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CHANG DEMANDS AN ARMISTICE.

CHANG INTERVENES IN CIVIL WAR.

NORTHERNERS TO CEASE OPERATIONS.

FENG YU HSIANG AND YEN HS! SHAN AGREEABLE,

Yen

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)

SHANGHAI, Sept. 19. It is learned that Chang Hsuch Liang wired to Chiang Kai Shek, Hsi Shan and Feng Ya Hrang demanding an immediate armistice, the three leaders main taining the stutus quo and sending representatives to an agreed place to discuss peace conditions, to which the leaders shall abide. fail ing which Chang Heuch Liang will - take punitive measures against a

dissentient.

་ It is understood that Feng Yu Hsiang and Fen Hsi Shan are agreeable to the above terms.

Manchurian troops entered Kwan- chow, in south-east Chihli, yester- day, the small Shinai garrison withdrawing in accordance with Ysa Hsi Shan's orders.

U.S.A. AND EXTRALITY

IN CHINA.

PROPOSALS SIMILAR TO GREAT · BRITAIN'S.

TERCIER'S AMERICAN SERVICE:1

Was Nomy, Sept. 19. The State Department announces that negotiations will be resumed with China with n view to the

gradual relinquishment of extra- territoriality.

LATER.

Extrality proposals will be dis- cussed on Dr. Wu's return from Geneva in October.

The American proposals are very similar to those recently submitted by Britain.

CHILDREN'S HEALTH IN

GREAT BRITAIN.

BENEFITS OF TROPICAL

MEDICINE STUDY.

[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

RuGay, Sept. 18,

fTHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}

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NACKING, Sept. 19,

It is officially announced that Marshal Chang Hsueh Liang has issued a circular telegram announc- ing Manchuria's intervention in the civil war and ordering the North erners to suspend, operations im- mediately and awaita peiceful settlement of the political situation, otherwise Manchuria is prepared to take strong measures against the Northerners.

It is reported that Chang Hsueh Liang is sending 140,000 troops to Peking and Tientsin, of whom 40,000 left Mukden for Tientsin yesterday,

tics.

Yen Hsi Shan Retires from Politics.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1930.

WANG CHING WET'S COLLAPSE OF THE

SUGGESTIONS.

ADDRESSED TO CHANG HSUEH LIANG.

iTHROUGH RIUTER'S AGENCY. ] ·

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PEIPING, Sept. 19. Wang Ching. Wei, in a circular telegram addressed to Chang Hsuch Liang, other military leaders, public bodies and newspapers, declares that he has read Chung Hsueh Liang's circular, and he offers four suggestions, as follows:-

I-The convocation of a People's Convention in accordance with Suni Yat Sen's wil

II-A legal National Congress as the supreme orgen of the party elected should be called.

III-Prior to the convecation of the People's Convention the system of personal dictatorship must be abolished and a democratic Govern- ment established. There must be clean politics, open diplomacy, and public scrutiny of the

cational

Marshal Yen Hsi Soan isaved a circular, telegram yesterday an nouncing his retirement from poli-nances. A hill of rights must be promulgated guaranteeing the rights of the people and regulating the functions of the

different Government organs, subject to ratification by the People's Conven- tion,

Government Troops Near Loyang.

It is reported that the Governo- ment forces from the Peiping-Fan- kow Railway are at present 20 miles south of Loyang (Honanfu), an im- portant station on the Lunghai Railway.

-If Loyang is captured it will be mast, difficult for Marshal Feng Yu Hsiang's troops to retreat Shensi

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MUKDEN WARLORD'S

THREAT.

to

MOBILISES TROOPS AGAINST

NORTHERN COALITION.”

Chinese cable advices corroborate

the report that Chang Hsueh Liang has mobilized against the northern coalition and that Yen Hsi Shan has decided to retire.

IV-United action must be taken to exterminate the Communists devastating Hanan, Hupch and Kiangsi cwing to the withdrawal of the garrison forces from these.. provinces.

ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE

PRIME MINISTER WILL PRESIDE:

ས་པ

[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]

Rugay, Sept. 18.

