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CHANG TSUNG CHANG.

STIRKING UP TROUBLE IN SHANTUNG.

(THROUGH RECTER'S AQINCT.]

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 1930.

PEITAIHO COMINGS AMERICAN CAPTAIN HARBIN TRAMWAY

AND GOINGS.

CHANG FRIENDLY TO

"HELD UP.”

CHINESE POSE. AS PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS.

BOTH SIDES."

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

PEPINO, August 20.

In the absence of war news the

PEIPING, August 20. Chang Tsung Chang is reported to be attempting to stir up trouble vernacular papers are daily making in Shantung, and his emissaries are features of the comings and goings alleged to have landed at Hai-at Peitaiho, where politicians and yang, north-eastward of Tsingtao, and enlisting the Red Spears, and also the notorious bandit leader, Wang Lan, who commands several thousand followers.

delegates of the leading military leaders are continually interviewing Chang, Hsueh Liang, but he ap pears as determined as ever to maintain neutrality, while express- Liu Chen Nien is reported to being friendship towards both sides.. sending troops to suppress these irregulars

NAMING BABY PRINCESS.

DUKE OF YORK TO CONFER WITH THEIR MAJESTIES...

[BRITISH WIRELESS KERVICE]

RUGBY, August 25. An indication of the excellent

progress which the Duchess of York and the infant Princess aro making is afforded to-day by the information that the Duke of York has motored from Glamis Castle

tc. Balmoral, where he is staying

until Friday.

It is understood that while at Balmoral the Duke will discuss with the King and Queen the

names

to be given to the new Princess, and that in all probabili- ty the

date and place of the christening ceremony will also be fixed.

When..he. returns

to "Glamis Castle, the Duke will immediately register the birth of his daughter with the registrar, who is also the local postmaster and general store proprietor,

When the Queen goes to Glamis Castle, to see the Duchess, it is understood that Her Majesty will take Princess Elizabeth back to Balmoral with her.

Sir Henry Simson, the Duchess' physican, who left Glamis Castle to-day for a day's grouse shooting. with the Earl of Strathmore, will start to-morrow on a few days motor tour.

CAPT. BARNARD'S LATEST EXPLOIT.

LONDON-TANCIER AND RETURN FLIGHT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUGBY, August 23.

Captain Barnard, the famous airman, left Lympne aerodrome at six o'clock this morning to make a non-stop flight of 1,200 miles to Tangier.

'SOUDANESE FANATIC ARRESTED ON TRAIN.

(THROUGH ENDTER'S AGENÓT.]

CAIRO, August 95. The man arrested on the train is

Soudanese, named Hussein Taher. He is a draughtsman, en- ployed by the State Railway, and was educated at Gordon College, Khartoum. His father, Taher Bey, formerly a Deputy, is a keen Bri- tish supporter.

(From Our Own Correspondent.).

SHANGHAI, August› 96. The Captain of the American steamer Golden Wall ordered off hawkers who were selling Hongkew

Hooch,"**

One of the bowkers was. injured during the altercation, upon which

two Chinese posing as officers of the Public Safety Bureau boarded the steder and held the Captain at the points of revolvers until the hawker, was compensated.

Thep the pseudo-officers left, but they returned a moment later and insisted upon searching the vessel, including the cabins of an Ameri- can Consul and his wife; who were en route to Sourabaya," and col- lected "squeeze."

Every hawker on board then de", camped before the arrival of the river police.

ously protested.

LAWSUIT.

JUDGMENT AGAINST. NATIONAL CITY BANK,

(From Our Own Correspondent,)

SHANGHAI, August 26. Judgment has been given in favour of the Harbin Tramway Company against the National. City

Bank of New York for the sum of $199,000, representing deposits plus accumulated interest.

INDIAN SITUATION IMPROVED.

CONGRESS MOVEMENT SAID TO BE DIMINISHING!

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

RUOBY, August 23.

In the weekly appreciation by the Government of India of the situs-

The American Consul, has vigoien in India it is stated that by August 19 the Afridi lashkar had dispersed, although a few small parties still remained in the dis trict. Congress emissaries from British territory are, however, re- ported to have passed up the Bara

SALVAGER'S ' PLAN "FOR

OBSOLETE CRUISERS.

