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APPEAL FOR RELIABLE NEWS ONLY.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD AND THE PRESS.

A FANTASTICAL UNTRUTH NAVAL CONFERENCE.

CATEGORICALLY DENIED,

WORK PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Lordon, January 23... A strong appeal to the Press to publish only reliable stories was made by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in addressing ́a gathering of a hundred journalists at the 'con clusion of this morning's session of the Conference. The Prime Minister said he was horrified al ...yesterday's fantastical untruth. . (This was a rumour from an Áme- rican source that M. Tardiou had talerposed to mediate in an Anglo-American rift, which was later categorically denied),

Mr. MacDonald said "that if every test proposal at the con- ference was published and commented upon, the Conference would soon prove abortive.

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SIR M. HANKEY TO BE SECRETARY-

GENERAL.

FIRST PLENARY SESSION.

})}

[TROCAH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

LuxDON, Jan. 23,

The Naval Conference first plen ary session opened at St. James Palace "to-day, the proceedings be ing private. There has been much previous negotiation between the delegates as to the broad lines of the business. These conversations will continue this afternoon and it will be some days before, the full çonference will be in a position to consider the basic problems arising out of the different categories of ships and to encounter the really difficult practical issues.

The conferes assembled in the best of spirits and a well-informed authority interviewed by Reuter caid, "all that has happened in the way of preparation and pre- liminary conversations has been quite normal and healthy."

SIR MAURICE HANKEY.. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1

LONDON, Jan. 23.

The conference, which adjourned at noon, appointed Sir Maurice Hankey to be Secretary General.'

Lt. Col. Sir Maurice Hankey, G.C.B., was eduented at Rugby. In 1995 he entered the Royal Marine Artillery and spent a large portion of his military career with the Naval Intelligence Department. He retired in November 1918 with the rank of Lt. Colonel,

GUESTS OF THE LORD MAYOR.

BRITISH WERKLESS SERVICE]

Rooay, Jan. 23.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1930.

All delegations will be prescat to-night at a banquet at the Guild Hall given in their honour by the Lord Mayor of London.

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A Busy Day. [BETTIE WIRELESS SERVICE]

Roosy, Jan. 23. At Downing Street the Prime Minister began a busy day with

STALIN BARKS FOR YEN HSI SHAN TAKES

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BLOOD.

PEASANT PERSECUTION

ORDERED,

RIGOROUS, MILITANT

COMMUNISM.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

"

RIGA, Jan. 23. Stalin has made an important statement to the effect that the present Soviet Communist policy is a resumption of rigorous, militant Communiem and war against the capitalist elements" in Soviet villages and the rejection of the

tolerant policy

prevalent until the end of last year. The immedi ate object thereof is the extermina- tion of the entire kulak (pensant households owning three cowe or equivalent other livestock) class by depriving them of the right to cul- tivate the soil. says that Comrades must direct their blows aggressively in accord- ance with the Party's changed attitude.

The statement

QUITE UNCHANGED.

COMMUNIST PROPAGANDA GOES ON.

[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}

Roger, Jan. 24.

In the House of Commons at question time Mr. Henderson stat-

paganda agreement, and stated that

the usual weekly Cabinet Counciled that it was too early yet to form which took place an hour earlier a conclusion as regards the definite than is customary. Immediately effect of the British-Soviet pro- afterwards he was present at a meeting between the French and

message from the Third Interna. british delegations, which Colonel tional, published in a daily paper Ralston, the Canadian delegate, also attended. The purpose of this on January 1, led him to inform gathering was to review the points the Soviet Ambassador that such raised by the French and British action was calculated to impede Governments in their published memoranda of December 20 and the improvement of British and January 10, It waa found that Russian relations, which was the certain points needed further cbject of the impending negotia- ducidation and it was agreed to consider these points at a further tions. His Majesty's Government meeting next Friday.

at present did not propose to take further action.

Premier Confers With Signor Grandi.

Sir Maurice has acted as secre-

In the afternoon the Premier tary to many committees, in 1912 to proceeded to the House of Com- the Committee of Imperial Defence, mons, where he remained during 1916 Secretary. War Cabinet, 1917 question time, after which he was Imperial War Cabinet, 1919 British visited by Signor Grandi, with Secretary Peace Conference, 1921 whom he had a general discussion Washington Conference, and Lon-on conference business. This even- don International Conference on Reparations 1924.]

