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-ENTERPRISE.

SCATHING SPEECH ZEPPELIN MAKING BRITISH AVIATION PISTOL THREAT BY SHANGHAI GETS A

BY AL. SMITH. GOOD PROGRESS,

BITTER ATTACK ON KU

KLUX KLAN.

AMERICA'S FOREIGN POLICY CRITICISED.

500 MILES WEST OF IRELAND

LAST NIGHT,

TALKING WITH LINER.

London, Oct. 30. The Graf Zeppelin is making remarkably good progress across the Atlantic on the return journey EXPERTS' FORECASTS. | to Europe, and the latest message

Baltimore, Oct. 30.

received by wireless from the giant dirigible shows that this evening, some forty hours after

PLAN FOR MUNICIPAL AERODROMES.

AS NECESSARY AS RAILWAY STATIONS & GARAGES.

FUTURE BENEFITS.

London, Oct. 30. · A remarkable now step towards

"I would rather be beaten in the race for the Presidency than win by the favour of the Ku Klux her departure from Lakehurat, she the promotion of civil aviation has Klan," declared Governar Al had reached a position approxim-been taken by the Air Ministry.

The Ministry has address Smith, the Democratie candidate, In the first of his four lately 660 miles due wost of Ireland,

Earlier to-day, the White Star ed speeches in the East made to-day.

Smita was vigorous in attacking liner Mauretania sent a wireless Clerks of the chief provincial the forces of intolerance, which he message stating that she had been asserted were co-operating within communication with the Graf cities and towns asking them the Republicans to defeat him, and Zeppelin. At 12.10 pm. Greenwich consider

his seathing denouncement of the Ku Klux Klan was greeted by vock ferous applause. If the Repub- licans valued the support of this organisation, he said, they could have it,

Nothing Sacred.

He also dealt summarily with the Republican ideas of the Pre- hibition Amendment, saying that the other alde apparently treated the

Amendment 88 something apart He dented emphatically that there was anything sacred in the Eighteenth Amendment or in the Volstead Act,

The lost law he donned a legin- lation "passed in the stress of war,

·lobbied through Congress by the browbeating methods of the Anti Saloon League."

Alluding to the foreign polley of the present Republican Adminik tration, Govornor. Smith declared that the way to outlaw war was to remove its causes and to sub-1 stitute arbitration, conciliatlón and judicial determination.

Two-sided Policy.

The Democratle leader alno de- clared: "You cannot preach one doctrine in Europe and practice another in South America."

A message from Washington says that in the opinion of Presi dent Coolidge, business conditions in the United States at the pre- sent time are "remarkably stable and prosperous." The prosperity is not likely to be shaken by the presidential campaign.

Business, Stability. Both imports and exports have been represented to the President as maintaining the same high level while business conditions are generally beller than they

werd a year ago.

In view of this fact, President Coolidge is confident that the tax returns for the current year will be enough to wipe out the $300 000,000 defcit, which the Director of the Budget forecast for June

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30th next year.

time, her navigating officer stated that her approximate position was mid-way between Cape Cod and the

Azores.

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letter to the

Town

to

of

the advisablity establishing Municipal Aerodromes with as little dolny as possible,

The letter says:The develop It appears that in order to ab-ment of internal flying is almost tain the benefit of the winds, the entirely dependent on the provi

of Zeppelin took a more southerly alon aerodromes at "large centres. The provision of acro- .course after leaving Nova Scotia.

dromes and anciliary services by the State must necessarily, if only on the grounds of capital cost, be confined to terminal points on the

Reuter learns that the position re- borted this evening shows the dirigible to be about 650 miles due west of the extreme south-west of Ireland.

The weather is reported fair, and the trip should be completed without untoward incident. The atowaway on board is believed to be a golf caddy-Reutet.

RUSSIAN GRAIN FAMINE.

SERIOUS CONGESTION ON RAILWAYS.

trunk routes.

Aerodromes Essential.

BRITISHER.

ASTONISHING "SCENE" AT SHANGHAL GARAGE.

AMERICAN COMPLAINS.

Shanghai, Oct. 30-

SURPRISE.

JAPANESE DIPLOMATS

ARRIVE.

CONSULS FROM TSINGTAO AND TSINAN.

