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一拜疆 骁二十月一十英港香

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1928. A+

TO KILL

ARMISTICE DAY IN RAILWAY MISHAP PIRATES' THREAT SOLVING FRENCH AMOK ON BRITISH

LONDON.

IMPRESSIVE CENOTAPH

CEREMONY.

GREATER DEPTH OF SOLEMN COMMEMORATION.

A REVERENT CROWD.

London, Nov. 11. The tenth anniversary of the armistice has evoked a depth of

IN CANADA..

SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN'S. CAR DERAILED.

NO INJURY DONE.

London, Nev, 11. The train in which Sir Austen Chamberlain, British Foreign Sec- retary, was travelling from Toronto to Ottawa had a slight mishop in the early hours of yesterday morn ing.

DEMAND FOR LAKH OF

DOLLARS.

CHINESE NAVY SWEARS TO AVENGE CAPTIVES.

|GUNBOAT DESPATCHED

Shanghal, Nox, 5. have in our captivity 60

"We One car, which happened to be the private car of Sir Austen's

CRISIS.

CABINET OF “REPUBLICAN CONCORD,"

IMPORTANT CHANGES.

Faris, Nov. 11, On the Afth day of the crisis, M. Poincare is still attempting to form a Cabinet.

He had practically succeeded last night in organising a Cabinet of "Republican Concord" which is

euphemism

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tha

old

STEAMER.

OFFICER AND DOCTOR ATTACKED.

CHINESE PASSENGERS RESENT QUARANTINE.

WOOSUNG INCIDENT.

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SINO-JAPANESE

- ISSUES.

TSINAN INCIDENT TOO BIG TO SETTLE LOCALLY.

AMERICAN NAVAL CLAIMS.

MORE WARSHIPS THAN ANYBODY,

COOLIDGE SAYS NO PROFITS MADE IN WAR.

FIRM STAND URGED.

Shanghai, Nov. 11. The Japanese Consul-General Mr. S. Yadn, returned from Nan- king on Friday. He Intimated thut his visit to the capital was to report to the Chinese the revised ATTITUDE TO EUROPE. alittude of the Japanese Govern- ment, but said he had not resumed is pourparlers with Dr. C. T. Wan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

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Washington, Nov. 11.

In the course of an Armistice Day speceh, President Coolidgo.declared

commemoration beyond its pre-party, was derailed, but none of the human beings, and, unless your "National Union," including four had ordered the ship into’quarantine Mr. Yada added that he dis- that "had we not refused to ugree

decessors,

The reverence always accorded to the anniversary has found a rendier outlet this year owing to The foincidence of the day with The arrangement of divine services to embrace the two -minutes' silence caused all places

of worship to be thronged.

Sunday.

The Great Pivot.

a

But na

af the Left groups-Reuter.

Radicals. The party only company pays $100,000 within 24 party was hurt. had to vacate the car and enter an hours, their heads will come off." other. On arrival at Ottawa, Sir

This is the literal translation of Austen Chamberlain looked well and declared himself completely restored message which a band of Chinese to health, having enjoyed every pirates, who captured a junk, minute of his holiday.

passengers and crew off Woosung some days ago, sent to the owners of the funk," the Sin Kee Kung: £z Shipping Company in Shanghat| yesterday morning.

lle Junched with the Premier, Mr. Mackenzie King, and was the guest of honour at a Government banquet in the evening.-British Wireless

OFFICER FOUND

SHOT.

DISCOVERED WITH BULLET THROUGH HEART.

FOUL PLAY FEARED.

Destroyer Sent.

Definitely Formed.

negotiations.

Shanghai, Nov. 6. Angry because it was reported that a case of cholern was on board and the Woosung port authorities the Radical for five days, Chinese passengers cassed with Mr. T. V. Soong, the Party has forbade members to and members of the crew of the Finance Minister, the tariff and to the Angle-French naval compro- Indo-China Steam Navigation Com- Salt Gabelle issues, but nothing mise, the French Army and the participate, M. Poincare is en-pany's vessel Kungwo ran amok yes- definite was reached. Mr. T. V. English Navy would be so near, to deavouring to substitute Senatorsterday as the vessel Iny at Woosung. Soong promised the Japanee the unlimited that the principle of

IL.M.S. Kent, the British flagship, Consul that he would shortly was compelled to send an armed visit Shanghai and continue the limitation would be virtually aban boarding party to take charge of the vessel, and further develop- ments yesterday resulted in the despatch of HIM.S. Cornwall to stand by the Kungwo.

