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#R-AÄXWF TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1928.

日七初月七

BRITISH MOTIVES U. S. PRESIDENTIAL INDO-CHINA AIR BRITISH TROOPS IN ELEVENTH HOUR

MISTRUSTED.

NAVAL COMPROMISE IN DISFAVOUR.

CLOUDS OVER PARIS PACT SIGNING CEREMONY.

BOMBSHELL.

FAMOUS REPUBLICAN PARTS

FROM MR. HOOVER.

RESENTS HIS VIEWS.

New York, Aug. 20. The latest bombshell thrown into the political arena is a letter from Professor Nicholas Murray

AMERICA PERTURBED.Butler, the famous Republican, up-

pearing in the New York Times.

In Uris letter, Professor Nicholas Murray Butler completely, dlan- ciates himself from Mr. Hoover's

London, Aug. 20. The ceremony of signing the Kellogg Treaty for the renuncia. tion of war in Paris is in danger of being clouded by the raports Į views on Prohibition and National that considerable perturbation is Defence. felt in America over the Anglo- French naval agreement, of which

Ho says the only alternative to

PROJECT.

BIG SCHEME UNDER CONTEMPLATION.

MAIL & PASSENGER SERVICE FOR SOUTH CHINA.

A schome is boing mooled to connect Yunnan-fu,

Chow Wan, and other important cibles of South China by nh aeroplane mail and passenger sor

vice..

According to latest advices, Mr.

IRAK.

GOVERNMENT OBJECTS TO MAINTENANCE PLAN.

COST MAY BE HIGH.

...

BREAKDOWN.

EVIDENCE IN TRIAL OF FOK CHUNG YUEN

OF SOLICITOR.

FORGERY ALLEGATION.

936 PER ANKEMİ

BINOLE ODPT. 11 GENTO

Buick

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ATLANTIC FLIGHT MISHAP.

CUTTER TO SEARCH FOR THE MISSING PLANE

NO USE OF WIRELESS.

JAPANESE POLICY: CRITICISED:

`MANCHURIAN ADVICE:

RÉSENTED.

It is now fairly certain that dis- INTERFERENCE WITH CHINA'S aster has overlaken the 'Stinson-

Dotrolter monoplane "Greater

INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

| Rockford" in which Mr. Bert Has- sell and Mr. Parker D. Cramer were attempting to fly from I-COMPLICATION FEARS. nols to Sweden across the Atlantic, nonows having been received since the plane set off for Green-

Nanking, Aug. 15. While official vincles. withhold The plane is, two days overdun, comment on the report that Baron and alarm is felt since the airmen Hayashi has repeated the advice have apparently made no use of gives by Consul-General Hayashi to the Mukden leaders not to com- their wireless apparatus,

Sir Austen Chamberlain expressed the repeal of the. Prohibition Lau Ngai-foo, a high Kwangst total cost of maintenance of the is also, alleged to have canspired, made a forced doscont in some iso.sard the incident as another nt-

anch high hopes in a recent speech in Parliament.

British FormES,

Bagdad, Aug. 20. | FATHER BACKS OUT IN OFFICE Speaking in the Chamber, the Premier staled that the Irak Government would never agree to the proposal made by Britain, In A HONGKONG LINK? the Military Agreement which had not yet been ratified, that Irak should undertake to pay the differ- fence, between the cost of maintain-

Evidence was given by Mr. C. ing the British Forces in Irak and E. H. Beavis at the Criminal land. Kwang

Englatul.

in which Fok Chung-yuen has cost of maintaining them in Sessions this morning in the case The Ink Government, he said, been indicted on serious charges was convinced that Britain bad of fraud. The prisoner is alleged many political and economic in- have forged his father's signa-

The route to be taken required promise with the Nationalists, re- terests in that part of the world, ture on a deed of assignment and few long flights from sight of Inad, ports from reliable sources indicate and it ought therefore to pay the to have uttered the document. He and It is possible that they have that the Nanking authorities re-

amondment is a continuance of

with others to defraud his father lated region of Labrador or is an lomp on the part of Japan to inter- offiéinl, who is deeply interested in Although the sum naked was at and the Bank of Canton, lawlessness and debauchery.".

