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LIFE AND DEATH STRUGGLE.

DECISION OF MILITARY

·CONFERENCE.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1930,

SHANGHAI MOTOR-BOMB OUTRAGE AT BRITISH CLASH WITH

CAR TRAGEDY.

TWO KILLED AND TWO SERIOUSLY INJURED,

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI, August 25. A crop of minor car mishaps during the week-end culminated in tragedy overtaking o party of Chinese joy-riders."

Peirisa, August 23. Foreign reports from Tainan state that the military conference there decided to leave Han. Fu Chu to defend the line at the Yellow River and, to withdraw all the other Two were killed and two injured Nanking troops towards the Lung. in Frenchtown when a brand new hai Railway from for a life and Dodge sedan car crashed with terri- death struggle against Feng. Yufic force into an electric light pole. Hsiang.

Heavy gunfire is going on across the Yellow River in the vicinity of Taibo and Lokow.

MUKDEN ATTITUDE TOWARDS NANKING:

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY:]

NANKING, August 25. The arrival of Mr. Waak Chia Ching, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, hare this morning with his family, from Mukden, is regarded As an events of political signifie- ance, demonstrating General Chang Hsuch Liang's attitude.

The Vice-Minister, who is a Manchurian nominee, declared that General Chang is a loyal, of the Central Government.

supporter

SHANTUNG FINANCES.

REORGANISATION BY

·FINANCE MINISTER,

(THROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.}

NANKING, August 23.

Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, is shortly leaving Hat kot for Tsinan, where he will commence the reorganisation of the finances of Shantung Pro- vince.

SIR MILES LAMPSON.

ARRIVES AT WEIHAIWEI ON H.M.S. CUMBERLAND.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

WEIHM WEI, August 25. H.M.S. Cumberland arrived here on Sunday morning with Sir. Miles Lampson, the British Minister to China, on board..

H.M. S. Petersfield sailed from here on Sunday evening for Pei- täiho.

CALCUTTA.

POLICE COMMISSIONER'S CAR DAMAGED.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALCUTTA, August 95. Two bombs thrown the car in

which Sir Charles Tegart, Police Commissioner," was driving to his ole exploded in the roadway and wounded the driver and daraaged

the car.

Sir Charles Tegart was not hurt, but one of the assailants was hit The survivors, who sustained ter-by fragments and is believed to rible facial injuries are not ex. have been mortally injured. pected to recover,

The car, which was travelling at a speed of 60 miles an hour, swerved deeply in order to avoid collision" with another car, and the impact was so great that the reinforced concrete electric standard two feet in diameter was torn from its foundations and toppled on top of the car, reducing the car to match wood and bespattering the paye ment in a pool of blood,

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DUCHESS AND BABY PRINCESS:

NO SPECIAL TREATMENT

ADMINISTERED..

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

LONDON, August 24. Various statements purporting to give the weight, height and names of the infant Princess aro categorically denied from Glamis Castle.

It is officially stated that the in- fant weighed 6 lbs. 11 ounces.

Sir Henry Simpson denies a

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GERMAN AIRMAN'S QUIET ATLANTIC FLIGHT.

THREE HOPS ON EAST TO WEST TRIP

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FREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, August 24. A trans-Atlantic flight has been accomplished by the German air-

Gronau, who landed Queensport Harbour, Nova Scotia, to-day.

man

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Gronau flew a flying-boat from Germany, stopping at Reykjavik, Ivigtut and Greenland.

ACROSS-AMERICA FLIGHT,

NEW JERSEY YOUTH BEATS RECORD:

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, August 24. Eddie Sneider, an eighteen-year old Jersey City airman, landed at Roosevelt Fields this afternoon and a half the junior cord of after breaking by about an hour

newspaper report that the Duchess was given twilight sleep, and em- phasises that everything was nor-enat trans-continental flight.

mal and continues so

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rcaey, August 24.

The following bulletin was issued from Glamis Castle to-day:-"The Duchess of York continues to make normal convalescence. Her Royal Highness had another excellent night's sleep and so had the baby. Princess."

TURKEY AGAIN APPROACHES PERSIA. NECESSITY OF MILITARY CO-OPERATION.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]

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25 hours 18 minutes for the west to The record was established by the late Frank Goldsborough, who crashed in the Vermont Mountaina inst month and died without re- gaining consciousness, Goldsborough

was 10 years of "age."

