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CONSULS' TRAIN RETURNS.

TOO DANGEROUS AT MIENTUHO,

FIGHTING CONTINUES.

{TRROUGH AIUTER'S AGENCY.]

SUPPRESSION OF

PIRACY..

DEMAND FOR ACTION BY BRITAIN.

COMMONS QUESTIONS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Mr. Arthur

Rrasy, Dec. 16,

Henderson,

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1929.

ROTHBURY MINE RE-OPENS.

N.S.W. CABINET BLAMED FOR TROUBLE.

MR. SCULLIN ANGRY.

(THROUGH EEUTRE'S AGENCY.]

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SYDNEY, December 17. Volunteers the

began preliminary work at the Rothbury Mine this morning, very quietly. A huge Trade Unionist demonstration is to be held in Hyde Park this even- ing as a protest against the shoot. ing of miners on Mondays

TOXYO, Dec. 17. Rengo's correspondent from Mien- tubo says that after three days' fruitless parleying at Mientuho the Foreign Secretary, was asked in Consuls train decided to return to the House of Commons to-day, if Cuhatu, in compliance with the be had made any representations entreaties of the Chinese military to the Chinese Government regard- officials, who report fighting being the increase of piracy along the tween Chinese troops and Red China Coast cavalry near Yakasu, by which Mientuho is endangered.

Messages from Harbin state that according to Hailar reports the Chinese soldiers during the general retreat in November looted the China Thrift Investment Bank"

allegedly an American capitalized institution. They murdered the manager and his wife.

Although the reports do not specify, it is believed the victims are not American citizens, but either Chinese or "White" Rus

sians.

BRITISH FORCES IN CHINA.

»A DETAILED STATEMENT,

[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]

LONDON, Dec. 16.

Mr. Henderson, in the House of Commone to-day, stated that the British naval forces available for the protection of British nationals in case of danger were five cruiser, one aircraft-carrier, eight destroy- ers, five sloops and eighteen gum- boats.

The available military forces con- sisted of three battalions at Hong Kong and two at Tientsin, with small detachments at Peping and. Weihaiwei...

The other foreign Powers had a aggregate naval strength in Chinese waters which was approximately the same, and about eight thousand troops, mainly at. Tientsin and Shanghai.

Mr. J. S. Wardlaw Milne nskej whether Japan was included among

the other Powers mentioned.

Mr. Henderson asked for notice of that question.

Mr. Charles Williame asked if Mr. Henderson meant that the whole of the British naval forces in China were at least a great as the whole of the remaining foreign forces put together, includ Ing Japan.

Mr. Henderson replied: "I think 1 was dealing with a comparison of the military forces."

Mr. Peter MacDonald asked. if the recent rising was due to Soviet propaganda.

Mr. Henderson said he had no information. According to a Press

The Foreign Secretary replied that representations had been re peatedly made in recent years and the British Minister had instrue tions to keep the matter before the Chinese Government with a view to their taking effective suppressive

measures.

However, as far as his informa- tion showed, there had been no deterioration in the situation in recent years. •

GOVERNMENT'S BAD TIME.

CRITICAL COAL BILL DEBATE,

A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 10 The Conservative amendment for the rejection of the Coal Mines Bill, which Sir Philip Cunliffe- Lister will move, when the Bill come up for the second reading to-morrow, does not state any rea- sons, but merely moves "that the Bill be read a second time this day

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The amendment thus gives the Liberals a chance of joining the Conservatives in the division Lob, by.

The compulsory Conference has recommended that the mines be re-six months."!! opened at the old wage rates. The Federal Government will subsidise the production of coal in the New castle ares, pending the award of the Arbitration Court, which will begin a bearing of the dispute not later than Jänuary 29.

The problem of securing the safety of British commerce was one The price of coal is temporarily that was constantly kept in view. reduced 4 a ton, the owners and I would have been noticed, be

State Government said, that in the recent case of the the Federal attack upon the e.s. Haicbing, two sharing the cost. The Federal Gov- British warships had been instruerament has agreed to the recom mental in saving the reasel.