A singular story of a scono which took place in a public garų ngo, was told in the British Police Court this morning, when Mr. T. C. Leach, the assistant-manager of NEW the Taylor Garage Company, was charged with asshulting Mr. Louis Henkel, an American resident, of Messrs. Honkel and Company,

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CONVERSATIONS.

PER ANNUM

BNGLE CORK HOTE

THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.

ON SHOW TO-DAY

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Central 1246 or 1847.

15 Wong Nai Chvag Road .......... Happy Valley,

FLEET RETURNING TO COLONY.

COUNTY CRUISERS COMING IN DECEMBER.

NEW ADMIRAL COMING.

CIVIL SERVANTS AT LAW.

SEQUEL TO, MOTOR COLLISION.

LAND OFFICER AND POLICE SERGT. THE PARTIES.

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Naval wireless mésanges recely- ed this morning herald the annual' concentration for the winter of the China Squadron. Practically all the bigger vessels of the China Fleet, including the new 10,000- NEGLIGENCE ALLEGED. ton cruisers of the County class aro due in Hongkong before Christ- me. Shanghai, Oct. 30. Political circles have been taken H.M.S. Titania, accompanied by somewhat by surprise by the arthe Submarines L.16, L.10, L.2, rival in Shanghai unheralded of and 1.33 arrived at Nagasaki yes: the Japanese Consul-General at terday from Kagoshima, and leaves Tainanfu, and the Japanese Con- to-morrow for the Nimrod. Sound, where they will be joined by the sul-Goneral at Tsingtao.

Submarine L.3.

The submarine flotilla will then

It was allege that during a squabble between the men, Leach fabbed Henkel'a tomach with the point of a pistol and threatened to kill the complainant.

It is supposed that their presence Mr. Henkel gave evidence to the in Shanghai will mean an impor- effect that he engaged a car from dant development in the negotia-proceed direct to Hongkong and the Taylor Garage, but djemissed tons between Japan and China are expected here on November it half-way because the driver per-within the next few days, though isted in speeding. He hired an- it is understood that a resumption other car from a rival garage, and of the conversations with Dr. C. T. went in it to the Taylor Garage to Wang, was not intended before

November 10th. lodge a complaint.

In the meantime, the chauffeur

who took Henkel was being benten outside the garage, and defendant med enkel to help him

"kill this coolie."

Mr. Yada has already been dis- cussing the intricacies of the pro- blems with his colleagues, and an- other conference, it is believed, in taking place at the Consulate to

morrow.

9th.

H.M.S. Marazion, the survey ship, is due in Hongkong on Fri- day next.

H.M.S. Kant, flying the flag of the Commander-in-Chief, Vice- Admiral Bir Reginald Tyrwhitt, is leaving the North for longkong in December and is scheduled to arrive here on December 12th.

H.M.S.

be Kent will

accom- panied by H.M.S. Suffolk and H.M.S. Berwick.

It is thought likely that Vico Admiral A. K. Walstell will take over command of the China Squadron before H.M.S. Kent leaves again for the North.

Mr. Henkel said he tried to calm

Serious Obstacles, Leach, but the latter pointed a gun at him, saying "You don't

The Japanese anxiety to get the want to help me? I will kill you." | outstanding Issues settled seems Leach told the Court that Hen-fairly obvious, though they are "The establishment of a network

behaved maintaining a strong attitude on of aerodromas throughout the kel was drunk and country to serve the general pur-throughout In a threatening man- certain points. The sudden arrival poses of internal flying must do-ner volve on the local authorities, who

He denied pointing the pistol at Grmation of the belief that the diMAGNIFICENT FEAT may indeed expect to benefit ulti-the complainant.

mately by the traffic and commerce A fine of $20 was

of the two Consuls chiefly concern- ed in Shantung ls taken as

imposed.cussions between Mr. Yada and Dr. Wang did not proceed as smoothly as it was hoped and has been officially intimated.

which will follow the provision of Our Own Correspondent. these facilities.

"It is the opinion of the Airy M

Council that ovary town of any COMMUNIST ROUND-UP Importance will sooner or later find it just as essential to possess well-ted aerodromes as it does

STRICTER RATIONING.to-day to possess railway stations,

roads and garages."

