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FOUNDED #I+}-X WEDNESDAY, JANUARY FORD AEROPLANE WAR PREDICTIONS HONGKONG BADLY

APPEARS.

FULL DESCRIPTION OF NEW VENTURE.

ON NON-STOP FLIGHT.

New York, Jan. 24.

The Ford "Jitney" aeroplane, long promised, made its first pub- lic appearance to-day,

The plane has a wing-spread of less than twenty feet, and has a petrol capacity of 48 gallons stored in tanks on the wings."

ABSURD.

LOOSE TALK IN U. S. DEPLORED.

MR. COOLIDGE'S ADVICE TO OFFICIALS.

ADMIRAL REPROVED.

BEATEN.

SHANGHAI'S BIG FOOTBALL

VICTORY.-

STONEWALL DEFENCE.

(Our Own Correspondent.)

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WORLD'S DOLLAR MOVE FOR PEACE IN OFFICIAL GERMAN

STANDARD.

EFFECT OF U.S. GOLD

RESERVES.

DOLLAR VALUE DETERMINĖS GOLD PRICES.

INDUSTRY.

T. U. C. APPOINTS COMMITTEE TO CONFERENCE.

EMPLOYERS' PARLEY.

DENIAL.

NO CONNEXION WITH ARMS FOR CHINA.

NAVAL DEPARTMENT GIVES ASSURANCE.

Shanghai, Jan, 24, The Interport "soccer" match

EXPERTS OPINION, between Shanghai and Hongkong was played yesterday on a very

London, Jan. 24. Washington, Jan. 24.

heavy ground, the result being..a

"The world to-day is on a dollar -It is" announced from the White win for Shanghai by seven goals standard," declared the Rt. Hon. House that President Coolidge, to nil.

| Reginald McKenna, Chairman, reason why the nows- Shanghai'wen so overwhelmingly Police Chief, martial law was en plants used by the French during any other country. should tak..half-back line and stonewall de- the Midland Bank held in London was, by a substantial majority, in Allegations are being made

papers of the United States, or largely because of their brilliant presiding at the annual meeting of

'more than mere" rumour in the suggestion that the "Reds" in Canton were engineer ing another attempt to bring off a

The machine is driven by a tiny coup in Canton during the New Year celebrations, it is now dis-two-cylinder, motor, and resembles closed. At the request of the in many ways the amall fighting forced throughout the city on Sun- the late War. day night, and numerous raids carried out under the direction of Mr. Tang Yin-wih.

Arms and ammunition were found in several places, and forty- four suspected Communists were among those arrested in the course

wero

One of the Ford acroplanes,

piloted by Harry Brooks, who was heavily clad, as the cabin is not enclosed and affords no protection from the weather, left New York for Miami on a non-stop flight to demonstrate the machine's capabi-

of the night. All were executed|litics-Renter's American Service. out of hand. The strong measures taken ensured peace, and the New Year passed off without other in- toward incident

Later.

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seriously the statements" of

fenco.

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Hongkong was ably served by

lacked team-work. ':

American Naval officers, prediet. Clarke, the goalie. but the forwards ing a war between the United States and its commercial cori- petitors.

Later.

Shanghai's combination proved Irresistible. despite the heavy ground, following the recent rain- fail.

to-ding.

America was able to control the world price level, he said, because her gold stocks were so great that she could afford to lose large quantities without any risk of her gold reserve falling below the legal minimum.

The central banking system of the United States was so constitut ed that, given her great wealth, she could absorb large quantities

London, Jan. 24. After a lengthy sitting, the General Council of the Trade Union Congress officially stated that it had deelded to continue the PRAGA SENSATION. discussions with the employers

Quite a lutter has been caused and had authorised a committee, including Mr. Ben Turner, Mr. J. in political dove-cotes by the re- H. Thomas and Mr. Win Thorne, cent revelations of extensive arms to confer with the employers. shipments to Marshal Chang Tso- The committee, it is understood, lin and Marshal Sun Chuan-fang.

favour of continuing the discus. sions.

