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AN. INVESTIGATION DESIRED..

«FINDING SOURCE OF C.E.R. TROUBLE.

A FURTHER APPEAL.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.')

PEPING, NOV. si,

It is learned from Mukden that a

THE "PACIFYING"

PROCESS.

SOOTHING THE SAVAGE KUOMINCHUN,

GRATIFYING SUCCESS.

[TROUON REUTEN'S ACENCY.]

HANKOW, Nov. 23. Quiet continues on all fronts, and

THE HONG KONG

POSTPONED AIR ADVENTURE.

SOME QUESTIONS IN THE LORDS,

BLAME THE WEATHER!

group of representative Chineso it is officially stated that every en-fast night as

DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1929.

WIRELESS PLANS IN COST OF CRIME IN

BRITAIN.

PROVISION MADE FOR TELEVISION,

AMERICA.

STAGGERING FIGURES

PRODUCED.

TANGIBLE PROGRESS.

MANY BANKS RUINED.

(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

(BL.FISH WIRELESS BEZVICK}

RUGBY, Nov. 27.

Ruaur, Nov. 27. Questioned in the House of Lords” Wireless matters were discussed to why the Air during a debate in the House of organisations and societies in Man-deavour is being made to win over Ministry had built two airships, Commons "last night, The Post churia have telegraphed to Presi- the revolters by diplomacy, rather the R.100 and R.101, simultaneous-master-General, Mr. Lees-Smith, dent Hoover, Mr. Ramsay Mac than by force of arms. Yuk Woils, Lord Thomson, the Air Minis- said he had no intention of chang- Donald, Signor Mussolini, President Chan, who was formerly deposed tor, said they were trying out two ing the system of licensing private Hindenburg, Mr. Hamaguchi (Pre-from his command by the Govern- sorts of designs, and the differences | stations for receiving broadcast mier of Japan), and other promin ment, is now reinstated and is act-were very marked. For instance, programmes, The number of ent people, appealing to them to ing as the principal mediator by the R.101 was equipped with Diesel appoint a Committee of Investiga

"pacifying enemy troops. tion to come to Manchuria to nacer- tain who in the aggressor in the present trouble" in order to via dicate the spirit of the Kellogs Pact.".

The first and second divisions of "Chiang Kai Shek's Own" are concentrating at Sincheng and

engines, whereas the R.100 had ordinary petro; enginės.

Regarding the circumstances in which the flight arranged for Mem- suchow from the Honan front hers of Parliament was twice aban. preparatory to returning to Nandoned, Lord Thomson said that king, and it is learned that Chiang during a period of sixty days during "THE TIDE OF REFUGEES." | Ting Wen's ninth division are re- which the fight might have taken place there were only two that THOUSANDS FLOCK INTO

were unsuitable, and those hap. HARBIN,

pened to be the days selected.

turning here, from Hupeh.

The Government's German ad- visers returned here en route for Nanking, while most of the import- On Saturday last conditions were (THROCGH REUTER'S ENCY.] ant generals from various fronta remarkable. On that day the are leaving for Nanking as soon as British battleship Malaya was held PERING, Nov. 97.

possible, to attend A conference up for 30 hours from getting into Harbin, messages state that the thers. An armistice seems a com-Plymouth Harbour. All along the tide of refugers from the area ocplete reality, and no further fight-East and South coasts shipping cupied by the Russians continuesing is expected for the present in was held up, while great 20,000-ton to flow eastward. About 10,000 had this region. reached Harbin on Sunday, while Taiteihar 15 reported full. So far there is no news of the Russians attempting to continue the advance castward of Hailar. Traina ara now running only as far as Buchatu.

News from Manchaft reaching Har bin states that the city is now being administered by a join Sino-Russian commiseion. The reports add that the Chinese casualties at Muachuli and Chalainor were 6,000 killed and wounded.

"Completely Settled.".

HANKOW, Nov. 27. Tai Chi Tao and Liu Chi Wen have returned from Honan. They state that the Kuominchun ques tion is completely settled and Gov- erament forces "expect to occupy Sianfu within three weeks. It is stated by other officials that Tung kwan will change hands before the end of November.

Meanwhile, large hodies of troops arc coming down the Kin-Han

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liners were weather-bound at Liver. pool. He would not fix a definite date again for the Parliament- arians' fight.

JAMAICA MUTINY.

The Japanese Legation is still Railway en route to Nanking and questioned in regard to the Jamaica

unable to communicate with Consul at Manchuli.

