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AMERICA ON HER HONGKONG HOTEL CRITICAL TIMES IN ASTOUNDING FIGHT|| BRITISH LABOUR MUKDEN RAILWAY THE SALT GABELLE

DIGNITY.

HITCH OVER NANKING

CEREMONY.

CHINA DECLINES TO SALUTE

CONSULATE FLAG. ·

CORNER SITE.

LAND INVESTMENT CO. TO DEVELOP IT.

A RUMOUR DENIED.

Since the announcement was made some four months ago that

the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.. had sold the portion

MELBOURNE.

STRIKES IN CLASHES WITH POLICE.

GENERAL STRIKE THREAT'S

·REVIVAL,

RE-OPENING DISPUTE. of the Hongkong Hotel which was QUIETER ELSEWHERE.

Shanghai, Oct. 2.

burnt down in the disastrous fire on New Year's Day, 1926, there have been various rumours as to the purpose for which it would be used.

Melbourne, Oct. 1. The city is in a turmoil to-day as the result of the serious flot- ing, which recalls memories of the disturbances in the police, mutiny of 1923.

Although many persons have been taken into custody, the activities continue,

IN GERMANY.

PITCHED BATTLE BETWEEN TWO "ARMIES."

MILITARY STRATEGY,

Berlin, Oct. 1. Bye-witnessca of the amazing fracas at Geesthacht, in which one man was killed, over two hundred injured, including fifteen serious-

AND "REDS."

CONFERENCE FAVOURS

EXPULSION.

"INTOLERABLE POSITION MUST END."

FRICTION?

YEN HSI SHAN'S DISPUTE WITH

PHI CHUNG H

BIGGER THINGS IN AIR?

Peking, Oct. 2

LOAN PLAN

| CONFIRMATORY ORDER NOW ISSUED.

· CONTRIBUTIONS TO BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.

1, and which has caused the post- COMMUNISTS BANNED. Hankow leader to appoint is ALL DISTRICT QUOTAS.

1,500.

endorsement of the Executivé

Nanking Government informing them of the decisions reached re

It is reported that friction has developed between Marshal Yen Hel-shan and General Pei Chung- hsi following an: attampt by the

ponement of the municipal elec-

own nominee as Director of the tions, give romarkable accounts of

London, Oct. 1.

Poking-Mukden Railway, which is

Poking, Oct, 2 There was a lively discussion at

expected to resume norms) sorvíce. the affair.

It is learned that the Peking They describe it as a regular the annual Conference of the shortly. The elaborate, American plans

between two Labour Party, at Birmingham to

The present incumbent was ap-Divisional Council and the Hopei for the re-opening of the United

pitched battle "armies" each approximately day, on the question of the expul- pointed by Marshal Yen Hsi-shan (Chihli) provincial authorities States Consulate at Nanking have

strong. The Communists sion of Communists from the and the latter is objecting strong have received a telegram from the received a decided setback, an ex:

were on the one side and the Party, the result being a decidedly to having his man pushed out. traordinary controversy apparent. During the past few days, ro

Marshal Yen's Incumbent yester ly having arisen bolween the ports have been in circulation that

Republicans on the other.

The two "armies" fought in Committee's stand to prohibit the day wired to his Chief in Peking American and Chinese authorities the Wing On Company were in

for instructions, and Marshal Yeni over the question of appropriate tending to erect a new department strikers salutes,

rather than with almost professional strategy.

The debate arose on the report at his post.

It is reported that General Pel At this stage it is impossible to morning from the Hongkong Land attacks are chiefly directed against of bodies, which were exercised the annual gathering.

the combatants sheltering behind of the Executive Committee, which 'prophecy what is likely to trans-Investment and Agoney Co., Ltd., South Europeana

wall and trees.

submitted to the Conference for Chung-hel has retaliated by threa pire, but in Shanghai it is thought the owners of the property, ahows against British volunteers.

Many nasty incidents have oc-

toning to stop all traffic unless his that this report is quite unfounded.

