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ITLE OF LUNGHAI ALL QUIET AT

AMPAIGN'S DECISIVE

BATTLE.

THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.}

PEPINO, Jane 8, bliable foreign messages report & very severe battle has been ing on the Lunghai front during

past week.

is confirmed that Chiang Kai

sustained a check about the tlast, but since then he has own in large reipforcements. Chiang Kai Shek is employing at at ten divisions there, while the lies have also received large re- forcements

Chiang, Kal Shek is attempting to tflank the allies' right wing and advance towards Kaifeng from he south, but he is meeting with ery stern opposition.

The result is still hanging in the ialance.

TSINAN

PEACEFUL ENTRY BY SHANSI TROOPS.

POWERS TO MEDIATE IN NORTHERN STRUGGLE?

Tsinan was taken over by the Shansi troops peacefully at noon an Wednesday. As there were no

loyal troops in the vicinity, nothing untoward cccurred. Peace and order are

now being gradually restored.

Before the evacuation of the Nanking troops under Han Fu Chu, the Provincial Government of Shant

re-

tung and the various Governmental organisations in Tainan were moved to Tsingtao by rail. telegraph station has also been removed there.

The

Over 10,000 of Han's troops have Brrived at Chowtsun on the Kino chow-Tsinan Railway, where Gen-

This may prove the decisive eral Han is staying. battle of the campaign.

GOVERNMENT FORCES'

PROGRESS.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]•

SHANGHAI, June 26. An official, report from Kweitch

atates:-

General Li Fu Ying of the Shansi troops has been made Garrison Commander.cf Tsinan.

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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1930.

TIENTSIN CUSTOMS BOYCOTT OF BRITISH

DISPUTE.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OFFERS TO MEDIATE.

· (ÍFah Ts: Fat Pao.)

TIENTSIN, June 26. The General Chamber of Com- merce and the Bankers' Association have taken steps to mediate in the Customs dispute.

authorities, is studying the ques- Mr. Simpson, with the Chinese

tion of the collection of Customs duties at Shanghai and elsewhere on goods destined for Tientsin.

No important decisions have yet been arrived at." Shanghai Chinese Superintendent's.

Vlows...

SHANGHAI, June 26. Mr. Lin Chi Wen, the superin tendent of the local Customs, stated of the Nanking Finance Ministry in an interview that the action to close the Customs house at Tien- tsin is only of a temporary nature.

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Legations Conference.

PEPINO, June 26.

BANKS IN INDIA.

MERCHANTS URGED TO WITHDRAW DEPOSITS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

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BOMBAY, June 98. An extraordinary meeting of the Bombay Cotton Brokers' Associa tion passed a resolution calling on Indian merchants to withdraw their July 1, and urging Indians to cease deposits fron British banks before,

to deal with such banks from that date.

•

CONSTITUTION OF

MALTA.

GOVERNMENT NOT YIELD ING TO VATICAN DEMANDS.

LORD STRICKLAND DEFENDS

HIS ACTIONS.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Mr. Liu added that, so far, the Central Government has not en- forced the decision,, to dispatch guabeats to examine vessels going to or departing from Tientsin."

RUGBY, June 25. Mr. Liu bitterly condemned Ten

In the House of Lords, Lord Hsi Shan's seizure of the Ticatsin Cushendan asked the Government Customs as a frustration of the whether they were still endeavour. organization of the national fining to renew negotiations for a Advance On Kaifeng.

ance, and a cured to the Customs Concordat between the ecelesiasti- According to message from administration.

cal and civil authorities in Malta, Hsuchow, the Nanking troops on

whether the former had yet given orders which would restore to the the Lungha Railway front have

electorate of the Colony complete been ordered by Marshal Chiang In a statement, the Dutch Minis freedom to exercise their political Kai Shek, since the arrival of the ter said that an important con-judgment, and how long it was ex reinforcements under General Moference was held by the authorities pected that it might be necessary of the foreign Legations or the to suspend the holding of elections "On the Lunghai Railway sector, Ping Wen, to advance on Kaifeng, 24th inst, for the discussion of the in the Colony. the left wing of the Government the capital of Honan, The Nan-Tientsin Customs issue, when it was forces, headed by a cavalry corps,king advance forces are said to protest with both Nanking and unanimously decided to lodge a is advancing through Kihaien to wards Kaifeng," and has reached a point 15 miles south of Kaifeng

"The centre of the Second Army Corps. penetrated the rebels' firet line of defence at Lanfeng, and is narching along the Lunghai Rail way line towards Kaifeng.