Owing to the strictness of quar- yesterday to ascertain full details of the affair, but it la reported that in attempting to pacify the passen- gers Captain W. Gibb, master of the Kundwo, was fired at by some- body possessing a pistol.

Later,

The Government in definitely being formed to-night, M. Cheron taking the Ministry of Finance

doned." During the past few days the He stressed the fact that foreign Nanking Foreign Ministry has Governments had, agreed to' limit_ received a number of telegrams the class of warship in which, the from various Chinese public

in United States was superlor, but had organisations oversens

and

The piracy has aroused the fire from M. Poineare, M. Tardieu re-untine regulations it was difleuit China urging the maintenance of declined the limitation of the class

of the Chinese Navy and yester day the navn) authorities des-COLATA SOULETTE SA USA KARADE JA patched the destroyer Hua Sih to hunt up the pirates, the com- mander of the vesel being given instructions to exterminate them or bring them back, as captives.

The Hua Sih has six "landing parties" on board and every effori will be made to effect the rescue of the kidnapped and the death or captivity of the criminala.

Two days ago a junk named the

The great pivot of the celebra- the tions was the ceremony at Conotaph, Whitehall, in which theU.S. King took part. The weather was dismal, but this did not suffled to reduce the enormous crowd, for even at an early hour, people from all parts of London, and the pry vinces began to assemble. De- tachments of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Mercanullo Marine and ex-servicemen took up positions around the national memorial. On the balcony of the eme

Manila, Nov. 10. Office, opposite, Queen Mary, the

The body of Captain Conrad G. Queen of Spain and her two Wall, U. S. officer, attached to the daughters, Princess Mary and 26th Cavalry, was found early other members of the Royal family on Thursday morning on the beach were gathered. Shortly before at Lingayen with a bullet wound King Wan-li carrying 50 Chinese eleven o'clock, the King, with through his heart. Captain Wall passengers and crew and a goodly whom were the luke of York and had, oncamped near the beach cargo, was pirated about 50 miles Prince Arthur of Connaught, slow following a walk from Campout from Woosung, and the own era of the weasel knew nothing at ly advanced towards the Cenotaph Stotsenburg. and placed at its base a beautiful wreath of Flanders poppies. Then the Duke of York stepped forward and deposited his own floral tri- buto and that of his absent brother, the Prince of Wales, and also wreaths on behalf of other members of the Royal family. Mr. Baldwin (Premior), Mr. Bam- (Labour leader) acy MacDonald and Mr. Lloyd George (Liberal Leader) cach laid floral tributes, as did representatives of the Dominions, Indie, the Colonias and Protectorates, the Navy, Army, “Air Force and Mercantile Marine. Eleven o'clock was signalled by the firing of maroons.

the

A board of officers, convened at all about it until they received a the camp to investigate the death,letter from the pirates demanding

cargo, and had not reported to department $100,000 for the release of the head quarters at Fort Santiage junk, minus last night. Although the board passengers, had not yet reached a conclusion on the case, it was reported last night that the officer apparently had met with foul play, and that lengthy investigation probably would be necessary,

The body of the officer is being held in the Army morgue Manila pending the report of the investigating board's findings.

45 calibre automatle, which had caused the officer's death, was found near the body.

Captain Wall is survived by a wife and child who are residing at Camp Statsenburg, Captain Wall

DUTCH EAST INDIES VOLCANO.

Why Money is Wanted.

FATAL SHANGHAI LIFT ACCIDENT.

Two Chinese Killed in Wing On Building.

Shanghai, Nov. 12. Two Chinese workmen were killed in the Wing On build- Ang while repairing a lift.

The rushed from a halght of four storeys before hitting the bottom, The acci- dent was due to the dilapida- tion of the supporting ropes. Four other workmen escap ed.-Our Own Correspondent.

places M. Sarraut as Minister of

firm stand in the negotiations in which they themselves were with the Japanese....

