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EXTRALITY IN CHINA.

BRITAIN PRESENTS

COUNTER-PROPOSALS.

"ÍTHROBOH KEUTER'S AGENCY.]

NANKING, Sept. 19. Dr. C. T. Wang. Minister for Foreign Affairs, stated this morn- ing that the British Government has presented counter-proposals re- garding extra-territoriality, which the Chinese Government are" now considering.

FRENCH MINISTER TO VISIT NANKING.

(THROUGE REUTER'S AGENCE.]

NANKING, Sept. 19. The French Minister is expected to arrive at Nanking at the end of the month.

KURDS BLOCKADE GÖVERNMENT OFFICES.

THIRTEEN KILLED IN PITCHED BATTLE,

[THEODGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

BAGHDAD, Sept. 11. Kurdish dissatisfaction with the new Anglo-Iraq Treaty (which was violently opposed by the Kurds who refused to vote at the general elec- tions last month) culminated to-day in a pitched battle in which armed Kurds blockaded the Government offices Sulaimanieh, Southern Kürdistas.

were

Extra police and troops called in and 13 people were killed in the ensuing fight, including one Iraqi soldier.

In

addition

35 people were wounded, four of these being soldiers and nine police,

RECENT BOMB OUTRAGE AT: CALCUTTA,

ASSAILANTS CARRIED CIGARS TO LIGHT BOMBS.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALCUTTA, Sept. 11. The Court" room was strongly guarded by armed police at a special tribunal at Alipore on the occasion of the opening of the trial of Majumdar, aged 25, who is charged with conspiring with

ANGLO-CHINESE "CONVERSATIONS."

WEIHAIWEI, AMOY AND BOXER INDEMNITY.

(THROUGH "REDTEE'S AGENCY.]

Dr.

NANKING, Sept. 12

conversations "

Wang's with the British Minister, Sir Mites Lampson, included the rendi- tion of Weihaiwei, Boxer Indem- nity and the rendition of the British "Concession at Amoy.

Dr. Wang declared that the Amoy issue will shortly be settled without any difficulty, the British interests being comparatively small.

(Wah T Tat Pao.)

NANKING, Sept. 12. Dr. C., T. Wang and Sir Miles Lampson again met to-day, when the various Sino-British "outstand ing questions were discussed, bus no definite result was reached.

It is understood that the rendi- tion of Weihaiwei will take place as originally arranged.

INQUEST ON MAJOR FAULKNER.

SUICIDE WHILST OF UNSOUND MIND.

THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 12. The inquest on Major Aubrey Faulkner, the famous South African cricketer, who was found dead in his office at his School for Cricket, Fulham, London, on September 9, was held to-day.

A verdict was returned that suffocation by death was due to gas-poisoning, deceased having com- mitted suicide whilst of unsound

mind.

Mrs. Faulkner, in, her evidence, stated her husband had undergone two operations last year, which left him very depressed. He had threatened to commit suicide by gas-poisoning. She did not think he had been in financial difficulties.

SOVIET INTERNATIONAL AGENTS IN CAIRO.

IMPORTANCE ATTACHED TO FOUR ARRESTS.

{TALOOG) REUTER'S AGENCY.]

CALO, Sept. 11. Importance is attached to the ar- rest of two men and two women Communist who are alleged to be agents of the Soviet International.

Paul District is a German who has has just arrived from Berlin, while Russian Jew and a member of the

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

CHANG SUPPORTS

NANKING.

·MANCHURIA OPPOSED TO SECOND GOVERNMENT.

{THROUGH. BRUTER'S AGENUT,]

PITCHED BATTLE AT

"SHANGHAI

KIDNAPPERS GREET POLICE. WITH HAIL OF BULLETS.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

SHANGHAI Sept. 12

NANKING, Sept. 12.

The French police, after a pitch- Chiang Kai Shak has received a joint telegram from Chang Hsuehed battle near the Hungjao Aero: Liang, Chang Tso. Hsiang, Gover-drome, seriously wounded one kid nor of Kirin, and Wan Fu Lin, apper and arrested 11 others who Governor of Heilungkiang, avowing were implicated in the abduction their complete allegiance towards of the assistant compradore of the and support of the Central Govern Shanghai Commercial Savings ment, and declaring that Man- Bank, who has now been released.