Ou the eping-Hankow Railway the Government units are continu: ing their advance towards the North.'

The message adda that the Kucminchun counter-attack in the Peping-Hankow Railway sector on the 4th inst. was repulsed after an eight-hour engagement.

Five thousand insurgents were captured.

Kuomintang Sustain Heavy Casualties.

-Fah Ts: Fat Pan.).

SHANGHAI, June 28. During the battle at Chihsien on the Lunghai Railway "line a few days ago, the Kuominchun troops

under Sun Liang Cheng sustained

heavy casualties.

Feng Yi Hsiang has instructed them to remain on the defensive.

Rebels Lose Heavily. -

(Fah Tsz Tat Peo.)

HANKOW, June 26 An official message from the front states that the rebels launched another offensive on the Govern- ment forces on Wednesday, but were defeated by the Government forces under Hsu Yuan Chuan, when 5,000 wers captured.

AMERICAN MINISTER

AT SHANGHAI.

(uh Tas Yat-Pao.) ;

SHANGHAI, June 28. The American Minister has ar rived here from Peping.

NANKING MAYOR RESIGNS.

Wah Tar Yat Pao.)

NANNING, Jone 26. Mr. Wei Tao Ming, Mayor of Nanking, has tendered bis resigna- tion.

ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION

EXPERIMENT.

FAILURE AFTER QUARTER OF A MILLION EXPENDITURE.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}.. HAYANA, June 25. An attempt to bring the Gulf Stream into the professor's labora tory near Matania, where turbines would have generated electricity, has failed owing to the giant tube of corrugated steel, 2,000 yards long, collapsing and being.com- pletely destroyed when it sank into the sea near Matanza.

have arrived at a point about 100 ¡ from Kaifeng.

Feng Yu Hsiang has ordered, the Kuominchun forces under Liu Yu Fen to move from the Peping Hankow Railway line to co-operate with the troops on the Lunghai line. As regards the situation in Railway line, everything appears Honan long the Peping-Harkow

to be quiet.

A private report from Peping states that in view of the chronic nature of the present warfare,' the authorities of the Legations are taking steps to mediate between the warring parties. The British Lega- tion is said to be especially interest. ed in that movement.

SHANSI FORCES ENTER TSINAN.

(THROUGH RETTER'E AGENCY."

PEPINO, June 93. It is confirmed that the Shansi

forces entered Txinantu yesterday

morning:

wards Chowtsun.

Han Fu Chu has retreated to Ma Hung Kwei is reported to be falling back from Taian towards Yenchow.

VICE-GENERALISSÍMO OF NATIONAL ARMY. QEANG HSUEH LIANG ACCEPTS POST.

(Wah T Tat Pas.).

MUKDIN, June 26.

Shanai should the duties of goods

destined for Tientsin be collected

by both parties.

The authorities of the Legations will take drastic action as soon as the dual collection of the Customs duties begins.

EAST AFRICA CLOSER UNION.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMIT- TEE PROPOSED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.

LONDON, June 26. Dr. Drummond Shields, Under- Secretary for the Colonies, stated in the House of Commons to-day that the Colonial Secretary, Lord Passfield, proposed shortly to move in the House of Lords that it was desirable that a joint committee of both Houses be appointed to consi

er he report on closer union in East Africa, drawn up by Mr. Hil ton Young, the Commissioner, and with a statement of the conclusions by Sir Samuel Willson, together of His Majesty's Government pub fished on June 19.

GREAT ICELANDTM FESTIVAL.

MILLENARY OF OLDEST PARLIAMENT.

KING OF DENMARK'S FIRST VISIT.

(THROUGH REUTER'8 AGENUT.)

REYKJAVIK, June 5. Thousands of foreigners, officials

fishermen of Iceland for the three and tourists from all over the world to-day mingled with farmers and

days' festival to celebrate the mil- lenary of the Icelandic Althing,

од

the oldest Parliament known. huge camp has sprung up Thingvellir plateau, which is cap- able of holding 30,000 people.