Approached by journalists on superior. He said that when the the Chinese-Japanese problem, Dr. contemplated British, legislation was Chu Choa-hsin, Vice-Minister for carried through, Britain would have Foreign Affairs at Nanking, point-

had stated that the Tsinanfu incident could be settled locally, at Tainunfu. This, said Dr. Chu, could never be done, as

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More Warships.

The Chinese medical oficer, acted out that Japanese propagandists 68 cruisers and America only 40. ing for the port authorities, is re- ported to have been attacked by the passengers and was badly hurt, Eaving been assaulted by the Chin- ese who used their fiets and iron Tainanfu issue was too big an af human progress, but the.. bars on the helpless doctor. His issue to be dealt with in that country condition is reported to be serious, manner,

Passengers Grow Frantic.

Ho declared that wor WAS the the nogation and antithesis

As soon

as the news spread THE KUOMINTANG around the ship there was a rush

DIFFERENCES. for the side, and it is beloved that a number of Chinese jumped over board as the vessel lay at anchor, but it was impossible to obtain de- finite information of this last night,

best defended WAN less likely to be the sub- ject of a hostile, attack. "It is our duty to maintain an adequate Army and Navy and we are entitled to more warships than any other coun- try in view of our long consWine and our extensive commerce," →

President Coolidge proceeded to

CONFERENCES PROPOSED TO expatiate on America's duties to-

SETTLE DISPUTES.

"

The Kungwo is on the run from Hankow to Shanghai but when she arrived at Woosung on Sunday the quarantine authorities ordered the PROTEST BY KIANGSU,tion, daya owing to the discovery of a vessel to lay in quarantine for five

The cargo is said to be worth Tla. 20,000 but this the pirates re- use to give up slating in their the Interior, and M. Marraud re-suspected case of cholera on board. letter to the firm that it has al- ready been paid out as "cumsha" places M. Herriot as Minister of to the pirates: All they want now Public Instruction-Reuter, 16 $100,000 for the empty junk and the passengers,

Yesterday morning the firm re- ceived a second letter. If tho money is not paid, say the pirates,

sengers.

Hidden On Small Island.

At the time when the piracy occurred, there were about 30 members of the crew on board the junk. They put up a good fight when a small boat with 20 pirates

easy

As far as the authorities know,

Earlier Pourpariers.

London, Nov. 10.

Nanking, Nov. 11.

em-

The final cost of the war to

wards Europe, but said that those duties were mutual, America had tried to meet her duty by helping Europe's financial robabilita

that and he declared "Europe thas

àt arrived 14 state of financial stability. and prosperity in which we are not A number of decisions regard-called upon to help or act beyond a The passengers and crew took this placidly enough until the Chinese ing Kuomintang affairs and the strict business basis." doctor declared that there was a future activities of the Party were

America's War Effort, case of cholera on the ship and reached at the meeting of the confirmed the quarantino order. Standing Committee of the Kuo- President Coolidge's speech was The passengers and crew grew tran mintang Central Executive Commade under the suspices of the Repints received in Manila were

on Friday. American Legion in the Auditor- to the effent that the body of Cap- tain Wall

ium. He returned, thanks for the M. Poincare's pourparlers have,tic and interrogated the master of mittee at Nanking was found under a

so for, beon very successful, all the ship as to why the passengers The resolutions were:

(1) All officials of the Nanking ten years of peace and said that should have been permitted to board a short distance off come the heads of the pus but four or five ministers having solleve the vessel on the trip City Kuomintang to return to their America, because she had resources. enconut grove, from where other officers and men Solemn Silence.

and character and spirit to raise, were encamped, at about 4 am.

agreed to retain their present down from Shanghal if they were positions.

(2) The Central Kuomintang, to equip and support an Army and portfolios,

not permitted to leave, the ship at For two minutes the vast throng on Thursday. It was reported that

settle outstanding disputes, to call Navy, placing two million men in In the course of a Presidential Shanghai, around the Cenotaph was hushed

meetings of officials of the Nan the battlefields of Europe, contri- interview, M. Polneare pointed

H.M.S. Cornwall Sent, In that complete silence which is

king, Shanghai, and districte Kuo-buted in making the Armistice of He paid nowhere so impressive as in the

in Anhui, November 11th, 1918. cut that serious discord had arisen

Pandemonium broke loose, and so mintang branches

tribute to the whole nation, but heart of the great capital with

between the late Government and its usual incessant hum of ac-

the Finance Committee not only serious were the developments that Kiangsu and Cheklang.

were sent to H.M.S. (3) New regulations to be gave place of honour to the men who tivity. Away from the Cenotaph, had been in the Philippines but a on board drew alongside, but they with regard to the naval and mili-messages

He denied that America made.. throughout the Metropolis, the few months.

stood no chance, for boathooks tary estimates but ng to certain Kent, the British flagship at Shang- adopted governing the Propaganda wore uniform,

Department of the Central Kuo-

profite out of the war and same solemn silence prevailed. The officer WRA A native of Ala-are but poor weapons when com-fiscal proposals, which the Com- hat, asking for assistance.