British Services, This appeal to the municipal authorities is reinforced by a statement of the progress made by

British regular

air

IN WARSAW.

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SOVIET PLOTTERS PROVIDE FUNDS.

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Warsaw, Oct. 30.

the Party

of

The police have dissolved the

Committee Central

Communist services. Ukrainian

operating in South-West Poland..

com-

service in each direction between England and India will be menced, and it is hoped that in the near future other Imperial services will be established, la South Africa and elsewhere.

THE WEST INDIES CONFERENCE.

It is reasonably certain that the chief "snag developed over the Tainan Incident. The Nationalist Minister demanded the evacuation

OF ENGINEERING.

RAILWAY TUNNEL THROUGH THE ALPS.

A collision in Nathan Road,' Kowloon, between a motor-cycle combination driven by Mr. F. Bratt, Land Officer of Taipo, and a motor-cycle driven by Sergt. McLeod, of the Central Police Station, as a result of which the combination, in the sidecar of which was Mrs. Mackle, verturn-

damages in the Summary · Court ed formed the subject of a claim and counter-claim for repairs and this morning, before Mr. Justice Jacks,

Both parties alleged that the other was negligent in driving on the wrong side of the road, and Mr. Brett admitted that he had only claimed for general damages, in addition to repair expenses,

Mr. made by Bergt. McLeod, because of the damages claim Brett agreed to drop an allegation he admitted having made that Sorgt. McLeod had been drinking. as "nasty and, unfair."

Mr. Brett claimed the sum of $38 na the cost of repairs and $160 general damages, while Sergt. McLeod counter-claimed for a total of $400. This was reduced to $350 when Mr. Russ explained that a $50 item had been includ- ed by mistake.

Mr. M. K. Lo was for the plain- tiff and Mr. C. A, S. Russ defend- ed.

The Alleged Negligence,

Mr. Lo said, in opening his case, that, in accordance with his Lord-

of the Japanese troops in Shantung INAUGURAL SPEECHES. ship's order, he had notified Mr

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Paris, Oct. 30. which the Japanese Government

The achievement of a magnifi- must apologise for killing the Com. missioner for Foreign Affairs and cent fent of engineering, the con- pay damages for the bombardment.struction of a tunnel through the

Counter-Demand.

Russ of the particular negligence alleged against Sergt. McLeod. The defendant's negligence was. alleged to be (1) driving on the wrong side of the road; (2) con- Alpe, marked the Inaugurationtinuing to keep to the wrong side to-day of a railway between Nice, of the road in spite of the ap In France, and Cuneo, in Italy. proach of the plaintiff's combina- The railway pierces the Alps tion, from the opposito direction; and (3) suddenly swerving to the left-hand side.

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Riga, Oct. 30. Travellers arriving at Riga from Moscow nay that the problem of supplying Central Russin with grain is becoming more and more acute with cach day. In spite of

They have arrested forty-five of The Japanese delegate counter- the emphatic orders given to the These consist, at present, of the Railway Department, the opinion operation of Cross-Channel air is expressed that the number of routes and of the route between the lenders, and seized a numbered, it is stated, with a demand for and links up the Riviera directly of documents which showed that an indemnity for the loss of with Turin, which is about 50

Speaking of the circumstances locomotives available is hopeless- Cairo and Bhara,

Under an agreement recently the Party has been in direct con- Japanese life and property. On miles from Cuneo, and consequent- ly inadequate to cope with the

negotiated with the Imperial Air-tact with the Soviet Republic of responsibility for the trouble; there ly. with Switzerland and Central of the accident, Mr. Lo said that congestion on the railwaya.

at about three o'clock on the after- The situation is getting out of ways Company, it is expected that Ukraine, from which considerable was no possibility of an agreement, Europe.

it is said.

The opening ceremony was held noon of July 22, Mr. Brett was control, many districts being stric-on April 1st next a through weekly funds were secured.---Reuter.

An interview took place to-day with brilliant ceremonial at the driving his motor-cycle combina- ken with famine, while at railway

Breil, tion along Nathan Road towards between Mr. Yada and Mr. T. V. international station of junctions trainloads f grain are

Soong, the Minister of Finance, many prominent persons being in Lalchikak. In the sidecar was held up.

on the question of the new tariff attendance.