JAPAN GOES A STEP

· FURTHER...

WHAT 70 PER CENT." MEANS.

(REUTEL'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

WASHINGTON, December 17. Mr. Wakatsuki has made a state- ment that Japan lelt entitled to a minimum naval strength, which would be insufficient for attack, and only adequate for defence in home waters." Japan wanted 70 per cent. of the naval strength of Great Britain or the United States in auxiliary craft as whole. No reference to any category is understood.

This means that Japan at the Naval Conference will seck to divide her 70 per cent. strength as she chooses, within certain limits, conforming to her defensive needs. For example, it might mean that although she is allowed 70 per cent. of the cruiser tonnage of the Great Powers. Japan might ask the Con- ference to approve a plan whereby she can reach only 60 per cent. of the strength of Great Britain or

the United States in the cruiser category and allocate the remaining tonnage to submarines.

Keen On Submarines I

LATER.

Interviewers of Mr. Wakatsuki gathered that Japon will be willing to make considerable concessions in other categories in order to keep

mendations.

A Melbourne message, says that Mr. Scullin criticised Mr. Bavin's refusal to attend the compulsory conference, and said that the New South Wales Government's attempt to re-open the Rothbury mine con- tributed to Monday's rioting.

BRITISH TIN MERGER.

£5,000,000 HOLDING !... COMPANY.

"THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 17. It is officially announced that a

has merger

been provisionally agreed upon by four important tin smelting companies, namely the Cornish, the Eastern, the Penpoll, and Williams Harvey Company.

A holding company with an authorised capital of £3,000,000 is to be formed; shares of which will be offered in exchange for shares of the four companies.

OCEAN BED MOVED.

MUST BE CHARTED AGAIN.

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)

Four prominent coal-owners, FC- presenting four Scottish districts, have issued a statement opposing the Coal Mines Bill.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT ..

QUESTION.

CAUSTIC COMMENT BY "TORIES.

[TENOUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 16."

In the House of Commona the third reading of the Unemployment Insurance Bill was passed after the defcat by 973 votes to 189; of the Conservative amendment for rejec- tion of the Bill on the ground that it burdened the Exchequer and was calculated to result in a Budget defcit of at least £2,000,000,

A Few Figures.

RUGBY, Dec. 17. During the debate on the Unem- ployment Insurance Bill last night, the Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, referred to the finances of the insurance fudd, to restore the solvency of which was One of the sims of the Bill,

The debt in that fund had grown from £5,000,000 to £37,000,000 in a little over five years. But for the Act of two years ago reducing con- tributions to the fund, the debt would have fallen to £20,000,000,

The Government was faced with the alternatives of increased porrowing powers for the Fund or the raising of contributions; or otherwise handing to the Exchequer the responsibility for keeping the Fund solvent. They had decided on the last named.

SHIPPING ACCIDENT AT SHANGHAL.

JAPANESE BOAT RUNS AMOR."

BATTLESHIPS BUMPED.

[THnQUAN NEUTER'S AGENOT.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17.

NON-STOP FLIGHT RECORD.

· MANY ́ ASPIRANTS IN THE FIELD.

THE R.A.F. ATTEMPT.

{THnovan REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 17. H.M.S. Berwick and the French' The attempted non-stop flight by 2 Fairey-Napier Bagship Waldeck Rousseau, which the R.A.F., on were lying off the Bund, were in-monoplane, to South Afrion, start- volved in an accident at 1 o'clocked from Cranwell Aerodrome, Lin- this afternoon, when the Yeterofu colnshire, at 9 this morning. Maru, steaming up the Whangpoo, town before nightfall on Thursday. The plane expects to reach Cape struck the Berwick's buoy head on, pushing it against the stem of the battleship.

