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Hongkong Telegraph

FOUNDED 1871 NO. 23, 489

pan ut+ALXWF THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1928.

JAPAN WATCHES MANCHURIA. BRITAIN URGED TO D'OISY'S FLIGHT

INTERVENE.

WILL PREVENT PASSAGE OF SUPPORT NANKING'S

ARMED TROOPS.

PEKING BRITISHERS PREPARE FOR EVENTUALITIES.

WARNED BY THE LEGATION.

LEAGUE APPEAL,

LORD CUSHENDUN STRESSES NO ENCOURAGEMENT,

ADD TO DIFFICULTIES,

London, May 16, Accusations by the Labour Mem- bera that the British Government

DISASTER.

AIRMEN'S NARROW ESCAPE FROM INCINERATION,

REPAIR IMPOSSIBLE.

Rangoon, May 16, A disastrous and has been brought to the flight. from Paris In Hanoi, Hongkong and the Far East. of Captain Pelletier d'Olay, the famous French aviator.

138 PER ANNU...

BATA INGES COFF 10 CENT

COTTON INDUSTRY CRISIS.

MR. BALDWIN'S PLAIN SPEAKING.

"CUT OUT, DEAD WOOD AND CLEAN UP THE MESS."

CAPITAL NEEDED. His machine crashed at Akyab, and though he escaped injury, both his companions have been

London, May 16. taken to hospital, one of themtion of the cotton industry, great

In view of the critical con seriously hurte,

importance was attached to

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IMPORTANT GOLF TOURNEYS.

SENSATIONAL FAILURES AT

LEEDS.

CAUTIOUS POLICY NEEDED.

MARINE INSURANCE

OUTLOOK.

CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE MEETING,

MISS COLLETT LÖSES.

London, May 10. Sensational failures of promin-' ent players provided the main feature of the qualifying round of the 38-holes Thousand Quineas; Professional Golf Tournament, at THE LOCAL POSITION. Leeds to-day,

The standard of play was

A satisfactory Inancial position, extremely high, and all with with over a million dollars avail qualify, among them being "Abe ported by the Hon. Mr.. D. B. F. scores exceeding 151 failed to able for appropriation, was re- Mitchell (152), Alex. 'Herd (152) 3

The trend of events in North China is difficult to ascertain, was proceeding in a dilatory man-{ that d'Oisy descended at Akyab Stanley Baldwin, at a luncheon U.S.A. X152) W. Melborn, U.S.shareholders meeting of the Can. The details of the crash show speech by the Prime Minister, ME Arthur Havers (152) Nabholtz, Belth, presiding at the annual

though the Nationalists appear to be advancing slowly towardsner in connexion with the appeal Tienisin and Poking.

ton Insurance Office, Ltd., nt Argentine Messrs. Jardine, Matheson and Company's board room at noon to- day.

under the auspices of the British (153) and Jurado Cotton-Growing Association Manchester do-day.

Ladies Championship.

(165).

The principal danger to the capital comes from the Shansi of the Nanking Government to the lender, Marshal Yen Hsi-shan, whose forces have captured League of "Nations, were strongly Yichow, about seventy miles south-west of Peking and are denied in the House of Commons when the engine falled again and ave, hundred members of the round of the British Ladies' Open Į launching an attack on Chuchow.

Br. G. Locker-Lampson sought Tientsin messages show that heavy fighting has taken place between the Northerners and the Kuominchun north to impress upon the critics that of Machang as the result of a movement by Feng Yu-hsiung the Government must await the de- which threatened to cut off the retreat of the Shantung troops. cision of the Secretary-General of On the other hand, an authentic report from Peking states the League, upon whom the duty that Marshal Chang Tse-lln is about to launch an offensive

developed of taking action. against Feng Yu-hsiang on the Peking-Hankow Railway, and that his two principal comnianders, General Yang Yu-ting In reply to further question, the and General Chang Hsuch-liang, have proceeded to Paotingfu. Under-Secretary for Foreign No authentic information relating to the Nationalist Affairs said he was not aware reception of Japan's Four Deniands has been received. what action was being taken by Tokyo message states that the Japanese are deterinined to prevent fighting in Manchuria and are contemplating the the officials of the League in con- despatch of reinforcements to Shanhaikuan on the Manchurian nexion with the appeal from Nun- border. The Japanese will, it is understood, prevent the king. passage of all troops, Northern or Southern, unless they first discard their arms.

