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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

HANKOW PICKETS RE-APPEAR.

ANOTHER JAPANESE

PROTEST.

SITUATION NOW COMPLETE DEADLOCK.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1929.

VATICAN DENIES

AGREEMENT.

QUESTION OF THE POPE'S TEMPORAL POWER.

ONLY CONVERSATIONS.

Rome, Jan, 16. The Vatican authorities rafuso to make any definite statement in regard to the reported, agreement on the question of the temporal BOTH SIDES ADAMANT. authority of the Popo.

Hankow, Jan. 16. Pickets have again made their appearance and are renewing their activities.

They doclore, however, that no agreemont has been signed, and that there have only been con-

the

which

PRESIDENT BOAT SHOOTING.

AN EARLY ARREST

EXPECTED.

FINGER-PRINTS MAY PROVIDE

A CLUE.¿

VICTIM IMPROVING.

Manila, Jan. 14. shooting of Allan McDaniel, assis-

The mystery surrounding the |

versations which led to the draw ing up of certain proposals.

According to previous reports, tant purser of the American mail A very strong protest is being the

agreement extended

liner President McKinley on Fri lodged with the Commissioner for Vallean territory on the south day morning, was partially solved, Foreign Affairs by the Japanese east of the Vatican Gardens by with the intimation last night in Consulate regarding the assault acveral hundred acres

the police headquarters that an and detention of a Japanese civi-would enjoy extraterritorial rights arrest will soon be tunde, John lian on Tuesday. Otherwise, the and form a small State somewhat Nevins, chief of the Manila secret situation is unchanged.

service, and Doroteo Amador, as- on the lines of San Marino, Negotiations regarding the The Italian Government wassistant city fiscal, conducted the death of the coolie, which was the alao said to have agreed to abro-investigation. immediate cause of the boycott, gate the Law of Guarantees of From the circumstantial evid- are proving abortive, and the 1871, which the Papacy has always ence gathered by both investiga- Japanese Consulate is now insist-rofused to acknowledge.

tors, it is believed that aufficient ing on the removal of the pickets The Government was also sald data had been secured to enable and other annoyances before dis-to have contracted to grant Hls them to make an arrest. cussing a settlement.

Holiness the Pope an Indemnity estimated at 1,000,000 gold lire towards the losses sustalied through the fall of temporal power-Reuter.

Chinese Demands.

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The Chinese Foreign Office, on the other hand, is holding out for the three demands recently, made on the Japanese authorities-these being $3,000 compensation for the dents of the coolfe, the punish,

miest of the marine anid to be res ponsible for the tragedy, and the withdrawal of Japanese marines fram. Hankow-before removing the boycott.

The situation, therefore, in #1 a complete dendinek.

* All Japanese premises outside

the Concession have now

been

FIVE. ENGLISH

RE-PLAYS.

CUP

HOME TEAMS TRIUMPH IN EVERY CASE.

Fingerprints found at the door of the cabin of Mr. McDaniel are being compared with the view to identifying the person or persons who touched the door.

2

Search for Pistol.

Chief Green, of the police de- partment, most probably will em- ploy divers to-day to search for the missing pistol used in the per-; petration of the crime. Buth Chief Nevins and Assistant Fiscal Amador believed that the pistol was, thrown overboard after the shooting of Mr. McDaniel.

closed down, the Japanese occu- LUTON OVERWHELMED] aace of a pistol of an officer on

pants having gone into the. Con- çession, with the exception of the Banks, which are carrying on with Japanese staff's only.--Kenter.

General Strike,

Hankow, Jan. 16.

While the reported disappear-

bourd the President McKinley gave a clue to the police, Colonel London, Jan. 16. Five of the F. A, Cup re-plays Green and Chief Neving attached were played to-day and as expect-ey little importance to it,'

Investigation disclosed that ed, the home teams proved success there were five pistols on hoard ful. The most remarkable game the liner, while the manifest show- was that between Crystal Palace ed there were six pistols carried. The officer owning the missing pistol explained its disappearance to the secret service and the as- sistant city fiscal, stating that it was left in San Francisco for re- 1 pair.

SCVC)

A strike of all Chinese shops and Luton, the Hutters being and traders in the Japanese Con-swamped to the tune of cession became effective on Tues-clear goals. The results were:- ddy and on the same day 1

F. A. Cup Re-Playж..

Chinese middle school, under the Bournemouth management of the Japanese, also Bradford went on strike. All studenta aban-Palace doned the institution.

Leeds Un.

Conditions in the city are gen-West Brom. erally quiet,

According to Chinese reports, it is stated that two Chinese pickets, one of them un official of the Hankow Kuomintang, have been detained by the Japanese who Assaulted them, despite the inter- vention of the Chinese police. One of the pickota is still said to be in Japanese custody.

Consul Sees General.

Hu

The Japanese Consul-General has interviewed General Chung-tu, the military officer in command of the Hunkow-Wuchnag troops in the absence of General Li Chung-yen, demanding that the Chinese Government take steps to. suppress the boycott movement and to disperse the pickets,

2 Accrington

2

Hull City

7 Luton

5 Exeter C.

2 Grimsby

0

0

0

In the next round, the above teams are drawn as follows: Plymouth

v. Hull City.