When the kidnappers saw the churia is opposed to the creation. of a second Government,

police approach they greeted their arrival with a hail of bullets.

Quoting the above telegram, Chiang Kai Shek, in a circular message despatched from Linho, calls on his subordinates to make a faal effort against the Northerners.

YEN HSI SHAN'S NARROW

ESCAPE.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF NORTHERN LEADER,

FRENCH TEXTILE STRIKE ENDED,"

SETTLEMENT OF TOURCOING DISPUTE.

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[XHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

ROUBAIX, Sept. 11 The owners of the Tourcoing tex Rumours are current in Shanghaitile mills have accepted new pro- that an attempt on Yen Hsi Shan's posals made by the Minister of life was made by a man in Waiform | Labour for a settlement of the at Techow on Thursday afternoon. textile strike which has now lasted Yen was alighting from train six weeks. from Peiping when a man in the crowd, which had gathered at the railway station to greet Yen, fred

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two revolver shots at him, which, however, missed. The would-be assassin made good his escape' and three suspects were placed under

rest.

It is understood that there is a plot to assassinate the Northern

TAXATION IN GREAT BRITAIN.

URGENT NEED FOR COMPLETE OVERHAUL,

(THROUGH REUTER'S ́AGERDY.]

Work is to be resumed on Mon- day.

KING'S WEEKLY "NEVER FORGOTTEN" PARTY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

GENERAL PERSHING'S

BIRTHDAY.

(UNITED TREES.]

13, 1930.

FEDERATION OF EUROPE.

VOLCANO ACTIVE.

M. BRIAND ON WAR

· PREVENTION.

[BRITISH WIRELEJN SERVICE.1

RUGBY, Sept. 11.

In the League Assembly at Geneva to-day M. Briand, address ing the gathering on hia European Federation scheme, said that all countries who had replied to the questionnaire were favourable to the principle of Europe."

federated

It was logical, said M. Briand, had that the countries which suffered most from the recent war should work together to prevent future war.. No conclusion had so | far been reached, save that some sort of federation was necessary. Obstacles to Disarmament Already Surmounted.

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STROMBOLI

TO-DAY'S AMERICĂ CUP RACE.

LIPARI ISLAND ROCKED BY ANGLO-AMERICAN YACHTS

AN EARTHQUAKE,

(THROUGH REUTER'S. AQENOY.}

ROME, Sept. 11, With a thunderous explosión, Stromboli suddenly erupted to day, the whole cone of the volcano shooting up into the air.

TAKE THE WATER.

(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

Newport (RI), Sept. 11. Glistening with new paint and the under body polished to a fine sheen, Shamrock the Fifth, Sir Thomas Lipton's latest challenger

The lava caused a number of fires for the America Cup, re-entered the water, to-day for the final stage in surrounding bamlets.

Lipari, the island home of poli- tical suspects, was simultaneously rocked by an earthquake.

of preparation prior to Saturday's race..

A similar scene was enacted at

Stromboli is now surmounted by Bristol, where the tuned up En

prise, the American defender, was relaunched.

A dense halo of smoke.

One'death is reported.

Unusual Feature of Eruption.

LATER.

lip of the volcano 50 yards wide and did great damage along its course, which fortunately was not leng.

LATER.

Mr. Nicholson, who designed Shamrock the Fifth, visited the yards and inspected the Enterprise yesterday.

crew been permitted to inspect the defender. The incident is typical of the thoroughly sporting spirit in which everything is being conduct- ed.

Five were killed and 15 seriously injured by the Stromboli eruption, Never before in the history of the which was characterised by an un-Cup has a member of the opposing M: Briand said that there were usual feature, namely, a stream of many obstacles on the way to dis-red hot sand which poured from the armament, but many had been surmounted already. As far дз France was concerned it would have been impossible to reduce armaments in the way they had done if the League had not paved the way to security. He recalled the work of the London Conference, and said that as Foreign Minister he was in touch with a neighbour and friendly nation, and hoped that accord would be reached which would complete the London agree-

ment.