When any particular. sector of

approval. This stated that a that the re-opening which was ex-

When a Telegraph representa-curred, scuffies between police, pected to take place on Novemberi

Directorship.-Router. 1st, with much ceremony, has now tive called on Mr. L. 8. Greenhill, strikers and volunteers breaking the date appeared to be threa- policy had been formulated to man is allowed to take over the the Secretary of the Land Invest out spasmodically in different tened, reinforcements were thrown secure complete loyalty to the ment Co., he was informed that parts of the city. Two foreigners into the battle front, reserves be- Party and the expulsion of the there was no truth whatever in the were severely injured during the ing brought up at the rear.

Another astounding feature of report mentioned, and added that morning and sent to hospital, and the Land Investment Co. Intended later in the day their number was the affray was that the fighters wore served by ambulanco dotach- ments who carried wounded from to develop the site themselves.

the front line.

been rendered uncertain.

American Plans. The U.S. officials have had their plane under way, for some time. It was proposed that a full divis sion of U.S. destroyers should be sent to Nanking for the purpose of supplying a guard of honour which would attend the ceremony, and which would also fire salutes In answer to Chinese salutes.

This latter proposal over which

store on the site, but enquiry this though it is noticeable that, their regular military style in disciplin attendance of such delegates as-shan ordered him to romain garding the loans secured on the

It will be recalled that the site, together with No. 16, Des Voeux Road Central, which formerly housed the Alexandra Cafe, was bought by the Land Investment Co. for about a million and a half dollars in May Inst.

the dispute has arisen, would be NAVAL LIMITATIONİ

a now departure in American rel-

tions with the Nationalists as the US. Navy has not previously re- cognised Nationalist salutes,

China's Refusal,

It is now reported that the Na- tionalist Government has refused

to

salute the

United

States

PROPOSALS.

ANGLO-FRENCH DOCUMENTS ALL SENT TO U.S.

flag as it is re-hoisted over BRIGHTER PROSPECT?

the U.S. Consulate at Nanking.

London, Oct. 1. It is understood that the Nation

It is, announced in London that alist officials have declared in cou-! versations regarding this question, following the unfavourable reply that the Chinese feel that adequate from Washington regarding the naval agreement, amends for the Nanking Incident Anglo-French were made at the time of the Set- both the British and French Goy- ernments have handed to the United tlement of the Incident in March.

The U.S. Oficials, it is believed, States Government, for their in- formation, all the documents con- feel otherwise, and consider that nected with the naval limitation pro. Chinese salute is necessary us the pounds, revealing the manner in flag goes up in order to amend the which the accord was attained, desecration of the flag at the time of the Incident.

Should U.S. Salute First?

It is also reported that the Na tionalists have declared their wil lingness to salute if the Americans salute first, thus indicating their recognition of the Nationalist Gov ernment of China.

This, it is understood, has prov- ed unacceptable to the Americans and it is believed that the matter has been referred to Washington.

Referred to Washington,

It was last week officially stated in Washington that legal advisers

It is reported by Reuter's Paris correspondent that it is understood in authoritative eireles That there will be no immediate reply to the American Nole, as the Note itself is in the nature of a reply.

It is, however, considered that a new phase in the pourparlers has been opened by the nature of the Amerlein reply and that negotia tions enn be continued through diplomatic channels,

It is pointed out that by taking the points upon which an agree- ment has been reached as a starting point, is successful issue should ultimately be altained-Reuter.

SHANGHAI POST OFFICE STRIKE.

Postmen and Clerks 'Demand Wage Increases.

POLICE. PRECAUTIONS.

Shanghai, Oct. 2, Eighteen hundred postal em- ployees and junior clerks of the lower grades struck work this morning, presenting a demand for an increase of wages,

Letters had not been deliver- ed up to ten o'clock this mor- ning.

So far there have been no disturbances, but the police are taking every precaution, Router.

Our Shanghai correspon- dent cables that the strike was declared at, daylight and has caused a complete postal stoppage." He ndds that the situation is disquieting, owing to. the activities of insidious forces aiming at a revival or industrial strife in the Shang- hai ured.

considerably added to, several serious affrays developing in the dock quarter.