Japanese Concern.

ita

Toxyo, Nov, 27. While officials here are outwardly unperturbed over the latest deve lopments in the Sino-Soviet situa tion, it appears possible that this attitude is merely assumed, as the Suviet offensive is likely to have far-reaching consequences in Mau- churia, if pressed.

Kwangtung.

CHIANG KAI SHEK TO

COME SOUTH?

ASHANGILAT RÉPORT.

A Tale message to the Wah Tic Fat Pan last night stated that lo Ying Ching, the Kweichow general, who is to take command of the Nanking troops in the Kwaagtung area, left Shanghai yesterday, pre- eumably on board & gunboat.

'The message added that it is understood that Chiang Kai Shek himself will leave for the South within a week.

CHINA'S ABOLITION OF EXTRALITY.

COURT MARTIAL FINDINGS.

[ROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Nov. 20. In the House of Commons to-day, mutiny, Mr. Tom Shaw stated that the proceedings of the court marti- al reached the Judge Advocate. General on November 19 and were now being reviewed. He stated that the sentences comprised, dis charge with ignominy from His Majesty's service. A barrister de fended the accused.

VATICAN SENSATION.

WOMAN ADJUDGED

INSANE.

THROUGH REUTER'S MIENCY.]

ROME, Nov. 28.

the After hearing

evidence against the Swedish woman who drew a revolver at St. Peter's and was prevented by spectators from firing a Monsigneur Smith, the titular Archbishop of Paralus, and watching her demeanour during the trial, the Vatican Judge car to the conclusion that the women is mentally unbalanced.

She will be handed over to the Italian authorities for repatriation

As seemingly instancing that Japan is not as indifferent as she appears, official despatches from Taitaihar indicate that Mr. Tanuk the Japanese Coneu) at Manchuli acted as mediator, and induced the Joe: Chinese garrison to djerm, thereby preventing further blood- shed, fair the Soviet's encircling movement had cut off the retreat.

Though the dislocation of com-

ONE MORE STEP. munications prevents the chtaining ef confirmation from Tanaka bim- [TEROUGH RESTER'S AGENCY.] self. Chinese provincial magis. trate who fled from Hailer has

HANKOW, Nov. 27. informed. the Japanese Consul t The local Bureau of Foreign Tsitsilar to this effect, and hence Affairs has received instructions the story is believed to be correct, from the Foreign Ministry at Nan- In the meantime, it is understood | king in wind up al outstanding that Mr. Stimson has called upon affair before the end of December to Sweden. Mr. Debuchi, in Washington, to in accordance with the decision discuss the development of the frenched by the Government for the situation in Manchuria, though abolition of extrality on January 1. Japan is not at present contem- 1930. plating any action..

BY RAIL AND AIR.

NEW BRITISH TRANSPORT AGREEMENT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICZ.]

RUGBY, Nov. 27. The Imperial Airways and British railway companies have made ar- rangements for a comprehensive rail and air goods service, which will enable goods to be sent from over one hundred provincia; towns by train to Loridoa, to connect with Handley Page Napier air freighters to the Continent through rates. This will enable goods to be booked through by rail and air from manufacturers in the country to consainers on the Con

timent.

AFGHANISTAN'S NEW

REGIME.

LAUDABLE AIMS.

(THROUGH RACTER'S AGENCY.),

At

PESAWAR, Nov. 27. King Nadir has issued a pro- clamation of the policy of the new rezime.

NEW FRENCH MINISTER TO JAPAN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, Nov. 27. Count D. de Martel, the French Minister to Peping, has been ap- pointed Ambassador to Japan.

FARMERS UP; MOTORS DOWN.

AMERICAN BUSINESS

PROSPECTS.

[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.),

WASHINGTON. - Nov. 26... visited the White House yesterday The agricultural leaders, who'

have continued their discussions with officials of the Department of "Agriculture.

It is the general opinion that the prospects in agriculture are brighter than at any time since the War, There has been a general upward trend in ecmmodity prices and the outlook is regarded with Eatisfaction.

Basle Industries Weak.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27. According to the Federal Reserve Board the production in basic industries showed a further decline in October particularly in the out- put of automobiles and steel

THE "MAYFLOWER.'

MAY BE BOUGHT. BY NEW YORK.

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licences at present issued for broad. casting sets was 2,869,000. The number was increasing, and it was expected that a figure of three million would be reached before long.

Questions had beca raised as to how the Broadcasting Corporation proposed to finance the new high- power regional stations, which when completed will make alterna- tive programmes available to listen ers on the simplest receiving sets. The answer was that they had con- siderable reserves out of which they could finance there stations.