CHINESE UNWANTED IN MEXICO.

ASSOCIATION FORMED TO DRIVE OUT ASIATICS.

TRIBESMEN.

HEAVY CASUALTIES IN HAND-TO-HAND FIGHTING.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

MALAYAN RUBBER INDUSTRY.

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI'S MISSION,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

SIMLA, August 23..

SINGAPORE, August 25. While reports from the Kurram In connection with his visit to region chronicle the complete sur Java, Sir Cecil Clementi, Governor reader of the Massorni tribesmen, of the Straits Settlements, inform a serious clash occurred with the ed the Legislative Council that the Hathikhel Wazirs resulting in Governor-General of the Dutch East heavy casualties, it hand-to-hand fighting.

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The British casualties were killed and 10 wounded, including Captain Ashcroft killed.

The Hathikhel Wazirs lost 26 killed and wounded and 70 pri-

soners.!

BRITISH TROOPS LEAVE PESHAWAR.

(THROFOB REUTER'S AGENCT.)

PESHAWAR, August 24. British troops have been totally withdrawn from the city.

The last report on the Peshawar situation, dated August 20, stated that conditions had greatly improv ed.

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The Afridis were believed to have dispersed and the district clear of hostile tribesmen.

LIQUOR SMUGGLING INTO UNITED STATES.

TRIBUTE TO CANADA.

[UNITED PRESS. }

Washington, August 19.-Special instructions were given to-day to ing questions which he is expected Mr. Hanford MacNider concern-

to discuss with the Canadian Gov-

liquor smuggling and the St erament, particularly concerning Lawrence waterway tariff.

Mr. MacNider said that Canada had proved very fair in its hand ing of the liquor problem, accord- ing to his observation.

Even though many Canadians have no sympathy with our pro hibition law," he said, "the Gov ernment has co-operated so far as possible..

"After all, even we do not know whether we have the right tion."

RUSSIAN

Indies had agreed to discuss the rubber industry with him.

کدیگر

Sir Cecil Clementi added that clearly no solution can be achieved by the unilateral action of Malaya, It is essential that we should have the views of the Dutch authorities. Sir Cecil Clementi is returning on Tuesday, and he hopes that the Malayan Government will then be fully informed on the views of the Dutch and be able to formulate policy.

PALESTINE EVENTS DESIGNS ON SIDKY

REVIEWED.

PASHA'S LIFE,

LEAGUE COMMISSION. REPORT ISSUED.

[TKROUGH REITER'S 'AGENCY.]

LONDON, August 23. The report of the League of Nations Mandates Commission on last year's disturbances in Pales tine has been issued simultaneously with the observations of the British Government on the report of the

Commission.

The Report expresses the opinion that the Arab outbreak was partly intended to resist the British policy in carrying on the Mandate, and it also expresses the opinion that lack of insight by the administra tion and the absence of proper pre- parations owing to inadequate forces were largely responsible for the loss of many lives..

The Commission recognises the delicacy of the position, but regrets

SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER DISCOVERED ON TRAIN,

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

Cacao, August 95. armed with a sharp axe was found A Berber dressed as a waiter and

in the corridor of a train outside the compartment in which the Premier, Sidky Pasha, was travel- ling to Cairo,

Shortly after the train left Alexandria the man was arrested.

It is believed that the suspect had designs on the Premier's life.

AMERICAN PEOPLE AND

THE LEAGUE,

FIVE MILLION DOLLARS GIVEN IN TEN YEARS.

The League of Nations has re-

BIG ARMS SHIPMENT GOES that on certain points the manda-ceived nearly 83,000,000 from pri

tory has not yet succeeded in giving vate American sources and the US.. full effect to all the provisions of Treasury during the past ten years, the mandate, and is of the opinion

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ASTRAY.

ALLEGATIONS, AGAINST

ITALY:

The Press is extremely indignant

part that 125,000 rifles, 5,000 ma- at an apparently well-founded re

chine guns and a huge quantity of ammunition found their way from Czecho-Slovakia into Hungary by roundabout, route and what is re- gerdeđ as more serious, with Italy's Enancial assistance.