It is said that pistols were promintang,, All trade was stopped for those bama. He was 31 years of age, pared with Mauser pistols.

mittee, introduced against the

duced on board the vessel and the (4) Mr. Sun Fo to be appointed phasised that America did not take. two minutes and everyone ous and a graduate of the Alabama The junk was

game. Premier's wishes.

Kent immediately sent two fast to effect a rehabilitation of the any of the enemy's colonial passes. pended his occupation of Polytechnic Institute.

Leaving armed men on board the

Hence the adoption of the Bud-motor boats to Woosung with a finances of the Kuomintang Party,sions and that she was now return- pirates took the junk in tow.

get had been jeopardised. He party consisting of one officer and Over 40 leaders of the Nanking ing to the enemy property which was determined not to accept res- 18 men to be placed on board the City and district branches of the had been confiscated. at the present moment the capponsibility for votos ou that ac- Kungwa to protect the foreign offi- Kuomintang have met and decided No Apology Needed. ilves ara concealed on a little ialand in the vicinity of Teung count and emphasised that only a cers and foreign passengers on to lodge a protest with the Cen ming, and it is for that place that long-lived Government would be board. In a short time, the naval trai Kuomintang. against the re- the Chinese warship left yester.competent to handle the situation. parly restored order and were able quirement, for re-registration of America was approximately one

-Reuter,

to convince the passengers and all Kuomintang members and the hundred thousand million dollars, 'day,

Later.

crew that the measure was neces- decision of the Central, Party to or half the wealth of the country. cary, although it was not likely choose half of the delegates, for when she entered the war. The the coming Third Kuomintang losses of other nations would be National Congress.jpg

reduced by territorial acquisitions that the case would spread.

The Kiangsu Provincial Kuomin- and reparations, and American out- But further trouble occurred on tang has telegraphed to the lay would be greater than that of

Central Kuomintang urging that any of the other countries. the vessel as the Chinese chafed at the session of the Third National Nó citizen of the United States the enforced retraint. As serious Congress should be postponed until needed to apologise to anybody any developments occurred yesterday Party departments are established where for not having done his duty H.M.S: Cornwall was ordered down in at least half of the big cities in defence of world liberty. to Woosung to stand by and main and districts of Chinn. It is also Reiter's American Service. tain order. Apparently, an effort suggested that only through mem-

Mr. Kellogg on War Outlawry, was made by the vessel to enter pera of district organisations

New York, Nov. 11. Shanghal harbour while, the Corn- wall was on her way down river to should delegates for the Congress

be chosen..

Mr. Frank Kellogg, Foreign Sec- Woosung, but at 4.30 p.m.; when the

retary, In an Armistice Day speech Shanghal, Nov. 11, ..

Kungwo tried to enter port, she was

on world alliance for international Madame Chiang Kai-shek did ordered back to the quarantine an

friendship, urged that illegality of not accompany her husband on chorage by the harbour authorities.

war be established as a principle of his tour of troop inspection as ur- Tho Kungwo swung in the

international law, for if people are ranged. She arrived here on Fri-river and returned, but on

so minded, there will be no war in diny znoring In: the company, of arrival at Woonung the Chin-

Peking, Nov. 11

the future. The Anti-War Pact her brother, Mr. T. V, Soong, Ad- cae on board.

showed "algns. Mr. Chang Chỉ took the oath of was an expression of the hope of miral Yang Shu-chwang, and Mr. of further trouble when they office as Chairman of the Peking millions of people and it came from Sun Fo.

declared that in, no circumstances Political Council on Friday.

a visualised expression of desolated, In Kenya.