A Cairo telegram in yesterday's issue stated that a Berber dressed TO TRANSFORM THEM INTO Valley to urge the Afridis to renew

as a waiter and armed with a sharp axe was found in the corridor of a train outside the compart- ment in which the Premier, Sidky Pasha, was travelling to Cairo. Shortly after the train left Alex andria the man was arrested. It was believed that the suspect had designs on the Premier's life.

POLISH CABINET.

GOVERNMENT FORMED BY

GENERAL PILSUDSKI

(THROUGH REUTER'S" AGENCY.]

WARSAW, August 25. General Pilsudski has formed a new Cabinet.

This follows the resignation of the

old Cabinet at the weekend when the Premier, M. Slawek, intimated that he could not carry ch.

FAMINE IN CHINA DISCUSSED.

SPEAKERS DIFFER ON VALUE OF ASSISTANCE.

[UNITED PRESS.}

Williamstown, Mass, August 91.— China's famine situation was

2

He expects to dine in Tangiertopic of discussion to-day at a early this evening, return to-mor

round table meeting of the Institute row morning and dine in London of Polities, as part of a general to-morrow evening.

Captain Barnard was attired as though he were just going for_a fip. round the aerodrome. He was wearing a golf guit, white can- vas shoes and no hat. He is using a Puse Moth machine, the same as he used in his fight to Malta,

TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN FAR EAST.

INQUIRY BY LEAGUE

COMMITTEE CLOSED..

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, August. 25. The Committee of Inquiry into the traffic in women and children in the Far East has concluded its work..

اسلام

It decided to confine the inquiry- to the international aspects of the question; nevertheless investigators may, if necessary, inquire on a national basis should national con- ditions, promote the traffic.

The investigators will be instruct- ca to seek the assistance of native organisations which have developed in recent years, particularly in China.

FRENCH WOOL STRIKE

CONTINUES,

WORKERS REJECT PROPOSALS.

discussion on Far Eastern affairs.

other cauзc5.

FLOATING POWER STATIONS.

[UNITED PRESS,]

Seattle, Wash., August 20- patriots here and in other parts of furore was stirred up among the country when it was reported to-day that Mr. Abe Goldberg, pre- fessional salvager, who recently purchased the obsolete armoured U.S. craisers Huron and Charles ton, was planning to sell them to

hostilities.

Ofences to Discontinue.

At the northern border of Pesha- war district, the Haji of Turangzai and his emissaries have remained and the Utron Khel. The Jirga of active among the upper Mohmands two sections of the latter tribe inter viewed the Deputy Commissioner on August 16. They undertook to commit no more offences against the Government, to refrain from join ing any hostile lashkar and to re- some foreign Power.

fuse passage to any hostile lashkar Questioned concerning the ro- of other tribes. ports, Mr. Goldberg said that the In view of this undertaking their ships "looked too good to junk" 11 prisoners captured at Pallai

but denied that he intended to let were released. them return to naval life. He ex-

plained that he had decided to sell them to some firm needing floating

power plants which, might supply

various coastal points as Seattle was supplied with power by the aircraft carrier Lexington: some months ago.

Meanwhile

rumours persisted that representatives of foreign Powers were secretly negotiating with a view to purchase for thior bome navies.

AIMEE A MARTYR.

DIFFERENCE OF OPINION BETWEEN DOCTORS AND DEVOTEES.

[UNITED PRESS.)

Mr. Grover Clark, former editor of the Peking Leader, and more recently associated with the China International Famine Relief Com- Los Angeles, August 20. Confus mission, estimated that Chinese sion and not a little tumult to-day famine deaths within the past continued to surround the situr seven years equalled deaths from all tion regarding Mrs. Aimee Semple Famine as found in China, he MacPherson, the sensational reli- gious leader who was yesterday an said, has proved one of the greatest nounced to have become blind calamities which has ever afflicted mankind. Millions of people with-through a nervous breakdown. out resources are doomed to perish

some kind. Wagne

Mr. George Sokolsky, editor of the Far Eastern Review in Shang- bai, challenged Mr. Clark's state ments and insisted that grain which is given merely prolongs, civil war in China. The National Govern ment at Nanking, he said, does not desire such donations.

autoss they received outside help of

To this Mr. Clark replied that the proof that Nanking wants such relief consists in the fact that free transportation for such grain is supplied by the Chinese National Government Railways.

PACIFIC RELATIONS

INSTITUTE. NEXT MEETING TO BE HELD IN CHINA.

