1929-09-10 — Page 1

STANDARD

DISINFECTANT

THE WORLD'S BES DISINFECTANT AND DEODERISER.

| GALL: TIN $2.15

50 GALL BAR EL OF DRUM, S'.60 Per gall.

Obtainable fo

C.E. WARREN & CO., LTD.

CHINA BUILDING or from

Godown, 216 Watch. ↑ Roud.

traubli

for The Couth China Morning 101, Ĺad,

1 & 3. Wyrdium Street, Hand to hig

The

¿p.m..

Dellar Delannd:-1/11: 3716) Lighting up Times High Valer:-9,54 Low Wior:

Hongkong Telegraph.

FORXDU 1001

#

NO 22.09

+ЯF TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1929.

GERMAN. RETORT AMERICAN NAVAL COAL PRODUCTION | “HIGHLAND PRIDE”. UPSETS

TO RUSSIA.

GENTLE REMINDER OF CORRECT METHOD.

NEW SOVIET ATTACKS IN MANCHURIA.

JAPANESE KILLED?

Berlin, Sept. 9." The German Foreign Office has

"SCANDAL.”

SHEARER ACCUSES ADMIRALS OF COMPLICITY.

ENQUIRY DEMANDED,

Washington, Sept. 9. Official circles are now buzzing with excitement as the result of fresh allegations by Mr. William Shearer, whose alleged activities at Genera have enusel a sensation, leading to action by President Hoover.

Mr. Shearer now asserts that replied to the Soviet Note of four United States Admirals complaint regarding the treat encouraged him to spread propn ment of Soviet citizens in Man-ganda against the curtailment of churia.

IN EUROPE.

MR. W. GRAHAM URGES CONFERENCE.

EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS IN THE MINES.

URGENT NECESSITY.

NOT SUNK.

BADLY HOLED ON ROCK OFF

SPANISH COAST.

BOATS TOWED TO PORT.

London, Sept. 9. The report of the sinking of the British B.s. Highland Pride was a attle premature. though the vessel, which belongs to the Nel-

#36 PER ANNUM

ĦAMA BINDLE COPY 10 CENTA

IN HOME FOOTBALL.

MIDDLESBROUGH WIN AT SHEFFIELD.

DERBY COUNTY CONTINUES RUN OF SUCCESS.

son Shipping Line, is in a pre- PRESTON DEJECTION. carlous position.

·

Apparently she struck, a rock while travelling at a fair speed,

London, Sept. 9.

1920 model 1-19 0,1,0, Truck

Chassis have 4-wheel brakes 68 B. H, P, motor-4-speed tranemis- pion—8,000 lbs; straight rating. : 127-3/6* chioels 145-3/4".chassis

HK$2,500.00 HK$2,650,00

THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.

Telephone Contral 1240 or 1247;

23 Wong Nal Chrag Road.................. Happy Valloy,

BRITISH CABINET IN SESSION.

SPLIT ALLEGED BY TORY NEWSPAPER.

GENEVA PROMISES.

London, Sept. 9.

related

CAN

The Cabinet met to-day for the first time since the Recess,

It most

urgent business believed to have been "to the Anglo-Ameri- conversations, but

the

"UNITED STATES OF EUROPE."

'M. BRIAND'S PROJECT DISCUSSED.

TWENTY SEVEN COUNTRIES SHOWING INTEREST..

Euro-

BRITAIN'S SUPPORT. Geneva, Sept. 9.7- The very serious

A very smart victory by Mid-

Geneva, Sept. 9. plight of the

as she was very badly holed for dlesbrough orer Sheffield United at Evening Standard asserts that the sation and interest some months M. Briand, who created a son- coal

ward. She did not sink, however, Bramall Lane was the mat sur-Cabinet faced a split on Mr. Ien- ago by advocating a United Sinter miners and the conl inhal remained on the rock. Latestprising result in the dustry, not only in the reports from Viro, Spain, state matches played to-day in the Fool-

nineteenderson's announcement the United States Navy, and he

British Isles, but in that she is lying with her bows all Lengue. The Middlesbrough on Friday when he said that Bri-America on level terms, to-day at Geneva of Europe for economic purposes, with the main object of meeting adds definitely that he helped to

most European coun- submerged. Most of the passen-team The Germa Foreign Onice disrupt the 1927 Naval Conference

tries, was stressed by rers luggage and the malls have Second Division at the end of last was ready for signature, a proposal sentatives of twenty-seven

were promoted from the tain was ready to sign as soon as it entertained to luncheon the repre declares that the