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by though the fact that no wireless

outside chance, South Greenland, fere with China's internal affairs. It is pointed out that in 1917 Referring to National Defence, the enterprise, has been on a visit present only £20,000, the British

Government might ter detin if Mr. M. M. Watson, of Messrs. mesinges have been received gives when the revolution threatened he hints that there is "swagger" Hanel, where facilities were necessary to send many additional Johnson, Stokes and

Master rise to the fear of much greater the Manchu throne, Japan sent a way for in-troops to Irak, thus involving Irak is proscrubing, while behind Mr. Hoover's ideas on ade-spection of the Brigupt and Poteza large extra payments, out of II. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr.

Mr. calamity.

warning to Ching that Japan quate preparedness for war.-machines which are now based in proportion to the resources of the H. C. Macnamara, of Messrs. now decided to take action and a her doors of a form of government The American Government have disliked the introduction so near the aerodrome at Back Mai.

new State-Renter

Deaçons, is defending. Reuter's American Service.

He spent several hours examin-

Reuter message from Washington 40 different from her ayn. The re- Professor Nicholas Murray But-ing the equipment of the work

Mr. Benvis, the senior partner states that the cutter, "Marion" publicans declared that the res her is the well-known publicist and sheps and being shown planes of

said that for many years his Brm Labroder, has been cruered to see: the Internal struggle would rest in Mesars. Wilkinson and Grist, which is lying off Capo Chidley,ponsibility for the continuance of the views of the Navy Department. on the subject, privately manifested University President. He is one the passenger type, mid conferred

were legal advisers to the Inter-the missing Atlantic nereplane.. with Japan, in case the warning with the French engineers regard-

national Banking Corporation and Unless the plane crashed while were not withdrawn. This stop- subsequently to the National City over the Labrador Peninsula, ped Japan's interference then. It Bank of New York. In his capa- damaging Ita equipment beyond re. is the belief of many of the numerous occasions, attended to machine has been wrecked in the that Japan's warning to Marahal mortgages which were being put

Chang may lead to serious com- through by mortgagors and the

plications, International Bank..

As yet the public has not been fully enlightened as to the details of the compromise, but it has

leaked out that there is some proposal for the collaboration of the British and French Flects.

The United States view this proposal with extreme disfavour, and Its been reported that President Coolidge, after hearing

his displeasure at the proposed arrangement, which commentators declare is in violation of the Naval Limitation Treaty of 1922.

U. S. Action Forbidden.

placed in his

of the most distinguished lenders in their utility in mail and pas

of the Republican Party. In 1913, senger services between South

DRUNKENNESS EVILS IN RUSSIA.

he received the Republican elec. China cities which are at present ALARMING INCREASE DURING city ns a solicitor he had, on pair, it is only 'too likely that the prominent Nationalist leaders here

toral vote for the Vice-Presidency, It is now announced, however, whilst in 1920 he was presented by that President Coolidge has for the State of New York to the Re bidden for the present any further publican National Convention for action by tha United States Government officials in regard to the Presidency, receiving 69 volca. Inquiries into the situation created by the agreement,

PROBLEMS OF THE PACIFIC.

This acilon by President Coolidge is regarded in London as a step towards creating a -cordial atmosphere at the Treaty signing ceremony in Paris, par- ticularly as there has been exchange of cordial greetings between Sir Austen Chamberlain and Mr. Frank B. Kellogg on the occasion of the latter's departure the course

an NEW ZEALAND SEEKS CLOSER

COLLABORATION.

Wellington, Aug, 20,

speech at

ways. poorly served by roads and rail-

EARLY PART OF YEAR.

Riga, Aug. 20, French Machines.

The Soviet Council of Labour long engaged the attention of the to check drunkenness which has The project is one which has and Defence has decided in order French administration at Kwang been constantly increasing that Chow Wan, and, before leaving for $2,000,000 litres les vodka shall Indo-Chins, Mr. Lau Ngai-foo had be supplied to the towns by the a long consultation with the Council during 1929. Administrator, to whom the ques- tion will again he referred before a deal is put through for the pur chase of French machines for the services.

The reduction will not apply to the rural districts.

Knowledge of Father. Witneas continued that, on several occasions mortgages were

effected batween Fok Kam-chuen and the International Bank and witness attended to them. By

Atlantic.

A lajer Reuter message from Washington states that the U.S. Government has asked the Cana- dian, Newfoundland and Danish

missing airmen, Government to asslat to locate the

Barop Tanaka's Policy.