The French Standpoint, [THROUGH "REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 23. M. Tardieu's speech dwelt upon the extent of the French Colonial Empire. France's Colonial Com- merce has quadrupled in twenty years and France must be able, firstly, always to count upon her navy, for the transport of necessary forces anywhere in her empire: secondly to make sure that the whole national resources could he available for the defence of the homeland.

M. Tardieu concluded by saying that much depended upon knowing whether the country, in case of conflict, must rely on itself or whe- ther international co-operation would be organised against aggressor.

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Italy's Reliance on the Sea. Signor Grandi said that Italy was practically an island, without raw materials, and threequarters of her food was brought by sea, The 820, he said, "is our life,"

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· OUTLINE OF PROCEEDURE,

PREMIER'S OPTIMISM

ing he broadcast from his study in Downing Street a message which was sent by a short wave station SW and relayed throughout the United States. A little later he had a further conversation with the chief Japanese delegate,

Wakatsuki.

Mr.

AMERICA, AND JAPAN.

DELEGATES IN CONCLAVE,

(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 22. Immediately after conferring with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at No. 10, Mr. H. L. Stimson called upon the Japanese delegates to the Conference.'

"

Government's "Russian Friends,"

RUGBY, Jan. 90,

of the Russian Third International, The message from the President which appeared in the first issue of a Communist daily paper published in London on January 1, described the paper as a new and powerful working class in its fight against weapon in the hands of the British capitalism and the "Social-Fascist" Labour Government. It said that the paper should be a rallying. point against the Labour. Govern- ment, rationalisation, anti-Soviet intrigues, colonial brutalitics and preparations for another Imperi- alist war."

British Government's Optimism. Replying to a question as to whe- ther there had been any definite im- provement in respect of Soviet pro paganda as the result of the recent agreement Mr. Henderson said, to- day that, although the Government were not yet without hope that the agreement would result in a per- Inament improvement, message from It is declared that the delega- the Third International had led tions are still busily occupied, him to inform the Soviet Ambas chiefly concerning matters of pro- andor that such action was calculat cedure. Their discussions wered to impede that improvement be continued during the evening. tween the two countries.

In American quarters it is stated that much useful work has been ac complished, particularly ot the meeting held last night;

Owing to the limited accommo- dation at the Conference Room at St. James's Palace, each delegation has been asked not to send more than fifteen persons on each occa sien of a full meeting of the Con-

Mr. MacDonald addressing the ference, "including technical ad- above mentioned gathering of visors and members of their Be- journalists said that the Conferencecretariat.

had unanimously passed the re- solutions for the appointment of

a committee of all the delegates to carry out the main work of the Con- ference.

Was

then The

PRIME MINISTER'S APPEAL

TO AMERICA,

WHAT BRITAIN HAS

SACRIFICED. ́.

COMMUNIST RIOTS IN

POLAND.

STERN ACTION. BY AUTHORITIES.

THROUGH MEUTER'S AGENCY.]

WARSAW, Jan. 22. Serious disturbances engineered by Communist agents occurred in difference centres of Poland, to-day, though the police soon gained com-. plate control of the situation.

The first outbreak occurred at Soltyese, near Lwew. Taking ad- vantage of the prevalance of un- cruployment, A huge crowd of Ukranina Communists attacked the police station at Soltyere, and fred a number of shots.

The police were forced to retaliate and in the subsequent shooting, two Communists were killed and several wounded, while a number of police- men wore wounded. The Police ffected the arrest of fourteen of the ringleaders.

The Conference adjourned till next week. -vice-chairmanship, when Mr. Mac-

Donald is not presiding will go [BRITISH WIKELESS SERVICE.) to the heads of the foreign delega tions in alphabetical order. 'Mr.