Battlefelds, ruined homes and General Hwang, Fu, the former would they stay at the quarantine

broken men, and it stirred the With like solemnity, Armistico day was colebrated throughout the

Nationalist Foreign Minister, his anchorage while there was 4 Intimated that dio will decline the suspicious case of cholera on board.

great beating heart of humanity. British Isles, Dominions, Overseas

Mr. Kellogg reviewed the implica Interests of everybody on board the offer to become Chinese Minister:

Try To Calm-Feard.. and the Colonios, H.L.H. the

ship. It is belloved, that it was tions of the Anti-War Pact, which, The transport Dorsetshire arrly.

to Great Britain; adding that ho Trince of Wales attended the ed in Hongkong this morning on

With the Cornwall, standing by, merely a panic which drove the hold, had not entangled the Armistice celebration`at“Nairobl, the homeward journey with tho

The Central Bank of China lastends to take a complete rest on the enpital of Kenya Colony, 1st Battalion East Yorkshire Regi- purchased the Ruggo-Asiatic Bank the famous resort, Mokonahan, an effort is being made to Chinese to adopt such drastic United States, to the politics of

during the winter.

calm the fears of the Chin measures, and after the ordinary foreign countries, But the United Speaking at a Settlers' luncheon, ment on board from Tientsin." buildings for Tis: 1,100,000, MAN which followed the service of TB-

The transport will sail, to-mor The site is regarded as Shang- Marshal Yen Hal-khan is report ese 'passengers and crew that guarantine period has existed, the States was anxious for the peace, neodbo entertain-vessel will proceed to Shanghat in prosperity and happiness of Europe no fear membrance, he said that the ear row after embarking details here hal's principal ancient landmarked to be leaving Peking soon to od regarding the quarantine order the ordinary way. Shanghai and the rest of the world.

I visit Taiyuanfu, Shansi,

Reuter's American Service, (Continued on Page 14.) · for Ceylon and Gibraltar.

Our Own Correspondent.

as it was made only as a precau- Times;

the moment. At the end of the silence, the "Last Post" ' was sounded at the Cenotaph by trum- peters of the Royal Air Force. A brief service was conducted by the Bishop of London, beginning with the singing of that stirring hymn, "Oh God, our Help in Ages Post." Then the reverberating notes of the "Reveille" by buglers of the Royal Marines rang out and the singing of the National Anthem, accompanied by bands, completed the ceremony.

OVER ONE HUNDRED EXPLOSIONS.

Batavia, Nov. 5. The volcano Krakatao is active again. One hundred, and twelve distinct explosions were recorded yesterday. They were under the

Navy, Determined.

So angry are the Chinese naval authorities, it is said, at this bare-faced piracy in local waters, that it is expected the Chinese commander of the warship will take his orders literally and re- Ex-servicemen thereafter, marca and heaved up water 20 times, turn to Shanghai with captives or Krakatao d in Sunda Strait, be- The tween. Sumatra and Java.

A Long Stream.

collins,

ched past the Cenotaph in double lines followed by official deputa-most tremendous eruption known came through stating that the Late yesterday, a further report tiona bearing wreaths und then

to history occurred there in 1883. pirates had advanced their ransom began the long stream of the gen. A cubic mile of rock material was by $60,000, Indicating that their eral public who, in two sections to right and left, moved slowly down burled into the air, and the exhiding place was much too secure Whitehall, depositing their wreaths plosions were heard 150 miles to be discovered. It is stated as they passed the Cenotaph. away. An estimated 30,000 per- with authority that the Hua Bih

While the service at the Ceno-sona perished.

has gone out to get the piraten and will not return without them.

taph was in progress a special ser vice was held in Westminister Abbey and wreaths were laid on the grave of the Unknown War- rior.

EAST YORKS IN HONGKONG.

BATTALION ON WAY HOME

FROM TIENTSIN.

BIG LAND DEAL IN.

SHANGHAL

CHINESE BUY OLD RUSSIAN BANK BUILDING.

Shanghai, Nov. 12%

M. Poincare has formed a new Cabinet. The Redical-Sociallets re. fused to participate, M. Briand re- mains Foreign Minister. Havas.

CHINESE OFFICIAL

MOVEMENTS.

HWANG FU DECLINES

LONDON POST...

Farther Trouble at Woosung.

ASSUMES OFFICE.

tlon, and was taken only in the