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A lengthy debate has taken place in the House of Commons on Chinn generally and on the Nanking appeal to the League of Nations in particular, ·

It is denied that Britain will take any step to prevent the advance of the Southerners on Pelting..

FOREIGN DEFENCES AT TIENTSIN.

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In the circumstances, it was premature jo consider what in structions it was necessary to give to the British representative af Geneva,

with engine trouble, and after working on the machine to repair the defect, an attempt was made to take off again.

The plane had scarcely risen d'Oisy was forced to land in a pay-feld near the aerodrome, The under-carriage was carried away and the machine wrecked.

It will be impossible for the fight to be continued.

The airmen had a miraculous escape from incineration when the petrol poured out of the tank after the crash-Reuter.

ATLANTIC AIRSHIP MAILS.

FURTHER TRIALS STILL NECESSARY.

London, May 10. Asked in the House' of Commons whether his attention had been called to a proposal to build & fleet of airships for the trans-

It was stated by the Chairman

The luncheon was attended by At Hunstanton, in the fourth that the Company's London offices

Association and by representa- tives of banking institutions in Lancashire and other parts of the North of England,

Reconstruction Need..

Lord Derby, who presided, said the whole industry must be recon- structed and new capital brought

in..

Championship, Miss Glenn Collett were involved in a collapse last (America) the conqueror of the ear, in which many important re- holder, Mademoiselle Simone de la Chaume, met with defeat.

Miss Wragg, the Yorkshire county champion, eliminated the American lady challenger, after to play.Render. a good fight by three up and two

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Mr. Baldwin, in the course of his speech. referred to the great THE BOMBAY COTTON possibilities in Africa, and else- where in the Empire, for cotton- growing and for the purchasing of British goods.

Referring to the depression in the steel trade, the Prunier men- tioned that for every shilling he had when he took office, he had something under a penny to-day.

"Get Together." Capital in the steel trade, said Mr. Baldwin, must be reduced until it represented live assets

CRISIS,

MILL-OWNERS DISMISS ALL

STRIKENS.

Bombay, May 16.

: Lord Parmoor Anxious, The matter was also taken up by Lord Parmoor, the Labour Peer, in the House of Lords. He sought information regarding China from Atlantic mail service, Sir Samuel before it could hope for better with the stipulation that tho

Lord Cushenkin, who replied that | Hoare, Air Minister, said the whole

times.

strikers

cords were buried, and that ac- commodation has now been secured

the new Lloyds Building. The disastrous reports of many leading marine Insurance com- were mentioned by Mr. panies Beith, who expressed the view that the breaking point must be near and some sort of reaction shortly Itaken place..

The local position, said Mr. Beith, remained unaltered and ' until lasting peace in China is secured no ballerment of the pre- sent state of commerce, could be looked for,

Chairman's Speech. Addressing the shareholders, tho The deadlock in the Cotton Chairman said-Gentlemen. The Industry remains unchanged report and accounts having been neither side in the dispute having in your hands for some days, I uffered to give way on any point,propose with your permission, to dismissal notices to all strikers, taking them as read.

