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TARIFF AUTONOMY FOR CHINA, SAVIDGE TRIBUNAL COUNTY CRICKET THE "ECONOMIST" GRIM DRAMA OF THE ARCTIC.

DEFINITE DECLARATION BY

NATIONALISTS ?

FI

IMPORTANT RESOLUTION PASSED BY FINANCE MEETING.

NEW TARIFF IN JANUARY.

An important and far-reaching resolution has been passed by the Finance Conference sitting at Nanking, confirming the Telegraph's report on Monday to the effect that the Nationalists were contemplating the declaration of tariff autonomy, on January 1st next.

A special Tariff Revision Commission will be entrusted with the task of drawing up a new tariff schedule for the Government's approval, and the resolution provides that the nature of the new tariffs shall be promulgated, not later than October 1st,

Special consumption taxes are recommended to come into operation for three months between October 1st and January lat, to take the place of likin, which is to be abolished under the resolution.

A Tokyo message received this morning states that Chang Hauch-liang will be recognised in Manchuria conditional upon his respecting Japanese agreements with the inte Marshal Chang Tao-lin.

The Japanese are not at the moment treating seriously the reported Nationalist demands regarding Treaty Revision, the general opinion being that they merely express the per- sonal views of the Foreign Minister and not those of the Government.

ABOLITION OF LIKIN IN 3 MONTHS.

FINDINGS.

REPORT EXCULPATES THE POLICE.

MINORITY CENSURE.

London, July 11,"

The Savidge Tribunal's findings have been presented to the Home Secretary. They consist of a Majority Report signed by the Chairman (Sir John Eldon Banken) and Mr. J. J. Withers (Conserva- tive M.P. for Cambridge Univer- aity), and a Minority Report by Professor H B.

Lees Smith Labour M.P. for Keighley).

It is reliably learned that the Majority Report nccepts without qualification the police witnesses' account of Miss Savidge's interro- Ration at Scotland Yard, all the exculpated. The general view, in officials of which are entirely the Report, is that they appear to have neted throughout in accor: dance with established procedent. The Minority Report rejects the police version on the disputed matlers, censures the police, and

suggests that there aro many matters in the administration of the police that urgently demand

grave attenton,--Router.

SIMON COMMISSION VOTE.

BENGAL COUNCIL APPROVES CO-OPERATION.

• Calcutta, July 10. The Bengal Legislative Council, by 12 votes to 50, has adopted a Government motion to appoint a

Nanking, July 11. "C..T. Wang, the new Foreign Mini-Committee to co-operate with the The Finance Conference now in ster-Renter. progress under the chairmanship of

Mr. T. V.,,Soong, the Minister of Finance, has unanimously passed

A resolution calling for the declara-

Simon Commission.

The Mohammedan aided with the Europeana.

members

The Labour member, Latafat Hossein, attacked the political ac- tivities of Chaman Lal and others who withdrew from the Common- wealth Labour Conference in Lon- don last week as a protest against the iritish Labour attitude. He said 00 per cent, of the millons of Labourites they were supposed to represent know nothing of Sir John. Simon or the Commission. Reuter

To Leave Peking?

Shanghai, July 10. tion of tariff autonomy for China It is reported that Marshal Yen on January 1st, 1929 (as forecasted Hsi-shan has informed Marshal in the Telegraph on Monday). Feng Yu-hsiang that as soon as The resolution provides for the Marshal Li Chai-sum arrives in setting up of a national Tariff Peking a conference, will be held Revision Commission which will in to settle all outstanding military, required to submit a new tariff problems, and immediately this schedule to the Nationalist Gavern- conference concludes, he, Marshal ment before August 31st, this Yen, will leave for Shanai. After a brief stay there, he may make a trip to Nanking.

In reply to these statements, Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang is said to have asserted that he also has no desire of staying in Poking, adding that he will return to Honan in a few days and then he will pay a visit to Sheast, as the military COLOURED U.S. CHAUFFEUR administration in that province demands his presence.

Observers say that,

of these leaders

year,

New Tariffs.

It is also required that the new tariff as approved shall be promul- gated not later than October 1st,

1928.'

The resolution further urges re ciprocity in the exemption from tariffs of various nationa) products and raw materials of China and the Treaty Powers, and also for equal treatment of Chinese and foreign ers in the Maritimes Customs Ser- vice.

desire

despite not

GENEVA QUARREL SEQUEL.

SENTENCED.

Geneva, July 10. to occupy Peking, here is no feur, John Coates, who in March The coloured American chauf danger of an immediate split shot a Hungarian válet, has been Abolition of Likin.