The King of Demark has arrived as the King of Iceland. This will be the first time that his Icelandic subjects have seen him.

British Delegates. Great Britain has bent delega- tions from both Hauses of Parlia ment aboard the battleship Rodney, while two of Britain's largest dy- ing-boats have flown out to Iceland' from Portsmouth.

SPLENDID ATI ANTIC FLIGHT.

FOG BANKS. HINDERED PROGRESS.

SAVED BY **WONDERFUL WIRELESS.

[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)

HARBOUR GRACE, June 95. The delay between the time of

o'clock in the morning, local time, the arrival of the "Southern Cross over the aerodrome at about six

and the actual landing half an

hour later, was due to the fact that thick fog almost blinded the avia- tors. They circled and re-circled the aerodrome before they put the nose of the machine towards the ground and risked a landing, which was successfully, made:

The four men were all in a very ft condition, but they were great Is hampered by fog on the coast of Newfoundland in the early hours of the morning.

Compass and Wireless Difficulties.

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Then they had trouble with their compass and with the wireless

The receiving gear.

wireless Divine Service in Open Air,

station at Capo Race was unable The feature of the festival to-day to give the "Southern Cross" her will be a divine service which will bearings, and Kingsford-Smith lost be held in the open air.

more time circling to the south- Afterward there will be a proces-cast of Newfoundland before estab- sion to the old Assize Stone, where lishing his position. meetings of the Althing were held for 900 years.

Latest Candidate for. League of Nations

On Friday, the real Althing may decide to enter the League of Na tons.

Saturday The jollifications on will include, as of yore, wrestling and national dances to conclude the festival

Appeal to Lord Strickland. Viscount Fitzalan appealed to Lord Strickland, Premier of Malta,

REYKJAVIK, June 28. who was present in the House, to

The oldést Parliament in the leviate the present situation and make some gesture that might' al-

world celebrated the thousandth anniversary of its birthday, to-day, which would place him in the posi-Festivities throughout Iceland in tion which he ought to hold in the honour of the Althing started this Island of Malta. "He believed much morning to continue until Satur good could come of such a gesture,day night. and that peace and spiritual wel- fare would be restored to that great historie island fortress.

Lord Strickland Defends Els Conduct.

...

This tiny republic, with a popula tion of only a little over 100,000, has thrown itself into three days of holiday-making on an occasion which is and which is likely to be-unprecedented.

Preparations have been going on

By this fire the wireless was functioning again, but the petrol supply was running dangerously low..

Os landing, Kingsford-Smith de clared: "But for the wonderful wireless we should never have escaped from the fog."

The machine is now being re- fueled, and when this has heen completed it is proposed to con- tinue immediately to New York

Flight to New York Continued." .

here

HARDGUR GRACE. June 26, The "Socthern Cross" has left

for New York,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICz.] Air Council's Congratulations.

RrGay, June 25. The Air Ministry announces that Lord Thomson, Secretary for Air, has sent the following message to Major Kingsford-Smith:-

"On behalf of the Air Council I warmly congratulate you and your comrades in the Southern Cross on your splendid Atlantic flight."

Airmen Nearly Blinded by Fog.

SHANGHAI PORT.

MANKING. TAKES OVER HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

QUARANTINE CODE DRAWN UP.

(THROUGH BUTER'S AGENCY.),

SHANGHAI, Juno" 28.

The Natichal Government ad- nounce that the Health Ministry on July 1 is taking over the Shanghai

time Customs, and it is hoped later Port Health Administration, hither- to under the control of the Mari

to extend the Ministry's super- vision throughout China.

A new quarantine code has been drawn up by the well-known Dr. Wu Lien Teh, who has been' op- pointed Health Officer, in co-opera- tion with Dr. C. L. Park, a League of Nations expert, which is chim- ed to be the most up-to-date in the world.

The Henith Ministry proposes shortly to catablish medical stations at Amoy and Swatow is connection with the huge emigration and im- migration of South Chica with Malaysia.

DISTURBANCE IN BOLIVIA.

MILITARY FIRE ON DEMONSTRATORS.

[IKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE

BUENOS AIRES, June 20

It is reported that 31 persons, including women and children, were killed and hundreds wounded at La Plaz, Bolivia, following a demon- stration against General Kund, Commanding the Government forces.

The forces fired on the mob, The demonstrators later paraded with the corpses.

Many arrests were effected, but the censorship is very strict, and no details are available,

ENGLAND'S TEST TEAM.

ALLEN AND WHITE INVITED.

facilities provided. Doctors are in the Atlantic in thirty and a half on Friday when the second Test match begins against the Aus attendance, and there is a drug hours, dies on to New York to-tralians have been sent to J. C. store, post-office, telegraph-office, morrow.

White (Somerset) and' G. O, B. Reykjavik, itself, there are only tica the airmen encountered. For nad a foreign money-exchange. In It is now revealed what difficul- Allen of Middlesex.

pleted, and it is expected that in fog off Newfoundland, some of four hotels, one of them just com over five hours they were circling.

many of the visitors will live on the ships that brought them here."

Lord Strickland thanked the

It is packed full of visitors from Government for the decision it had all parts of the world, en full that arrived at. He said that the Govern- veritable cities of tents have been ment's declaration did not mean erected at Thingvellir, the original suspension of the Constitution. It meeting-plaes of the Althing, and only meant a suspension of the elec-at Lake Reykjavik, to house them.

(THNOGNA PRUTEE'S AGENCY.) · tions. But, having got to that state, the problem was how to get now for almost a year, and the Major Kingsford Smith, the

LONDON, June 23, out, and the way to do that was tents which have been pitched in famous Australian airman, who

Mr. H. D. G. Leveson-Gower, regular camp formation near the with his three companions in the chairman of the Selection Com by further Ordinances.

Therefore he accepted, loyally scene of the festivities have been aeroplane "Southern Cross" "land-mittee, announced to-day that in- and freely, any apparent or real let cut at a moderate charge.ed at Harbour Grace, Newfound vitations to be present at Lord's diminution of his previous author-Water is laid on, and scullery land, this morning after crossing ity.

Defending his conduct of affairs in Malta, Lord Strickland said: times, but not always. I have been "I may have been tactless some

times, and I should not have been Governor under the Crown four Governor twice if I was."

Imperial Government Impartial.

Distinguished Visitors. Lord Passfield, Colonial Secre

One King, two Crown Princes, tary, said the Government had never taken sides in this matter. forty representatives of 25 "inde It was with the greatest regret that pendent States, 2,000 Icelanders liv the Government were driven to take ing in the United States, who char

tered two liners to bring them here, the step they had taken and ever {THROUGH REUTER'S AGENUT.1.

temporarily to suspend the Con- $0,000 Icelandic farmers, and at stitution. They were suspending least the same number of tourists from all over the world, are here the Constitution in order to save BOMBAY, June 25, The All-India Congress

of it. The Constitution was not be for the celebrations. The three Ahmedabad millowners has reached ing maintained if freedom of elec- Royal personages are King Chris an agreement fixing the price of tion was taken away. When theytian, Crown Prince Olav of Nor

tion, the Constitution would be re- Adolf of Sweden...

The official programme started át stored.

During the suspension, the Gov.my with divine service in the ernment would be carried on by the glen Almannagia. This was follow- Governor, by means of Orders-in-ed by a procession to Logberg, or the Hill of Laws, of the people from Council.

different districts groaped under

PRICE OF CLOTH IN

INDIA.

PREVENTING PROFITEERING.

Chang Hsueh Linng has wired to his delegate at Nanking saying cloth to prevent profiteering could get back to freedom of elec way, and Crown Prince Gustay

that as Manchuria is solidly behind the Nanking Central Government, he accepts the offer of the Govero ment appointing him Vice-General Naval and Air Forces. issimo of the Nationalist Army,

INDO-CHINA STUDENTS IN FRANCE.

ASSOCIATION DISSOLVED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PARIS, June 25;

As a sequel to the turbulent de monstrations of its members, the Association of Indo-China Students in France, has been dissolved by

the Courts.

ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET CO. DEFAULTS IN PREFERENCE DIVIDENDS.