The employers have now issued follow the customary procedure of

The account for the year 1926, before Mr. Baldwin added that every

re-engagement which we new présent to you, a considerable time ago, Sir. Aus-object of experiments in connexion section of the colton industry must must abandon their "unreasonable though shewing an appreciable ten Chamberlain had informally with airships was to carry out ex-get together, and somehow cut out ardisation of wages in accordance does not compare too favourably attitude" and consent to a stand-improvement on that for 1925, force of Shansiinquired of various sources 20 as-haustive tests before expansion the dead wood and clean up the with the recommendations of the with others Poling, May, 16, The main

of its predecessors The commander of Marshal Feng cavalry is reported to have reached certain whether any suggestion as ok placé,

mess made in 1919 (Cheers) Tariff Board. regards invoking the League of

since 1916. The premium income Yu-halung's troops which captured Chinjshuko," where q Fengtien

Reuter Nations would be acceptable.

No money could therefore be

The employers also insist apons some $310,000 more than that Tchchow without resistance on May Brigade WONL over to Shansi

spent on the airship development

a. ten-hours working day and for 1925, the loss ratio is lower 11th, sent a vanguard to the vicini- forges,

It was a mistake to suppose that projects until the 100 and the

stricter discipline.

nt 67.27 per cent, as against 69.98, ty of Machang.

The Nationalist Headquarter at Sir Austen had allowed the state R101 bad carried out their trials The Shantung troops are now Shielafchwang will soon be re-uf affairs in China to go on for so and satisfied all specification con-

reinstatement and on other con- per cent, as against 20.18 per cent. The strikers insist upon full per cent, the expense ratio is 19.63 threatened in the rear, while the moved to Facting in order to facili-long without considering whether ditlons-British Wireless.

ditions which the mill-owners are and the underwriting balance Tientsin-Peking area is thus seri- ates the riperations on the Peking the League of Nations could take

holding to 'be inadmissible.--- 13.10 per cent, as compared with ously endangered. -

Hankow, Ralway,-Nam Chung any part in bringing about peace,

Reuter.

9.8 per cent. A message from Tientsin indi-Pho.

but there was no such thing as a cates that dghting has been taking place north of Machang between JAPAN READY FOR TROUBLE. Government in China.

the advance troops of Feng Yu- hsiang and the retiring Northern-

ers, but the outcome is not certain,

Japanese Préparation.

Measures to Prevent Spread

to Manchuria.

Tokyo, May, 16.

No Encouragement.

Sir Austen had received abso- hutely no encouragement, and it was made clear to him that Puch a

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

AND SUGAR.

COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER PROBLEM.

Geneva, May 17.

4.

Wage Reduction Plan. A serious crisis has long been

facing the cotton industry, mainly as a result of disagreements between employers and operatives The last development reported was on the 4th instant, when a proposal to reduce the wages of cotton-workers by 12% per cent. was contained in

a resolution passed by the General Committee of the Federation of 31aster Cot- ton

at Spinners Associations Manchester.

The resolution was regarded as the most important development The Consultative Economic Com-In the cotton crisis. mittee has appointed a sub-com-

The Cabinet after studying the proposal would at present meet The Japanese state that only one reports from North China of vari with no success, while it might additional company is being sent ous military operations and move- to Peking, but it is notable that ments, has come to the conclusion even add to the difficulties of the their agents are working with that the foreign garrison at Peking situation. grent activity and ate procuring and Tientsin is suficient to cope The Nanking Political Committee, over which Sir Atul Chat- quarters for several hundred troops with the present situation.

ter.

To Close Mills?

A copy of the resolution was sent to the Members of the Federa- The decision arises out of a sug-tion with two ballot papers, one the depression in the sugar indus-industry and one for the Egyptian gestion by Belgium that owing to for the American Section of the try, an International Convention Section. dealing with the problem should be drawn up.-Reuter.

mittee had addressed a telegram to Lerjee will preside to enquire into In the ex-Austrian Legation quar- The Cabinet has, however, decid- the League of Nations asking the the sugar question.

