1930-09-19 — Page 9

TEN DAYS' FIERCE BATTLE.

PEIPING GOVT. FALL IMMINENT.

NATIONALISTS LOSE 20,000 CHANG MOVING TROOPS

MEN,

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]

PEIPINO, Sept. 18. Yen Hai Shan, after a conference with Feng Yu Hsiang at Chungteh, returned to Shihchiachuang, whence he issued a communiqué, dated ...September 17. stating that on the Lunghai and Peiping-Hankow Rail- way fronts the Nationalists launch ed attacks against the allies by three routes, beginning on the 7th inst., continuous fighting raging day and night for ten days.

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The enemy dropped several thou- sand poison-gas bombs, under eqver of which they repeatedly attacked.

The Northerners counter-attacked and hurled hand-grenades when they reached the, enemy trenches.

The fighting was especially des perate on the 12th, 14th, 15th and

16th inst.

Finally, the enemy were repulsed, Jeaving 20,000 dead on the battle- felds

BRITAIN'S LARGEST FLYING BOAT.

FEATURES OF NEW ALL-

METAL CRAFT.

BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.}

RoGay, Sept. 17. The biggest British "fying-boat ever made in to be constructed, at the Supermarine Works at South- ampton.

It will have six Rolls Royes en gines of 3,700 horse-power, ex- tremely comfortable accommodation" for forty passengers, and a range of 1,000 miles, enabling it to make. long journeys, with only occasional descents for fuel.

It will be a menoplane, and its huge wing, with 140 fact span, will be six feet thick and will accom-

modate luggage and stores.

Many new features are included in the design of the one hundred feet long hull.

The pilots and engineers will have the upper deck, with navigat ing bridge, to themselves, above the passengers' quarters, giving access

the wing and enginos; »

The machine will be all-metal and will weigh, fully loaded, 33

toti.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS

PROFIT.

SUCCESSFUL YEAR DESPITE TRADE DEPRESSION,

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RUGBY, Sept. 17.

WITHIN GREAT WALL.

(THROUGE 'RECTER'S AGişer.]

NAXXING, Sept. 18.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1930.

RENDITION OF AMOY WILL CHANG HSUEH GENERAL STRIKE AT

CONCESSION. LIANG INTERVENE?

GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA | CONTROL OF PEIPING AND

REACH AGREEMENT.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCŤ.]:

LONDON, Sept. 19 The official news agency states It is authoritatively stated that that the political and military col-Sino-British. Agreement has been lapse of the Northern Coalition is reached whereby Great Britain will imminent.

return the treaty port of Amoy to China on the sarae terms as Chin- kiang was returned last year. -

"While the military situation in Hoan is daily becoming worse, Coalition politicians in Peiping have been thunderstruck by a message from Yen Hsi Shan declaring that he can no longer function as Chair man of the recently inaugurated Northern Government in view of the developments increasingly un- favourable to the Coalition,"

There has been no trouble in Chinking since its rendition, and it is presumed that the same state. of affairs will reign at Amoy

China has agreed to lend build inga on the island of Liukungtao

TIENTSIN' AREAS.

[TEROCSE ANCTER'S AGENCY.}

BARCELONA.

GOVERNMENT DESCRIBES.

IT AS BEING POLITICAL.

(THROUGH REDTEE'S AGENCY.)

as being of a political character.

The managers and editors of the newspapers Solidaridad have been arrested, and the paper has been

uppressed.

SHANGHAI, Sept. 19.

BARCELONA, Sept. 18." Following a conference of the

A general strike has been declar- Manchurian leaders at Mukden, theed, which the Government describes rolling-stock being accumulated at. Shanhaiwan is lending colour, to the local reports that Chang Hauch Liang is planning to intervene in the civil war in order to bring pressure on a peaceful settlement.

Concerning the above possibility, | the first step may be that Chang Hsueh Liang will take over the control of the Peiping and Tientsin

as a summer resort and ns a sani-areas by mutual consent of the torium for the British navy, and combatants, thus acting as a buffer also for drill and rifte practice... during the negotiations.

British Share of Boxer Indemnity.

Meanwhile both Peiping and Nanking report severe continuous

A report from a Chinese source in Nanking that an agreement has fighting during the past week, the been reached with Nanking regard-Northerners claiming that 20,000 ing the British share of the Boxer Nationalist troops were killed. Indemnity is denied in London.