Several

A 6,000-MILE JAUNT. Britain's newest effort to break The Yetorafu Maru was badly

the world's non-stop, straight-flight holed in the bow. She bounced record, is being made by Squadron. off, and carried by the tide crashed Loader A. G. Jones-Williams and into the bows of the Waldeck Flight-Lieut. N. H. Jenkins in an attempt to fly 6,000 miles to Cape Rousseau. The Yetorofu Maru town. They are using the same then dropped anchors, but carried Fairey-Napier monoplans in which by a strong tide was swung around in April of this year the same pair flew from Cranwell to Karachi and sandwiched the French des nou-stop, but on account of gasoline troyer Marae between herself and shortage failed by a small margin the. Waldeck Rousseau, with dam- to breaking the record.

considerations governed the de- ago to the Marne.

cision of the Air Ministry to post Dragging her Bachers yet farther pone the fight from the original the Yetorofu Maru narrowly avert-mid-November schedule, to Decem ed a collision with another iteamer. ber, The principal consideration The extent of the damage to the was the fact that chances are much Japanese ship is considerable. better toward the end of December when the ground of the aerodrome will be frozen, than if the flight were started in November. Due to the immense weight of the laden plane, and the fact that the take- off can be made with a much shorter run from hard ground than from soft, Experts consider that the later date was wisely chosen. Although weather conditions are likely to be unfavourable over England, as soon. as Lyons is passed, the weather should be fine, and as the airplane goes further south across Africa it should run into zones of consistent ly fine weather at this time of the year.

ANOTHER BIG MERGER

IN U.S.A:

STEEL FIRMS THIS TIME.

[RGUIGE'S AMERICAN SERVICE] ·

NEW YORK, December 17. The New York Times under stands that a scheme is being com pleted for a merger independent steel companies in the Middle West combining total assets of 500 million dollars. The Eaton Otis Mather interests are sponsoring the merger.

EUROPEAN DRUG RING.

BIG ORGANIZATION REVEALED,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

CAIRO, Dee, 16. The discovery of a large quantity of heroin derivative in a consign- ment of building material from Bale, Switzerland, provided the Egyptian authorities with the cluc which resulted in the unearthing of a widespread organisation for the smuggling of dangerous drugs. to Egypt and the Far East from Europe.

PROGRESS OF FRENCH FLYERS.

LE BRIX NEARING SAIGON.

[THROUGH REUTER'S "AGENCY.]

PARIS, December 18. Captains Le Brix and Rossi hopped off from the Le Bourget aerodrome at noon to-day for Ben- ghazi, en route to Saigon, whither the airman Lassalle is also dying.

PARIB, December 17. Le Brix has passed over Beng- hasi..

A Rival Flight.

PARIS, December 17 The Air Ministry has received a telegram stating that Challes pass- The co-operation of the Egyped over Maceis, 120 miles to the had led to the breaking up of the night. gang.

CHINA'S FINANCES.

THE KEMMERER MISSION.

London, Dec. -Dr. Edwin Kemmerer, American Anancial ad- viser to the Nanking Governmoni, whose term of contract of service for one year will shortly expire, and his party will leave the coun- try at the end of the term. Dr. Kemmerer, as he had promised at the outsot, presented his advice on reorganization of the Chinese in- ancial system in a voluminous writ- - ing. The contents, however, have not yet been published.

The principal points of his ad- vice, however, appear to be adop tion of a gold standard system and payment of Customs duties in gold. repey itself-is not yet carried out When the unification of silver cur-

in China, it is understood that about $800,000,000 to $1,200,000,000 worth of gold in reserve will be necessary if China is to jump at once into adopting & gold standard system. His advice, therefore, is

regarded as an empty dream at present, however excellent it may be in theory.

Motive Behind Invitation. The contract of service of Dr. Kemmerer and his assistants has called for a payment of 2,000,000 yuan a month. It has been the ides of the Chinese engaging the service of Dr. Kemmerer and his colleagues to win the goodwill of America for China, so that China may be enabled to borrow money in America for the railway enter- prises in China. This plan of bor- rowing money in America, largely sponsored by Mr. Sun Fo, Rail- way Minister, has failed.