COALITION.

WANG CHING WEI DEPARTS.

(THROUGH AKUTER'S ACKNOY.)

PRIPINO, Sept. 19. The Leftiest leader, Wang Ching We, the civil head of the Northern Coalition, left this evening, mark- ing the collapse of the Coalition.

BOMBAY COUNCIL

ELECTIONS.

BIOTING REDUCES POLLING TO A FARCE.

ITEROCOR LEUTER'S adinoz.)

BOMBAY, Sept. 19. Shouting and jearing by the Swarajista continued the whole afternoon.

The police, after repeated warn- ings, charged with lathis several

times.

One hundred demonstrators were injured and 330 arrested.

ין.

Voting ceased autoriatically, and also the picketing,

YEN HSI SHAN TO

RESIGN.

PLENARY SESSION OF CE.C.

MANCHURIAN TROOPS TO | FIXED FOR CONCLUSION OF

TAKE OVER PEIPING.

THROUGH REDTER'S AGENCY.]

MILITARY CAMPAIGN,

[THESUCH MROTER'S AURNOY.].

NANKING, Sept. 19. Wang Chung Hai, President of the Judicial Yuan, has declared that the fourth Plenary Session of

PEIFING, Sept. 19. In spite of official prevarications, it is believed that Yen Hsi Shan's will be published resignation shortly.

Manchurian troops are expected the Central Executive Council and to arrive every minute and will the Supervisory Committee will be peacefully take over Peiping with hold as soon as the military cam Yen Hsi Shan's tacit consent.

paign is concluded and Chiang Rai Shek returns to the capital.

BUBONIC PLAGUE IN MANCHURIA.

PROVINCE IN STATE OF TERROR,

Harbin, Sept. 14.--Bubonic plague which broke out in the Tiaonan district, Manchuria, some time ago, has, spread rapidly" and there are now over 100 cases in Kaitung Pre- fecture.

Since the plague is spreading to: wards Tsitsihar along the Tiaonan- One of the four candidates for Tsitsihar Railway, threatening the three seats announced his with Chinese Eastern Railway districts. drawal in order to avoid a clash the Tiaonan-Tsitaihar Railway au between the police and the demon-thorities have established plague strators.

prevention offices at Tsitsihar and Changchun and have dispatched medical practitioners to the various plague-infected districts,

If mat- ters, fail to improve the authorities, may reject all freight on the Tsitsi har-Tiaonan Railway in a few days, According to an announcement made by Dr. Park, representative of the League of Nations here, sa "epidemic cycle "*" fall in 1930. now in the

At the conclusion of the polling the police released the women picketers, and detained 30 male

volunteers.

Only 1,500 polled out of ap elec- tomte of 60,000.

AMERICAN POLITICS. North Manchuria is

Although nothing has been decid- THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. ed regarding the "chairmanship of the Round-Trible Conference on Indian Affairs, it is generally as sumed in London that the Prime Feng-Minister, Mr.-Ramsay MacDonald, will preside at the plenary session.

By Chang's order, 80,000 tien troops at Shanhaikwan have

The nature of the task before the been organized into two armies

Conference makes. it obvious, under the respective commands of however, that most of the work will Yu Hsueh Chung and Wang Shube done by Committees of delegates. Chang.. These will be detailed to capture Tientsin and Peiping. Over thirty railway trains belonging to

It is expected that an announce- House of Parliament who will be ment regarding the members of the

delegates at the Conference, and parliamentary parties, will be made within a few days.

WILL REPUBLICANS HAVE MAJORITY?

[UNITED FREES.),

Washington, August 17-Uuder new management, the Republican Party is now ready to begin the task of holding both houses of Con-

grip of a great terror.

· GERMAN FASCISTS

DEMONSTRATE.

WALK OUT OF CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER.

[TROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]

BERLIN, Sept. 18.