[UNITED PHESE.]

Physicians adhered to their statement of last night, that her eyes were temporarily affected but that she was not blind.

Officials of Mrs MacPherson's Temple continued to nesert that the evangelist had gone blind, im- plying that she was a martyr to

overwork.

TROUBLE" AT STUDENTS' CONVENTION.

Tribal Agitation.

LONDON NAVAL PACT.

JAPANESE COMMITTEE ASKS QUESTIONS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TOKYO, August 36 Premier Hamaguchi, Baron Shi- deharu, and Admiral Takarabe again appeared before the Frivy

Council Examination Committee and answered questions on the London Naval Treaty.

Baron Shidebars explained the diplomatic background,, concèrning which Viscount Kentaro Kaneko was the chief questioner,

General Mimo Kawai (retired) led the "grilling" on the technical naval aspects, and Admiral Taka rabe replied

It is authoritatively stated that several similar sessions are likely. to be held before the Treaty is reported to the whole of the Privy Council,

THE TROUBLOUS. KURDS.

TURKEY PREPARING AN- OTHER NOTE TO FESIA.

ARMY OF PERU REVOLTS.

MILITARY GOVERNMENT

ESTABLISHED.-

"[BKUIKH'S AMERICAN · SERVICE.Į

LIM, August -26.

CALCUTTA BÓMB OUTRAGE.

POLICE CHIEF KILLS ONE ASSAILANT.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.

LONDON, August 25.

An attempt was made to-day to

A revolt by the army headed by General Sanchez Germ and the kill Sir Charles Tegart, the Police establishment of a Military Govern- Commissioner for Calcutta, ment under General Manuel Ponce Two bombs were flung at his car terminated the eleven years' dicta sa he was motoring to his office. torship of President Leguia, who They exploded in the road, wound. ing the chauffeur and damaging bas resigned and been allowed to the care Se leave the country with his two sons Sir Charles himself was unhurt. on board the cruiser Almirante Leaping from the car he drew u Grau for an unknown destination, ants dead. Then he chased another revolver and shot one of the assnil- but Señor Leguia is not likely to of the assailants, who was captur enjoy pesec in sile if Generaled by a police sergeant. A third

assailant was wounded by the ex-. Ponce Keeps his word..

plosion. There were disorders in Lima, and attacks on the houses of the fallen politicians, necessitating the proclamation of martial-law, and General Ponce, addressing a mob of students, promised them that Señor Leguia would be brought back and punished for his mis- deeds."

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ARGENTINA ASSERTS

INDEPENDENCE. ✨

Angora, August 20. The official attitude in the Turco-Paralan con- REACTION TO THE NEW U.S.

fict continues optimistic in spite

of Persia's negative reply to Tur- key's proposal for joint military operations against the Kurds.

TARIFF.

(UNITED PRESS.]}

Williamstown, Mass., August 20.

Sir Charles Tegart, who is 48, has been in the Indian police since, 1001.

Students With Revolvers.

LATER. The law student arrested in, con-

nexion with the attempt on the Dinesh Chandra Majumdar. life of Sir Charles Tegart is named

The police; assisted by armed Gurkhas, are searching & number of houses in the city, it being stat- ed that 5,000 revolvers of Japanese make were recently distributed among extremist students.,

Terrorist Band Unearthed.

LATTE.. Seven arrests were made at grid- night in connexion with the attack on Sir Charles Tegart

It is understood that searches re vealed a list of names of members of a terrorist band planning out rages in Calcutta and throughout Bongal.

the same body as the Chittagong Those arrested to-right belong to.. armoury 'raiders.

The Press emphasizes that Persia has already demonstrated her good-Dr. Liborio Justo, former Chan- will in coping with the Kurds and cellor of the Argenting Embassy at countries should disagree over what fore the Institute of Politics that that there is no reason why the two Wastrington, predicted to-day be is a purely military technical issue Argentina will withdraw from the

Bir Charles Tegart Interviewed.

but has nothing whatever to do Pan-American Union when a newly calm when he was interviewed

CALCUTTA, August 25. Sir Charles Tegart was extreme with politics.

generation assumes control of the by Reuter's correspondent, and said the bombs landed one to the left Government.

and the other, to the right side of cupboard and told the driver to He said that before the Great the car. He took a revolver from

pull round. When the car had turned back 10 or 15 yards he saw Dalhousie Square. A follow lying at the corner of;