In the Kuomintang ranks. It is be sentenced to a year's imprison- lieved that the postponement of the ment and been ordered to pay one The early abolition of likin, pre- Fifth Plenary Session of the franc damages. forably within three months of the Kuomintang Central Executive date of the adoption of the resolu- In Nanking will most likely re-quarrel at the villa of the Hun- The incident occurred during a tion, is provided for, and also the sult in more temporising in North Imposition of a special consump China by the leaders adopting a League of Nations, when the valet

garian representative tion tax on the major items of im watching-and-waiting attitude. portation from October 1st, and

cudgelled Coates, who thereupon also a consumption tax on such

drew a revolver and shot him imports ns kerosene, granulated

dead-Reuter. sugar, cotton fabries, etc.-Neuter.

Shanghal, July 10

ri

Manchurian Delegates.

Shanghai, July 10, Four delegates of Marshal Chang Isuch-liang arrived in The Nanking Government has Peking yesterday morning and had ordered the establishment of a Committee for the preparation of Chiang Kai-shek on the negotia- a lengthy interview with Marshal steps to be taken in connexion tion of peace with the Three with the abolition of likin. Thla Eastern Provinces. Committee will start work not later than July 15.

Tho

Japan and Manchuria,

Tokyo, July 11.

Marshal Chiang may comply with the request of the Fengtien leaders not to send an army into Manchuria, but it is conjectured

of the

BRITISH TROOPS IN RHINE AREA,

SCORING.

GLUT OF CENTURIES CONTINUES.

FENDER AND JARDINE IN. SURREY STAND.

KING VISITS NOTTS.

London, July 30.

SOLD.

NOTED FINANCIAL JOURNAL CHANGES HANDS.

EDITORIAL CONTROL.

London, July 10.

The sale of the weekly journal, The Economist, kitherto owned by trustees for the daughters of its founder, has been approved by the Court...

PITIABLE PLIGHT OF ITALIA ADVENTURERS.

FEVER-STRICKEN AND ALL AT CROSS PURPOSES.

STORY

The new owners are the newly- formed Financial Newspaper Pro In the majority of the county quire controlling interest in the CAPT. LUNDBORG'S

prietors, Limited, which will ac- cricket matches concluded yester Financial News and the Journal of day the bat assumed mastery over Commerce, both of which are daily the ball and another big crop of newspapers of old standing. centuries has to be recorded. Already this season's figures are the foremost financial journals for The Economist has been one of such that a continuance of present over eighty years, and its new pro- weather conditions will most cer-prictors have, with a view to main- tainly mean that all previous taining its traditional character, records will be eclipsed.

agreed to appoint a board of inde- below is that of England's fore the right to veto the appointment or A notable feature of the list pendent trustees empowered with most batsmen, the name of Ernest dismissal of any future editor of Tyldesley is the only one which the journal, while the editor alone appears, though R. E. S. Wyatt will control its policy. adds to his fame with two splendid innings in a losing match.

A vivid but terrible story of the pitiable plight of the "Italia" party under Lieut. Viglieri, is told by Capt. Lundborg, the Swedish aviator, who has just been rescued after thirteen days in their company.

The plan closely resembles that which some years ago was adopted The outstanding match of the by the proprietors of the Times and three days, Yorkshire v. Surrey was more recently followed by the ended quietly in a draw. Surrey proprietors of the prominent week- batted brilliantly to exceed, Yorky political journal, The Spectator.

-British Wireless. shire's first innings total of 406, but they have to thank their amateur players, P. G. H. Fender and D. R. Jardine

Kent scored their eleventh victory of the season, Freeman again securing a large bag of wickets.

The King and Queen visited the Nottingham ground where the West Indios team were presented to them. Their Majesties' saw the visitors hit up 60 runs in 25

minutes.

RELIEF FOR SHANGHAI

DEFENCE FORCE.

CHANGES DURING NEXT TROOPING SEASON.

They are the only five of General Nobile's companions on his ill-fated voyage over the North Pole who are known to be living, and Lundborg says the whole party is fever-stricken, dirty and dishevelled, and suffering severely from the effect of unappetising food which is rationed out by Lieut. Viglieri. One or two are in danger of losing their reason, his attention being attracted by their strange ways.

Serious quarrelling continuously goes on, the mutual recriminations only ceasing momentarily when the news bulletin comes through from Rome in the evening.

For six days a terrible tempest raged, and they could do nothing but listen to the horrible crunching of ice-floes.

More tantalising than anything else is the fact that land is visible four miles away and the party is unable to reach it. A graphic account of the party's hopes and fears and of his own rescue is given by Captain Lundborg, who is now taking his plane to Spitzbergen for overhaul.

SPIRIT OF PARTY BREAKING DOWN.

