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"AN AUSPICIOUS START."

BRIGHT PROSPECT FOR NAVAL CONFERENCE.

WORLD DEMAND FOR AGREEMENT,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

HARMFUL DRUGS

TRAFFIC.

CHINESE SUGGESTION TO LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

WORLD FACTORY AT GENEVA.

(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY,]

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1930.

THE COAL MINES CANTON CURRENCY.

BILL.

•

SEVEN AND A HALF HOUR CLAUSE.

CHANGE, POSTPONED,

[THEOVOR NEUTER's agency.]

LONDON, Jan. 92. The Government amendments to the Coal Mines Bill as orginally designed meets certain Liberal Party objections.

BANK TO CHANGE $1 NOTES.

PAPER ACCEPTED AT PAR.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

CENTRAL CHINA INTRIGUES.

THE

GAME " OF THE " DOUBTFUL" GENERALS.

SQUEEZING CHIANG KAI- SHEK.

The following very cynical view of the Central China situation, and

CHIANG KAI SHEK TAKES ACTION.

CONCENTRATION AGAINST SHIH YU SAN.

MORE REPORTS OF FIGHTING.

་་་

(Was Tez Tat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Jan...

Chiang Kai She has decided to

DISAPPOINTMENTS OF LAST YEAR.

MR. R. MCKENNA'S FRANK SPEECH.

H

FORCING EFFICIENCY UPON BRITAIN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, January 2 attack Shih Yu San's troops. Nan-Kenna presiding at the annual The Right Hon. Reginald Mc- king troops at Fukow have been meeting of the Midland Bank, said rushed northward along the Tien that the developments of trade and

pestations of the beginning of 1029.

CANTON, Jan. 27. The Canton branch of the Central Bank of China has announced that Acony, Jan. 22,

GENEVA, Jan. 21.

it will redeem notes of one dollar its odd intrigues and counter in Although it is recognised that The League of Nations Opium

denomination from January 27 on-trigues, comes from the pen of an Notes of other decomina able and well informed Chinese wards. the problems which the Naval Con-Commission began its examination

tions will be redeemned later, and observer. We do not guarantee its ference has to face are numerous today of the annual reports of the

probably $3 notes will be the next truth, but it is a faithful mirror of and complicated, it is everywhere respective Governments Con the The Bill now published will to be copied on silver basis, agreed that yesterday's plenary situation with regard to the pro- provide inter alia for a postpone. February 15 having been suggested what many Chinese people think of tain-Pukow Railway and the forces industry had not justified the ex- as a possible date. Owing to the ment of the reduction of miners unusually keen demand one dollar hours to seven and a half daily, un-notes are being accepted at par til July. It also provides for the corpulsory amalgamation of a num ber collieries.

session gave it a most auspiciousduction of harmful drugs.

start.

The King's speech, and the speeches of all delegates showed that the governments represented ananimously recognised, that World opinión demands of them progrEYS towards disarmament. There was implicit in every speech a deter- mination to reach an agreement which marks progress towards this

goal.

The delegates will 'begin their joint discussions at St. James' Palace. to-morrow morning. To day is being devoted to establishing further contacts and informal con. versations upon points which will come before the Conference."

There is considerable activity of this kind in Downing Street and delegation head-

difcrent

quarters.

SETTLING DOWN TO WORK.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

The Chinese delegate, Mr. Woo Kai Seng in the course of his speech described the appointment of a National Chinese commission to carry out prohibition of the sale of opium, and the efforts of the Chinese Government, to oppose the | distribution of narcotics. Mr. Woo appealed for the collaboration of

Europe in this task.

The principal suggestion of the Chinese report, which will be examined when the Commission be gins to discuss the general situation in the Far East, is to request the League to establish an internation.. al narcotics factory at Geneva, to"}

directly administered by the League and which will supply the

whole World with the narcotics necessary for legitimate purposes.