These arme which were of an old model and no longer suitable for the Czecho-Slovak army were to be disposed of to a certain state in the Balkans and a Prague banking frm undertook to finance the transac tion. Thus, the allegations con- tinue, the arms were first shipped

..

that the fears of the Arabs regard according to a report issued by the ing their economic future aroused League of Nations Association- by the repeated sales of land to Geneva. Jews would largely be allayed by a Government agricultural policy to increase the cultivable area and methods of cultivation. instruct the Arabe in modern

As Great Britain paid 321,475: dollars as her share of the 1930 League Budget, it will be seen that The Commission declares that the although not a member of the mandatory must obviously return a League the American people con- all sections of the population which categorical and definite refusal to tribute unofficially an amount prac

are rebelling against the mandate.tically squal to that which is paid The task of the mandate is particu- by Great Britain. larly difficult, and the League of Nations is entitled to expect that the Palestinians will recognise in fairness the merits of the system, the international bases of which they are not in a position to challenge."

Since the League was organised 34 Americans have served on the secretariat staff. At the moment there are seven Americans on the League's payroll. During the last. ten yeare eight Americans have been employed by the International: Labour Office, while two Americans.

Britain's Observations,

vations say that the Commission The British Government's obser- appears disposed to acquit it of are on Director Albert Thomas's

to Vienna and, as the Balkan state any charge of failure in its daties staff at the moment. they were stored in a warehouse in question was unable to pay cash, regards, the establishment of a Most of the American money régime of self-government in

Palestine,

which bas poured into the Lengus's and that, generally is asserted that a representative of call in question" the conceptions offer interests. One gift of 82,000,000 whence they later disappeared. It speaking, the Commission does not coffers has come from the Rockefell the Italian Government bought up the mandatory as regards future for the new League library and the weapons and after having dis-

policy. The Government protests. Austrian Fascists, consigned the mission in basing much of their given personally by John D. Rocke- tributed a small quantity amongst against the procedure of the Com- several smaller donations were bulk to Hungary.

criticism on ex parte statements, and Ministry of War furnish informs for believing that the Arab out has been furnished by the Rocke The newspapers demand that the feels that the Commission's grounds feller, jun, and another 32,000,000 as a shady and highly disreputable ed against the British are scarcely in advancing the work of the health tion on what is being characterized break was premeditated and direct- feller Foundation, to be used chiefly transaction, and, if the report adequate. The,, Government points

should be confirmed, that the Gov out that since 1921 Great Britain section in establishing the Singa erament take steps to repair the has provided over £8,000,000 to pore Epidemiological Base and con- assist the Palestine Government, ducting international health ex- and has further guaranteed a loan of £4,500,000 for expenditure on public works, and therefore claims that is has not been neglectful in its" development obligations.

blunder. PRINCESS"

DISAPPEARS.

WARRANT ISSUED. FOR

ARREST.

CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE KURDS.

[UNITED PRESS.] "Mexico City, July 25.-An or ganization called the Nationalist Alliance of Chihuahua, whose pur- pose is to drive out all Asiatics, has been formed in Chihuahua and

TRIBESMAN'S ATTACK ia reported to be gaining many ad

Paris, August 19.-White Russian

BEATEN OFF

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.] berents in Coahuila and Sinaloa.

circles here are much interested in Memorials directed by the group the reports from New York in- Angora, August 18.-An official

Roody, August 24. CONSTANTINOPLE, Aug. 24.

to the Chamber of Deputies and dicating that the police there are report says that rebellions Kurdish manent Mandates Commission to The general report of the per The Turkish Government has the National Revolutionary Party Puzzled by their failure to sacar-tribesmen attacked the Turkish the Council of the League of No SHANTUNG. PROVINCIAL gont a new Note to Persin insisting urged that official assistance be tain the whereabouts of the self- forces near Agridagh and were re- tions dealing with events in Pales on the necessity of Turco Persian given their cause without delay, styled Princes Anastasia of Russia, nulsed with heavy losses, two of tine last August and September GOVERNMENT RESIGNS.

military co-operation against the

as the presence of great numbers whose permit to stay in the United their chieftains being found among will be officially published to-mor Kurde.

of Chinese in the northern disStates expired last week and, was the dead. (Fah Fez Xat Pao).