Report from Tokyo state that

ing strongly criticized at home. It Baron Tanaka's China policy is be- is said that only the militarists support his stand in regard to Manchuria and that the Hberals in

The consumption of vodka in the reason of that business he became COMMUNIST PLOTTING Japan believe, that nothing good

towns during the first half of 1928 was more than doubled compared The visit of Mr. Lau Ngai-foo with the same period of 1927. A to.Hanoi was marked by great cor new home for incurable drunkards diality, a reception being given in is being opened at Leningrad.

It has also been decided to or- the visitor's honour by French officials anxious to calabrganise exhibitions demonstrating

trial centres.--Reuter.

acquainted with Fok Kam-chuen. Mr. Jenkin then handed five mortgages to witness who said that they were all executed by Fok Kam-chuen in his presence. Witness was next referred to an

from New York aboard the liner Wanganul, the Right Hon. Mr.market for French aeroplanes in the evils of alcohol in the indus- Firm and the Simmons' Company

"Ile de France."

The British Foreign Secretary. G. Contes, Prime Minister, re-South China. declared his confidence that the ferred to the growing importanee

Mr. Lau Ngai-foo was treated to Mr. the Pacific in world affairs and a joy-ride in an aeroplane, flying world would owe much to Kellogg's initiative In framing the to the increasingly large part that above Haani, and He express anti-war Pact and expressed regret the British Dominions would pro-ed himself as being well satisfied that he himself was prevented, by bably be called upon to play in with the performance of the the state of his health, from relations affecting the Pacific, taking part in the signature.

Mr. Kellogg's Reply.

He said that while Now Zealand,

in common with other portions of

French machines.

Hongkong Link?

WORLD YOUTII PEACE CONGRESS

NATIONALIST GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTED.

IN POLAND,

WARSAW POLICE MAKE IMPORTANT - CAPTURES.

Warsaw, Aug. 20,

will come out of the Premier's so- called positive policy.

While some reports indicate that Baron Tanaka has publicly declar- jed Wht Japan will not Interfero dith China's internal affairs, other, reports confirm the rumours that agreement between the Simmons'

A big Communist plot has been Japan may take "drastic measures" which, he said, was executed in

frustrated by the Palice, who last to provent a compromise between hla presence,

Referring to tho deed of night carried out a raid on a sec- the Nationalists and the Mukden assignment witness said that it ret meeting of the Executive Com-leaders. was dated February 22, 1921 and mittee of the Young Communists. The report that the Nanking

The gathering was taken com- was prepared in his office. Acord-pletely by suprise and when the Government may agree to with- ing to the description the parties Police arrived they desperately at- draw the abrogation of the Sino- were to be Fok Kam-chuen, Fok tempted to destroy, and even to Japanese commercial treaty, l Chung-yuen, and Fok Yu-ting swallow, a number of the incrimina denied hera. It is reliably reperts. (mortgagors) and Thomas W. Sim-ting documents.

od that Nanking's attitude ro- mons and Co., Ltd., the new com- Several tons of seditious litera- maina unchanged, The Nation-.

authorities declare that pany, (mortgagees)..

ture has been confiscated including alist Ommen, Aug. 20,

The document was prepared for instructions from the Third Inter- Chinn's action neither denotes an The World Youth Peace Con the purpose of assigning to the nationale, and the Society's mem-attitude of arrogance toward greas opened here today, and Mr. new company, seven separate pre-bership lists.

Japan nor signifies ill-feeling 10- Sangai (India) in the name of the perties.

A large sum in foreign currency wards Japanese nationals in China. coloured rates, said that they all In consideration of the assign was found on the premises. Many It is simply stated that, in demand- welcomed the opportunity to co- ment there wasdo be an allotment arrests were made.--Reuter, . ing the abrogation of the Sino- operate on a basis of equality. to Fook Lee and Company of 25

Japanese treaty, China is acting Chinese officials have also been Mr. Sangal declared, in the fully paid up shares in the new

entirely within her rights as Mr. Coates also referred to the that of Mr. IIwang Jih-kwan, war could only be abolished by $25,000, and also an undertaking by arranged, amongst these being course of the opening speech, that company of the nominal value of

sovereign state. the new company to indemnify the tute of Pacific Relations, the Pan-Yunnan Provincial Government, be completely restored in health."