The French delegate submitted a mole explaining the general prin ciples which might serve as a basis for the tieneral Convention aiming at the limitation and apportiun- ren: of the production of narcotics,

LADY LAMPSON.

SERIOUSLY ILL IN HONG

LONDON, January 22, The Cabinet met an hour earlier than usual to permit 31r. Ramany MacDonald to continue the pre- Timinary work in connection with the Naval Conference. There was much reciprocal consultation be- tween delegates to-day and Mr. MacDonald was very busy receiving to learn that there has been a Her many friends will be pleased henne Dominions Delegates called change for the Letter in Lady

them.

reference to the Laited States,

HONG HOSPITAL.

Lampson's condition.

at No. 10, Downing Street this

Lady Lampson arrived on the morning and Mr. MacDonald broadensts at 6 p.m. from Downing 5.8. Antenor on Tuesday, and was Street & short statement on the sub-immediately removed to the French fect of the conference with special spital. She is seriously ill and

is still not yet out of danger.

Sir Miles Lampson Hastens South..

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. Sir Miles Lampson left for Hong Kong yesterday evening aboard H.MS. Serapis owing to Lady Lampson being suddenly taken very serionsly ill.

THE LISTENERS IN.

A WORLD AUDIENCE,

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. Président Hoover rose

at five o'clock this morning in order to listen to the broadcast of the pro ceedings at the Naval Conference.

President Hoover was clad in the sweater and old trouser in which he takes his pre-breakfast exercises when he listened, to the wireless broadcast of the opening of the Naval Conference in a basement room of the White House at five in the morning, accompanied by the Mitchell, Attorney-General, Mr. Supreme Court Judge Stone, a doctor and two secretaries.

The speeches were

heard very clearly all over the United States and a message from Ottawa says that the broadcast reception of the conference speeches was exception. ally clear except towards the close. Australia Disappointed.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, Jan. 21. The efforts of the Australian broadcasting stations to replay the King's Speech proved disappoint ing owing to atmospherics. Address was unintelligible.

South Africa. Varying Buccess was reported from South Africa and in Cape Town, where the Prince of Wales Governor- is staying with the General, reception was imperfect.

The

Continent Hears Well.

(ORITION WIRELESS SERVICE}

Rravy, Jan. 21.

In Berlin. district the tuning cen- tre for the Continent, the King's speech was received with great clarity, and excellent strength...

Lady Lampson had gone to Hong Kong to see her daughter off to England.

SIR RONALD MACLEAY.

PROMOTED TO BUENOS

AIRES EMBASSY,

(THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY.]

The Liberal Parliamentary Party meeting which takes place to-mor row is to consider these amend

ments.

The Committee stage of the will be taken the week after next.

value in the city, in spite of the fact that they are as yet unredeemable,

The generai belief in that very few

people will want their foliar notes

exchanged for silver, but the fact that one can do so at will should enhance confidence in commercial, circles.

their national leaders.

'Our correspondent writes:

SHANGHAI, Jan. 20.

Yangtze Valley are evident but the Military movements along the

Nanking Government has not yet

to

issued an official statemeat as what it is doing. The general view In an interview with local Press. is that Marshal Chiang Kai Shek Billen to-day Mr. Fan Ki Mo, Com. intends to suppress" General Sih missioner of Finance, said that pre- Yiu San, the chairman of the Pro- parations are under way for re- opening the Government Mint. Mr.vincial Government of Anhui, whose T. V. Soon, he said, hes sent the allegiance to Nanking is extremely Canton Government $1,000,000 doubtful. The statements that fight Hong Kong currency with which to

PARLIAMENT GETS TO WORK.

THE UNEMPLOYMENT ·

PROBLEM.