London, July 10.

the fee-breaker "Krassin" caused

London, July 10, In the House of Commons at question-time, Sir Laming Worth- ington-Evans, the Minister for RESULTS AT A GLANCE.War, stated that it had been A moving and harrowing story of further serious depression.

arranged for all units of the Kent defcated Derbyshire by six shanghai. Defence Force to be re- Captain Lundborg's experiences in

next trooping rescuing General Nobile and of his Viglieri. He gave them choco- The food was rationed by Lieut. Heved during the

own aubsequent compulsory sojourn late cake in the morning, bear- He also mentioned that in the case of Staff and Departmental on the ice-floe with

Lieutenant flesh cut with scissors at noon and branches of the Force, whose long- Viglieri's party, is told in the corned-beef and cake in the even- Stockholm newspaper. Dagblad, In

wickets.

Somerset defeated Essex by hine

wickets.

всаной.

Surrey won on the first innings

v. Yorkshire. Lancashire beat Hampshire byer detention in China was still

seven wickets," Leicester won by nine wickets v.

Warwick. Sussex defeated Glamorgan by

four wickets.

Gloucester won on the first

innings v. Northants. Notts v. West Indies. Match

Drawn.

GLUT OF CENTURIES. The principal individual per- formances were as follows:

Katting.

M. D. Lyon (Somerset)

Wensley (Sussex) Leyland (Yorks)

I

P. G. H. Fender (Surrey) D. R. Jardine (Surrey) Hardingo (Kent)

177 157 182+

141

140

180

137

128

126*

115

80

113

J. Kerr (Scotland)

J. MacDonald (Ireland)

Kennedy (Hants), Davies D. (Glamorgan) Tyldesley E. (Lancs.)

and

Storer (Derby)

necessary, the families of the in- dividuals connected with these branches would be given facilities to join them.

Broadly speaking, the units of the Shanghal Defence Force will come Home, he said, but some of them will go to another station.~~ Reuter.

RUBBER RESEARCH BILL PASSED.

COLLECTOR'S INFORMATION

CONFIDENTIAL.

message from Spitzbergen. Lundborg says that the weather

ing.

Terrible Tempest for Six Days.

was fine when he and Lieut. Schy Their only luxury was a small berg started in search of General supply of brandy and cigarettes Nobile's party. They circled the dropped by ceroplanes. This help camp several times looking for a wid, however, immensely wel landing place, and eventually land- comed. ed without mishap a short distance from the camp.

Dishevelled and Dirty.

For six of the days Lundborg spent on the lea-doo a terrible tempest raged, accompanied by severe rain and bitterest cold.

The march to the camp even over that short distance was most The only five of the "Italia" difficult, and on his arrival, Captain crew known to be living are wea Lundborg says, he was shocked by kening steadily, All had had the dishevelled and dirty appear fever in more or less severe form, ance of the distressed "Italia", and some were even showing siges

of mental aberration.

London, July 10. The Rubber Industrica Bill, which provides for yearly contri- 182butions of £15,000 to the Rubber crow.

Research Association, after com- They ran towards their rescuers plating the committee stage has weeping, and kissed them. Lieut. " been passed by the House of Schyberg carried General Nobile to the Collector under the new the aeroplane in which they return schedule, and laying down the ed to Hinlopen, where Nobile was form of undertaking by the Collec-given beefsteak and whisky. tor concerning the treatment of in- formation as private.

This new clause was also pass- cd-Reuter,

E. L. Bartlett (W. Indies) 109 Woolley C. (Northante).... 108 Shipman (Lolcestor) 104 R. E. S. Wyatt (Warwick..102

and

O'Connor (Essex) Lea (Derby)

Bellamy (Northantą) A. W. Carr. (Notta)

Sidwell (Leicester)

* Not Out.

82

101

100

100

100

100*

Bowling. Worthington

(Derby) 8 for 41 Tate (Sussex)

7 for 24 Tyldesley R. (Lancs) 6 for 41

AMATEUR TRIUMPH,

BRITISH VICTORY AT BISLEY.

DOMINIONS BEATEN IN THE KOLAPORE 'CUP.

Shortly afterwards, Capt, Lund tention of rescuing Ceccioni, the in borg set out again with the In- jured mechanic who was seriously

ill.

Was

Blagi's Courage,

The wireless operator, Blagi, in spite of continued fever bouts, rose daily to send and receive messages.

Moth aeroplane was at Spitzbergen When the news arrived that a ready to set out, this put fresh heart into the party which work ed two days and a night to pre- pare a reasonably safe landing for the machine.wattpad

Gale Causes Disaster.

This in spite of the extreme dif- Cecciont

carried with ficulty presented by the softness difficulty to the plane's landing of the ice. place by his comrades,

FORCE AT PRESENT TOTALS SIX THOUSAND,

London, July 10.

