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20 ART TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1928..

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BIGLA COFT 10 DENTU

COTTON INDUSTRY SIR MILES LAMPSON RUBBER CONTROL SERIOUS ACTION OF THE “PRAGA" ARMS

RUPTURE.

CONFERENCE ENDS IN

DEADLOCK.

OPERATIVES NOT SATISFIED OF BONA FIDES.

1

INTERVIEWED.

UNDENIABLY BETTER FEELING

TOWARDS BRITAIN.

GENUINE SURPRISE.

(Our Dien Correspandent.)

Shanghai, Mar. 6. Sir Miles Lampson, the British

OUTSIDE ASSISTANCE. | Minister, In an interview, dwelt on the changed Southern attitude do Great Britain, remarking that the Canten outlook was better than it had been

for a great many years:

PROBLEM.

THE PRIME MINISTER'S ASSURANCE.

WANTS TO SEE A PROSPEROUS INDUSTRY,

STRAITS OPPOSITION.

dustry.

London, Mar. 6.

IBN SAUD.

WAR POSSIBILITIES IN IRAK DEVELOPING.

BRITISH PREPARED.

Basra, Mar, 5. Messengers from Koweit state the Sheikh Ibn Said has informed the chief leaders of the ́Nejd tribes that he has now decided, He theni, the sword is the only means of restoring to Islam, the infidels of Koweit, Irák, and Trans. jordania.

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*SHIPMENT.

GERMAN DENIAL OF

RESPONSIBILITY. ·

· IS ANXIOUS TO PREVENT

·FURTHER TRAFFIC,

BUICK 1928

Down to the smallest detail of construc- tion, wherever refinements could be made, Bulck has made them. Again Buick has Improved upon Buick, Agalu thoʻstan-" Hard for the year is sot,

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THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Contral 1248 or 1267.

55, Wong Nei Chung Road.

CONSTABLE PAYS

FOR CURIOSITY.

*MAN WHO WAS DRAGGED

INTO HARBOUR.

Happy Valley.

GRAVE EGYPTIAN MISTAKE.

REJECTION OF TREATY, WITH BRITAIN.

DISCARDED BIG OPPORTUNITY

FOR PROGRESS.

OBSTINATE. FANATICS.

$50 FOR CAR OWNER..

P. C. Khushi Mahomed, whose enquiring turn of mind fod him, on Sunday night, to meddle with the gear of an unattended motor- car in Connaught Road Central, and to cause it to back and drag VESSEL IN MANILA.

hini into the harbour with it, was brought before Major C. Willson Shanghai, Fobi 20. London, Mar, 5.

this morning, when he plended

London, Mar. G. In the House of Commons, the

The German Consul General, F.guilty to a charge of misconduct as Newspapers of all political The joint Cotton Conference

He states that he is ready to as-Thiel, to-day handed a reply to the a police officer.

shades deplore in one form or Premier was asked If an arrange- which opened at Manchester int

ment could be made for the Commit- sist the tribes with rifles, ammuni-Chinese Nationalist Government

Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, C.I.E., another the Egyptian Cabinet's most favourable circumstances by

the enquiring into the question of tion, food and everything in his answering the charge lodged with .S.P., recalled the facts of the decision to reject the draft Anglo- rubber restriction to make an in-power-Reuter.

the German Government, alleging fense, which were that when Egyptian treaty, negotiated by the definite withdrawal by the:

London, Mar. G. The South was beginning to moment, and so help to allay the terim report at the earliest possible

that the Germans were selling Khushi found the car left without Sarwat Pasha and Sir Austen employers of the wages and hours settle down, hysteria was disap anxiety now felt in the rubber in the House of Commons to-day, an-It was charged that the selling proceeded to interfere with the

Lieut. Col. L.M.C.S. Amery, infurms" to Marshal. Chang Tso-lin

Chamberlain, an allendant on the waterfront, ho

The Daily Chronicle agrees with recommendations, and the sugges-† pearing, and the populace, is fol-

nounced that the Government of munitions of War to "lic tion of the establishment of alowing peaceful ways almost as joint committes of enquiry to in-lot of South China since the be-ment was the development and pros action to repel the ralders in Irak. The note presented by the Ger- the edge of the seawall. though pence had been the normal that the sole object of the Govern-formation as regards the Britishing civil war in China.