LORDS REJECT "LABOUR PROJECTS.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, Jan. 21:

Mr. Philip Snowden, the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, returned

at Tsloan under Yuan Shao Chang have been instructed to move southward against Shih.

issued a notification that the express The Railway authorities have

train service between Pukow and time being. Hauchow is to be suspended for the

Military operations.

are reported above Mingkuang,

Chiang Kai Shek has also in structed General Ma Fu Hsiang to take over the command of the Naa- king troops at Tsingtao nad to co- operate in the campaign against

sgainst Pengpu in Anhwej. Hauchow to direct the operations

COMPLIMENT FOR YEN'S TROOPS.

reopen the Mint, but some difficultying bas actually broken out in An-Shih's, troops. Ma will proceed to is being experienced in exchanginghui seems to be premature but war this huge sum of Hong Kong notes between Nanking and the group of into silver, as the bankers are

doubtful generals" in Anhui and refusing to give up their silver, owing to the low value of the Hong Honan is considered unavoidable. Kong dollar. No date has as yet been decided, upon for the reopen- ing of the Government Mint here

The once badly depreciated Gov. erament banknotes rapidly rising in value. They are quoted at well over 80 per cent, which reflects the stability of the present regime.

THE NEW UNIVERSITY BUILDINGS.

Work on the Sun Yat Sen Univer to London from the Hague Reparasity buildings at Shakpai will be tious Conference to-day,, and was

started next month, necording to Part present for the ceremonial reopen of the money promised by Nacking

the University authoritice. has been received and all the plans ing of Parliament.

The Chancellor said he was high-have been drawn up and passed. ly satisfied with, the results of the When the University moves into its new home the old buildings will be made into a market and all the rentals readzed therefrom will go Hua, Vice-President of the Univer-. to the University. Mr. Chu Chia sity, is expected to be back in Canten by the 26th of this mouth.

conference. They had exceeded all his" expectations. A settlement on all "outstanding points has been reached, which would, he believed, put the question of reparations on a workable footing.

The Unemployment Spectre.

LONDON, Jan. 21. The House of Commons plunged into business immediately on re- assembly, which WDB conducted without formality.

The Government were faced with

CAMPAIGN ON WEST

RIVER.

IMPORTANT POINTS HELD

REBELS."

Converging on Anhui," According to a reliable report forshal Chiang Kai Shek has ordered the Third Division under General Chen Chi Cheng to march through Anhui against General Sih Yiu San with Penglu as their objective, and at the same time he bae ordered a portion of the loyal Nanking troops (under Koo Chuk Tung) at Hankow, also to move towards Anhui. Marshal Chiang has, further instimated General Ho ordinate) to despatch ten armoured Ying Chien (his most trusted sub-

cars to the Tientsin-Pukow Rail- Way.

It is understood that there are wide ramifications behind General Sih Yiu San's intrigue against Nan king and that Marshal Yen Hai Shan is playing a hand in the game.

"Loyal Subordinatės,"

Kwei and Han Fu Chu were former- Cenerals Sih Yiu San, Ma Hung

ly Kuominchun men and were re- garded as loyal subordinates of Feng Yu Hsiang. During the first Feng-Chiang quarrel last summer they deserted their master and nominally declared allegiance to Nanking but practically kept ar independent position, and this BY Marshal Chiang tolerated as long as he was fighting Feng Ya Hsiang: and the Kwangsi elique. the Nanking Government in Honan Now things are developing against

and Anhui, and Chiang will have to

E is reported that Ping Nam, situated about 100 niles ahove

(ah Ti Fat Paol.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22. Yen Hai Shaa has telegraphed to Nanking that the military situation in Honan having been settled, the field headquarters of the Shansi troops at Chengchow has been dis- solved and that the Shansi troops

It was impossible to view exist-

was that adversity was stimulating ing conditions with satisfaction, but what was most hopeful, however, efforts to reorganise and improve the industrial structure of Britain.

He did not doubt that we should emerge from this testing period with improved efficiency and more productive and more economical machinery

Mr. McKenna mentioned that he was appointed a member of the Government committee to inves tigate the scientific use of credit for the purpose of the expansion of trade.

THE R.A.F: CRASH IN TUNIS.

QUE TO MISHAP IN STORM..

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]-

Ruany, Jan. 21.