Meanwhile, Dr. Kemmerer him- self has begun to despair of the saccess of his plans in China and has thrown up the sponge.

Dr. Kemmerer, an internation- ally known financial adviser, who won the sobriquet "Money Doctor" for his financial reorganization of various countries, including Po

South land,

Africa, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Chile, Accepted the Chinese effer, according to his announcement on October 20, 1828, to become adviser in reorganizing the Nanking Gov- ernment finances. He and his party, after preliminary work" done, left America, sailing from San Francisco on January 18, 1929, for China. Dr. Kemmerer, until he accepted the post in China, was a Professor of Princeton Univers ity...

THE TRIAL OF HATRY.

"I AM IREETRIEVABLY RUINED,"

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Dec. 18. Hatry and his three associates were committed for trini to-day,

ably and irreparably ruined" de- clared Hatry, reading a written Etatement, adding "I shall prove my actions to have been clean and creditable, and punishment is in store uncomplain- ingly."

report a Sino-Soviet agreement had what she considers her minimum rapidly changed over the affected Bill were very complicated." They tain, Swiss and Italian authorities south-west of Pernambuco Jast bail being refused. "I am irretriey-

been reached locally on the defensive armaments in submarines mediate issues in Manchuria, but and 10,000 ton cruisers. It is nlsö he had no official information in intimated that 60,000 tons of sub- confirmation.

mersibles, or approximately Japan's present undersen strength, will be offered as a minimum in London.

NAVIGATION RIGHTS

NEXT.

TO REVERT TO CHINA.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Dec. 17.

At this morning's meeting of the Administrative Yuan a proposal was introduced advocating the re- trocession of China's inland coastal navigation rights. A proposal was adopted planning the taking over within the next year of foreign steamship companies operating in China waters.

TANG SENG CHI IN RETREAT.

[THROUGH NOTER'S AGENCY.].

PEPING, Dec. 17.

It is reliably reported here that Tang Seng Chi has hurriedly evacu... ated Chengchow, and retreated in the direction of Hsuchang on the Kishan Railway, on account of the movement of Shansi troops from Shihchiachuang to Changteh and other places along the north bank" of the Yellow River.

YANGTSZE SHIPS FIRED ON.

[NAVAL WIRELES8.]

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17%

It is reported that the es, Iping and as fling, of the Yangteze Rapid Company, were under heavy fire 40 miles above Ichang on Saturday last.

CAPTURED WESLEYAN

--MISSIONARY.

$10,000 RANSOM ASKED.

[NAVAL WİRELERB, 7

The financial proposals in the would add £14,000,000 to the Ex- chequer contribution to the Fund Increased benefits to young per Bons were a very small additional

HALIFAX,, N.S., Dec. 17. Reports from the fleet of cable ships now attempting to repair the cable breaks caused by the recent earthquake on the Atlantic coast, indicate that the ocean bed hus area, and must be recharted.

The Swedish liner Kungsholm has arrived from Gothenburg, and the captain said the soundings "taken in an arca 200 miles in length up- socual charge on the fands of the proaching Cape Race showed varin-scheme about £370,000... tions of 10 to 50 fathoms from soundings recorded Or existing charts. MANUKA GOES ASHORE. soundings were found correct.

Only a few of the chart

TOTAL LOSS; ALL ABOARD SAVED.

[THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCY:]

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Dec. 17. The Union Steamship Company's 5.8. Manuka went ashore to-day in fog near Dunedin, and is a total loss. Her two hundred passengers and crew were landed esfely.

GERM OF INFLUENZA DISCOVERED?

AMERICAN JOURNAL SCOUTS CLAIMS.

Many arrests have been made, implicating various persons at Lugano, Milan, Genoa and Strass- bourg, including a certain loctor Muller, of Bale, whose books, seiz. ed during the recent raid, showed extensive dealings in drugs, in- cluding "ester" of morphine.

"Ester" of morphine is apt, at present, classified in Swiss law as a narcotic, but as a result of the present episode it is hoped shortly to treat it as such..