The Premier gave an sarance furnished In Saud with prior in-northern China ruler was promote engine, with the result that he in- Sir Austen Chamberlain that this advertently started the gear and is a misfortunate for Egypt rather the car commenced to back toward than for Great Britain, but adds, "The second treaty, if frankly ac- vestigate finance, taxation, hours, ginning.

3 perity of the rubber industry, and Renter.

man Consul General declares that wages and trade union risstrictions,

In an endeavour to avert a cepted, would be much to the in-. Sid Miles said he was genuine-therefore the time and manner of

the Germans were not responsible calamity,

terest of both parties. Subject to finishing changes, marketing and surprised to observe the signs any announcement would be such Britain Most Careful, ¦

Khushi despairingly shipping, has ended. it complete

for the recent arms shipments and clung to the car, and was himself certain points, Great Britain n improvement everywhere. 48 would best conduce to that end.——

London Mar. 5. mentions especially, the Czecho- dragged into the water when the ne motive for limiting Egypt's in- rupture on the terms of reference Business was making a rapid re- British Wireless.

Mr. Amery stated the Govern-Slovak steamer Praga which touch car toppled over the seawall. dependence, but these points are Singapore, Mar, G.'. A telegram from Kuala Lumpur ment had been most careful to ed at Manila recently, and was, it

In view of his penitent frame vital to our Empire's security. New Complication,

The British Minister also allud-states that the Malayan Planters furnish Ibn Saud, the King of was alleged, conveyed from that of mind, as manifestad. by te el to the demonstration of friend- Association has passed a resolution the ledjaz, with information report by a Japanese war vessel in plea of guilty, Mr. Wodehouse ask-cepting British friendship in the Since the last meeting, a fresh ship and cordiality which marked opposing the reversal of the policy garding the British action for re-order to prevent Its seizure by aed for only a small fine and com- spirit in which it is offered, Nationalist Government warship. pensation for the damage done to Egyptian Nationalists could ori complication had arisen in con- his receptions in both the offieinl of rubber control.--Reuter, sequence of a suggestion by the and the commereal world, deciar-

Not German Manufacture.

the car, which, amounting to $300,sure for their country

favourable future.". was, however, covered by in- cotton-spinners proposing a balloting that they were undeniable

The German Consul General de- [surance. on the American suggestion relat-proof of the better feeling deve-

Far-Reaching Terms. His Worship imposed a fine of ing to the question of reverting to loping in the South of China to

The Morning Post takes the view organised shoft-time.

enumerated.

It was thought that a tentative

motion was likely to he raised in this connexion, although it was stated that the employers had not: yet dockled on definite steps.

Breakdown on Other Point.

The break, however, came on the question of the proposed enquiry. The operatives agreed to partici- pate in the joint enquiry, with an Independent Chairman, if the terms of reference wove revised to the extent of allowing each side the assistance of a "competent i accountant and statistician.

The employers' reply to this was that the terms of reference were wide enough, and thai an indepen- dent Chairman was quite unneces- sary.

com-.

fuf

covery after the depression of re- cent years.

wards Britain. ·;

Sir Miles Lampson is gratified at the success of his tour of

tonalist territory,

NANKING EMISSARY IN PEKING.

CUSTOMS DISCUSSIONS THE

DESIGN?

pelling raiders in Irak.

He was satisfied that the Bri-

ti A Singapore Suggestion. fish Air Force had done, and was That a Malayan committee should doing, all that was possible to re-

di

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ASSISTANCE.

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"By meeting us on them and ac"

a most

were so far-reaching that it would have been a misfortune for the British Empire, had they been ac cepted, and continues: "They, sur- render certain principles which seem to be vital to British security, British subjects, and British in- terests. They modify expitulation, foreign nationals, they abolish they confer taxation rights over

certain safeguards of justice to foreigners; they further limit the functions of both the financial and the judicial advisors, and they abolish the Britlah Sirdar."

be appointed to put forward the case pel the raids on the Southern fron-clares that the arms aboard the for rubber restriction during the tier of Irak, and he was quite sure. Praga were manufactured in Cze-$60, and ordered a similar sum to period of the Home Government's the raiders would ultimately learn cho-Slovakia and insured with cer- be turned over to the owner of the that the terms offered to Egypt enquiry, and that the policy should that they could not penetrate into tain well-known British insurance car as compensation. he continued whether Dutch co-Irak territory and indulge, in wan-companies In London. The Praga operation can be obtained or not, ton damage and massacre of men, carried 50,000 riftes and much were the main points emphasised by women and children.