Land Four Miles Off. Everything appeared to be going In the House of Commons, in In some quarters that, no matter reply to a question, Sir Laming Cabinet, has spent many what pence terms are arranged, Worthington-Evans

wall when a sudden gale arose and

More tantalising than anything hours in discussion of Chinese af- the elimination of the power of strength of the British troops in

London, July 10,

the aeroplane capsized de landing else was the fact that land could Bald the fairs, and as a result of the de- the Fengtien Party will come the Rhine area, excluding a small

The shoot for the Kolapore Cup and was wrecked, ............. Big Hitting by Surrey Captain, took place at Bisley to-day, result

be scen only four miles away. Ilberation, the general opinion of the various Ministers appears to bo

sooner or later,

Captalu Lundborg, in the course I was, however, impossible to detachment in the Saar district,

ing in a capital victory for the that the Government will shortly ordinate of Marshal Yen Shi-shan, 1st, e reduction in their num- the county programme, the attrac- with a tally of 1,085 points, and and despair with the remaining and then scattering whenever the General Sheng Chen, & sub was approximately 6,000 on July scored in the principal match on 1,004 points. Canadas was second of his thirteen days of privation were continually crashing together Nearly a thousand runs were Mother Country, which scored of the interview, spoke eloquently reach it over the ice-loss which announce its recognition of Gen- eral Chang. Haueh-liang as Butces despatch an expedition in the near recently urged Nanking to

bers was contemplated at present. tive fixture between Surrey and Australia took third place with members of the "Italia" crew.

wind changed. Answering & further question, Yorkshire at Bradford. The Japanese Government will, future to Manchuria, and it is said he said he thought such a forco

|1,088 points--Reuter,

On most mornings they were Finally, Lieut. Schyberg arrived however, insist that agreements that this plan is approved by other was necessary to fulfil Treaty score, but Surrey cut an even bot- Yorkshire opened with a capital

greeted by sunshine, but as the overhead, accompanied by two made with the ex-Dictator regard- lenders, including the. "Christian obligations.--British Wireless."

day were on a terrible fog envelop- Hansa Brandenburg plance, which Ing Manchuria shall bo respected. General,"

ter figure when P. G, H. Fender and DR. Jardine got together.

ed the fee-fices and all they could circled overhead while the Moth do was listen to the horrible noise plány landed and took off Captain The Captain made his highest score

of crunching Ice-flocs.

Lundborg. of the season in a refreshing dis- play of hard hitting. Surrey gained a lend of 62 runs, on the LADY HEATH REACHES OVER first innings, the scores being:

sor to Marshal Chang Tso-lin.

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"Christian General's Army.”.

Shanghai, July 10. ·

Japan and Treaty Revision. On the question of treaty re- vision, it is understood the Govern- According to an official roport is ment will be prepared to discuss sued by Marshal Feng Yu-halang, reasonable revision provided the his army, the Second Nationalist existing Treaties are respected un- Army Corpse, now comprises 280,- til replaced by a national reasonable 000 men. It is divided into nine agreement.

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It is stated however that the Gov- ernment had not yet been approach-" ed regarding treaty revision, and it is believed that the reports regard-

ing the Nationalist demand merely express the personal views of Mr.

corps.

The Annam Treaties,

Shanghal, July 11.

In regard to the commercial treaties between China and An- (Continued on Page 13:)

TURKISH ALPHABET.

PROPOSED ADOPTION OF LATIN,

Constantinople, July 10,

The Committee appointed to study the proposal to adopt Latin: characters, instead of Arabic, ra

A NEW HEIGHT RECORD.

13,000 FEET.

London," July. 10.

Quarrels and Recrimination.

.:

Wireless Messages Cease,

Frequently there were serious Since his departure from the Yorkshire: 406 and 121 for 1

quarrels and mutual recrimination scene, wireless reporte from the ." wicket.

among the Italia crew, undoubted party on the Ice-floen-have ceased Surrey: 458.

Lady Heath, who recently fowly due to their terrible plight, and and Captain Lundborg expressed be South Africa and back in a their scanty unappetising, food. the opinion that the fever-stricken Leyland hatted in masterly fashlight aeroplane; to-day created a commends the entire remodeling of ton for a contribution of 189 for height.record in a 30 horse-power in the evenings when the whole able of continuing his long effort. The recriminations ceased only wireless operator is rw Jacap the Turkish alphabet, and the com-Yorkshire, but his effort was seaplane when, at Rochester, she party listened tensely to the news It is hoped that the Brapanga" Turkish language in Latin charac eclipsed by both Fender and reached a height of 18,400 feet wirelessed from Rome, but reports will be able to force her way pilation of a dictionary of the

|ters--Reuter.

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of the dimchiting experienced by through shortly-