The Japanese defences are ed to divert part of the Nagoya machinery of the League to be being strengthened.

and also that the atmest must be but the Political Committee was Division to Tsingtao, if necessary, applied in the Tainanfu Incident, done to prevent the disturbances not a member of the League. spreading to Manchuria.

No appeal had been made to the British Government.

The British authorities have is eued instructions to British na tionals to prepare to move to the Legation Quarter at any moment.- Reuter.

Martial Law at Peking.

Peking, May 16. 'Boin Chinese and foreigners are sending their valuables to the Lega- tion Quarter.

Peking is outwardly quiet, but much larger patrols are engaged in lowed in the streets after ten o'clock the streets, while no person is al

in the evening-Reuter.

Shanet Thrust Towards Peking.

Shanghai May, 17.

A telegram received in Nanking from General Yen Shi-shan states, that the contral column of 'the Shansi forces is advancing rapidly

Refusing Passage to Troops.

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In order to maintain order in

No Right at All. Manchuria, it is understood that the Cabinet is now considering Lord Cushendun who is the taking steps to refuse passage to British representative on the armed troops, whether they be Council of the League of Nations, Northerners or Southerners, pointed out that Article Eleven through Shanbalkunn.

provided for definite procedure in Rentising the, difficulty of pre-regard to an appeal.

ADOLPHE MENJOU

MARRIES.

BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM'S SECOND VENTURE.

Government is also considering the Secretary-General and the Presi venting the passage of troops, the It must be presumed that the despatch of reinforcements to Shan-dent would now consider the posi-

Parls, May 16. haikuan, if necessary. Reuter.

The Marie 15th Arrondissement tion, but he did not think that the NORTHERN OFFENSIVE.

was the scene of the wedding of British Government. had any teens standi of any kind to interfere the film star, Adolphe Menjou, and Peking to Launch Attack on

at the present moment in support Miss Kathryn Carver, to-day. Feng Yu-hsiang.

of the application,

Tokyo, May 17,

A message from Peking states

Urged To Support Nanking. '. towards Peking. So far the van that Marshal Chang Tso-lin is pre-

Lord Farmoor pleatled strongly guards of this force have passed baring to take advantage of a lack in favour of Britain backing up Tackingkwan and are continuing of preparation by Marshal Feng the Nanking telegram to Geneva, their advance towarda Ylehow, which is about thirty miles south Yu-hsang to launch an offensive and contended that by so doing, the technical difficulty would da: along the Peking-Hankow line. west of Chochow.

It is stated that the offensive Jappear, » Gêneral Yen also states that will be conducted under the direc- Paoting was captured on the 13th., tion of General Yang Yu-ting, the when a large number of Fengtien Chief of Staff, and General Chang troops were taken prisoner. The Hsuch-lang, Chang Tao-lin's son. Shanai troops will now launch a The Northern leaders have already general attack on Chochow, which left for Paolingfu. Is about forty miles south of Peking,

Shanhalkuan Withdrawal.

Lord Cushendun said that in one an. International quarrel sense might at present exist between Japan and Nanking but after all, Japan was a Member of the League, and clearly the British Government could not treat the Japanese Government in such a rough and ready way as Lord Parmoor implied."

The previous marringes of both bride and bridegroom were dis- solved last year. The bride wae formerly the wife of a New York Society photographer.---Reuter,

The Federation Members were asked to vote whether they were willing to leave the question of the reduction of wages to be dealt

with by the Federation Committee and to close the mills if it was necessary to enforce the demand.

AMERICAN GAMBLING

CRASH.

NEW BUT DISTRESSING.

RECORD SET,

IRAK ELECTIONS SURPRISE.

OVERWHELMING TRIUMPH FOR MODERATES.