Germany that the Naval Depart- Mr. A. J. Cook, claimed that six ment is connected with the huge. members of the Council were op- seizure made it, Kiel recently, a posed to the continuance of dis- cussions without a mandate from suggestion which has been cate

gorically denied. the Unions. Reuter.

JP

Purposes of Conférence. An epoch-making conference between a representative group of employers and the General Council of the Trade Union Council, with

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Further interest is attached to. the history of the shipment of 90.000 rifles carried by the 5.3 Praga, by the information that while the vessel was in Manila,

The Presidential atatement was Collaco and Goldman scored in evoked by the declaration of Rear-the first half. Admiral. Plunkett, that alarming offensive, registered four goals in of gold and at the same time de- the object of promoting Industrial Russian acting on behalf of the

Shanghai, continuing a vigorous No stone was left unturned in North Carolina, owing to the appropriations were sought from these being scored by Lee Wal prive it of its credit-creating | peace, opened at Burlington House the ship's crow' to deliver the

the police efforts to combat the plot. Fully arma, police ip parties ten to twenty strong patrolled the streets. and on the night when the attack was con-

forced to descend at Ashville,

formation of ice on the wings. Reuter's American Service.

Congress.

The Ford light, aeroplane was charges were often made when rapid succession after the interval,

tung, Collaco, Gee and Favacho.

Following repeated efforts to President Coolidge is of the spore into an empty goal, thirty opinion that it will be difficult to minutes after the restart Goldman curb speakers, for fear of raising ran through in characteristic style templated rigorous searches of BRITISH UNEMPLOYED the cry of violation of free speech, and scored the seventh and last

but he recommended that tho 32 goal, charged with the nation's defence should follow a policy consider- ing the welfare of the country, in public statements.-Reuters American Service.

every pedestrian were carried out. Throughout the night of Sunday, the police raided various centres believed to be harbouring Com- munists, Mr. Tang Yin-wah being constantly on duty in one of the armoured cars commissioned for service in the event of an out-: "break.

Was

work.

"Many Arrests.

FEWER.

11..

BEST FIGURES FOR SEVEN YEARS.

London, Jan. 24..

"Greatest Service to Cause of Peace."

New York, Jan. 24.

The Pioneer Field stands were packed with spectators..

powers.

on January 12th.

Nationalists endeavoured to bribe:

The development of the central

Sir Alfred Mond explained that arms to Canton instead of to North bank policy of the United States the employers were present in China had shown that while gold might their individual capacity and that Rumours Formally Denied. be retained as the medium for the conference was to consider

Berlin, Jan. 24. making international payments, general lines of policy. He re- could be easily deprived of its viewed the problems to be Replying to a question before function as the ultimate standard examined, including the better the Budget. Committee of the organisation of industry by means Reichstag, Herr Stresemann, the of value..

of amalgamations, the introduc Minister for Foreign Affairs, Dollar Controls Gold..

tion of new methods, the trans stated that the Naval Department Hongkong were completely out- classed in the second half of the The American price level could ference or pensioning of displaced had assured the Foreign Office game, their morale thereby suffer-not be affected by gold movements, workers, the improvement of the that neither it, nor any of its but it was controlled by the security and status of the worker officials, had had anything to do ing a disastrous reaction:

policy of the reserve banks in ex-who should be given an interest with the shipments of arms and McNiven Injured.

He added that ammunition to China, panding or contracting credit. in the business. Consequently, it was not the value they could not expect to create The Foreign Office, he added, of gold in America which deter-heaven on earth, but if they could bad accepted this as a formal mined the value of the dollar, but give Britain freedom from indus denial of the rumours which had the value of the dollar deter- trial disputes they would place the been put into circulation.

country, which had always been: mined the value of gold.

Although gold he concluded, a leader in these matters, in the was still the nominal basis of most forefront. currencies, the real determinant of the movements of the world level of prices was the purchasing

Shanghai, Jan. 24.