The news agency adds that message from Mukden states that Chang Hsueh Liang has issued orders for 20,000 Manchurian troops stationed at Shanhaikwan to pre pare for mobilisation, in confirma- tion of which the President of the Judicial Yuan states that the Cen- tral Government has just received a telegram from Mukden reporting. that Chang Hsueh Lisng has de" SINO-FRENCH QUESTIONS. cided to

move his troops within the Great Wall.

The order for the mobilisation, has already been issued, and a cir cular telegram announcing the

lation of Chang Haneh Liang toed suppress the Northern rebels will shortly be published.

EXCLUDING NOISE OF

MODERN TRAFFIC.

BRITISH ARCHITECTS

PROBING PROBLEM.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

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At the Building Exhibition, opened at Olympia to-day, special feature is made of means and material for excluding the noise of modern traffic."

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(Fah Tas Tat Pao,).

NARKING, Sept. 18. The French Consulate has noti-

the Foreign Ofice that the French Minister will leave Peiping for Nanking on October 16 to dis" cuss the Sino-French outstanding questions.

"UFÁ'S" NEW PLANS. EMIL JANNINGS AND THE

HAPPY ENDING.

ANOTHER " TURN-COAT”.

GENERAL.

OFFER TO SURRENDER TO

Chinese

NANKING.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of the strike committer of the Building and Transport Work- ers' Union, but the members are in hiding.

The streets are deserted and in sanitary, but the troops are now cleaning them.

The Governor has given plenary powell for detachments of troops and hundreds of civil guards to be drafted in.

AMERICA CUP RACE FIASCO.

ENTERPRISE CROSSES FINISHING LINE ALONE.

SHAMROCK'S MAINSAIL COLLAPSES.

"[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}

NEWPORT (R.1.), Sept. 17. Soon after the start of the third America Cup race Shamrock V. was disabled, her mainsail coming down on the deck.

(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Tale of Misfortune,

Ruder, Sept. 17 An accident to the Shamrock V. when she was leading over, the Enterprise to-day gave the latter her third victory in the series of Enterprise thus only had to com-

races for the America's Cup. plate, the course to win the race.

There was more sea and wind Shamrock Skipper Out-foxes Histo-day, when the course

Rival,

set

fifteen miles west-south-west, al-

There was a beautiful start and

skipper of the Enterprise the return. after out-foxing Mr. Vanderbilt, most direct into the wind, and Shamrock found herself in the Both yachts crossed the line weather berth, going as fast as the abreast, with the Shamrock „V. in Enterprise.

the weather berth. She gradually established a lead, and twenty minutes after the start was lengths ahead. After the race had proceeded for forty-five minutes,

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The Shamrock led by two lengths

20 minutes after the start, but the Enterprise was soon levelling up when the Shamrock's main halyards MORAL CODE CHANGES IN parted and came down on deck. It was impossible for her, to continue, so she furled up and returned home.

This is My Last Challenge."

LÁTER.

GERMANY.

IRREGULAR UNIONS NOT

BRANDED...

two

the Shamrock's mainsail was seen to fall. She had parted har main halyards, and the sail dropped Part of the way to the ɖock, en- veloping the crew.

"This is my last challenge," said The readiness with which Ger-Sir Thomas Lipton after the race. man judges now endorse modern standards of sex morality is being

"It seems that the Shamrock

The Enterprise, after coming cannot win. No single man in about, continued over the course,

Shanghai state that the war situa sharply criticised by Church leaders Britain can build a million-dollar thus securing her third victory;

cable advices from tion in the North is proceeding in in Berlin. favour of the Central Government. Feng Yu Hsiang's troops on

At Chemnitz, the County Court the

judge refused to brand irregular Lunghai Railway are retreating

unions as immoral "at a time when westward and their opponents are

the case for trial marriage is being now pressing upon Lanténg. the, Peiping-Hankow Railway, Nan-reformers, and when for economic seriously discussed by earnest social king troops are besieging suchang reasons-such as, for example, the and the right wing of the Govern ment forces in this sector have certainty of dismissal which the woman teacher has to face од captured Fukow.

marrying the marriage ceremony is apt to be circumvented."

yacht alone, and without that none while the disabled challenge" furled · can hope to lift the Cup.

her mainsail and was taken in tow. "Hereafter it will have to be by motor-boats and escorted by Sir syndicate against syndicate." Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin.

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The report that Shi Yu San

the German Constitution declines The judge also pointed out that

to recognise a distinction between legitimate and illegitimate child-

Central Government has been con- firmed and the Government is now considering his offer. The "turn over" of Shih will undoubtedly be ren a severe blow to Yen Hai-Shan's troops on the "Tientsin-Pukow Rail-

WBY.