Mrs. Mackde, and her son was rid- MTB. M. Tardieu, the French Minister ing on the pillion cat. schedule which the National Gov- ernment propose to put into opara- of Public Works, in the course of Mackie was of an extremely ner- daughter tion shortly, in compliance with a speech declared: "It is the duty vous disposition, her their claim to tariff autonomy, of France and Italy to know, to having been killed in a motor bus. This matter was excluded from understand and to love each other, accident, and Mr. Brett was ac the discussions with Dr. Wang, by better, and to-day's ceremony te acordingly driving slowly, at about agreement, and Mr. Scong has now symbol of that rapprochement."

Bignor Giurati, the Italian On reaching a spot near to | taken the matter up.

Minister of Public Works, in Mongkoktaui Police Station," Mr, reply, spoke eloquently of the Brett suddently saw Sergt. McLeod enterprise which enabled the con- approaching on a motor-cycle on that the struction of the rallway and said the wrong side of the road, about Japanese are insleting upon the that the inauguration of the line 40 or 50 yards away. Mr. Brett refunding of the Nishihara loans was bound to favour a rapproche- accordingly pulled in more to his as a condition of Japan giving her ment between France and Italy proper side, as was natural, in or assent to the increases proposed, Reuter.

der to let Sergt. McLeod gain his though exception is taken to cer-

proper side. tain of the proposals on the ground against Japanese trade in certain commodities in China.

The Pravda reports that nearly three thousand tracks loaded with grain are standing idle, and that over 50,000 tons of grain is avail ing transport.

the

Cross-Channel Traffic.

The growth of traffic on Cross-Channel air services is show- ing a marked increase. In 1927, British machines carried 10,599

1921.

SIR EDWARD DAVSON TO DE CHAIRMAN, The congestion is enhanced by the loading of other trucks with

London, Oct 30. various manufactured articles and

The Colonial Secretary announces vodka destined for the peasants is an inducement to surrender passengers, compared with 6,250 in that Sir Edward Davson has ne- cepted the unanimous invitation of their grain.

Notwithstanding keen competi-the Governments of the Colonies participating in the West Indies view of the Industrial conditions authoriulos ordering a decrease of tion by four foreign air lines Conference to act as Chairman of and other factors, only a political food rations in Moscow is caus-operating to Croydon from various the frat West Indies Conference, miracle can encompass the defeating much disappointment and dis- parts of the Continent, it is point- which will meet in Barbadoes next of Mr. Hoover, the Republican satisfaction in the labour districts, ed out that British machines are January-British Wireless, candidate, who is still the strong favourite on the even of the poll.

New York experts say that in

Close Contest Expected

In the meanwhile, both candi-

The latest Instructions of the

particularly as these orders follow carrying by far the largest number

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Nishihara Loans,

It is understood

on the promise to relax the pres of passengers. In 1927, Belgian sent heavy restrictions temporarily machines carried 1,490 passongern, during the forthcoming colebra French 5,199, German 1972, and MARSHAL: LI CHAI-SUM. that they appear to discriminate tions of the anniversary of the Re-Netherlands 3,586-British Wire-

dates are fighting hard. The De-volution--Reuter.

mocrats are in no way downheart- ed and aro concentrating especial- ly on New York State, Mr. Al Smith's own State, which is the pivotal State wielding forty-five electoral votes, namely, the largest |- single bloc in the Union.

There is likely to be a very close contest, all depending on whether Mr. Smith's majority in New York City will be sufficient to offset the Republican strength in the rest of the State.

less.

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FRENCH ROYALISTS COMMITTED.

SEQUEL TO THE STATUE INCIDENT.

GERMAN CITY LOAN.

ISSUE OVER-SUBSCRIBED IN LONDON.

'London, Oct. 30. Saintes, Oct. 31.

An interesting issue of capital. Five of the seven arrested mem-has been successfully floated in bors of the Royalist organisation.

London. Camelot du Roi, in connexion with the Pans affair have been commit- ted for trial.

Mr. Hoover, on November 1, crosses the continent to his home in Palo Alto, California, and will

The other two, one of whom was deliver four speeches enroute. Mr. Smith delivered in Baltimore charged with mutilating a public the first of four final speeches in statue and the other for realsting the police, have been remanded.—

the east. He scathingly de- Reuter..

nounced the Anti-Saloon League

the Ku Klux Klan and the Republi

can attitude toward prohibition.sands more lined the streets.