Rigay, Jan, 22. MacDonald added that to-day's

The Premier in his broadcast proceedings consisted of a friendly mensage to United States said. round-table discussion of the naval "Before the conference started, the needs of the various nations from delegations had been discussing the viewpoint of their respective their differences and we so hard geographical situations and poli- at that now. If it were a matter tical responsibilities. "It was a of two or three delegations, the really interesting and most in-differences might be adjusted in forming and friendly business" open conference, but when there are Grudziadz, in Polish Pomerania, There was no hostile desire on five, many exchanges of views are was the scene of another incident, the part of any delegation to required and a delicate handling Hero, the police were forced to question another. The Prime Min has to be adopted. The prelimin- repel an attack of seven hundred ister said that he was meeting the aries for agreement must thereforemn. led by agitators, on the Town heads of the delegations this after. be conducted to a great extent be-Hall of Grudziadz. moon to consider procedure. The tween separate delegations and can Similar incidents occurred.at broad. lines of the business were;ba openly, debated only after there Sosnowiec and Zdunakaweln, near

Es to comander fett us The sex, 75 Y Thorough proliminary under Lodz. A number of the ringlead secondly the fleets laid down al- standing amongst the countries are wore arrested and were found ready, and thirdly the fects provid- | affected.

to be the so-called "professional ed for by votes of Parliament.

agents" of the Communist Party.

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OFFICE.

HIS "PEACE PRESERVING CORPS."

LIKELY TO BE NEEDED?

(Wah Taz For Paa):

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SHANGHAI, Jan, 93, Ten Hi Shan took up the post of Vice-Commander of the Nátional Lead, Naval and Air Forces on Wednesday morning. The coro. mody was conducted by Wu Teh Chen, Chiang Kai Shek's delegate.

In the course of his speech, Yea mid that he would try his utmost to achieve unity in the Kuomintang. and in the country..

to

Another wire states that Yen Hei Shan has organized four "more "Pance Preserving Corps " garrison Hopci, Chahar, Suiyuan

Shanxi, Fle and

has appointed Hon Shou sang, Hsu Shou Chun, Lu Feng Nien and Koo Fa Jen sa commanders of these corps.

To Disarmament.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23.

Chang Hauch Liang is increasing the armaments of the Three East- ern Provinces to protect the frontier." Recruiting officers are bury and large numbers of horses have been secured for the Man- churian cavalry,, A number of gun- boats will be built and aeroplanes' purchased.

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MORE FIGHTING IN HONAN,

(Wah T: Fat Pao).

HANKOW, Jan. 23. The anti-Nanking, troops under Sun Tien Yin are at Siping and Yencheng in Honan on the Peping- Hankow Railway while the rem nants of Tang Seng Chi's troops, sumbering about ten thousand, are rallying at Siayang to the south of Siping.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE BURGLED.

POLICE RETICENCE.

We understand that between 1.43 and 8a.m. yesterday a burglary took place at Govern- ment House.

The extent and nature of the burglary, is unknown and in- quiries from the Police have el elted the reply that no in formation could be given on the matter officially," It is under- atood that investigations are proceeding but no arrest kas been made.

Further ighting is expected in Honan in the near future, and trains from Hankow run as far as Chumatin only.

Bridge Destroyed.

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. A railway bridge on the Tientsin- Pukow Railway between Hatchow and Pengpu was blown up by Shih Ya San's troops on we morning of the 20th.

ECONOMIC POLICY.

WHAT THE GOVERNMENT

HOPES TO DO.

Wah Tr Yat Pao),

NANKINO, Jan. 23. It is understood that the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Labour and Commerce have de cided upon the following remedica for the financial crisis:

1. The value of gold and silver should be regulated."

2. Speculative activities will be suppressed.

3. Prices of commodities shall be fixed after the abolition of the tael system..

4. Measures ehall be taken to prevent the sudden rise or fall of the value of the currency.

THE BOXER INDEMNITY.

CANTON-BANKOW RAILWAY DISCUSSED IN COMMONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 23,

In the House of Commons to-day, Mr. F. S. Cocks (Lab, Brixtowe), asked the reason for the delay in settling the question of the disposal of the Boxer Indemnity. Mr. Ar- thur Henderson said, that the Chinese Government's proposal to invent bulk funds in the completion of the Canton-Hankow Railway brought to the fore questions of pre-existing agreements and obliga tions, which required careful con- sideration, and this had delayed progress towards satisfactory ar rangements in regard to inddemn- ity.

New proposals were now being "Tiscussed between Hi Majesty's Minister and the. Chinese Govern ment.

(Continued at foot of next column).

CANTON MILITARY

SUCCESSES. ·

** IRONSIDES" HARD PRESSED.

CHEN CHAK DEFEATS HAINAN REBELS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

ADMIRAL BYRD'S DIFFICULTIES,

APPEAL FOR BRITISH AND NORWEGIAN HELP.

FEARFUL CONDITIONS IN ROSS SEA.

[RCUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE

New YORK, Jan& 23. According to the New Fork CANTON, Jan 23 forced to spend another winter in Timra, Rear-Admiral Byrd may be The Expedition to the island of Little America (the new Antarctic Hainan under Admiral Chen Chak and which he recently discovered). meeting with "gratifying success. The conditions in Ross Sea are said Taing Wan, Fung Yang and Lik Lau have been successively captur

to be the worst in Antarctic his- ed, and the rebel forces are being

tory, driven back towards Kiangchow, of New York and the supply ship Admiral Byrd's flagship, the City the capital of Hainan. quantities of arms and supplies pase the ice barrier.

Large Eleanor Bolling may be unable to have been captured, and heavy Byrd's representative in New York Admiral "casualties bflicted. Again the has appealed to the State Depart

aeroplanes and guaioste played a

ment to enlist the aid of the most effective

part and largely responsible for the vicwhalers in Ross Sea.

powerful British and Norwegian

torica.

ware

Reports have come to hand that Wu Tau Nan, the insurgent leader, bas heen taken prisoner! He was was directing operations against the Government troops in, the vicinity of Kiungchow when he realized that his men were being surrounded. and that defeat was imminent. He tried to extricate himmelf with a group of immediate followers but he failed to break through and was captured! This notorious bandit

chief will be

brought to Canton shortly.

The Government troops are now in the outskirts of Kiungchow and Hoihow, two moet important cities of Hainan and the defenders of the two places are being hemmed in from all sides, and their surrender is expected to-day or to-morrow at the latest.

IN KWANGSĮ.

From Kwangsi come reports that Li Po and Siu Yan, two important points on the Siu River soung ol Pinglak, have been captured from the Ironside "-Kwangsi coalition. A big drive is being launched on Linchow and Eweilia, the last two important strongholds of the inaur. geata. The Ironsides" are pre- paring to withdraw to Kweichow and southern Hunan, hoping to join hands with the other anti-Chiang elemonts un North. They are very short of aring and ammunitions and unxious, for this reason, not to risk battle with General Chen Taai Tong's men. Their whole object is to keep euch forces as they have intact, in the hope that "some- thing wil turn up.'

LUI WOON IM'S TROOPS.

CHANGE SIDES YET AGAIN:

According to the vernacular Press, two brigades of Lai Woon Im's troops

under Brigadier-Generals Chang Koon Chi and Yang Yi have declared for the Kwangs" Iron- side "coalition. Yang's brigade is moving northward from Kweiping

INDIAN POLITICIANS SENTENCED.

SEQUEL TO "SUFFERERS " DAY.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.1

CALCUTTA, Jan. 23. Subha S. Chandrabose, President, and Kiran Sankar Roy, Secretary of the Bangal Provincial Congrees Committee, and ten other promin- ent Congressmen including former members of the Bengal Council have been sentenced to a year's

gorous imprisonment ench charges of edition and conspiracy in connection with the demonstra- tion in South Calcutta is celebra- tion of "political sufferers' day."

ECONOMIC ADVISORY

COMMITTEE.

ANOTHER JOB FOR THE PREMIER.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.1

"LONDON, Jan. 22.

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WAR GRAVE'S COMMISSION.

IDENTIFYING THE DEAD GOES "ON.

OUR HALF MILLION "MISSING."

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Jan. 23. The ninth annual report of the states that the total number of Imperial, War Grave Commission British dead in the Great War re- gistered by the Commission is now 1,080,919.

Of this number 585,114 have best identified and buried in known as missing. But these are not ac- graves while 504,805 are recorded cepted as final figure. Every are still being feand in old battle week report reveals that the dead fields.

Sometimes they сар ba identified sometimes not.

In France and Belgium last year no fewer than 2.341 bodies were dis covered and removed to Commission cemeteries.

"During last year over 50,000 Bri- Liab visitors made the pilgrimage to the cemeteries in France and Belgium.

DEATH OF LORD ESHER.

PUBLIC SERVANT AND MAN OF LETTERS,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Jan. 23. The death of Lord Esher is an- nounced.

[Reginald Baliol Brett, and Vis- count Esher was born in 1882, being the son of the 1st Viscount Esher. Educated at Eton and Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge, he started his public career as private secretary to the Marquis Hartington (after wards the famous Dute of Devon- shire). He was elected to Parlia ment, for the Falmouth Division in 1830, in the Liberal interest, and became secretary to the Office of Works in 1893.