other war equipment destined for LEAGUE OF NATIONS Mr. J. W. Campbell, a past president] The Colonial Office abates there Marshal Chang Tso-lin. " of the Planters' Association of is no foundation whatever for the

The German note declared that] Malaya, the present chairman of the report that has appeared in the the German Far Eastern Associa Incorporated Society of Planters, Press to the effect that troops aretion, of Hamburg, which controla and one of the lending vialling being sent from India In con- German Oriental trade, has agreed agents in the country, in an inter-nexion with the Wahabi troubles. not to permit German firms to deal in arms destined for China, but also points out that since. Ger many's surrender of extraterri- torial righis in China, Germany has no control over German firms the located in China, hence in

Geneva, Mar. 5, China that Germans in event

The Committee on Arbitration engage in arma traffic, they are and Security has passed a resolu- subject to Chinose laws.

view with a Strait Times represen- British Wireless. tative last week.

On the question of Malayan opin-

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ion being suunded by the in-1 vestigating committee, Mr. Cam-LORD SINHA'S DEATH. bell expressed the hope that Sir)

| FACTION AGREEMENT? | Hugh Clifford would do what lay in

his power to see that the views of GREAT STATESMAN, LAWYER rubber interests in this country

AND. ADMINISTRATOR. and made available to the commit-- were properly ventilated, at Homé

tee.

BRITAIN CANNOT SIGN THE OPTIONAL CLAUSE.

ENCOURAGE OTHERS.

Another Complaint, . The Morning Post also complaine that the draft treaty would have committed the vital interests of the Empire to the League of Na« tions in ten years time.

The Daily New regrets the failure of the treaty, and urges the large number of sensible Egyptian Nationalists who deplore the course of events to take more ac-- tive steps to resist the extremists. Obstinacy.

Peking, Mar. 6. According to reliable Chinese

London, Mar, b. The note further states that tion inviting the Council of the Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary Germany Is Inviting a movement League to inform all the members sources, Mr. Cheng Hung-nien, the Vice-Minister of Finance to the He also threw out the suggestion for India, has sent the Governor of among other nations to prevent that it is prepared to lend its Employers Disagree. Nationalist Government at Nan- that a committee should be formed Bengal, the following message of further arms shipments to China. services in the event of difficulties The masters, were of opinioning, arrived at Peking to-dar to collect data and generally present sympathy with the family of the

arising during the negotiations of quietly.

the case for the restriction polity late Lord Sinha: The newspapers

Praga Again at Manila. that both sides were fully

an arbitration treaty or a security petent to deal with any question Formerly, Mr. Cheng worked from Malaya. He thought that Mr. roport the death of Lord Sinha.

Manila, Mar. 2. pact, for the pacife settlement of The s.3 Praga is, back in Manila, any dispute. likely to be submitted to the en- with Mr. Lang Shih-yi, and in J. Balilie, Mr. J. S. M. Remnic, Mr. Please convey to his family the ex- quiry without the pesistance of an view of the latter's recent appoint-F. C. Peck, Mr. J. S. Arter (Chair-pression of my sincere sympathy: its cargo of 90,000 rifles for Mar

It has also passed a resolution outside professional man

megt as Director of the Revenue man, of the P. A. M.), and Mr. By his great ability, Industry and shal Chang Tso-Min, Manchurian (relating to the Optional Clause of

judgment Lord Sinha

Article 86 of the Statute of the

The journal adds, "If the wilder It was then contended; for the Council, concurrently with his Egmont Hake would form a very sound

The captain, Herr Carl Jeschke, Perimanent Court of Internation- spirits use the occasion to provoke operatives, that they were not post as Minister of Finance, it is strong committee, and he remarked achieved for himself, a position war-lond, delivered.

that he very much admired the way both as lawyer and adminis- in which Mr. Rennie was Aghting trator,

Indian is said to be richer by about al Justice, and recommending that satisfied that the employers really believed that Cheng has come to intended to have a full enquiry.

discuss Customs questions, with the battle for restriction in Singa- had held before, and be used $20,000 (gold) as a reward for his the members should adhere there particular stress on the possibility pore. Afterwards they declared that of an agreement between the such a committee should be taken in the sphere of politics his singlement in face of huge obstacles,

The initiative in forming it for the benefit of his country. efforts in delivering the consign-to. the responsibility for the break-North and South in connexion by the local Producers' Association, ness of purpose and high ideals The ander-officers and crew are tain's inability to adhere to the stinacy of a handful of Egyptian down rested entirely with the em therewith.-Router.