As the first manifestation of

The report of the Health of the Peiping-Makden Railway, have who will be selected from the three gress for President Hoover in the their newly-acquired strength as a

ganisation of the League of Nations 1 was presented by Mies. Sutha Lawrence, Parliamentary Secretary to the British Health Ministry, to the Second Committee of the League at Geneva to-day and was unani- mously adopted.

Miss Lawrence particularly men- tioned the great progress made in children's health in Great Britain by school hygiene, and the benefits of the study of tropical medicine.

LIMITATION OF OPIUM

MANUFACTURE.

LEAGUE FIXES CONFERENCE DATE,

[ELITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)

RUGBY, Sept. 18. The League Council to-day fixed the Conference on the limitation of the manufacture of opium for May 27 next.

It will be preceded by a Confer ence of the manufacturing States in London on October, 27 and a meeting of the League's Opium Committee on January 10,

LEAGUE OF NATIONS BUDGET.

SLIGHT INCREASE OVER "LAST YEAR.

{ THROUGH_REUTER'S AGENCY.)

GENEVA, Sept. 19. The Budget for the League of Nations for 1931 is estimated at Gold Francs 29,906,000, compared with Gold Francs 28,210,000 for the present year.

The total comprises: Secretariat and Special League Organisations Offcs:16,505,000 International Labour Office, Fes. 8,373,000 Permanent Court of International Justice, G.Fes. 2./717,000; Buildings in Geneva, including the,establish- ment of a wireless station, G.Fts, 2,370,000,000

been detained for the transporta- tion, of these troops.

circular telegram reiterating his Chung Hsueh Liang has issued a

in which he states, inter alia, that support to the Central Government,

the present civil war should come to an end in order to reconstruct

ferings of the people. In conclu- the country, and to relieve the suf

sion, he urges the military com- manders to obey the orders of the Central Government..

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Chang's Threat.

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· IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.

PREPARATIONS NOW WELL

ADVANCED.

[BRITISH WIDELĖSS SERVICE.]

Ruony, Sept. 18. Preparations are well advanced for the Imperial Conference, which begins September 30.

The minion delegations will begin to arrive within the next few days. They will be accommodated in various large hotels and a fleet Chang bas also addressed a tele-cf cars will be placed at their dis- gram to Yen Hsi Shan asking him posal during the Conference. to come to terms with the Nanking Government, and to withdraw the Shansi troops from Peiping and Tientsio. He adds that he will eradicate those frustrating peace, Yen takes this to mean that he should surrender Peiping and Tien- tairi to Manchuria.

Yen has also received a wire from his delegates at Mukden to the

British Government will give a ban. On the eve of the opening, the quet in honour of the Imperial guesta, at which the Prime Minis ter Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, will preside, after which a reception, to which 1,000 invitations will be issued, will be held.

All the Premiers will dine with

the King and Queen at Buckingham Palace in the following week.

effect that Chang Hsueh Liang will LONDON DOCKS OPEN enforce his demands by military force...

VISITORS.

autumn elections.

The first utterance of the new Republican National Chairman, Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio was a prediction that both House and Senate would be returned with Bafe Republican majorities in November.

The Republican National Execu- live Committee accepted the re- signation of Mr. Claudius H. Hus- ton as national chairman and in- mediately installed Senator Fess in his place. Mr. Robert-Lucas of Louisville, was named "executive director to handle details of party management, the new chairman being required to divide his time with his regular senatorial duties.

GRAF ZEPPELIN OVER GENEVA.

ENGINES' "ROAR DROWNS DELEGATES. VOICES..

(THROCCE RECTER'S AGENCY.]

GENEVA, Sept. 19. The airship Graf Zeppelin paid a surprise visit to Geneva this morn- ing and flew at a low altitude over. the Secretariat buildings, in which three League Committees were sit- ting.

The deafening roar of the engines drowned the voice of the inter preter in a Committee-room, catid the proceedings were suspended while the delegates, public and Pressmen viewed the airship.

The agenda will include an im- provement in the reorganisation of party afairs, as well as political reforms, appointment of new mem- bers to fill the vacancies in the State Council, and the election of WOMAN'S FLIGHT TO FAR new members to the Central Execu tive Council.