Police Use Balons.

Although the weapons were mainly brickbats, empty bottles, bludgeons, daggers, knuckle-dus- ters and a number of pocket fre

used. The struggles were only terminated by the arrival of a strong force of police from Hamburg-Reuter.

arms werO

CHINESE MINISTER TO WASHINGTON.

DR. C. C. WU READY TO ACCEPT APPOINTMENT.

Nanking, Oct. 1.

It is intimated that Dr. C. C. Wu, the former Foreign Minister, who is now in the United States, has announced this willingness to accept the appointment na Minis- ter to. U.S.A. In Washington.

The appointment, it is thought, will shortly be confirmed.-Nam Chung Pao.

HOME FOOTBALL RESULTS.

POMPEY DEFEATED AT MANCHESTER,

London, Oct. 1. In the First Division of the Foot ball League to-day, Manchester City defeated Portsmouth by two goals

to one.

Rovers outplayed Ayr

Communist element.

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Salt Gabella.

The telegram mentions.that the total amount carmarked from all the salt

revenue

must begin from yesterday, October 1st.

$10,000,000 and that the collection

The money must be forwarded during the year in twelve monthly instalments.Reuter

Exact Amounts.

From Chinese sources, it is ro- ported that Marshal Yan-Hal- The reference back of this part ahan yesterday despatched $100,- ment of ops, and in local of the report was moved as an 600 to Pel hung-hs! for the pay

Chinese circles, the opinion is expressed that if there is really a

The exact amounts to be paid by quarrel between the two leaders, it rosulta from the larger question each office have just been issued of the control of the district, and Council in a mandate to the Minis by the Nationalist Governinont not solely from the railway con-try of Finance, which in refer

ioncaten

NEWS OF THE GERMAN AIRMAN.

Left Calcutta for Hanoi

Yesterday."

ROUTE AGAIN CHANGED.

A wireless message recely- ed from the Telegraph's Canton correspondent this morning states that news has been received there to the effect that Baron von Huenefeld, the "German aviator, left Calcutta for Hanol yesterday morning,

There has been considerable doubt regarding the Baron's movements during the past few days. He is on a flight from Europe to Tokyo, and on Thursday it was announcod that he would fly vin. Manda- lay, Canton and Nauking,

On Saturday, a private mes- sage stated that he had loft on a non-stop attempt from Cal- cutta to Canton, but this now proves incorrect. Whether he will now visit Canton is not definkely known.'

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defeated by a large majority. amendment, which was, however,

"Intolerable Position, During the course of a heated

Ruith The Police have their hands full. The strikers are picketing United in the Scottish League, win-debate on the subject, a represcu- the offices which have been open-ning by four goals to two Reuter,

ed for the Issue of licenses under the new Act. They have been watching the place all day and

of the State Department have de- FRENCH SUBJECT IN anyone suspected of taking out a

cided that the United States, by. signing the Tariff treaty has al- ready recognised de facto the No- tionalist Government.

The legal interpretation of the signing of the Treaty by the Unit. od States is that it constituted "full recognition of the Nationalist regime."

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Now Uncertain.

TROUBLE.

A SERIOUS ALLEGATION

MENTIONED.

license is immediately chased until rescued by the Police..

The Police in many cases have had to resort to the use of their batons in order to protect the valunteer workers, and this had

SWEDISH CABINET..

NEW MINISTERS ACCEPT PORTFOLIOS.

Stockholm, Oct. 1. The following. portfolios have Pascol Grisoni, a French sub-led to serious melees. One con-been accepted in the new Conser ject, was charged this morning, be stable is in hospital with serious vative Cabinet: fore Major C. Willson, with being hurts.

in possession of an automatic pis- A big inter-State conference of tol and six rounds of ammunition. Trade Unions discussed the whole The weapon, a product of the problem at great length today, It was also announced that fol. lowing this intimation, the advan Fabrique Nationale D'Armes Le but could reach no satisfactory was agreement and adjourned the mat- tage would be taken of the re-open-Guorte Herstal Belgique, ing of the Consulate at Nanking to seized by the police at No. 3, Fung ter until to-morrow. deliver a fitting message. to the Fair Terrace. Chinese people.