Mr. Campbell thought, and such a coupled with a sober appreciation of almost stony brake. ployers.--Reuter:

The Nationalist Government re-step would be of great value at the realities, assure him a place in the foremost rank of Indian statesmen." cently declined to discuss with Mr. present, juncture."

Britiah Wireless. A. H. F. 'Edwardes, the acting Iny- pectar-General, the question of an agreement with Peking as regards Discussing a suggestion that Customs tariffs. Mr. T. V. Soong planting opinion in Malaya was stating that the proposals for a getting lukewarm about restric- Customs Conference were left in lion, Mr. Campbell said that the abeyance..

AMERICA'S "AMICABLE

MEDIATION."

NICARAGUAN LIBERALS 'DROP

·GEN. SANDINO.

Managua, Mar, 5. The Liberals have completely dis

avowed General Sandino, their former ally against the Conserva- tives, by the publication of a pro- gramme supporting General Man- endo for the Presidency. The clee- tion Lakes place in October.

The Liberals have pledged them- selves to devole their attention to rebuilding the nation, declaring

that they "accept with plensure the

ALCANTARA DISASTER

SEQUEL.

RUSSIANS TO BE PUNISHED IF FACTS AGAINST THEM.

;

Moscow, Mar. 6.

The President of the Savtoritat,

Attitude of the Planters.

revision of assessments had up..

such

18 no

CHIANG AGAIN IN NAŃKING.

-

Crew Disgruntled,

a recurrence of violent agitation,

the cause of Egyptian independ ence will be betrayed not by Bri- Lord Cushenden reiterated Britain, but by the unintelligent ob-

clause, as her interests were not

fanatics,”-British Wireless. those of one, but of several Gov- ernments." Nevertheless, Britain.

The crew is still disgruntled and would encourage others able to GEMANY TO HAVE HER inclined to wonder just what hap-sign-Reuter.

pened to the extra bonus- they

were, going to get for taking the

FOR TOKYO.

risk of running into Nationalist CANADIAN DIPLOMAT gunboats, reported to be out searching for them, after they left Manila" for Chinwangtao, a month ago.

FOLLOWING UP IMPERIAL CONFERENCE

CRUISER.

FIRST INSTALMENT GRANTED

BY REICHSTAG. -

set a good many people, but he BUSY ON MILITARY MATTERS. did not know that this had actually;

London, Mar. 5. Shanghai, Mar. 6.

Roports regarding the amount turned any planters against re- striction. There was

The Budget Committee of the sort of A telegram from Nanking states of money received as a tip from

Reichstag, by fifteen votes to growing feeling that the restric- that Marshal Chiang Kai-shek Marshal Chang Tao-lin by Cap-

twelve, has sanctioned the first tion machinery was so slow in arrived there yesterday morning tain Jeschke vary, but certain

London, Mar. 5. instalment of 10,000,000 marka for deting that Malayn was gather and at once proceeded to the members of the crew stated yester-

Replying to a question in the the construction of a 10,000-ton into the hands of the Army Headquarters.

day that they saw an exchange of House of Commons, Mr. Amery, the battle-cruiser for the protection of playing Dutch, inasmuch as the British

It is stated that Marshal Chiang cash between one of the Man-Dominions Secretary, said an agree the German ports in the Baltic and› were maintaining high prices for intends to form a Staff Headquar-churlan general ranking officers ment had been reached between the the accurity of East Prussia, the Dutch and allowing them to ers to be attached to the Army and the captain and that the Governments of Canada and Japan

The Socialists and Democrats plant up additional areas. Headquarters in order to provide amount reported by the Chinese whereby it was proposed, subject to strongly attacked the appropria especially native holdings. Ho facilities in directing the various was $20,000.