Mr. Chang, a representative of Fook Leo. Firm against certain Paeife Union, the Women's Con- who is to discuss various matters the Chinese Nationalist Govern-obligations. British correspondents in New

ference, and the Coolt celebrations with the Indo-China authorities in ment, spoke for Chinese youth. York state that Sir Austen's meat Honolulu.-Reuter.

regard to economic questions Reuter. sage to Mr. Kellogg is the subject

affecting the two countries.

ed:

the British Empire, heartily en- At the moment, there is no men- Mr. Kellogg wirelessed from the dorsed the League of Nations, he tion of the service being extended "Ile de France" expressing his regretted that ons of the great to Canton or Hongkong, but in the deep appreciation of Sir Austen Pacific Powers, the United States, event of the Hongkong acheme Chamberlain's message. He add-was not a member of that organi- coming to fruition it is possible "I share your belief that the cation. New Zealand, he said, that arrangements will be made Treaty for the renunciation of war would welcome any method which for co-operation in some form or will mark a signal advance to- would create good feeling and other. wards the goal of universal peace|eluxe collaboration between the A number of visits by other and it would have been a great various Pacific countries. personal satisfaction to me if you could have participated personally

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in siguing. I hope you will soon value of such bodies as the Instl-Director of Agriculture in the righteousness, and not by force.

of very appreciative comment in the American press and the view is

generally expressed that the inter- THE UNEMPLOYMENT

change of greetings between the of Greal Foreign Secretaries Britain and the United States creates a highly favourable atmos- phere for the signing of the peace pact.

PROBLEM.

HARBOUR COLLISION.

MR. BALDWIN'S APPEAL TO EMPLOYERS.

POLICE AND NAVAL LAUNCHES INVOLVED.

a police

ACROSS AMERICA BY

AIR NON-STOP.

་་

MANCHURIAN REVOLT REPORTS.

SOVIET OFFICIALLY DENIES FOREIGN STORIES.

A

Nanking Foreign Office View, While Tokyo insists that the ex- pired treaty shall continue to be effective until it is replaced by a Refusal to Execute.

now one, a Nanking Foreign Offee Witness said that the ordinary

spekeman states that the proposal procedure in such a case would be

Moscow, Aug. 20. fa unjustifiable, The alrcum- to send for the parties when the

An official message issued by the stances in this country, it is point- documents had been prepared and Tass Agency, referring to reports od out, are so radically different were ready for execution.

of the appearance of Insurgents in from those prevailing at the time. Speaking with regard to the the State of Barga, Manchurfa, when the treaty was concluded, assignment winess continued that describes them as being "without that the continued enforcement of GOEBEL KNOCKS EIGHT

the parties attended at his office foundation, mischievous fabrica- such an obsolete treaty will jeo- HOURS OFF RECORD.

on February 22, 1921, in the tions; sprend for provocative pur pordize the national aspirations morning: Those who attended roses."

and natural development of the A collision between London, Aug. 20.

New York, Aug. 20.

Reports in certain foreign new country.. were Mr. Burdin, managing direc- Meanwhile, Reuter's Berlin cor- Mr. Baldwin has taken an impor-launch and a naval torpedo launch;

Mr. Arthur Goebel, the winner tor of the mortgagees, Fok Kam-spapers that the Soviet Mongolian Japan now bases her claim that respondent has telegraphed that, tant step in the hope of relieving which occurred yesterday, is men-

tioned in police reports this morn-of the first prize for the fight chuen. Fok Chung-yuen, Fok Tat-Republican has declared war on the the treaty is still in force upon aoferring to messages from London unemployment,

ing,

from America to Hawair last year, ful. Witness's interpreter began State of Barga, that Soviet troops and Washington speaking of an- The Ministry of Labour an-