Some Interesting facts are dis closed in the business report of the Ufa film studios for the year 1830.recently offered to surrender to the RUGBY, Sept. 17.

According to this the centralisation of the world's film production at Hollywood has now made way for a rapid decentralisation, in which Berlin is becoming the film centre of Europe. No foreign language version of any talkie produced in America has been 6 auccess in Europe hitherto: America's losses markets have been tremendous. The in the non-English speaking film.

truth behind this view can be at tested by anybody who goes to an American sound film in any big German picture palace and listens to the ribald laughter which greets the tender scenes. Only the very best Hollywood production is now certain of paying "ita way, in Europe.

Sir Bannister Fletcher, Presi dent of the Institute of British Architects, speaking at the opening ceremony, said British architects were devoting much attention to methods of noise absorption,

BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYMENT

PROBLEM.

CABINET MINISTERS MEET

LIBERAL LEADER.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rroby, Sept. 17 For the purpose of examining proposals in regard to housing, be ing a section of the general plags A preliminary statement of the for dealing with the unemployment results of the Imperial Airways problem, Mr. V. Hartshorn, Lord for the year ending March 31 shows Privy Seal, and Mr. Greenwood, that, despite world-wide trade Minister of Health, accompanied depression, which is very liable to by Government experts, met the affect air transport, the profit, be- Liberal leader, Mr. Lloyd George, fore deducting charges for obsoles at the Treasury to-day, cence, was over £146,000, compared with £115,000 last year.

With the rapid development of and improvement in air design, "the directors have set aside. £85,000 for obsolescence as against £38,000 last year.

The year was the first of the. «England-India service, which prov- | ed very profitable. Less profit was made on the shorter services, oving to competition of heavily subsidised Continental. wir lines.

BOMB OUTRAGE AT CALCUTTA.

MAJUMDAR SENTENCED TO LIFE TRANSPORTATION.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]

CALCUTTA, Sept. 18. Majumdar, aged 28, who was charged with conspiring with Maauja Sen Gupta (deceased) to Kill Sir Charles Tegart, Police Commissioner, was sentenced by a special tribunal at Alipore to trans portation for life.

After two extremely difficult yeare Ufa claims to have made up all its investmens in new technical equipment for the making of sound films from its own capital resour ces. It is confidently hoped that the success attending "The Blue Angel," with Emil Janningese star, will be equalled by his new

of a

picture. The Darling of the Gods," in which he plays a tenor beloved by the feminine public, a new and different role giving full scope for stout, middle-aged man, but which, the vanity and foolishness being in lighter vein than usual, is said to have made Jannings fors wear the unhappy ending in future, jeo much" did he enjoy the part.

The development of the German takie is being helped in an indirect way by the Government, which per mits all instructional and a large The Prime Minister and Mr. rumber of feature films to be play Lloyd George will meet to-morrowed as "of cultural value" without to continue the conference on un exacting the heavy amusement tax

levied on all other pictures. employment questions.

PROHIBITION IN THE UNITED STATES.

ANOTHER CHAMPION FOR **WETS."*

[RESTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]

NEW YORK, Sept. 27. "The "Wots" have welcomed an

Employer Loses,

At Stralsu

a judge refused to The Chinese Press states that it recognise as a legitimate ground is unlikely that the Government for dismissal an intrigue between will accest Shin's offer to surrender the woman secretary of a Pommer- in view of the fact that Shih is very dan landowner and an official unreliable. It will be remembered employed on the estate, The judge. that he was formerly a Kuominchan awarded the couple compensation general. He turned over to Nan-in lieu of notice. king and was appointed Governor of Anhui. He then turned against Nanking when his troops were or. dered to proceed to Canton, and surrendered to Xen Hsi Shan who appointed him Governor of Shan- tung. As Yen's troops are now in an unfavourable position, be has offered to surrender. He has also sworn allegiance to Chang Hsueh Liang.

Manchurian Intervention.

Improbable.

In a Berlin Police court the ma- gistrate seat about bis business a landlord who applied for leave to give notice to tenants who refused to produce their marriage certif- catea.

CHURCH OFFICER'S

STRANGE CRIMES

ANONYMOUS LETTERS OVER RELIGIOUS DISPUTE.

BOMBAY COUNCIL

ELECTIONS.