the approval of the Canadian Par- amicable mediation of the United or the Soviet Mercantile Marine, thought that that revision was a Army Corpa... Eighteen military The trip from Manila to China llament, and the Japanese Diet res- tion, alleging that the cruiser was States to decide our political differ has issued a statement relating to mistake, partly because it created experts from the 1st, 2nd and 3rd was made without mishap, accord-pectively, that each of these coun wanted for reasons of prestige ences."-Reader's American Service, he, gollision between the Italiana feeling of unrest and suspicion Army Corps will be appointed asing to the men. Captain Jeschke tries should be represented in the only-Router.

s. Alesatar, and the Russian 16garding restriction, and partly members.

took the course he had originally other by a Minister Plenipotentiary. barque Tovarisch, when the for: because it was based on a false An order empowering the police mapped out and steamed straight His Majesty's Government in Great Britain were informed in ad- Mr. Campbell expressed himself at Nanking to take special mea- through the Formosa Straits.

Bures in dealing with the "Reds" The Nationalists, believing that) vance of the desire of the Canadian If the detailed report of the as an upholder of restriction, with has been issued by order of Mar- the Praga would take a course Government for such an arrange-

or without the Dutch, but he master of the Tovarish, when re- ceived by the Sovterflot, shows agreed that further endeavours to shal Chiang. The order lays it around Formosa and miss the ment which was in accordance with down that no bail will be granted Straits, dispatched their gunboats the resolution of the Imperial Con- obtain Dutch

ference in 1926.--British Wireless. that the Russian officers were guilty of an infringement of in-extremely desirable, if only for to any person arrested for "Red" from Shanghal accordingly. the immediate moral effect which gilation.-Nam Chung Pan.

LEADERS DESERTING THE 1. L. P.

MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD AFTER MR. SNOWDEN.

mer vessel was lost with only one standard of tapping. survivor.

co-operation were

Lernational life-saving customs, successful negotiations would London, Mar. 5. they will be severely punished. protice, apart from the practical

Renter.

results. He condemned the argument that the law of supply and demand should be allowed to operate in the rubber industry as a bogey which ought to be finally disposed of.

ENGLISH CUP DRAW.

Following Mr. Philip Snowden's breakaway from the Independent

· Labour Party shortly after Christ- mus, when he declared that the I.L.P. was no longer warranted as an organisation separate and dis- 'tinct from the Labour Party, it is

The draw for the semi-final know ́announced that Mr. Ramsay

MacDonald has

round of the English Cup will be not necepted mination in the forthcoming Huddersfield meet Sheffield United, found on Page B of this fasuc.

ROYAL PATIENTS.

JAPANESE PRINCESS IS. STIEL ILL,

„OVERCAST WITH RAIN.".

LEAGUE & MANDATED TERRITORIES.

REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION BY COUNCIL.

Fooled Nationalists.

"The Chinese missed us com*

Geneva, Mar. 5. The Council of the League of pletely," one of the men said yesterday in relating the story.

Nations, after a discussion on the The anti-cyclone now covers south report of the Mandates Commission, "Captain Jeschke simply fooled Manchuria, Korea and the Yellow passed a resolution asking A and them and did exactly what they sea. Depressions are situated over mandatories to furnish informa thought he wouldn't do.

Tongking and to the east of Hok-tion concerning postal matters, and "We did get a lucky break. The kaido. Fresh to moderate monsoon the national status of the inhabit Nationalists learned that we were will prevail along the South-east ante of the mandated territories. in the Straits giving their gun coast of China and over the north The resolution also calls for gen boats the slip. Another boat was China sea.

Tokyo, Mar. 6. Nubber at Sixpence a Pound:

The Emperor, although still con fined to his bed, has nearly recover morrow," he said, "I should not

"If restriction wore taken off to-ed from his indisposition.

The condition of Princess Hiaasen out. A heavy fog which mat The forecast till noon to-morrow

(Continued on Page 14.)

Icast with rain, improving later. anxletyRenter.

[Continued on Page 14.)"

eral statistics and the final statis

Reuter

tion for the four members of and the Arsenal' are drawn against be surprised to see rubber drop has not: Improved, and is causinged for almost two days aided us in is-North-cast winds, fresh; over ties required by the Commission.

National Administrative Coun-

Blackburn Rovers.

the LL.P.-Reuter.