Closest Collaboration of European Governments Vitally Important. The British Foreign Secretary, Mr. A. Henderson, in reference to

the

The latest casualties result g from the Stromboli eruption are four dead and nine injured. One woman is missing, Stromboli is now normal. In response to an urgent appeal from the terror-stricken inhabit- ants, a destroyer and two auxiliary craft were, despatched from Messina, and also a relief ship with tents and provisions.

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INDIA'S SALT INDUSTRY.

SWEEPING PROPOSALS BY TARIFF BOARD..

Rposy, Sept 11. About 130 wounded ex-Service leaders. Six aeroplanes are said men, who are still under treatment M. Briand's speech, said that the to have been detailed from Nan-in various London hospitals under closest collaboration of the Euro- king to bombard the train on which the aegis of the Ministry of Pen-pean Governments was vitally im

sions, were entertained by invita-portant to European peace The THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Yen was journeying to Tehchow.

tion of the King and Queen at British Government had stated its

Bri, Sept. 11.. Buckingham Palace this afternoon. opinion in reply to the question-

It was the third party of its kindnire, and had expressed its great The report of the Tariff Board

sympathy with | held recently..

proposal. on the salt industry in India re Whatever developed from adis- commends that the Government cussion of the scheme the British develop the sources of supply and Government hoped that it would introdues stability prices by as- he carried into effect in collabora-suming control of the import of tion with the League and would be salt to Bengal, which is now in consistent with international ob private hands. Higations of League membership and would help forward the PARIS, Sept. 12. "General John J. Pershing, Com-League's disarmament policy. mander of the A.E.. during the First Stop Towards Settlement of World War, will to-morrow cele brate his 70th birthday.

The General has led a life full of Gray haired, tall, and adventure. physically fit, he looks younger than seventy. Many of hie con- ! since passed on-Foch, Haig, Dinz, Von Tirpitz, Clemenceau, and Wil- son among them.

LONDON, Sept. 11. The Association of British Cham- bers of Commerce, after submitting a questionaire to the Chambers of Commerce throughout the country, reached the conclusion that there is urgent need for the complete over haul of national and local taxation, Local Chambers expressed the unanimous opinion that the coun-

Questions by Peaceable Means,

The report also suggests the stablishment of a public utility. company, with a limited rate of profits, which would be constituted as a marketing board and would have charge of the import and sale

Harbour Crowded With Craft.

NEWPORT (F.), Sept. 12. The first race for the America Cup will probably start at 4.30 in the afternoon to-morrow (British Summer-Time).

Thousands of people are focking in by trains, motor-cars, - steamers : and yachts, including all American Society.

The harbour is crowded with craft.

Destroyers. and aircraft

patrol the sea and sky.

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May the Best Boat Win!*:

Sir Thomas Linton, interviewed, said I feel strongly this time that we have a fairly good chance, as the conditions are now in every way as equal as, they can be. My motto, after 30 years chasing the elusive trophy, is still May the best boat win!' And I might add

May the best be the Shamrock

AVIATOR ATTEMPTS

SUICIDE.

QUESTION OF MARRIAGE.

Dejected because his parenta in sisted on his resigning his com mand, Capt. Wu Teh Hu, a young Cantonese air squadron commander - in Nanking for the past two yeDTE, in North India.

attempted to commit suicide by There would be permanent taking a dose of opium in his house mittee on the reorganisation of the Government representation on the off North Szechen Road Shang-

Board as a safeguard against the hai last Sunday,

Mr. Henderson said that the British Government had supported the majority report of the Com-

Manuja Sengupta (deceased) to the other asn, Wolfblau, is a try's expenditure is excessive and temporaries of the World War have sague Secretariat and hoped that Board's profiteering or inefficiency.News, received a salary of $240 &

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kill Sir Charles Tegart, Folice -Commissioner. Hc

"also charged under the Explosives Act and the Arms Act.

The Public Prosecutor, describing the outrage, said that Sengupta was carrying two live bombs and a six-chambered revolver.