I am unable to give you any bet- ter news with regard to the con- ditions prevailing on the London Market which, if it is possible, are rather worse than ever. It la obvious from the further disas- trous reports of many of the lead- Ing Marine Insurance Companies, now being published, that the breaking point must be near and some sort of reaction shortly take Bagdad, May 16. place. That companies have been In spite of vigorous Nationalist willing to carry on for so long, propaganda against the Anglo- under existing clrcumstances, is Iraki Treaty, Sir Abdul Muhsin a matter for wonder while the fact Begsadun's Moderate Government that they have been able to do so,

polling for which took place all surance Companies as a whole. secured an overwhelming majority is a very striking tribute to the at the secondary Elections, the financial stability of British In-

over the country to-day.

The Government supporters now total 70, Opposite, and eight Independents, altered and it is quite impossible

as against ten The local position remains un The main issue before the to forease any prospect of better country was the new Army Bill, things ahead. The continued In-. dealing with the Defence Force ternecine warfare has greatly re and Conscription..

The Local Outlook,

The supporters of the Bill conduced the purchasing power, of tend that Conscription is neces-this vast country and until a last- inde- ing peace is restored, allowing sary is render Irak more pendent of outside help than is Chinese in the interior to go about at present possible.-Reuter.

EX-PRINCE, CAROL LEAVES.

SAILS FOR OSTEND FROM DOVER.

London, May 10, The ex-Prince Carol sailed

their lawful avocations. without let or hindrance, no betterment of the present state of affairs NA TE- gards commerce is to be looked for. The fall of 12 per cent, in the Customs Roven for 1327 | provides a striking Example of the effect of these disorders upon the trade of China as a whole.

New York, May 16, All trading records on the New York Stock Exchange were broken

I regret my inability to strika n to-day by a sensational reaction which cut down or wiped out most

more optimistic note with regard to Marino Insurance but I cannot of the early gains of from 85 to

see that we are yet in smoother $30, and sent a number of issuce

waters; an encouraging feature of GERMAN RESIDENT IN crashing from $5 to $20 below to-day from Dover for Ostend. As the situation, however, is the con-

last night's quotations, PERSIA

The reaction was based upon announced yesterday, he is to take tinued traditional resourcefulness the widespread fears that specula-up residence in the Ardennes of the Chinese in

Reuter. tion was becoming excessive and SAME GUARANTEES AS FOR that the Federal Reserve authori

ties are about to take further BRITAIN;

drastic measures to restrict credit. supply-Reuter'a American Ser-. vice.

DR. STRESEMANN.

adapting themselves to circumstances and maintaining their trade, as far as humanly possible, under the most chaotic, conditions. If proof of this is needed, ample evidence fa furnished by the statistics of exports from, the Yangtze River Action Taken

throughout the disturbances that have existed in that aren for the Philadelphia, May 10.

last 18 months. Nevertheless The Foderal Reserve Bank has

there can be no question but that announced an increase in the re-

Dr. Stresemann. is eomewhat our present cautious polley must discount rate to 4 per cent, and similar action is hourly expected better to day, though his medical be maintained until the horizon fa a technicality been conceded to Great Britain in the New York Federal Reserve advisers have not ceased to be clearor,

Bank Reuters American Servise, anxious for him-Reuter,

(Continued on Page B

A report from Talyuan atates Meanwhile, another despatch that the Nationalist troops who says that the Mulden commander, effected the capture of Paoting General Wu Chung-sheng, who is

He assured Lord Parmoor that if have been ordered to continue their at present at Shanhaikuan with u advance northward along the large body of troops, has been in the spiteful chaos in China could Peking-Hankow Railway. The strutted to withdraw most of his be overcome, Britain would not be Fengtien forces under General Yu force to Mukden. Cal-shan has retreated to Laiyun.

deterred by

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(Continued on Page: 14.) Reuter.

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Berlin, May 16, The trade agreement between Persia and Germany expired on April 10th, but a new provisional agreement has been concluded.

The new treaty gives the Ger- mans a Resident In Perzia with

the same legal guarantees as have

Router.

GERMAN MINISTER SOME WHAT IMPROVED.

Berlin, May 16,