Router's American Sérpice.

Hoover Odds Laughed At."

New York, Oct. 81.1

The Governor is confident of success, and his supporters at headquarters laugh at the odds of

This is an issue of £1,000,000 in Bix per cent. bonds of the City of Saarbruccken, at 94 per cent. The laaue has been over-subscrib-

હતું.

The government of Saarbruce- ken, which is the capital of the Saar Basin Territory, in entrusted under Veracillos Treaty to a Com- mission appointed by the Council of the League of Nations.

There are no liabilities for war debts, reparations payments, or

EXPECTED BACK IN CANTON.

Canton, Oct 80. Preparations are being made by the local authorities to welcome back Marshal Li Chai-sum, who is expected in Canton about the 6th November.

He will probably only remain a short time here and then proceed back to Nanking. It is likely that during his stay here he will resign from the Chairmanship of the Kwangtung Provincial Government.

Our Own Correspondent.

DUTCH MINISTER'S MISSION.

VISITING NANKING FOR A RRIEF SPELL.

Nanking, Oct. 30. The Dutch Minister to China is 4 to 1 on Hoover, who has five payments under the Treaty of expected here to-morrow on a cour more speeches to deliver, but who Versailles or the Dawes Plan; and tesy call. It is expected that dur- Governor Smith has now con- cluded his country campaign. He regards the rest of the campaign the territory is subject to its own ing his brief stay, the subject of was welcomed by a crowd of 20,- as only "the mopping-up process territories taxes only-British Treaty rovision and Holland's re- mission of the Borer Indemnity 000 people at the station on his of a job well done."--Reuter's Wireless

Fund will be touched upon, a Teburn to New York, whilst thou-American Bervice.

Tariff and Treaty Revision, It is stated that Mr. Yada has suggested, that the matter be post- poned for the time being, pending the result of the negotiations with the Nationalist Foreign Ministry. Among the matters then to be thrashed out is the revision of the Commercial Treaty, and the tariff question will naturally be in fluenced by the negotiations.

Meanwhile, the anti-Japanese Society, and the Students Union are continuing active propaganda against Japan in Shanghai, and are demanding that the strongest line should be taken by the Gov ernment in its riegotiations,

MR. CHU CHAO-HSIN,

REACHES NANKING FROM CANTON.

SHANGHAI POSTAL WORKERS.

CLERKS GET BIG SALARY INCREASES.

Shanghai, Oct. 30.

18 m.p.h.

The Collision.

The latter, however, turned more towards Mr. Brett, who, realising that an accident was inevitable, did the only thing possible and pulled out towards his right, Sergt. McLeod, however, turned in the same direction at the same time The and the collision, occurred. It is reported that following the front wheel of the cycle strack the recent strike of the Shanghai sidecar wheel of Mr. Brett's com- postal workers, the Nationallet bination, causing the combination Minister of Communications has to skid aidoways and eventually announced an increase of salary overturn.. to second grade clerks from a

Mr. La went on to say that he' maximum of $130 per annum to could produce witnesses to show $240 per annum.

THE UNEMPLOYED INCREASING.

LATEST RETURN SHOWS BIG RISE.

why Sergt. McLeod was on his wrong side. It appeared that he started to ride his motor-cycle, after having stopped; in the direc tion of Laichikok and turned round In the road in order to proceed In the opposite direction, thereby getting on the wrong side.

Dealing with the counter-claim, Mr. Lo pointed out that Sergt. McLeod alleged negligence againėt, Mr. Brett, saying that he drove on London, Oct. 80. The latest unemployment return the wrong side of the road at an shows a further considerable in excessive speed. Thoan were all the particulars given of the negligence Nanking, Oct. 80. crease.“ Mr. Chu Chao-hain, the Vice- The total number of workless Is alleged, and, if an attempt wAS Minister for Foreign Affairs, and 1,844,200, which is 38,046 more than made to no outside that, it would Foreign Affairs Commissioner. In a week ago and 270,168 more than not be an honest defence,

(Continued on Page 11.) Canton, has arrived,

a year ago British Wireless.

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