With regard to television he said. that they had come to an agree ment to allow the Baird Television Company the right to use the broadcasting stations for half an hour daily, for hve days each week, out of broadcast hours.

[REGTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

Nrw York, Nov. 20. According to the Vice-President of the National Surety Company, Mr. Algire, crime in the United States costa the American people at least one hundred millions ster ling every year.

He sets the losses out as follows:

Earbazzlement: £25,000,000.

and Burglary

Theft: £30,000,000." Forgery and Fraud:

£25,000,000.

He states that no fewer than

seventy banks have been ruined in the course of the past four years, 1925 to 1990, as the result of em- bezzlement and robbery,

The total losses of these banks alone amounts to £6,000,000.

Fe declares that under-insurance against loss is most prevalent through the country, stating that the public pays only £17,000,000 to protect £3,000,000,000.

MERMAIDS AT TAHITI

EUROPEAN GIRLS REVERT

TO TYPE.

[United Press. }

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CURES FOR BRITISH Telegrams in Brief.

UNEMPLOYMENT.

MR. THOMAS UNDER FIRE.

"A DRAWN BATTLE..

(runevɑn kxUTER'S AGENCY.]

"LONDON," NÖV. 28.

The Widows' Pensions Bill has passed its second reading in the House of Lords.

The National Geographical Society has awarded its Gold Medal to Doctor Eckener for his world fight in the Graf Zeppelin.

A bulletin states that M. Poin- {etro has completely recovered frontTM Fifteen questions and many sup

his two recent operations, and has plementaries

been out of bed for a few minutes. were addressed to Mr. J. H. Thomas in the House

The honourary degree of Doctor of Commons this afternoon regard-ef Civil Law has been conferred on ing unemployment schemes. Mr. Mr. Frank Kellogg, former Secre- Thomas, replying, was subjected to

tary of State of the United States, banter and ironical cheers from at Oxford University. the Conservatives as he referred to

previous answers, or repeated his favourite phrase that he was "ex- ploring every avenue."

Mr. Thomas, in the course of his replies, mentioned that in connec tion with his efforts to attract in- dustries to start in the distressed areas, he hoped to get a silk factory opened in a part of Glamorgan shire. He believed the Govern- ment could have succeeded, but the peculiarity of the water made the project impossible.

Export Trade Ideas.

RUGBY, Nov. 20.. Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister-in. Charge of the Unemployment Pro blem, was asked in the Commons whether it was the Government po licy to develop and encourage ex- port trade as a permanent remedy for unemployment. He replied that he had already said on more

Mr. Lees-Smith said that the Trans-Atlantic wireless telephone Beautiful Tahitian girls besport- than one occasion that the only real and permanent remedy for un- service was steadily progressing.ing themselves in the surf clad only

of our trade both at home and

abroad.

It was proposed very shortly to in the proverbial fig-leaf or less-employment lay in the extension introduce another long wave and are a thing of the past, according another short wave channel of com. to Mr Richard Gilbing, painter munication, making altogether five and etcher who has returned to channels from Rugby Wireless Tele-London after a sojourn at Papeete, graph Station,

Tahiti. Quite the contrary.

The question of whether fees could he further reduced was under consideration..

TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.

FULL STORY OF "MOLESEY " WRECK.

To-day, it is the European women in the island who go about fimeily clad, while the Tahitian swimmers garb themselves up in & super- abundance of clothes after the

It was the Government's policy to encourage by every meana in its power the development of our export trade. With this end in view he was in constant touch with the representatives of various in- dustries, in order to ascertain from them what were their difficulties

fashion of American girl swimmers and in what way the Government

could properly help. in the 'Nineties.

Ideal for Married Couples... [URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] "Now-n-days a native girl goes into the water in the same dress RCCBY, Nov, 20, Seven members of the crew and the has been walking around in," the wife of the Chief Officer of the said Mr. Gibbing describing his Lendon steamer folesey" have observations. lost their lives through the wreck of the vessel near Wooltack Point, on the South Wales const; 28 per- sons were rescued.

It was a lifeboat from the village of Angle, near Milford Haven, which eventually. rescued those aboard the wrecked ship.

Apart from his efforts in con-ec- tion with the steel trade, he had already met representatives of the motor, shipbuilding and electrical trades, and he hoped as opportun- ity offered to meet representatives out' she merely changes her soaking of many other industries-British clothes for others. Nowhere in the island can you see natives as they were in the long ago. The mission.THE QUESTION OF MOTOR aries and others have simply made the native life disappear.

"When she comes

Wireless.

CARS.

KEEN INTEREST SHOWN.