Palestinian Communists.

The two women, Enrlich and Nomburg, are Russian Jewesses and secretaries of Dietrich, who anti-British documents. found in possession of violently

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it would be unanimously adopted. that the cumulative effect of the

He also hoped that the optional taxation is especially serious in the

clause would be universally adopt time of industrial depression, ac-

ed, because he regarded it as the first step toward a settlement of companied by a fall in price levels. While many military leaders of

The Chambers suggested that the great war have capitalized all questions by peaceable means. economies should be effected, politically their achievements on

Mr. Henderson maintained that,

Capt. Wu says the N.-O. Dailly

month which enabled him to live: fairly comfortably in the interior." Treaty for Reduction and Limita suggested that he should remit some As he was unmarried, his parents

tion of National Armaments. of his earrings to them each month' es that they could save it and Mr. Henderson said that the

affiance him to a girl of their British Government regarded the choice. This did not coincide with

an important measure of proven obey the order. Such refusal great- ly angered his parents who feared

He stag-THE TRAINED PIGS OF THEj diture on Labour Exchanges, social from public life shortly after thement was the most important, and tion of the outbreak of war, and that their son might have been led- among other things, in the expen-the battlefield, Pershing withdrew of all security measures disarma treaty for financial assistance as Capt, Wu's ideas for be failed to".

conversion of loans, éducation, | travel, writing and seeking rest in he trusted that further progress hoped that a dofinite convention astray in the capital go they wrote.

gered and fell while running away and died immediately afterwards. Majumdar kept his pursters at bay with a revolver until he was secur- ed by a traffic constable.

He was

found in possession of one live bomb and a loaded revolver. - He was injured probably by bomb splinters. Both accused were in possession of cigars...

MOSCOW CIRCUS,”

LENA GOLDFIELDS' CHANCES OF RECEIVING AWARD.

{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BIOA, Sept. 11. Just as much chance of obtain- ing the money as raising it on a used tram-ticket," says the Mos cow Pravda, commenting on the The Public Prosecutor was of

Award of £13,000,000 to the Lena opinion that the bombs might have Goldfields against the Soviet Gov been lighted by a burning cigar.ernment. He added that Majumdar wast The journal adds that the two further charged with murdering grown-ups (Dr. Otto Stutzer and Sengupta.

Sir Charles Tegart gave evidence Sir Leslie Scott) played a childish describing the outrage.

NORTHERN LOAN AGREEMENTS.

NOT RECOGNISED BY NANKING.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCYT.)

game, but the trained pigs of the Moscow circus played it better."

HISTORIC FLAG FOR MAJOR COSTE.

TOKEN OF AMERICAN APPRECIATION.

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services, rates of interest on the war, and has been engaged in

police pay and pensions and in un-

employment insurance.

There was also the further sug- gestion that economy should be effected in the general cost of ad- ministration.

The Chambers also expressed the opinion that the present rate of expenditure has a most serious effect on the country's export trade.

ARGENTINA OFFERED SHORT-TERM LOAN.

SECURITY WAIVED BY ANGLO- AMERICAN BANKS.

[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

quiet places.

ارز

At the present time the General is engaged in writing war memoirs, "which are said to conflict with those already published by the late M. Clemenceau and Marshal Foch.

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.} Speech by British Foreign Becretary.

to-

would be made this year. The would be drawn up which the Shanghai at once to talk the mit

and ordered him to come thors of the Covenant never believed British Government would accept ter over. Accordingly, Capt. Wa General Pershing has always been an advocate of world peace, that disarmament could be achieved

as it would the amendments to the returned to Shanghai several days and thirteen years ago said: "There if national armaments remained.