The newspapers make light of Io" the interport soccer contest the remarks on the subject of war Shanghai overwhelmed Hongkong

it.

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no

Hongkong's forwards were

Labour's Co-Operation.

on

A further reduction by over 28,000 in the number of persons unemployed is recorded by the As a result of the raids and Ministry of Labour for the week searches, a large number of Com- ended January 16.

attributed to Adiniral Plunkett, seven goals to all.

The Lokalunzeiger publishes a Despite the overcast, threatening raunist suspeels were taken into

telegram from Hongkong stating. weather the spectators "numbered

that the Nanking Government has custody, and a large quantity of The number of men, women and the Navy Yard commandant.

1,193,000

The New York World, in anome 10,000. Considering the state

ordered all branches of two Ger- seditious literature whs found. boys unemployed was

By far the most successful and which is the lowest recorded for editorial strongly endorses Senator of the ground which was sodden, the a remarkably

man firms alleged to be concerned incidentally the biggest raid the corresponding date of any year Borah's condemnation of the naval game was fought at

fast pace.

Mr. Ben Turner emphasised the in the dealings, be closed and the since 1920,

jingocs "as "his greatest service at

arrested carried out

Clarke, the Hongkong goalie wa to the cause of peace." Nothing the most outstanding player. He was power of the U. S. dollar. Reuter importance of finding a just and their managers Lang An Tung suburb. It is

tasting solution of industrial pro- charges of rebellion. The Industrial Transference

is more certain than that Mr. frequently applauded but had reported that a large detachment Board which was recently appoint-

Capital and Labour.

blems and of putting the country The firms are accused of sup- of more than 100 Canton Governed to consider the question of find-Borah speaks the real mind of the chanco with any of the seven goals

London, Jan. 24. on the highway of prosperity. plying to Marahal Chang Tз0-lin, Sir Alfred Mord announced weapons shipped in the Norwe ment troops were carried to the ing work in other parts of the American on this subject. Super scored.

MeReginald McKenna, the Chair- scene to join the police, forming a country and the Dominions for navy enthusiasts would lead us weak. McNiven worked hard but

man of the Midland Bank, at the that the employers had appointed gian steamer Skule-Reuter. "cordon while the pollen did the unemployed workers, particularly into a bitter feud with Great Bri- was unsupported

the miners, in areas where unem-tain but they won't get away with The backs did their best but Shang-general meeting of shareholders a Committee of seven, with him

bai's attack was

self as Chairman, to facilitate the too strong, while aald that the hape expressed a A number of houses in this part ployment is acute, are making a

their defence was impenetrable.

The first goal was scored after a year ago that 1927 would witness work, and Mr. Turner then in-

trial relationships, and an upward appoint a similar Committee.

It was agreed that Sir Alfred on the quarterdeck than in an arm-three minutes after the interval.

A quarter of an hour after the re-trend in prosperity had been

Mond and Mr. Een Turner should chair or anything elec--Reutera

sumption McNiven was carried off fulfilled. American Service.

with a 'damaged head as a result of a There had, he said, undoubted-preside at the meetings alternate collision with the Shanghal back, but ly been a great improvement in the ly. later returned with his head ban-

between capital relations | daged.Reuter.

labour, and further a gradual.but steady recovery of trade follow In the Chinese Interport soccering the grave difficulties through match, played at Shanghal on Monday which the country passed in 1926. He did not, however,suggest the Southern team, (Tigers) was beaten by the Eastern Chinese by there was cause for unbounded four goals to two. Lee Wai-tong did optimism. The problems yet be the hat trick for the winners,

Tore the country were numerous and complicated, but the back- ground was much brighter than it was a year ago-British Wireless.

The Herald Tribune says that

of Canton were surprised thorough preliminary survey be

the raid and in the course fore visits are paid to these areas. Admiral Plunkett is more at home quarter of an hour and the second the dawn of a new era in indus. timated that the T. U. C. would

by

of the search by the police.British Wireless,

"Red" badges and Communist literature were found in large quantities. The police arrested no fewer than 40 suspects, while in addition ammunition of a quantity not yet disclosed was discovered,

This startling, if expected dis-

BANKS AND COTTON INDUSTRY.