Watford. Bournemouth Huddersfield- Millwall or West Brom.

Northants

V

V Leods,

V.

Cry. Palace. v. Walsall or

Middlesbro. --Reuter,

AGROUND SEVERAL

HOURS.

KWONG FOOK CHEONG

NOW IN PORT.

The 8. Kwong Fook Cheong arrived at 1.16 this morning, hav- ing been aground on the Wangmun Bar for 26 hours.

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Victim Getting Better. With Mr. McDaniel still unable to talk last night, Chief Noving and Assistant City Fiscal Amador were unable to draw definite conclusions regarding the disappearance of the pistol, and the relations between the victim and the other members of the officers and crew of the President McKinley,

Mr. McDaniel's physicians ex- pressed hope last night that their! patient will be able to talk to-day. 1s condition was very much im- proved last night.

From the fragmentary rontarka made by Mr. McDaniel to his at-i teading physicians, it was learned by the secret service and the assis tant city fisent, that he was sleep. ing when the shot was fired. This explained his inability to identify his assailant,

.

Jurisdiction Question,

The Consul informed the General that the Japanese 30- thorities had already compensated

It is learned that when the Whether Or not the Manila' the Chinese who was injured by verval grounded, lighters were re-authorities will take further action the Japanese marine, and, inquisitioned for the removal of in the premises during the consequence, no expansion of the cargo, and all passengers were absence of the President McKinley activities of the boycott pickats landed, while H.M.S. Nessus stood from Philippine waters, will be should be tolerated.

by temporarily and was relleved decided to-day at a conference be- General u is quoted as saying later by HMS, Moth.

tween Chief. Nevins and Assistant that there is no cause for alarm

Arrangements were then made City Fisen) Amador. The city and as predicting that the boycott for a tow to be given by the Moth fiscal's office is doubting whether will soon die out.

on the following morning, but, on the Manila authorities have juris- the rise of the tide, the B. Kwong diction over the officers and crew Fook Cheong came off without on board the President McKinley damage.

while it is sailing outside the territorial waters of the Philip pines.

Previcus Hopes.

The Kwong Fook Cheong misses to-night's trip and resumes service

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UNION WATERBOAT

PROFITS..:

A previous Reuter's message stated that a tour of the Japanese Concession and environs on Tuesday evening revealed not a single to-morrow. picket in sight. 80 apparent by as the result of today's advices from Tokyo and the Japanese con- sul's representations in conneixion therewith, the Chinese authorities seemed to have taken action. What threatened to develop into seridus position in the afternoon had therefore been averted, and the general situation seemed much more sanguiné-- Reuter.

a more

SALE OF CHINESE NEWSPAPER,

SHANGHAI SHAREHOLDERS

INDIGNANT.

Shanghai, Jan. 17. The shireholders of the Chinese newspaper Sia Wan Pao áre most indignant regarding the purchase by a group of Chinese bankers of Dr. J. C. Ferguson's/controlling in- terest for a consideration reported total $800,000. They, alfere that ey were given no option of pur- chusing the shures.

The local Kuomintang denounces the transaction, alleging that the purchasers are counter-revolution- aries..

The Commerce

Chinese Chambers

kro

of

exerting prey sure in order to nullify the deal. -Our Own Correspondent,

DIVIDEND AND BONUS

PROPOSED.

The Union Waterboat Company, | Limited, advises that, subject to audit, the net balance at Profit and Long Acroial for the year ending 31st December, 1928, is $47,815.81, which amount the members of the Consulting Committee will, at the approaching meeting of sharehold ers, recommend to be allocated as follows:-Pay a dividend of $1.25 per share; $14,653.75; pay a bonus of 25 cents per share, $6,030.76; carry forward to New Account, $6.231.31.

FRENCH REVENUE.

BIG INCREASE ON THE BUDGET ESTIMATE.

Paris, Jan. 14.

All the officers and crew of the President McKinley, except Mr. McDaniel sailed Suturday after- noon, no attempt having been minde by the police to detain them in, Manila.-Manila Bulletin.

DEATH OF SIR JOHN BRUNNER,

WELL-KNOWN COLLIERY

OWNER.

Loudon, Jan. 10. The death is announced of Sir John Fowler Brunner, Chairman of the Madeley Collieries, Ltd., and Hall Colliery, Ltd.-Reuter,

The deceased, who is the second holder of the Baronetcy, which wan created in 1996, was born on May 1865. He, succeeded his 24th, father in 1919. He was educated at Cheltenham, Zurish and Cam- bridge and had sat as Liberal' M.P. for Leigh, Northwich and South- part. He was a member of the. Central Tribunal for Grént Brit- Lain in 1917.

He was also a Director of the Shirebrook Colliery. Ltd., the Oxford and Shipton Cement Co., Ltd., and of the Co-Partnership

The revenue returns for 1928 Tenanta, Ltd. totalled 42,890,000,000 francs, The heir to the Baronetcy in showing a surplus of 3,268,000,000 Jeut. Fullx John Morgan, R.F.A. on the Budget forecasts, and an who is a director of the Madeley and the Park Hall increase of 2,699,000,000 francs on Collieries Colliery.) the total for 1927-Havas,

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