VOTERS JEERED AT BY DEMONSTRATORS.

[TAXOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)

BOMBAY, Sept. 19 The polling-day for the elections to the Bombay Legislative Council of 50 women opened with the arrest and 12 men

who were picketing round the booths on behalf of the Congress.

The women blocked the entrance

to the Town Hall holding hands, and demonstrators jeered at the would-be voters.

An extraordinary case, tried at A telegraphic message from Muk-Glasgow, has ended in a sentence den states that, at a conference of three months' imprisonment recently held by the leaders of being passed on a young office- Manchuria, it has been decided to bearer in St. James's, Church of refrain from intervening in any Scotland, named George Spiera, || 5% FREE campaign outside Manchuria. Chang jaar. Spiers was auditor of the Tag Hsiang, the Governor of Kirib, church books, and his parents were

OF has strongly insisted on remaining also office-bearers, his father being INCOME neutral. He holds the opinion that an elder. should Manchuria participate in the

TAX war, the Soviet Government will take the opportunity to encroach CARD OF IMMUNITY FROM on Manchuria, Moreover, Man

ARREST.

A GANGSTER'S BRIBES.

churia would be plunged into poverty:

He was found guilty by the jury of having sent four anonymous letters containing threats of-badily injury to the recipients if they participated in Protestant League meetings, which were being held in the church. He was also convicted of having uttered a forged letter to an undertaker, making him to ar- member of the church, who was still range for the funeral of a woman alive.luta kanggo na

Two charges of having attempt ed to set fire to the church, and "ons of sending an anonymous letter

were found not proven.

Three judges, a former State senator, a well-known lawyer and Chang Hauch Liang, the present a police officer, are now alleged to warlord of Manchuria, has to pay be among the officials who received

attention to what Chang Tso bribes from Jack Zuta, the Chicago gang leader who was recently mur- Halang insists on, as the latter is dered because the underworld sus no less influential than himself. pected him of betrayals.

He was a sworn friend of the late This wholesale corruption was the person of Mr. Tuttle, the raided the sale deposit boxes left Hsueh Liang After Chang Tso

During the evidence, which lasted United States Attorney in New by Zuta and investigated the papera Lin's death, the Manchurian Jead-over three days, it was stated that York, who has now resigned his and cancelled cheques in them. A ers decided that Chang To Hsiang there was much discord in 56.

ledger of graft payments totalled, post...

£200,000.

MAAhould succeed his friend, but he James's Church; due to the letting In a statement, Mr. Tuitle favouIE Other documents showing rels declined the past in favour of the of the pulpit to the Scottish Pro- an amendment of the Prohibition tions between public servants and son. He is content as Governor of lectures. pa

testant League for Sunday evening Act providing for State Option, the lords of gangland are now being Kirin, which is the richest province without galoons.

investigated. According to these, He declared that while every-, one judge received £1,100. A law in Manchuria It has an area of body desired temporance, nobody yer is said to have acted as counsel 61,000 square miles and a popula, could be satisfied with present con- for dog track ventures in which tion of over 5,000,000. The natural ditions to hav

gangs were interested, while his brother, judge, granted injunc- resources, are so abundant that the tions restraining the police from Provincial Government waves seven interfering with the tracks.

to eight million dollars annually. He has been Governor of the pro

other champion of their cause in revealed when the District Attorney / Ching Tao Lin, the father of Chang cantaining threats to the police,

Mr. Tuttle da a prominent local Republican and is at present con- ducting an inquiry into city graft scandale. He achieved prominence by the bandling of the inquiry into the "Vestris" disaster,

Also in strong boxes was found

a sheriff's card granting Zuta ja munity from arrest.

vince since 1922.

Among the letters sent was one to the minister of the church, which stated: If you let the Protestant church again you are a dead men. League hold their meetings in the Dead men till no tales.

When Sheriff Mercer pronounced sentence, the prisoner's, mother sprang up in court and called to hon:

George, you are innocent. We know it.

ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE,

DIWAN CHAMAN LAL DECLINES INVITATION.

IMROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, Sept. 17. Diwan Chaman Lah, one of the Indians who was asked to serva

at the Round Table Conference on

Indian affairs, as announced: September 11, has declined the invitation.

only

Labour representative asked to take

[Chaman Lal was the

part in the conference. He was the founder of the Indian (Trades Union Congress; and, although a Swarajist, declined to resign his seat is the Indian legislature under the terme of the resolution passed by National Congress at the beginning of the year.]

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