The report to the polico author-landed at Curtiss Field, New York, to interpret the assignment to Fok are concentrated near the Man-Article XXVI, but the contention Indefinitely unless a "revision be xiety and distrust by the American nounces that the Employment Ex-ities was made by Sergeant Went, to-day after flying non-stop across Kam-chuon but after quite a short churian frontier, and that the Mon. that the treaty will remain in force. Government and political circles changes are despatching to some who stated that yesterday at 8.50 the American continent. time the interpreter told witness golian movement in Barga is sup effected within six months after over the Anglo-French naval com- 150,000 employers an appeal from

ported by the Union of Soviet Re- promise, the Government news the Premier that each should help.. he was on duty on No. 7 Police. The fight was accomplished in that Fok Kam-chuen refused to publics, are ridiculed by the fast the end of any 10-year period, will

launch. While they were proceed-record time, beating by 7 hours 58 execute the deed,

|make it possible for Japan to con- Germania' dcelares: to solve the problem created by Ing through the Naval Anchorage, minutes, the previous record, sot.

tinue the treaty for ever by simply Witness went on to say that ho Agency-Reuter, Washington is not far trong in severe unemployment in the dea naval launch, with a torpedo up by Lieutenant Macrendy. flying spoke to Fok Kam-chuen, blaming

refusing to agree to a revision dur- apressed mining areas by offering regarding the compromise as

ing every six months' period after artas-British Wirelese

paper

German Suspiciona,

4.

flagrant violation of the Navel work to men and boys from those launch in tow, crossed their bowa, in the opposite directiön five years him for wasting time in attending.; DISASTROUS COLOGNE the lapse of each interval of 10

Agreement of 1922. Sir Austen -Chamberlain bas side-tracked the Kellogg Paet by concluding, con- trary to its spirit, an alliance giving Britain an important naval Pauperiority over Amarica, which appears to guarantee to Britain supremacy of the seas in a new form."Reuter and British Wire-]

less.

President Cosgrave to Sign,

Paris, Aug. 20,

CHINA MISSIONARY'S TRAGIC END.

KILLED INSTANTLY IN FALL FROM TRAIN.

Winnipeg, Aug. 20.

The Rev. A. T." Wilkinaon,`„4“

The naval launch blew two blasta ago-Reuter's American' Service, to execute, the deed and then re-

and at the same time swung 'round to starboard, causing the launch in tow to be struck amildships by the police launch,.

The extent of the damago was not reported, but it was stated that the torpedo launch was struck bo- low the water line.

SHOWERS ANTICIPATED.

ALBANIA RESTORES

MONARCHY.

fusing to do so.. Eoc Kam chuon without anying a word left the office,

SMASH-UP.

years.

It do the opinion of the Nation- alists that such a contention will SIX KILLED AND SIXTY

not be upheld by any international How Deed Was Accepted.

Juriste of note, and that the carly INJURED. Witness then told the others

conclusion of a new Sino-Japanese Cologne, Aug, 20. commercial treaty not only will AHMED BEY ZOGU LIKELY TO that they must have a further, talk about the matter as it was obvious

Six people were killed and 60 benefit Nationalist China, but also BE CROWNED,

that the assignment could not be injured as the result of a collision Japan interests in this country put through until Fok Kam-chuen between a tramear and a motor | Reuter

Fengtien agreed to execute It. They then conch here last evening.

Delegate In Shanghai. left the office.

The collision occurred on a sus- Continuing, Mr. Beavis said that pension bridge, The coach was

Shanghal, Aug, 201

Tirana, Aug. 20. At a mass meeting held here to The Royal Observatory reports day, a resolution was passed in The representative of the Irish United Church missionary, who that pressure is highest near the favour of the establishment of a in the afternoon of the same day overturned and the passengers Gonoral Chang....fsuch-liang's Free: State announces that has had just returned to Canada from Bonins. The typhoon has passed Monarchy, the Crown to be offered Mr. Burdin, Fok. Ohun-yuen and pinned underneath it, while pas personal delegate, Hsing Chik-len, been definitely decided that Prest-

to Ahmed Bey. Zogu, the President. dent Cosgrave will come to Paris China suffering from a nervous to the North-East of Japan."

breakdown, fell from a train to- The forecast till noon to-morrow Similar meetings with similar Fok Tat-fui, returned with the deed sengers on the tramcar were flung has arrived in Shanghai in the for the signing of being day and was killed instantly-is-South-West or variable winds; results have been held all over the and informed him (witness) that out, several being thrown through company of Mr. Fang Fen-len, Mer-

(Continued on Page 129), Treaty instead of Mr. MacGilligan, Reuter's American Service. generally cloudy, showery,

countryReuter,

(Continued on Page 7.) the windows-Reuter, the Foreign Minister.-Router.