Meanwhile, a new Turkish note to Persia is being prepared at Yalowa on the Bosphoros where War, Argentina regarded the Unit- President Kemal Pasha is staying ed States as ag brother." for a holiday and where Fremier Afterwards, when Argentina realiz Ishmet Pasha and Foreign Minised the artificiality of Pan-Ameri- ter Tewak Rushdy Bey have just canis, Argentina left the League the car, ran to the spot and found Sir Charks then jumped out of arrived from the capital.

of Nations because it was purely that the man was badly hurt. He European and by similar reason-died shortly afterwards. Two bomba and a loaded revolver, were ing. it will be found less to re found in his possession mair in an organization which is purely American.

OUTRAGE-ON INDIAN BORDER.

It is clear, however, that the Haji has met with a good deal of Buccess among the upper Mohmands and possibly some part of the Ut man Khel tribe and still bes great GALLANT BRITISH OFFICER reaction, to the new United States

hopes of raising a lashkar to at- tack the Peshawar district by way of "Gandio.

"Good Effect of Bombing. On the Kurram border, intensive bombing of the Massozai and Para Chamkannis had a very good effect. The Massozai Jirga and the Jirga of one section of the Para Cham kennis have come" in

to Para Chinar to make overtures for a settlement. Agitation, however, has spread to other tribes.

SHOT IN BACK,

(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY:}

SIMLA, August 25.

Details of the Hathi Khel clash show that Captain Ashcroft, with a mixed force of infantry, frontier constabulary and police, moved from Bannu to occupy the ground where a meeting under a hostile Mullab had been advertised.

The Mullah appeared" with a large force, one member of which attacked Captain Asheroit. While the latter was defending himself he was shot dead from behind."

A general engagement followed, in which the Mullah himself was killed

"

Province Improvement. On August 19, Ahmadzai Ghilzai collected a lashkar on Peiwar Kotal, in the neighbourhood of Utsar and Bargavisar. Reconnal

ance aeroplanes were heavily fired Officers and men of the Royal upon from these two points and Air Forca attended a Jirga in militia pickets in upper Urram Kurram, where the Massorals ten were fired on from Utsar. Thanks dered complete submission. They to the excellent defensive measures brought in all fugitives from justice adopted by the Kurram militia and hiding in their territory, includ- village levies, together with the sacing a man who had been outlawed cessful measures adopted by the for 25 years. local Afghan authorities to restrain The Mazzozais agreed to ban the the tribes on their side of the bor Congress preachers in their terri- der, the hostile tribe dispersed after a few days without further commit ting themselves,

tory.

Congress. Activities in Punjab Decline.

...

The Punjab records a definite and

Dr. Justo said that Argentina's

tariff consists in buying from those who buy the products of Argentina, This, he said, will result in stron: ger commercial and other ties with England, although in no way de signed as a policy pointed at the United States.

INTERNATIONAL AIR SERVICES.

PROPOSALS FOR CO-OPERATION.

The new Committee of the League of Nations set up to examine the possibilities of international co- operation in air transport has just defined the scope of its immédiate inquiries, and has expressed opin ions as to the need for greater freedom in international Hight and the elimination of wasteful com

Two constables arrested another Indian who was bleeding and also had a revolver and a bomb. This

man said he was a law student.

Sir Charles Tegart added that; one bomb struck a coolie, damaged two: motor cars and the front of a shop. Pieces of the bomb pierced the door of his car, another piece was embedded in one of the tyres while still another struck the driver of the car on the arm and alightly injured him. The bombs were of the Milla type, made from an alluminium alloy.

[Sir Charles Tegart, C.LE, M.V.O, joined the Indian Police Force in 1901. He was awarded. the King's Police Medal in 1911. He is the son of the Fate Rev. J. P. Tegart, of Dunboyne, Co. Meath; and we educated at the Portora Royal School and Trinity College, Dublin. He was knighted 1026.]

OBITUARY.

LATE DUKE OF NORTHUM- BERLAND.