In the House of Commons, dur- In 1904, following the conclusion. ing question-time, Mr. Ramsay of peace in South Africa, he was MacDonald said the Government appointed Chairman of the import had decided immediately to estabant War Office Reconstruction De-

ish an Economic Advisory Council, partinent under the chairmanship of himself, Lord Esher was, however, best The Council would, he said, ab known as a writer of standard arb the existing Commission

of works On historical and Imperial Civil Research, and he hoped to subjects. His first publication, in secure the whole time services of 1922, "Footprints of Statesmen," two experienced economists to serve

was followed in 1807 by "The Yoke on the Council.

of Empire." and the Correspon dence of Queen Victoria" Other Roval biographies and studies were "the Girlhood of Queen Victoris and "The Influence of King Edward."

Perhaps his best known work was The Tragedy of Lord Kitchener," published in 1918.

Part of Labour Policy.

Recur, Jan. 23. A White Paper setting out the scope and functions of new Council will be issued shortly.

Lord Eeher married Eugenie, daughter of Louis Mayer, and his heir is the Hon. Oliver Sylvian Baliol Brett.

The present Viscount was at one time assitant private secretary to Lord Marley. He served with the

One of the two economists to be appointed, who will it is presumed constitute the secretariat for the Council, is Mr. Hubert Benderson, the late editor of the Liberal journal, the Nation and formerly lecturer in economics at Cambridge. to join Li Taung Jen's troops which The Proposal to set up such_a are advancing down from Liuchow countil was advocated by Mr. R. to attack Sunchow with Wuchow | Macdonald when he first took office | London. Regt, and at the War na their objective. The other in 1924, and in an official state- Ofice during the war. He married brigade under Chang is at Nanning ment of Labour Aima issued since in 1012 Antoinette, daughter of at present.

then, the establishment of this August Hectkacher of New York. Report as to the campaign "Economic General Staff," was and they have one son and three artinet the Ironsides," who are promised.

daughters.] planning to counter-attack the pro- Nanking forces, are menger, but it is said that the Ironsides" have retreated towards Liuebow.

The Organisation on somewhat similar lines to part of the in- dustrial policy of the Liberal Party

BRITISH CONSULAR

CHANGES.

TROUBLE IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

HONOURAS AND GUATEMALA

THIS TIME...

[Reuter's AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Jan 23.

A meseage from Tegucigalpa

GENERAL CHEN MING SHU.

RESIGNATION OF SECONDARY POST ACCEPTED,

(Wall Tat Yat Poo).

SHANGHAI, Jan. 23. (Wah Taz Fat Pao.)

The British Consul-General at Shanghai has been transferred to NANKING, Jan. 23, The Central Government has ap about February 10, to take up his Minister has announced the mobi Harbin, and he will leave here states that "the Honduras Foreign proved General Chen Ming Shu's

new post. His place will be taken | lisation of certain troops with the resignation of his post ce Commis-up by the British Consul-General at object of dieledging the Grate- sioner of Civil Affairs for Kwang: Shameen who will arrive at Shang-alan troops who are reported to tung and appointed Hsu Chung hai on February 10,

have occupied Honduran territory. Ching, the Commissioner of Educa tion, to succeed him. Kan Treng Ching has been appointed as. Hau's zuccessor. Chen Ming Shu will continue as chairman of the Pro- vincial Government.

SHANGHAI STRIKE.

(Wah Tez Fat Pao).

SHANGHAI, Jan. 93. Over seven hundred workers in the employ of the Electric Power station in the International Settle- ment have been on strike since Wednesday in consequence of the refusaltoin crease their wages..

Meeting China Half Way, H. Ia reply to Sir Walter de Freece, Mr. Henderson said that the prin- ciples suggested in the Memoran- dum of December 18, 1926, as the basis of the policy of the Powers principally concerned in China had been since consistently acted upon by successive. Governments in Great Britain. Mr. Henderson proceed- ed to enumerate the actions of Great Britain in that connection, comprising the. formal recognition of China's right to tariff autonomy, and the present negotiations at Peing in regard to extrality. He also related the steps that had been taken in pursuance of HisTM Mo- Testy a Governments for to accede various concessions to China as laid down in the memorandum of January 27, 1927.

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