Jones

How Squadron-Leader Jenkins met with fatal disaster in Williams and Fight-Lieutenant Tunis. while attempting a record under Sun Chu have been instruct-nonstop fight, from England to ed to return to Hopei Province...lowing statement by the Air Minis- Capetown, is the subject of the fol- Merchants and residenta a try. Chengshow have recently tele- Kraphed to Yen Hsi Shan neking who went out to Tunis to investi

that the Shanai troops to remain and saying they wish Sun's men to garrison their city.

DIPLOMACY!

PLENIPOTENTIARY SUGGESTS C. T. WANG CARRIES ON!

(Val Tên Tại Pao)

SHANGHAI, Jan. 99. A report is current that Mr. Me Teh Hai, China's plenipotentiary to the Sino-Soviet Conference, has tondered his resignation saying that

Evidence gained by the officials

gate the tragedy, shows conclusive- ly that there was no failure of the engine or the aircraft.

It is also certain from the log- book, which has been recovered, that the occupants of the plane had kept exactly on their course and knew their position.

The cause of the disaster is be lieved to have been that owing to some unexplained circumstances. which may include the failure of the aneroid, the pilot had reason to think his monoplane was several hundred feet higher than it, in fact, was.

in the area where the machine There was a several local storm

numerous questions, chiefly relat- ( Wuchow, is in the hands of anti- take drastic measures. It will be he hoped. Dr. C. T. Wang, the crashed, and it is believed the pilot

ing to the unemployment problem, Government forces. Hiver traffic the Opposition making a great deal on Fu River has been stopped.

River trafic between Wuchos and of the recent further increases. Nanning is also being held up at a Mr. J. H. Thomas and Mr. Wil-point about 30 miles from Wuchow. liam Graham replied to the un- employment questions.

Meanwhile, the House of Lords, which also resumed its work to-day, Caemployment Insurance Bill be- was discussing apemployment, the ing before them in the Committee

LONLON, Jun. 21. H.M. the King has approved the appointment of Sir Ronald Mac leay, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Prague, Stage. to le Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at

Aires.

Виснов

Sir Ronald Macleay, has been Minister at Prague since 1927, and is now returning to country which he knows well. He was in fact Minister to the Argenting Republic from 1919 to 1922, but since then the Buenos Aires diplo inalis post has been raised to em

y status. Sir Ronald has also

British Minister cen

the Prague, while from 1922 to 1020 he was British Minister to Peping.]

at

SOVIET DIPLOMATS.

ACCUSED BY MOSCOW OF THEFT!

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,).

PARIS, Jan. 91. Saveli Litvinoff, the brother of the Soviet Commissar for Foreign. Affairs, and two alleged accom- plices, Joffe and Ledarius, were Engineers at the British Broad-brought up for trial at Seine Au casting Corporation's listening sizes to-day on charges made by post could hear about two dozen the Soviet Government, involving continental stations rebroadcasting allegations of swindling and for- Breeches.

Bery."

Among distant stations they pick- ed up was Manila. In Great Bri tain an enormous audience listened, and in many schools public assem- bled to hear the speeches.

U.S. UNEMPLOYMENT.

DECREASING.

(KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

EDWARD L. DOHENY TO

STAND TRIAL.

DOCUMENTS AWAITED WITH KEEN INTEREST,

[United Press.).

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16,

Trial of Edward L. Doheny,

The Lords Give Trouble. The Government was twice de- feated.

The first defeat was on a motion by Lord Salisbury, the Conservative leader, to postpone consideration millionaire oil man and racing en of the first nineteen clauses of the thusiast who was linked with Al- Bill until after consideration of Obert Fall, former Secretary of In- Clause 20. This was carried by 107 terior, in the notorious Naval oil and tense scandals, was fixed, to- day, to take place in March.

voles to 13.