Huge Profits.

The Main Burden..... Increased rates for dependents would cost about £1,750,000. But altered conditions regarding finance of the fund were responsible for the main financial burden, Referring to the much discussed clause amending conditions on which benefit is paid to the unemployed, "genuinely eccking work" he said there were three classes of working people.

GENEVA, Dec. 17. The vast majority, 90 per cent, Six wonten and two men have. and perhaps more, were honest, been detained by the police at straightforward, men who felt humi. Zurich in connection with the drug liation at being out of work. There traffic. Those arreated included one as another class who will be called of the ringleaders of the organiza inefficients, who wanted work but tion, which is said to have bought in getting it; and there was a negli-kilogramme, and sold it at ten to experienced the greatest difficulty cocaine at 800 to 1,200 francs a Chicago University to have dis-gible class, who perhaps preferred twenty francs a gramme. covered the influenza germ, the American Medical Association Journal denounces the claim a

unwarranted."

(THROUGH REUTER'S LOKNCY.]

CHICAGO, Dec. 17. The cargo ineludes a collection of Commenting on the widespread British pictures valued at £25,000, interest aroused in the United intended for exhibition in New States and Great Britain by the Zealand. They include two oil claim of Professor Isadora Falk of paintings by Sir William Ornen, four oil paintings and two water colours by Dame Laura Knight, and etchings by Frank Brangwyn and C. R. W. Nevinson.

It says, "There is little or no evidence in scientific or medical literature to indicate that Falk has FATAL BALTIMORE FIRE. progressed any further towards the solution of this problem than work- ers in other parts of the world have done now or in the past."

A HEROIC NEGRO.

{THROUGH REUTER’B AGENCY.]

Shown a copy of the journal Professor Falk remarked "Full evidence of my discovery will short

BALTIMORE, Der. 17. · Four people are dead and 7 werely be published." injured in a fire in a wastepaper works here to-day.

A negro saved a party of girls trapped on the fire escape owing. to the sliding ladder sticking. The negro climbed up amid the flames and pounded the ladder loose with a hammer,

EX-PRESIDENT CALLES”

RETURN.

(THROUGH BENTER'A ¿GENCY.)

LAREDO, Tex., Dee, 17. Ex-President Calles, who faces & charge in Mexico of conspiracy to With reference to the capture by murder, has arrived here on Communists of Mr. H. A. E. Sandy special train en route to Mexico of the Wesleyan Mission at Tayeh City. A detachment of United

ia demanded.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17.

which did not stop

DEATH OF SIR ERNEST BIRCH.

FORMER GOVERNOR OF *** NORTH BORNEO."

(THROUGH REUTER'A KOENOT.]

LONDON, Dec. 17.

to live in a state of endowed idle- ness, rather than to earn their Hving by working.

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It was much better that one in a thousand should get the benefit though he did not deserve it. rather than that 999 who deserved should not get it.-British Wirelean.

it

"Disma! Jimmies.”

LONDON, Dec. 16. "Without steps to improve, the outlook of British industry, the current tendency to increase taxa tion at the behest of sentimental theorists, would lead the country to bankruptcy."

The proprietor of the chemical, laboratory nt Zurich, and one of his assistanta, who have, been ar rested, were in relations with the chemist arrested, at Bale, and ap- parently traded chiefly to Italy and the East.

Two alleged traffickers have been arrested in Trieste by request of the Swiss authorities.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC

COMMITTEE.

Plane Comes to Griet. Challes and Borgas, the non-stop flyers, are reported to have crash ed near Maracaja, in the State of Rio Grande del Norte. One airmen was seriozely hurt.

· RIO DE JANEIRo, Dec. 17.

LATER.

The injured airman is Borgas, Another Record Gonel

MARSEILLES: December „17. After a non-stop flight of 50 hours M. Costes and Lieut. Codos broke the world's record of 4,800 miles ostablished by the Italian, Ferranin, Delprete, for distance in a closed circuit.

SEIZURE OF WORKS IN POLAND.