BURIAL IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.-

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

petition in services. It has decided to devote itself to the questions of registering the aircraft of partí.. cular companies in different coun-

- RUGBY, August. 28. The Duke of Northumberland Marked Improvement in Bengal

tries, the simplification of Customs, who died on Saturday, is to be Provincial reports for the first

formalities, and the definition of buried in Westminster Abbey on

Wednesday. fortnight of August continue to

main services. show a marked improvement in

Among resolutions already taken have a prescriptive right to burial The Dukes of Northumberland most Provinces In Madras the practically universal decline in by the Committee are several reis the Abbey and also to the use number of breaches of the law and Congress activities and the move commending Governments to ex-of the great west door, which is consequent prosecutions continurement is moribund.

The situation amine in the most liberal spirit" the entrance to the Abbey reserved Co tell In Bengal, the improve. in Bombay City is more stable so requests for permission to fly over for royalty. No other family in Brussels, August 20-The Gor.ment has been so marked that it far as law and order is concerned, their territories on regular services; the land has this prescriptive. but the economic conditions tend to and the improvement of present right, but it has not always been man students delegation left the is possible to discerni a tendency to

deteriorate and more mille have services by bilateral or multilateral exercised; annual convention of the Interns return to normal conditions, tional Students Federation and There has been less picketing, been closed down. The above record.

zgrecicīts, "aimed at avoiding

The coffin will be taken through unnecessary competition." Point the great west door and placed in. simultaneously announced the Ger- particularly in Calcutta, and the of improvement must be qualified man student, association's secession movement generally has much weak in certain respects. The boycott of from the Federation because the ered. A good sign in several dis foreign goods is still effective in 10g out that it is at present im the Northumberland comb tu the chairman M. Saurenn, had tolerat tricts is the increased attendance many towns and picketing, al poble. In most instances for air Chapel of St. Nicholas,

companies, to possess aircraft re udgro libels of Germany at schools and the boycott of educa- though on the decline, is still prac-gistered in different countries; the by the Czech and Polish de tional institutions seems to be fall- tised to a considerable extent. legatos and had refused the ing off. In the United Provinces Germans an opportunity to re- the chief features of the fortnight ply, an attitude which was after. was an attack on the educational, wards endorsed by the executive institutions, from which the Mu- committes of the Federation by bammedans, however, kept aloof. eleven against nine votes and four

Bituation in Bombay. abstentionh

~LON CHANEY~

[RETTER'S AMERICAN"SERVICK];

LOS ANGELES August 25 The death "i" announced of the famous film star Mr. Lon Chaney

MR.JAR CORDON

Committee has decided to inquire No Province Normal.

into the alterations needed in existi ing laws and possible simplification Although, therefore, the situation of Customs and statistical formal: New York, August 21-Announce

in most provinces is distinctly ities. ment was made to-day by Mr.

easier, there is no province in which. The question of publishing a Jerome D. Greene, treasurer of the

conditions are normal or in which time-table of all kinds of rapid it can be safely said that some transport will also be taken TAUNGE RATERKA 49%==American Council of the Instituto

Lup, And, Laf Racific Relations that the next The Dutch delegation-moved. There has been very serious inter-civities of zivil 61sobedierice moveamong other mibjects to be studied meeting of the Institute of Pacific vote of censure against the chair ference with studies at Allahabad, med may not asume Tres vigour are the choice of permanentl Relations will be held during the man whereon the debate is expect Benares and Lucknow Universities: Marked Improvement in the Sind.

rontes to form. the main system, an autumn of 1931 "somewhere in ed to prove extremely stormy and but a recent report in the Press

international programme for the China,

her which will probably result in the states that students have revolted

equipment and operation of these The exact place for the gathering break up of the Federation from at the first mentioned University

routes, the selection of international has not yet been determined, he which the Italian, Spanish and against this interference with their

agreement of qualified enterprises, stated. The last meeting was at Hungarian groups had already a future carcera

and the preparation of a map of air Kyoto, Japan, lust autumn

ceded before the present incident. (Continued on next Doluma:

PARIS, August 25. While a settlement of the Lille cotton and textile strike was effect ed at the end of last week, the wool workers at Ronhaix and Tourcoing to-day rejected the employers pro- posals and voted for a continus tion of the strike.

There has, fortunately, been a marked improvement in the Sind, where the communal situation was reported last week, to be serious The position is now under control; ↳ mail lines,

[ZEUTER'S "AMERICAN" SKEVICIL

WASHINGTON August 28 The death is announced of Mr JR Gordon Pre

of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, the operating agency of the United States Shipping Board.