The Note also urges that the rec-tricts is prejudicing the intéreste not renewed in spite of the entron- It is further stated that now the row, and at the same time the offi- tification of the frontier is indis of native labourers, shop-keepers ties of Anastasia's hostess, Mrs. Persian frontier guards also dis

eial text of the. British Govern pensable and claims that the Tur- and others. The memorials. NANKING,, August 25.

ask Leeds.

play an increasing activity in dis

ment's commenta on the report kish military operations in the re- also the enactment of a law pro- Subsequently a warrant was issu- lodging the rebels from the moun- Colonial Office.

will be issued in London by the The Central Government has re-

gion of Mount Ararat are legi-hibiting marriages between Mexied for Anastasia's arrest and de taina. The authorities are, there- ceived a telegram from the Chair-timate defensive measures.

cans and Asiatics. The signers deportation but she disappeared and fore, confident that the first snow man (General Chen Tino Yuan).

clare the children of such marri-it is believed that she either com-which is expected to come next and members of the Shantung Pro-Persia declared that the Governeration.

The last Note received from ages exhibit signs of racial degen-mitted suicide or has been spirited month will materially help in dis- away by her hostess to an unknown posing once for all of the Kurdish vincial Government tendering their ment could not in any circumstan. The Interior Secretary, Colonel destination. Although it appears menace. $ resignation.

Furthermore it is expressly stated ces consent to military co-operation Carlos Riva Palacio, announced on quite certain that the woman is with Turkey against the Kurd, in Monday in response to similar re-nothing but a swindler, there are

that relations with Persia continue Persian territory,

presentations from other sources still quite a number of Russian amicable and that although the The refusal was regarded at Con- that immigration agents were find-emigrees here who trust in her latter does not officially approve of stantinople as being inconsistent ing many foreigners residing illeg-claim of being member of the the Turkish operations in its ter- with Persia's recent assurances of ally in Mexico and that "boat Czar's family,

ritory, it nevertheless sympathizes friendship.

loads" of them soon would be, de-

with Turkey's efforts to cope with ported. These were said to inelude.

the Kurds. numerous persons of several Euro- pean nationalities and from the Near East, as well as Chinese.

FUTURE PROGRAMME. OF NANKING.

SWEEPING REFORMS

PROMISED.

In regard to the abolition of for eign extraterritorial privileges in A China, Dr. Wang Chung Hui, Pre- sident of the Judicial Yuan, at an interview last week, stated that negotiations regarding the proce- dure of abolition between the Gov ernment and the foreign Govern- ments concerned were continuing.

He expressed the belief that with practically all of the Powers con cerned already agreeing in princi ple to the abolition, complete re alization of the Government's legi. timate pepirations in this respect vas merely a matter of time.

AMERICAN CONSUL AT GENEVA.

COMPETENT "OBSERVER!! OF LEAGUE'S ACTIVITIES.

[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

FRENCH STRIKE GETS WORSE.

"EMPLOYERS, STUBBORN

WASHINGTON, August 24.

ATTITUDE. Mr. Prentiss Gilbert, head of the Political and Economic Informa Paris, August 18. The strike tion Division of the State Depart situation in Northern France re ment, has been appointed United mains for the time being the most States Consul in Geneva with a interesting and important of all view to having there a competent subjects of discussion in French observes of the activities of the Prom and political quarters. League of Nations.

It is emphasised that no change of policy towards the League is indicated by the appointment.

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M. TARDIEU GOING. TO GENEVA

TO LEAD FRENCH DELEGATION.

....

MIDNIGHT RAMBLË.

DOWN JACOB'S LADDER BY HUMAN CHAIN.

changes. Other sums have been pré- seated to the League by American social hygiene organisations, by the Woodrow Wilson, Foundation, by the Carnegie Corporation, and pri vate individuals,

To date a total of 341 Americans, educational, social, financial, and prominent in political, scientific, industrial spheres have co-operated commissions, and committees with the League on

187 different:

COMEDIAN ON "HARD TIMES." BILLY MERSON'S EARNINGS. That he only made £7 or £8 & week for himself was stated by Billy Merson, the comedian, at Westminster County Court last! month.

Mr. W. P. Doyle, barrister, for A party estimated et between 300 John Horne, Ltd, printers, Char- and 400 walked over Kinder Scouting Crossroad, applied for an in heavy rain Last month. The order on a judgment against the route was down Jacob's Ladder to comedian, whose real name is Mr Edale, on to Mam Tor, through the William Henry Thompson Goyt Valley to Hayfield. When On April 10, in the High Court, Mount Famine was reached, the judgment was obtained for £177 party was well ahead, of time, and and 201 costa ay plaintiffs against a divergence to the Mr. Thompson. Up to the present Chapel-en-le-Frith main road and they had not received a penny. back to Bayfield that way. The distance was about sixteen miles, and it took eight hours to accom plish.