The fact that Mr. Fall was re-

tently convicted of a bribery charge

Another motion by Lord Salis- bury, limited the operating of the Bill to March 31, 1931 in order

in connection with this fair en- to ensure thorough reconsideration of the Bill twelve-months hence, "couraged the Government to pro- The Government met with its se- ceed with the case against Mr. cond defeat in the Lords on a mo- Doheny in spite of acquittal of the tion by Lord Banbury to emit latter in a previous trial on a Clause Four of the Unemployment charge connected with the same Insurance Bill which removed cer- tain disqualifications for the receipt of benefit. This moton was carried by 94 votes to 14.

او

BRITISH AMBASSADOR

Afair.

A subpoena was obtained by the

remembered, General Tang Seng Chi, when in power in Honan,, was hundred thousand controlling a troops most them unreliable merton- aries except for two Hunanese divisions. On Tang's elimination his troops have joined the " doubt-" ful armies" in Anhui and Honan.

Self-Aggrandisement,

Even General Chen Tao Yuen, the chairman of the Provincial Governe ment of Shantung is regarded as uncertain." But as things stand at present he would probably sup port Nanking

Foreign Minister, would hold him only saw the hill at the last mo self responsible and act as pleni-nent and, in an endeavour to elear it, the machine lost dying speed potentiary in the, C.E.R. negotia and dived into the ground just over the brow, an additional factor be, ing, possibly, a downdraught caus- ed by the prevailing wind.

tions.

Repudiation Urged..

NANKING, Jan. 22, Public bodies in Nanking have appealed to the Central Govern- ment to declare the Habarovsk Protocol invalid and to punish Taai Yun Sheng who signed the Protocol. Eussia Holds to Her Bond,

HARDIN, Jan. 22,

1. Simanovsky, the Soviet envoy, has motifed Mr. Mo Teh Hai that the terms of the Habarovsk Pro- tocol having been signed by both proposed Sino-fussian Conference partice cannot be altered. The which was fixed for February on not be postponed. The Mukden Government was urged to agree to

SU

Objects of the Flight.

The two Royal Air Force officers left Cranwell (Lincolnshire) on December 17; to fly. 6,000 miles to Capetown, South Africa. Squad- 1on-Leader Jones-Williams and Flight-Lieutenant. N. H. Jenkings, hoped to break the world long dis- tance fight record.

and

The situation in Central China

They left Cranwell at 7.58 a.m. on December 17; the last report was' offers good chances to both Chiang self-aggrandisement and there is

4 p.m. The machine, a Fairey- Kai Shek and Yen Hai Shan for

when they were near Sardinia at. supposed to be a lot of angling for

Napier monoplane, carried & wire- less set able to transmit, but not the allegiance of the doubtful" generala. Hence Marshal Chiang

to receive messages. To meet emer- hastened to pardon Genstals Sih this.

gencies, the two airmen took guna Yiu San in spite of his rebellion, The Legations in Poping consider and ammunition and axes

an ultimatum from the scimitars for use in the jungle if but unfortunately for Chiang, Sih this Yiu San's first characteristic is not Soviet Government. It is rather they were forced down. Food sup. gratitude and his policy is to join late for the Government to repudi-plies included chicken sandwiches, with Han Fa Chu, Ma Hung Kui ate the Protocol after it had been tinned foods, oranges and apples.

signed over a month.

The two pilots made an attempt on and Sun Tan Ying in pressing im possible demands or Chiang in re-

the longdistance, record in the same turn for their "loyalty.""

machine last April. They were THE PROVISIONAL COURT. forced down at Karachi, India,

after covering 4130 miles.. SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.

An Offer to Wang Ching Wei?

(Wah Tez Fat Fao.)

AUSTRALIAN "MINING" DISPUTE.

COAL-OWNERS WIN APPEAL,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

MELBOURNE, Jan, 22. The Full Court has allowed the appeal of the coal owners against the award of Judge Beeby.

In the Federal Arbitration Court,

BROADCASTS.