TRADITIONS.

London, Jan. 24.

covery at the Lung An Tung INTERVENTION AGAINST ALL villages was sufficient to thorough- ly convince the authorities that the Information received that Communist elements were still active inside the city and had de- cided to organise a second "Red" coup on Chinese New Year Eve. was not altogether false.

Martial Law,

Presiding at the annual meeting

DOUBLY LUCKY DEFENDANT.

END OF LETTER-THEFT"

CASE.

Chinese Interport,

POLICE.

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SALE OF US. NAVAL

• OIL.

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MR. WILBUR APPOINTS ENQUIRY COMMISSION.

Washington, Jan. 24.

Nanking Memorandum. The statement said to ominato from Hongkong must refer to the Memorandum issued on Friday last by the Nationalist Minister for Foreign Affairs, in which he orged the Military Council to at- tempt to detain the 3.8. Skule, to immediately seal the offices in Na- tionalist territory of the offending German firms," to arrest all for- eigners and Chinese found to be concerned with the illeit arms traffic, and that the German' and Norwegian Consuls be communi. cated with, suggesting that they warn their nationals against any further violations of the law.

Newspaper Raises Scandal. In consequence of a report by the Naval Oil Inspector that the

London, Jan, 24. Honolulu Consolidated Oil Com- The Daily Telegraph's Berlin pany is selling oil from the naval Correspondent says that if the reserve, California, to the Royal Berliner Tageblatt is correctly in- Dutch-Shell interests, Mr. Curtis fórmed Herr Groener will have to Wilbur nas appointed a Corimis- explain to the Reichstag an even sion to investigate and to make.re- more delicate scandal than the commendations with a view to pre-Phoebus film affair, in which his venting the disposal of pil from department was involved." Tho Pacific United States. naval reserves to Berliner Tageblatt alleges that a companies. Reuter's lieutenant, an active army high off- cial, the Naval Transport Depart ment and the War Ministry are con carned in a "curious transaction" the shipment of seventeen wag gon loads of munitione which the Kiel police stopped when they were about to be shipped to o destination declared to be Oslo, but suspected to be China,

NEW C.P.R. LINER.

or Martin's Bank. Liverpool, Mr. The Chinese charged with rifling 11olland Martin declared that the a private letter-box in the stair- suggestion put forward that the case of a house at West Point and DUMPED OVER SIDE. banks should come to the assis-subsequently arraigned on a new tance of the Lancashire cotton in charge of obtaining money by Martial law was not put into dustry and more or less take over false pretences in, connexion with AVOIDING SEIZURE BY THE force until the raids at the Lang control, by investing in debentures registered postal matter, again An Tung had been affected, but and shares, was impracticable. appeared before Mr. R. E. Lind- after midnight on Sunday it was

The suggestion was entirely sell this morning. Imposed all over the city. Later, Mr. Tang Yin-wah, the Chief of against the traditions of English Police, gave the order to all men banking. The banks, he assured not on duty to return to the Public the shareholders, ware still pre Safety Bureau, the headquarterspared to make such advances of the Police Force; and in reg-they deemed safe, but the recarried out since the last remand. side, certain materials forming steamer, the ss. Duchess of Bed-foraign ponse to the call, over a thousand organisation of the industry must men congregated at headquarters come from within.-Reuter. shortly after midnight, ready for any emergency.

Almost equally active were Chinese gunboats which had been récalled to Canton watera. By New Year's Eve the whole flotilla had returned to Canton at the

AIR FACTORY FOR CANADA.

request of the Government. The DE HAVILLAND COMPANY'S

Admiral was on board the Kong- tai, which led the flotilla, in its

acouring of Canton waters.

The forty suspects who were

arrested in the raids in the Lung

ENTERPRISE..