General Strike Threat.

Premier,--Rear 'Admiral Arvid Undman Foreign Minister, M. Tryger. Finance Minister Prof. Wohlin. Minister of Justice M. Bismarck.

-Reuter.

tative of the Executive Committee

stated that local Labour, Parties had been prohibited from sending Communist delegates to the annual Conference, but Trade Unions had been allowed to do so,

This intolerable position must be ended," declared the speaker.

The Executive Committeo's re- part was eventually adopted. Reuter.

trol.

OVER 300 MILES PER HOUR.

ence to the payment of the Salt Loans, says: ..

"The Minister of Financo to hereby instructed to leaue orders to each Balt-producing District, commencing October 1, 1928, to pay towards the service of the Salt Loans and Into banks, designated

BRITISH AIRMAN MAKES FINE by the Minister of Finance, its

TRIAL FLIGHT.

HOPES OF SUCCESS.

quota of the total payment as de- elded upon by the Budget Com- mittco.

"The list of the respectivo annual quota, to be paid in-12 equal monthly instalments, is as follows:

London, Oct. 1. 'In making a trial light at Fangtion Calshot on the Supermarine Napler Changlu

Shantang 55 seaplane with which he hopes to Hong beat the air speed record of 3181⁄2 Haines miles per hour, held by the Italian, pe Major De Bernardi, Flight-Lieut. D'Arcy Greig to-day travelled well over 300 miles por hour.

The weather conditions were good. Flight-Lieutenant Greig was in the air for 24 minutes, and he made the quickest tour on record of Portsmouth, the Isle of Wight and Southampton.

895,000 Chuaonan 1,688,000 Chuangel

1,500,000

150,000.

409,000 liankow

201,000

809,000 Changsha

260,000

1,221,000 Nanchang

188,000

742,000 Wuhu

112,000

284,000 chang

188,000

167,000 Koupal

42,000-

200,000 Busting

74,000

Kwangtung Yapon

$30,000 Kthel

248,00

$19,000 Chinpel

€3,000

Bungliang

Langeheh Paklen

Toial...$10,000,000

Mr. Soong on National Credit.

Interviewed by the Kuo Min correspondent, Mr. T. V. Soong, Minister of Finance, made the fol

He expressed complete satisfac tion with his machine. A slight change is to be made with the rig-lowing statement in reference to ging of the machine, and mechanica the above mandate:.

"Prior to the Northern Expedi will work throughout the night to make this adjustment, so that tion, the service of loans secuted. FHght-Lieutenant Greig can make on the salt revenue, with the another trial fight to-morrow exception of the Reorganization Loan which has always been amply' morning.-British Wireless.

secured and paid from the Cus toms Surplus, was regularly met from the salt funds. However,

salt

CANADIAN AIR MAIL

DEVELOPMENTS.

REGULAR SERVICE BETWEEN MONTREAL & NEW YORK

Montreal, Oct. 2,"

the Militarist government became disorganized, the revehue diminished rapidly, until with the approach of our armles to the Yangtze all salt loans, with the exception of the Reorganizá- tion Loan, went into default.

Unification of Finance,

A bear cub was one of the pag-

"Now that the Revolution hna. sengers in the new air mail ex- press service between Montreal happily succeeded, the Nationalist The Simon Commission, and New York which was inau Government is anxious to maintain the national credit, even before gurated yesterday. London, Oct. 1.

Attached to the cub was a mess-complete unification of finance has The appointment of the Indian Commission under the chairman-age from the Mayer of Montreal been achieved, and before the entire salt revenue has become ship of Sir John Simon was the to the Mayor of New York.