LEAGUE COUNCIL'S VACANT there waS

SEATS,

CHINA'S" CLAIM CONTESTED.

Wouldn't I be right in saving you were among the first flight of comedians to-day 1" Mr. Doyle ask." ed-Billy Merson-Yes. A

You will probably command a

Geneva, August 19A sensation

Genera, August 18.-Indications has been crented here, by there are accumulating that the three seats party, but there was no dropping greater salary than most artists? I

Girls formed about half the port from Paris saying that Pre- in the Teague of Nations Council out in consequence of fatigue. The don't know, that is not so obvious mier Tardieu will personally head becoming vacant this year will be ramble was organised by Phan-at the moment. the French delegation to the forth keenly competed for. The states tom," the name adopted by a mem- coming September session of the vacating their seats are Cuba, ber of the Manchester Ramblers you been earning since April 70.

Judge Tobin: How much have League of Nations Assembly,

Finland and Canada. Cuba's seat Federation. Its object was to show Billy Merson I have earned on League has not yet been officially states and will probably be awarded without rowdyism or damage to my staff to keep the de

Although the secretariat of the is claimed by the Latin American that rambling can be carried out the average £35.a week, but I have notified of such an intention on the to Guatemala while Norway is as other people's property. He ex part of the French Premier, the piring to Finland's seat on the pressed himself as well satisfied the staff-Ten pounds a week.

Judge Tobin What do you pay. Bo far from weakening, the report is generally credited and it grounds that it is reserved for the with the experiment, and said, that Well that left you about £330 in strike, which on Monday entered is believed, that he is actuated by Scandinavian countries

other midnight rambles would be the last 13 weeks. Why is it you upon its fourth week, is growing in three motives, firstly the wish to The last remaining seat will pro- organised. At Jacob's Ladder he haven't paid anything There intensity and is morcover broaden rescue France from the somewhat bably be claimed by China, the formed two human chains about were more pressing ones than that ing into a national issue which is precarious position into which the South-American Union and Bel- three feet apart, each link in the judgment Mr. Prentiss Bailey Gilbert was chiefly due to the intransigeant drifted in consequence of Foreign gium, In this respect it may be ohnin flashing an electric torch, Judgo Tobin' How much He also intimated that after the educated at who curtly turned down all duga (project secondly by the hope to be Lin... September, as South African 1 km shine and praiad jeg fald

at. Rochester-University attitude of the textile employers Misiais Friends Pas tropan umat the presa a GOICES | INE MAm-oday passsa between the do you make for yourself present. punitive expedition Wand brought to a condition, we Guy Country And Cend, Filippine gestion of meditation, & adhd able to revive the Franco-Italian Premier General Hertzog as leather the bottom of the Ladder without ernment would carry out sweeping Islands. Between 1911 and 1818 he which is severely criticized by the negotiations in a personal inter of the South African delegation is accident or mishap. The walk over pay 20 a week.

Mr. Doyle asked for an order to political reforms. A reorganiza travelled in Europe, the Oriont, majority of the newspapers includ view with Italian Foreign Minis generally taken as an announce Rashup Edge was very treacherous Judge Tobin: Can he pay that ↑ tion of the provincial governments Australasia, Oceania and Centraling Le Petit Parisien which cliamter Grandi, and thirdly by a de- ment of the Union's bid for a seat following the heavy min, hut the Billy ferson I hope to, but 1 now under the Northern rebol, and America and organised and became pions the workers cause and consire to discuss with German, For in the Council which will also be procession about half a mile. Jong am in terrible financial distress in other regions which have not first director of the School of Ex demns the employers, declaring eign Minister Curtius, the recent strongly supported by Great with electric torches ensured been functioning with success tension Teaching, University of that the strikers are fully justified unfavourable development of Britain while France will champion safety and presented a weird £3 a week, with liberty to apply Judge Tobin ordered payment of would Elso be effected,

Rochester

in their demanda.

Franco-German relatione.

the claims of Belgium.

spectacle;

after Oatober 30,

Hilly Me