· [THLOTGE. REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON. June 2" The Royal Mail Steam Packet Group has sprung yet another sur- prise on the City.

The Company itself announces that it will not pay the preference dividends on July 1.

compared with the March rates.

The millowners also agree not to produce cloth which can compete with homespuns..

PUNJAUS GO MENT

BANS ORGANISATIONS.

ENDANGERING PUBLIC

PEACE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

Lord Strickland and Colleagues to Remain,

banners.

At 10.30, n.m the festiviting were The Government, said Lord Pass-[declared officially open by the sing- field, were not going to give waying of the Icelandic national au- to the demands of the Vatican that them "O Que vors lands," by the Lord Strickland and his colleagues Thingvellir choir, followed by a should be removed.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] LAHORE, June 25. The Punjaub Government has de-

Electoral Law Null and Void, lared a number of "war councils"

MALTA, June 95, and civil resistance committees, to-

Important developments are ex- gether with the Workers Training pected to follow the action of the College and other Punjab organisa- Court of Appeal deciding against tions, as being unlawful on the the Government in a case affecting ground that they are interfering the validity of the laws enacted by with the maintenance of law and the late Legislature. endanger the public peace.

The plaintiff sought the specific

speech by "the Prime Minister, Tryggvi Thorhallsson, which in turn was followed by the first part of the festivities' cantata.

Foreign Delegates.

The King of Sweden opened the Althing at 11.30 a.m., and the Pre- sident of the United Althing de livered a speech. Part two of the cantata was then given, and after lunch the President of the United Althing received the guests at Log-

The Congress party has decided annulment of the election of a memberg, when delegates of foreign to ignore the order.

ber of the Senate and a member Parliaments delivered two-minute

SEVILLE SITUATION

IMPROVED.

"STRIKE" OF COMMUNISTIC ORIGIN.

of the Assembly of the late Parlia, ment as illegal.

The Treasury Counsel argued that by virtue of the recent ordin- ance the Court had no jurisdiction on such questions, but the Chief Justice decided otherwise and de- elared that the electoral law was null and void.

Government Appeal to Privy Council.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] The idea, elucubrated by the

SEVILLE, June 23... French scientist, M. Georges

There has been a distinct improve- Claude, was to utilise the differ-

The subsidiary White Star Comment in the "strike" situation. ence between the temperature of the Gulf Stream and the cold waters pany has also not earned sufficient which is authoritatively described beneath and thereby produce, electo meet the preference dividendes being of communistic origin. Committee of the Privy Council tricity.

payable on July 1 and the Royal The experiment cost £230,000 in-Mail Steam Packet Company is cluding railway a quarter of a consequently liable under the guar- mile long over the water.

antee.

The Governor does not intend to employ troops, but the police have been instructed to maintain order and protect willing workern

"Maura, June 20. It is understood that the Govern ment will appeal to the Judicial against the Court of Appeal's deci- sion that the Electoral Law was passed while two nuseated Benators continued to sit.

speeches. The remainder of the day was taken up by a concert, an official banquet, and a display of "Glims," or Icelandic wrestling.

To-morrow morning there will be speeches, recitala and horse-races, while in the afternoon the Icelandic Canadians will be welcomed offici- ally at Logberg, when they will deliver greetings from Irelanders in Canada. This will be followed by c pageant of old Tcelandic parlia mentary proceedings, with a con cert of modern music and athletics. On Saturday the Althing will be formally closed, followed by a con cert, a gymnastic display, a concert by the national choir. historical pageante, and finally the Fremier will close the festivities at Logberg.

the fog banks being so severe that Consequently, when he was fur the airmen were nearly blinded. ther delayed by fog, Kingsford- ac- Smith had to abandon the idea of They were unable to obtain curate bearings of their position reaching the main coast, where he owing to trouble with the compass had proposed to refuel in order and had to fy more or less at to go on to New York, and land- random. Eventually they located ed at Harbour Grace. their position by wireless.

The "Southern Cross" is only It had been estimated that the the second 'plane to fly the Atlantic petrol supply would be sufficient from east to west. The first was for thirty-eight hours Sying, but the 'plane of Captain Kohl, Major feld which few from Dublin to head winds bad caused a greater Fitmaurice and Baron von Huene-

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