(THROUGH LETTER'S AGENCY. }

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Sir Richard Squires, has received The Premier of Newfoundland,

from the United States Consul, Mr. Warren, $5,000 for the relief of

aufferers of the tidal wave disaster an Burin Peninsula.

The Mexican Government have formally notified the U.S. State Department that Mexico ·will adhore to the Kellogg Pact for the renunciation of war." Fifty-five countries have now ratified the Pact, the Argentine being the only notable absentee from the list.

The King has approved the ap pointment of Sir Alfred Claud Holios, British Resident fot Zanzibar Protectorate, to be Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Trinidad nad Tobago, in succes resignation has sion to Sir Horace Byatt, whose

accepted;

recently been

ATTEMPTED TRAIN SABOTAGE IN F.M.S.

INSPECTOR FINDS BOLTS WEDGED IN RAILS.

Ipoh, Nov. 18—An abortive at- tempt has been made to derail the local train a mile beyond Tapah Road on the line to Teluk Anan, the discovery being made by a per- manent way inspector while on his The obstruction morning rounds. ennsisted of eight iron bolts wedged in between the rail joints.

tions, the Kampar engine was In the course of shunting opern- derailed on the main line, which was blocked. As a consequence,

Penang the mail train from Kuala Lumpur was held up for over an hour until the line was. cleared.

There were 7:0 casual- ties-Straits Times.

"PRIESTESS DEATH OF

OF A NEW CULT.

ARRESTS AT LOS ANGELES.

to

The Los Angeles police are con- dusting an investigation into the The inhabitants are consider.

activities of a religious cult known The lifeboat was launched at 8 ably fewer than they were twenty 'elock yesterday evening

as the Divine Order of the Royal and years ago, and they live like Euro

Arm of the Great Seal, which main- struggled with terrific seas through peans. Soon the island will belong

taing a colony in the Susana Hills, cut the night, reaching the ship at to the Americans and the Chinese.

.. LONDON, Nov. 28. dawn. Then only with great dif- The latter go there and open shops

north of the city. The investiga. In the House of Commons the tion is a consequence of the finding, heulty were the survivors taken off, and let the natives pledge their definite nature of Mr. Snowden's of the body of a 16-year-old girl, One had a fractured leg.

credit until they have to forfeit attitude towards the McKenna Willa Risada, a "priester" of the The boatswain of the Molesey," their land to pay for their pur-dutics was shown in his written reorder, in 'a coffin under the flour of named Ludgate, gave a thrilling chases. account of the ship's ordeal. said a gale was blowing as the ship rounded the Pembrokeshire coast and, in the midst of it, something seemed to go wrong with the steer- ing gear.

He

When the ship struck the rocks, with terrife force, two of the life- boats were washed away. There

ply to questions as to whether ho "For one clars of people how had received representations urging ever, Tahiti is ideal. These are the the abolition of the. McKenau married couples. As soon as a child arrives they pack it off to

duties on imported motor cars.

Mr. Snowden says that he receiv. 'their parents who rear it for them, ed various representations, but re- while they continue to enjoy them-

minda the House of "the over- selves."

whelming tanjority in favour of Free Trade at the general elec. tion."

was no shelter at all and the waves WHAT INVENTORS NEVER came crashing down upon The

{REUTTE'S AMERICAS "SERVICE.]

New York, Nov. 20. The Cky of New York contem- plates the purchase of the Presi-vessel. Then the bridge was swept dential yacht "Mayflower for the way by the pounding sea. reception of distinguished guests.

The "Mayflower was once the flagship of Admiral Dewey, of American-Spanish war fame. Lat- terly it has been fitted out na a yacht for American Presidents, but Mr. Hoover discarded it as an ex- pensive luxury.

M. CLEMENCEAU'S DEATH.

CONDOLENCES FROM AMERICA.

EREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, Nov, 28. Mr. H. L. Stimson has cabled to M. Tardieu expressing condolence for the death of M. Clemenceau, and declaring that Clemenceau's services for his beloved. France aro unforgettable. His memory will live in the hearts of Americans as well,ns Frenchmen.

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Mr. Baldwin's Message. It will uphold the principles of

Rugar, Nov. 20. Islamic Hanafi law, and decrees,

Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the the total prohibition of alcohol, the

Premier, has addressed the follow establishment of a modern military On the other hand, production of ing telegram to the British Ambas school and arsenal, the continuante wool and cotton increased. Pre-sador at Paris: "Will be grateful of Amanullah's foreign policy, liminary reports for the first half if you will kindly convey to the restoration of telegraphs, tale of November indicate a further re family of M. Clemenceau my deep James and more at the top detive the waste of months at the ment of foreign and commercial bilcs, and a decrease in cotton Ring of the great statesman. ****** ròlations,

textiles.