FAREWELL TO UNITED

Rear Admiral Gleaves was in STATES.

command of the Asiatic Station in the period from 1919-21, receiving [NEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] decorations from. both the Chinese The Soviet Government alleges.

and Japanese Governments. From that Litvinoff drew and attempted

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. March to May of 1921 he was de- to negotiate in Paris, £200,000 in Sir Esme Howard, the British tailed in Washington on "special sterling bills on account of the Ambassador," who is retiring short- | duty." Soviet Commercial Mission in Ber-"ly, bade farewell to the American

It is declared by the defence that lin, to which he was attached as people over the wireless to-day. the files possessed by the Navy will He paid a tribute to the energy, support their contention that the organising power, constructive Government had warnings of ap- genius, and refusal to admit defeat-parently imminent war with Japan characterising the American peo- and that Mr. Doheny's action” in ple, and especially referred to the obtaining the oil lands lense was intensive search for truth which inspired by a patriotic belief that American scientists are carrying

defence to-day, ordering Rear-Ad- that Mr. Tai Chi Tao's visit to The latest report is, however, miral Albert Gleaves' files of 1921 Canton from Nanking has political in connection with the famous significance. It is alleged that Mr. "Japan war scare to be brought Tai has received instruction from into Court. The Navy declined to Marshal Chiang Kai'Shek to make

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22. produce these these Ales for pre- an offer to 3r. Wang Ching Wei Outstanding questions regarding rious trials in connection with the and his party for the adjustment of the reorganization of the Provision- Elk Hills and Teapot Dome scand-past differences between the Right al Court have been settled. The Als.

and Left Wings of the Kuomintang. 26th session of the Conference was According to competent obser- held on Tuesday when the terms vera, Marshal Chiong's move con- were fully discussed and the word- stitutes wise statesmanship for being re-adjusted. The meeting Inst is faced with much difficulty from ed until 9 p.m. in the evening when the Central and North of China. both partice, insisted that the Con- Marshal Chiang holds that eo long ference should come to an end. as the Kuomintang is divided it The foreign delegates have tele-Judge Bechy ordered work to be will be at the mercy of the Peiyang | graphed to their respective govern militarista of Northern China. Mr. meats and the agreement will be Wang Ching Wei, the leader of the signed as soon as it is approved. Left Wing, though he lost military nower as a result of General Chang Fat Fui's defeat, is still regarded BRAZIL AND EXTRALITY. ne the most influential man in the Kuomintang. Marahal Chiang Kai

(Wah Tez Tat Pao). Shek is waid to be willing to sur-

The Judge joined the State Gov- only private enterpries could make render to lum control over party

SHANGHAI, Jan, 29. *

crament as party to the dispute. available necessary oil stores with-affairs and certain administration The Ministry of Foreign Affairs The State Government then decided He concluded by expressing the in a short period.

posts in retum for support of the bas telegraphed to Tai En Bai, to apply to the High Court for an fullest hope that the most pleasant Production of the files will be Nanking regime. This would give Chinese Minister to Brazil, instruct-injunction to restrain the Federal harmonies will in future dominate | awaited with greatest interest in Chiang Kai Shek a chance to un- ing him to negotiale rith the Arbitration Court from exercising prece que vn Aavanufaag, un Büchter Guremiadar with regard Hy jurisdiction Ever zu State Gove speaking countries.

cerning their nature. --

tarists.

to Extrality.

ernment.

an official.

It is alleged that he obtained the bills by fraud and forged the signsture of the Soviet Commercial Agent

Litvonoff maintains that he act ed throughout entirely upon the orders of his superior, M. Touroff, who was killed in Moscow in 1923.

The principal accused also do clares that the proceeds of the draft

WESHINGTON, Jan. 21. The Department of Labour re- ports that for the first time since the crash on the New York Stock Mülkerir Geistory sheroproyzze figures have revealed a decrease....work.

out.

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resumed on December 20 in the mines in the Newcastle arez, on pre-stoppage wage rates, The award was to operate only until December 31, without prejudice to the parties in connection with the full hearing of the dispute which came up to-day.