A DEMAND FOR REDRESS.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] "

Ruoay, Dec. 18. In the House of Common's to-day, the Foreign Secretary was asked if his attention had been called to the seizure by the Polish authori

take whatever

Sir Gilbert Garnsey in tho course of his evidence, said that Hatry, telephoned on September 17 saying that he would like to see him. The four defendants came with Hatry as their spokesman, and said that they were guility of seri- ous offences in connection with the companies.

They had given loyal assistance to the investigation. The total re- muneration paid the four defen- dants by seven companies WAS £42,526 to Hatry: £23,575 to Daniels; £11,568 to Dixon (all from 1925), £5,065 to Tabor (from October 1928 to September 1920).

Sir Gilbert Garnsey agreed that not a penny of the moneys which were the subject of the charge were traceable to the pockets of the defendants personally,

ties of certain, works at Radom, Telegrams in Brief.

near Warsaw, in which a promin ent British company has great fin- ancial interests.

He was further asked if he was aware that despite the fact that the Polish Government had admit- ted that the seizure of the works

workmen.

President Hoover has signed the income tax reduction bill.

«district.

Reports from Hailar indicato was wholly unjustified and illegal, that the Soviet Government is in- the Polish Government had refused citing the Young Mongols to de any compensation, and that unless clare independence in the Barga A GOVERNMENT SCHEME,

this decision were altered the. Bri- This dismal prediction by Lord

tish company in question must ap- It is reported from Constan- Melchett, addressing the London [BRITISH WIRELESE SERVICE]

ply for the sequestration of the tinople that the Soviet and Turkish Chamber of Commerce to-day; was

works, and also involving serious representatives have signed the endorsed by Mr. Churchill. aimul-

RUGEY, Dec. 16. taneously speaking at a Unionist The Premier gave a luncheon 10ss of employment to British Angern Protocal, renewing the Russo-Turkish pact of friendship gathering in London, The latter party to-day to leaders of industry

Mr. Henderson replied that he concluded at Paris in 1925. declared that far from euring un- and political economists,

was aware of the circumstances of

·wel- employment, every step the Govera Mr Ramsay MacDonald is tak-

The China-Association this case and had recently despatch-comed Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese ment had taken tended to increase ing the opportunity of discussing the number of able bodied paupers, the idea of forming a National, ed urgent telegraphic instructions Minister, and his wife, who are to Labour was seeking to trans. Economic Committee on similar to the British Ambassador at War-be received by Thoir Majesties the form the country into a vast soup lines to the Committee of Imperial Aw, whose reply had since been King and Queen at Buckingham

Defence, and it understood that received and communicated to the Palace on Thursday. conversation at these gatherings is British company in question.

Mr. Arthur Henderson, the For- Mr. Henderson said he had also crystalising towards the object de- sired, but no final decision has yet instructed the Ambassador, by aeign Secretary, stated in the House been reached.

despatch, to present to the Polish of Commons that Lord Cecil was Mr. Philip Snowden, Chancellor Government the company's claim, "serving at the Foreign Office in of the Exchequer, and Mr. J.-H. in respect of losses incurred by a voluntary capacity," Govern Thomas, Minister-in-Charge of Un- them. The future policy of the ment circles stated that there is not Seunloement Accompanied – the I British company could only he de

the least likelihood-of-1 Premier.

cided by the company themselves, joining the Labour Part

kitchen.

By a tragic, copacidenoc, and following closely upon the death of the Governor of North Borneo, Mr. J. L. Humphries, the death is Mr. Churchill said he intended reported from London of Sir increasingly to direct attention to Ernest Woodford Birch, K.C.M.G., the grave impending developments who was Governor of North Borneo in Egypt, which ultimately, per in 1001-4, Ho W&B afterwards hape not distantly, would lead to British Resident in Perak 1804-1810, serious effusion of blood, while the Bir Ernest Birch was 72 years of same proposals which were cajol ront-moya 12vil Service Coopt.

India on a far larger scale.

in 1876.