FRENCH BUDGET FOR

1931-32.

HUGE CUT " IN EXPENDI- TURE.

ADENCE HAVAS.]

Pante; "Sept, 18. " The Ministers' Council has issued the Budget proposals for 1931-32.

The cotal amourt is 50,100,000,000.

Frs.

It is not proposed to impose any further burdens on the tax-payers, and for the first time since 1920 there will even be a "cut" of Frs. 300,000,000 in the expenditure, com. pared with the present. Budget.

CRISIS THREATENED IN IRAQ.

MINISTER OF FINANCE

RESIGNS.

Spirited.

Baghdad, Sept. 14 agitation is taking place in Iraq, while at the same time there are indications of a grave, political crisis.

his belief

EAST.

DEPARTURE DATE AND ROUTE UNCERTAIN.

{THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.)

LONDON, Sept. 18. The aviatrix, Mrs. Victor Bruce, interviewed by "Reuter to-day, con- firmed the reports that she is departing upon a Far East flight.

The date of her departure and her route is completely uncertain, depending upon the results of the test, of her machine; but it is most unlikely that she will depart within a week.

Mrs. Bruce has chosen a Black-

bure Bluebeard,fitted with Gipay Two engine.

R.101 READY FOR FLIGHT TO INDIA. -

PROPULSION WITHOUT

PETROL.

FBRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]

Rugs, Sept. 18.) Before very long, the British airship 101 will be able to sail to India without taking any petrol with her.

Hitherto, she has bad to carry. The Minister of Finance at Baghdad has resigned to support certain amount of motor spirit that the Anglo-Iraq for the starting mechanism of her political party, the National Fascist Treaty was presented to the Iraq heavy oil engines Recently, members of the City Council Cabinet as an accomplished fact, however, so satisfactory have been marched out in a body from the while the Cabinet should have had the tests made with the compression Chamber as a protest against the a free hand to examine the treaty ignition starting engine with which majority's refusal to

equipped act immedi- as a last resort after the conclusion sho ately од a National-Socialist of the London negotiations and the similar models will erontally be motion, seconded by the German return of King Feisal to the esun- fitted to all five of her engines. Nationals, to dissolve the Council try- and reduce the salaries of the heads of departments.

FAMOUS HILL SIXTY.

GIFT TO NATIONS OF THE EMPIRE.

[THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENUS.]

LONDON, Sept. 18.

has been

that

This development is of obvious importance in removing the dan- ger of fire, especially during flight

COLUMBUS THE SON OF in hot climates.

A PIRATE.

DISCOVERY OF AMERICA' MADE BY HIS FATHER,

By a further adaptation, the airship has just been fitted with two new engines in which the ro versing problem, is "surmounted." Hitherto, one engine had to be Hamburg, Sept. 13-Lively in-reserved for taking the ship astern, terest has been arcused here by a and consequently 600 horse-power lecture given by Professor Ullua, in forward drive was lost. This director of the National Library is no longer the case, and while of Peru, "on the reel descent of in future the vessel will 'be' able Christopher Columbus:

to reverse if required, all her en gines will be at other time, avail. able and her speed will thereby improve.

Transfer of leadership from Mr. Huston to Senator Fess was one of The site of the famous. Hill the most difficult tasks the party Sixty, which has a special associa has had in some years. In sub- tion for practically every British Profesor Ullus claims to have mitting his resignation, Mr. Huston Empire regiment which fought in discovered in Spanish archives do read a statement in which he de- the Great War, has been acquired cuments said to prove that Colum- clared he had been a victim of a

ampaign of whispering and per- through the generosity of Mr. J. J. bus was not as gmorally believed The R101 has had a new bay secution, and that the party leaders Calder, and will shortly be trans the son of a Genoese wool-merchant installed, increasing her lift to 166 TO had not stood by him under fire as ferred to the War Graves Commis. but the son of a Catalan privatest tons. She is now the world's

is had in other cases. His failed to get

pledge his allegiance to the ad

In view of the unfavourable posi- NOVEL TOURS ARRANGED IN ministration, and left himself free

tion of the northern coalition, Yen Haj Shan has wired Poiping" that he intends to retire. He has in- structed his troops to be prepared. to withdraw to Shaasi from the

Tientai Fukow Railway.