Fifty Canadian planes acted as centralized under the Ministry. subject of a hostile motion intro- duced, at the Labour Conference preliminary escort to the mail It has accordingly given orders. that all salt. producing districts at Birmingham to-day by Br. planee

A regular air mail and passen- shall immediately begin to contri Fennor Brockway. of thousands of farmers from

The motion was rejected by the ger service between Toronto and bute a quota of Its receipts to make Montreal was, also inaugurated up the total sum of ten million Mackay to load the large accumu- enormous majority of 2,959,000 yesterday. Reuter's American Ser dollars annually which is sufficient to pay for all loans secured on lation of sugar in the godowns, the card votes againat 150,000.

In the course of the discussion, vice..

the salt revenue, with the excep waterside workers there have de cided to resume work.

Mr.

Ramany MacDonald, the

tion of the Reorganization Loan which will continue to be met from Labour leader, emphasised the

the Customs Surplus revenue- much improved, a mass mooting democratic charactor of the Com-

Kuo Min. of the strikere deciding to resume mission. He said the Labour, ro work. The mon are freely apply presentatives on the Commission ing for licenses,

would do their best to build a which The ship-owners have arranged golden bridge for India for two pick-ups for to-morrow, would make India the captain of PLANS OF GOVERNOR CHU one for mothers of the Trade her own salvation.-British Wire- Union, and one for the volunteers. less.

Sub-Inspector Elston, prosecut-

A large section favours the pro- The controversy which appears ing, informed his Worship that the to have developed over the question police would like a remand of pesal that the waterside workers of which country is to salute first twenty-four hours, as there was a who are on strike should take out behind the licenses in accordance with the may entirely alter the complexion of serious allegation

charge and they would like a re-new. Act, but the militant section At Adelaide, the situation is also affilra-Reuter.

mand in order to conduct the are extremely powerful and it la necessary investigations.

thought likely that they will force His Worship riccordingly re- a general strike in sympathy with manded the defendant for twenty-the waleraiders. four hours.

Under poller protection, 1.049 volunteers to-day worked fourteen oversens vessels.

TWO NEW BRITISH 'APPOINTMENTS.

W

DANGKOK MINISTER FOR ADDIS ABABA.

London, Oct. 1. H.M. the King has approved the following appointments:

Mr. Charles Bentinck, Minister:

BRITISH FOREIGN SECRETARY.

FORTNIGHT'S STAY IN CALIFORNIA.

San Pedro, Oct. 1: at Addis Ababa, to be Minister at

Sir Austen and Lady Chamber Lima,

lain have arrived here, being escort- Mr. Sydney Waterlow, Einistered by four United States destroyers. at Bangkok, to be Minister at They will stay in California for Addis Ababa,British Wireless, I two wooks, Reuter,

Big Works Close Down

The effect of the strike in Ade-

State Ownership.

London, Oct. 1.

KIANGST'S "MODEL"

GOVERNOR.

PEI-TEL

Shanghai, Oct. 1. General Chu Poi-tel, the chair- man of the Kiangai provinelal government, has issued an an

NAVAL STOKER'S DEATH.

DIES IN HOSPITAL

* AT CHEFOO

Serious developments are also reported from Brisbane where the situation appeared to have in proved, some of the strikers clash- Ing with the police. The meleelaide has been brought vigorously Mr. George Lansbury, M.P., denouncement to the effect that the which ensued resulted in injury to the attention of the public by livering the chairman's address at future administration of Klangal A naval wireless message recov to two police, constables and to an announcement that owing to the annual Labour Party conference will be directed to a reduction of ed In Hongkong this morning many strikers, two of whom were the shortage of materials through at Birmingham, deplored the military exponditure by 40 per states that Stoker Reginald Cooke, placed under arrest,

the strike of the watereiders, lack of unity pregailing in cent, the devotion of the money of H.M.S. Cornflower, died from Mesar Holden's motor body a few sections of the Party thus saved to the reconstruction of scarlet fever in the General Hos building works, employing three Ho emphasised that in the the province, the abolition of pital, Cheloo yesterday thousand people, have been forced democratic movement the majority pernicious inland taxes, and the The sloop Cornflower le now

(Continued on Page 8.). suppression of banditry

Northern waters..

Brisbane Improvement.

A later message from Brisbane, however, states that on the arrival

to close down-Reuter,