British Wireless.

SOLVE.

Three of the men jumped over- EXPERTS BEATEN BY STUD

more.

MYSTERY,

Horse Power Tax,

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A British Wireless message adds that representatives of the British Section of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders, head- ed by Sir Herbert Austin, met Mr.

board and tried to reach the shore, but the terrible waves were too much for them and they were seen 10 It was while regarding "a syn. H, Thomas at the House of thetic tea spoon-combined. bottle Commons to discuss with him stopper and measure,"

" a "non- the needs of the British motor car drip teapot or jug," and "an in-industry, with particular reference proved method of filling pepper to the export trade. pots" that I lost my back stud in It is understood that manufac the Inventions Exhibition at the turers suggest abolition of the Central Hall, Westminster, writes horse power tax, which they state

The wireless operator and one of the mates were washed overboard Eome time afterwards. The vessel was sinking as the lifeboat ap- proached..

Among the rescued were two stowaways. They did not come out of their hiding place until the vessel had struck the rocks.

SCOTCH FISHING, FLEET LOSSES.

RELIEF FUND GROWS,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Nov. 26. Mr. W. Adamson, the Secretary for Scotland, stated in the House of Commons, that 571 boats of the East-Anglican herring fleet were involved in the disaster wrought hy the storm in the North Sea.on November 11.

Of these, 542 were registered in Scotland. The total number of nets destroyed was approximately 27,800 and their valun was about £60,000, The cost of replacing nets would he £113,000. A fund being raised

nearly £13,000 and was growing daily.

& Daily Expats representative. handicaps. British efforts to, com- Here was the chance, of a life-pete with foreign manufacturers in time Around me were the inven- | world markets. tive brains of the country. A few The deputation also stresses the yards away was Mr. W., J. C. Pur- necessity for continuing the tariff ton, slowly turning the propellers against foreign cars, and urges the of his heliplane, a flying machine need for some definite statement of which took a lifetime to invent. Government policy on this point, There were keen eyed men who had invented an expressive unenclos- ed organ flue pipe" there was a French nobleman whose cocktail set Bays "Cuckoo." Surely there was one brain which once and for all could tell me how to attach that devilish little stud to the back of my neck for all time!

Bright Ideas.

the house of her foster-parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Rhoads.

The police havn arrested Mr. and Mrs. Rhoads, Mrs. May Otis Black- hurn, the head of the cult, and her daughter, Mrs. Ruth Angeline Wei- land Rizzio. another "priestess,” and are endeavouring to learn from them not only the circumstances of Willa Rhonds's death and burial, but also what has become of four other women whom they believe to he dead. Incidentally, they have formally charged Mrs. Blackburn

with daughter bezzlement, alleging that obtained 850,000 (£10,000) from Mr. Clifford Dabney, an oil prospector, and other members of the cult by re- presenting that a book which they were to write by Divine order would reveal, by the use of "lost measurements." the whereabouts of all the remaining mineral wealth

and her

of the earth.

CT

they

Mrs. Rhoads, according to the police, strenuously objected to the removal of her daughter's body from its place of burial. She 29- serted that the body had not been buried until more than two yesrä after the girl's death on New Year's Eve, 1925. It had been pre- served with ice, and was Anally em balmed with spices for resurrection after the book of the cult, "The I asked an electrically-minded Sixth Beal," was completed. The inventor who can tie knots in volts. police, however, are convinced, "Why not have a tiny mangne from the excellent state of preser- tic strip round the shirt riband "vation of the body and from the he said.

fact that a chemist remembers mak- "How could I train it to picking, no more than three months up studs alone" I asked.

True," said the bright-eyed

woman.

True," anid the electrically minded inventor.

What about lining either side of the buttonhole with steel, then the stud couldn't fall out," said a bright-eyed woman who has in- I wandered through lanes of im- vented so many mechanical houseprovements, and searched in vain bold appliances that the woman's Ап "improved non-losable back place in the future will be in the stud." It was an impossible quest. engine room.

These exhibitors knew the secrets

brightly.

solve the age-old puzzle of the col (Continued at foot of next column), lar-stud.

ago, an embalming fluid for Mrs. Rhoads from a formula she sup plied to him, that the girl died mitch more recently than her foster. mother declares, Mrs. Blackburn his taken upon herself the respon- sibility for the girl's aterat burial.. saying that the Archangela Michael

that her girl was to be resurrected in the flesh.

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