Covenant on one condition, namely, ago and his parents told him to must be no peace but a lasting one." He was connected with the

that a general treaty for the reduc-sign at once and to find another

job' locally. promulgation of the Kellogg-Briand

tion and limitation of national Capt. Wu is said to have replied, Treaty for the international peace last year.

armaments be carried through that fierce fightig, was still going. The peoples of the world were on between the Government troops, growing impatient and doubting and the northern rebels, that it was GENEVA, Sept. 11,

the good faith of their Govern-his duty to render his services to Mr. Henderson, in a speech in menta. Definite progres, had been the Government, and that it was the League Assembly, hoped that made-for example, the London not his intention to resign at this Naval Treaty but that was only time. Hearing this, the mother any decision to prepare a detailed the first step, and the British severely reprimanded the young scheme to carry out M. Bridad's Government was ready to go for man who became so dejected that that he took a dose of opium on proposed European Federation (in ther.

Unicas naval disarmament could Sunday afternoon. Fortunately, regard to which he quoted the he made general and applied to a this was discovered shortly after British Memorandum) would only reduction and limitation of land wards and he was immediately be taken on the authority of the and air forces. the peses of Europe sent to hospital. It is expected

and the world would not be safe, that he will recover, League of Nationa

They hoped that the preparatory commission in November would complete its task so that the Coun-

HENRY FORD SAILS FOR EUROPE.

AMERICA ECONOMICALLY

SICK.

New York, September 6. Mr. Henry Ford sailed for Europe to day after declaring that America is at the present time "economically sick."

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Need for Ratification of Conventions.

Mr. Henderson dwelt on the need

NEW YORK, Sept, 11. A message from Buenos Aires staten that three British and two American banks have combined in offering the new Argentina Govern The motor magnate added, how.. for ratification of the conventions meat a short-term loan, totalling ever, that some improvement is and, he. concluded, under the Pesos 13,000,000, to tide over the manifest. It will require a long auspices of the League. He hoped time for the country to recover, Mr. present crisis.

that next year would see a practic The question of security has been Ford said, as it will take as long to become well as it took to become waived.

sick.

(UNITED PRESS.] Washington, Sept. 6-The French tri-colour flag which Admiral Rich ard E. Byrd took to the South Pole is to be presented to Major Dieu- donae Coste in token of American appreciation of his gallantry in

Video. flying to New York from Paris, it Senor Irigoyen Embarks for Monte was announced here to-day

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cil would be able to summon world conference on disarmament next year.

INTERPORT BOWLS MATCH.

HONG KONG DEFEAT LEAGUE ASSEMBLY.

SHANGHAI L.B.C. SIAMESE PRINCE CHAIRMAN OF AGENDA COMMITTEE.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

TEROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.Į

SHANGHAI, Sept. 12 GENEVA, Sept. 11. The Hong Kong Interport law Prince Varnyaidya, head of the bowls team defeated the Shanghai Siamese delegation to the League Lawn Bowls Club by 20 sho Assembly, has been elected Chair 10,000

NAXKING, Sept. 12.

ally universal acceptance of the optional clause in the statute of The National Government an

the World Court, and that this nounces that all loan agreements or

Recovery must be slow, decording year amendments to the Covenant, contracts between the Northern

to Mr. Ford; otherwise the people in order to harmonise it with the coalition and any foreign Power,

Dallas, Texas, Sept. 8.-Col.

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. I will not profit by their ailment. foreign or Chinese, corporation or

Ex-President Irigoyen, looking He felt a sense of optimism because peace pact, would be accepted, One Individual will not be recognised by William Easterwood, who offered the National Government,

the famous G.25,000 prize for the worn, crushed and ill and escorted the people are at last thinking of the thier tasks of the Imperial The announcement also adds first Paris-Dallas flight, is at pre- by secret police, embarked on the As a parting statement, Mr. Ford Conference would be to consider a further contribution by the ibat. the sale of any valuables in sent in Europe but will pay the Argentine cruiser. Belgrano bound | said that it makes little difference British Commonwealth to the cause man of the Agenda Committee and The Hong Kong team was com-~ whether the American Government the palaces in the Forbidden City money to Major Dieudonne Conte for Monte Video

Senor Irigoyen was accompanied recognizes Soviet Russia or con- cf disarmament. will be regarded as at New York on September 30, it of...

tinues its present attitude was anounced here to-day

by his daughter and a doctor. illegal

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a member of the General Commit posed of Luz: (Skip), Silva, Good- tee of the Assembly.

man and McLeod