clock closely cross-examined by the court

fourth and fith accused after being pective equipment officers. in the morning, the vessel was in admitted having been convicted pre- the Abu Ali Channel of the Red viously and sentenced to three Sea when one of the watch heard months' imprisonment for shop- shouts for help from the water. lifting.

The ship was stopped and a boat lowered, and the man was discover-behalf of the accused applied for Mr. Invanoff who appeared on ed to be an English abla seaman, bail. The court granted bail for Alwyne Alexander Ure, one of the 8300 to the third and seventh ae- crew of the 8.3. Bombala, belonging cused, the latter being the Chinese to the Eastern Mediterranean Ex-The casa was remanded for a fort- A knowledge of people of other

press Line, Marseilles, which was night pending police investigations. nations, he said, would conduce to peace more than anything else. had fallen overboard from his ship. bound for Sanz from Colombo, who When he was Military Attache in Berlin, he was as fond of the Ger

Cries Not Hoard. ". mans as he was of the English peo- Mr. Ure explains that he was ple, and in time of sorrow he receiv-sleeping on deck at the after end of ed from them sympathy which he the shin when. He fell overboard." would never forget,

His cries were not heard by his shipmates, and he was left strand-

LABOUR'S INNINGS IN AUSTRALIA.

White Russians, residing in various MR. SCULLIN TO FORM parts of Manchuria, have parted their announced intention

re

of registering themselves with the

ed the cabins, and removed 80,000. | North-Eastern authorities as Chi-

They then left the ship.

No European passengers wWCTO on board.

The "Kinwo" is owned by the Indo-China S.N. Co., Ltd. (Mesars: Jardine's Matheson & Co., Ltd), and was restored to her owners by the Senior Service recently, after having been in commission." for about two years.

She will be recalled ne having taken part in the new historie Wanhsien engagement.

nese subjecte, pending the approval of their naturalisation by the Con- tral Goverment..

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COSTES IN SHANGHAI

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

SHAMORAL, Oct. 21. The French airman Costes, and Bellonte, his mechanic, left Mukden at 8 this morning, and arrived in Shanghal at 4.25 p.m.

MINISTRY.

(indican MEDTER'S AGENCY.]

Canberra, Oct. 21. Mr. Bruce has resigned, and Mr. Seullin has been commissioned to form a now. Ministry.

LATER, Mr. Scallin was tumultuosly wel-" comed here. In a speech at the station he said that Labour did not promise the millennium," but the new Government would pursue 'asound progressiva "policy,"

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MING PORCELAIN FOR BRITISH MUSEUM.

ed, about seven miles from land, TEN RARE PIECES ACQUIRED

in a shark-infested. sea. He, fortu nately, kept his head, and started out to swim for land. He had been in the water about three hours when

he sighted the Dakar Maru.

IN PEPING.

of

Peping:- Ten rare piccen The master of the Dakar Maru, Ming porcelain, four of which are Capt. 8. Kuba, gót into wireless types entirely unknown in Eng- communication with the && Bom- land, have been purchased for the bala to inform them of their dis British Museum by Mr. B. L. Hob covery, and he received the follow-son, who is considered to be among ing replyGrateful thanks for the greatest authorities on Chinese saving ablo scaman "Üre. Please porcelain and whose book on the report the circumstances to the subject is regarded as the standard Master Attendant, Singanore. Rework It is listed far above ita aucet he be returned D. B. 8. original price, being out of print. Sydney."

In spite of the fact that he knows Mr. Ure, who suffered no ill-o much about Chinese porcelain, effects from his terrible experience, Mr. Hobson has never before visit- ik at present in the Sailor's In-ed China, and has greatly" enjoyed stitute, Singapore, and will event hin first trip to Peping. Mr. Hoo nally be given his passage to son is proceeding to Japan at the Sydney.

invitation of Japanese universities...

that he did not know he was doing Isherwood told the magistrate anything illegal in this country be- cause each client whom he inter- viewed signed a paper acknowledg ing that she had not come to have her fortune told and that he did hot profess to tell fortunes.

He had, he said, lost £10 since he had been in Londen on lectures he had given at the Eelian. Hall, and the Central Hall, Westminster. He emphatically denied that he about her condition. made any statement to any woman

Nottingham costermonger: How Man, at-Willesden: Would a long have green peas been fruit! fortnight bo too long to give me to the alternative is more reasonable pay my fine-Magistrate: Yes, but seven days.

Willesden magistrate: Your hus- band wishes the case adjourned, so that he can go to Bath. Wife: Yes, sir. Let him go to Bath.

CARR'S AFTERNOON TEA

BISCUITS.

Allernoon Tea

(@BISCUITS

Made by CARR'S

CARLISLE ENGLAND

"

For the seat of all afternoon tos biscuits

* you must ask for and see that you set QAZI'S, The assorted kinds in the afternoon - ten in such as Hice, Brunette Okocolate, Finger Creams, Oradizel are as good" to-day as they were JORIS and youre ago, but, To afternoon tan labis oán be rezista without OaRWI.