London, Jan. 24. The De Havilland Aircraft Com-

An Tung villages were shot by pany, Idmited, intend, it is official-

order of the police on the afternoon ly stated, to pstablish a factory at of New's Day.

At the Marine Court this morn- MR: BALDWIN'S TRIBUTE TO.

COMPANY. Detective Sergeant Whant in ing before Commdr. G. F. Hole, the Wong Kin Shing, the master of a

London, Jan. 21. formed his Worship that

Canadian The new original complainant could not be fishing boat, was charged with found, in spite of enquiries letting fall, or throwing over the

part of a ship's cargo, to avoid ford which will be commissioned American Service. His Worship expressed his be- seizure, in Shaukiwan Bay on for service between Liverpool and lief that defendant was "a big January 23 scoundrel," who could consider The accused failed to appear in himself extremely lucky in answer to the charge, and Police two ways. These were, firstly, bail of $50 was estreated. that there was not sufficient evidence to convict him on the

original charge of stealing letters, KING OF AFGHANISTAN and, secondly, that he was

dia-

charged on this second charge of obtaining money owing to the non- appearance of the complainant. Defendant was discharged.

OBSERVATORY PREDICTS FAIR WEATHER

AT NICE,

St. Lawrence, was launched to-day by Mrs. Stanley Baldwin.

The Prime Minister was among those present, and at the sub- sequent luncheon he referred to the Immense part played by the Canadian Pacific Railway in the development of Canada. To it they owed the union and relation of Canada from east to west. Bitish Wireless.

NEW CRUISER FOR EAST:

INDIAN RAILWAY

STRIKE.

SETTLEMENT REACHED AFTER TWO DAYS.

The Berliner Tageblatt, apeake décisively of hints that the Kiel munitions affair should be hushed- Calcutta, Jan. 24. :-

up in the interests of national The strike of ten thousand em-defence." It says, "It is not a ployees of the East Indian Rail-question of interests of national de DUKE OF CONNAUGHT PAYS

way workers has ended.

fence but was a plece of business A VISIT.

The settlement was reached this wherein much money was to be morning on the understanding made, and the question that must London, Jan. 24.

that no pay would be stopped for be cleared up is to what purposes During their brief stay at Nice,

the two days during which the this money was to be applied." the King and Queen of Afghanis- CUMBERLAND LEAVING FOR men were on strike, and that there After stating that the War Do

HONGKONG.

would be no, victimisation.partment know nothing whatevor To-day's Observatory report tan to-day received the Duke of

Reuter.

about this consignment of muni states that an anticyclone le Connaught who is staying at Cap

London, Jan. 24.

tions the Berliner Tageblatt, 08. sumes that: Herr Groener will put over South Manchuria.; The business manager of the De shown

The new British cruiser, HM.S:

an end to such dealings once, and Haviland Company who recently There may be a depression over Ferat. Owing to ill health, the

Moderate monsoon Duke will be unable to return to Cumberland, the first of the

for all. Reutersp visited Canada, believes that the South China. quick development of aviation in may be expected over the China London in March, when King County Class, will leave Sheorne & to noon Amanulla and his Queen-paya on Thursday to join the cruiser. tar were discovered. The four Canada will depend on cheap and Sea. The forecast up

British Wireless. Reds" were executed lato on the light aeroplanes.-British Wire- to-morrow is:North-east winds, visit to England. Britte Wire- squadron on the China Station,

less. moderate; fair. same evening, without more ado,

The police also raided other places on New Year's Eve, includ- ing the premises of the Chinese dewspapers, Kuo Min Sin Wen, and the 72 Guilds Journal,

At the latter place, four sus- pects, together with a large quantity of seditious printed mat

the Leaside Aerodrome, Toronto,. primarily to provide a service station for the many Moth light aeroplanes that are being sup- plied to Canada.

Tess.

TO-DAY.

Dollar on demacd Lighting-up

3/8/18 $6.06 p.m.

The Manila Police are searching: the city for a tall, slender light

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