Wang Ching Wei is also said to have decided to retire and will go to Japan in the near future...".

CHINESE CUSTOMS

TARIFF.

TO BE PROMULGATED NEXT.

* MONTH...

[THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.

AID OF CHARTTY.

[DAITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)

RUGBY, Sept. 18.

to take a course that will insure in the minds of Republicans of the country my right to their continued esteem and conference.!!

Next week the London no.

where sightseers are normally encouraged, will be open to via tore, who, on payment of a fee in aid of hospital and deck charities, will be taken on tours 'round the commercial tibart of the Empire.

The docks, to be visited include the Victoria and Albert and King George V. group, which makes the largest enclosed dock in the world, covering 245 acres, with 12 milce of quays. where. 500,000 tons of shipping may lie at one time; and where warehouses and refrigerat ing plant have accommodation for 8,500,000 carcases,

NANKING, Sept. 18. The official newspaper of Non- Visitors will also see Millwall king announces this morning that a Docks, where a week's supply of new Customs Tariff is at present grain for London (24,000 tons) is under examination by the Legislatored in one granary, and cleared tive Tuah and will be promulgated at the rate or 500 tons every hour. on October 10.

Some 28 miles of river, 45 miles of quayside, 700 acres of dockwater and many ships in port, will be surveyed during the tours.

The abolition of likin, originally fixed to take place on October 10, will probably be postponed.

sion

Empire.

ELECTING. A LEAGUE MEMBER.

NIGHT SESSION PROBABLE.

but son his bold privateer bigost airship.

had, according to the documents, She is expected to undergo fur- anticipated his son's dicovery when ther trials next week, prior to her in company with Danish pirates departure for India at the end of be made a

voyage vid Ireland, the month. Greenland, Labrador and New- foundland down the North Ameri cant coast of Florida.

The New Chairman.

Senator Fess, the new chairman, -2, veteran Ohio regular, one "of the last to abandon the draft

Christopher Columbus, knew of Callidge movement two years ago,

Geneva, Sept. 13.-M. Tritulescu keynoter in the 1928 National con- the chairman of the League of this discovery and based his own. vention and the centre of some Nations Assembly, to-day declared plans thereon though choosing hostility among progressives be- that he was firmly resolved to have

what he conceived to be a shorter cause he referred to them a few.

and safer route, months ago as "pseudo Republi- the question of the election of a cans who deserved little con- new temporary member of the sideration at the hands of Repub League's Council definitely settled

can leaders. 2

on Tuesday next even if it was nec cessary to hold for that purpose an all-night session.

Senator Fess said he accepted the chairmanship because he believed there was a great work to be done in educating the public.

The Siamese delegate to-day drew While this is an off-year and during this time National commit the attention of the Assembly to the tees are not expected to be very problem of combating the smugg netive, world-wide depression which bng of opium. He congratulated affects our country is marked. This will necessitate a campaign of the League on the results already eduention that the public, may be achieved in this direction and, un- informed," he said. “I anticipate continued control of the Republican party in both House and Senate,

nounced that Biamway eager to cooperate with, the League in this respect to the utmost of her power.

NEW ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT.

RECOGNISED BY BRITAIN, US AND HOLLAND.

(THROUGH REUTERS AGENCY:]

BUENOS AIRES, Sept. 18. -Britain, the United States and Holland have recognised the new Argentine Government.

SECRET WIRELESS

TELEPHONY.

INTERESTING EXPERIMENT BY HOLLAND:

[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, 10

THE HAGUE, Sept. 18. An interesting experiment make wireless, telephony secret is being carried out between Holland and Dutch East Indies by means of no apparatus which transforms the spoken word into an unintelligible jumble, but automatically restores. the correct sound in a specially constructed receiver.

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