German ton-at Genera, aided by official data Mr. William Graham, the President been salved. secretly supplied by officers of the of the Board of Trade, in the course

season, and with six points and for financial help towards nations pean countries and explained to sulates in China And done their United States Naval Intelligence of a long address on economics in

All her sixty passengers and fourteen goals in four matches, who were the victims of aggression. them his ideas for an "Economie utmost to safeguard Soviet in Department,

the League Assembly this after crew were carried, to safety they are evidently determined not Mr. Henderson was then dealing European Federation." terests, and draws attention to Senator Beraht has demanded arity of an international agreement to the scene of the wreck. The

noon. He emphasised the desirabil-by Spanish trawlers which hurried to return.

with proposals for bringing the Derby County remain the most League Covenant into line with the the

inquiry, and insists that the Naval regarding conditions in the cont in-boats were filled and launched in successful team in the First Divi Kellogg Pact. Affairs Committee should question dastry, and urged the league of the most orderly manner, and the ion, however. To-day they met the naval officers med ly Mr. Nations to appoint as apeedily as trawlers towed them to port in Aston Villa and forced a draw. Shearer,

con- pouring rain.

There was no panic and appar- Fently no really imminent danger

of loss of life.

fact that their protective mo:rates would be much more effective if the Soviet Government instructed its informants to sub-. mit their statements immediately 16 the German Consuls.

Details Requested.

The Reply asks for details regarding the alleged executions an ind disappearances of Soviet

citizens, and requests that the Soviet Government refrain from reprisals until the German Em- bassy at Peking has reported on the Russian complaints-Reuter,

possible an international ference to deal with the matter.

Resolution Asked for.

President Hoover as intimated that a searching investigation should be made of the business in terests alleged to be financially implicated. In a further state- In the course of his survey of ment, Mr. Hoover says he is the international coal situation, F. Jones, the chief American naval satisfied that Rear-Admiral Bilary Mr. Graham suggested that the delegate at the 1927 conference Second Committee of

the Assem-

was never connected with Mr. bly should draw up a resolution for Shenrer.

The latter, meanwhile, poses assigned to procure the necessary submission to the Assembly," de- super-patriot. He says he was informed

conference is soon as possible. at. Geneva that it was inadvisable for him over to It the conference could not em- set foot in British territory. He brace the whole of the questions recently wrote to Mr. Ramany Mac and issubs involved, he said that Heavy fighting is now going on Donald in this connexion, but ye there might be almost immediately in different parts of Manchaliceived a reply. The newspapers & conference dealing particularly According to Intert information.

says that Mr. Shearer was former with conditions of employment in ly a London theatrical manager.

mines. Reuter's American Service.

Tokyo, Sept. 10,

Japanese Killed?

A nиssage from Harbin says Chinese

that according to

refugee, who arrived at Mulia, a Japanse resident was fatally FRIEND PEPPER NOW

injured when a bomb from t Soviet neroplane struck the Hotel Europe at Pogranichnaya yester- day morning.

IN TROUBLE.

EXPELLED FROM COMMUNIST INTERNATIONAL.

Hope For Millions,

This would at least be une, slep towards an understanding of Euro- pean coal difficulties, and it would bring a message of hope to millions of men in all lands who relied on goal production for their daily bread.

He urged that the present eonl cartels should not be used to the public detriment.

The vessel la now stranded on

.

Preston's Poor Showing.

It is noteworthy that since Mr. Henderson's statement there has been much hostile comment in the Conservative Press. It is described tocol" calculated to place a dispro- as a revival of the "Geneva Pro-

taxpayer. It is regarded as all the portionate burden on the British more surprising after Mr. Snow- den's stand at The Hague,

The Evening Standard declares

In the Second Division, Preston North End suffered their fourth a rock off Lameda Point, and home on this secasion to Cardiff successive defeat, going down at a not known whether or not she City. is salvagenbic.

Charlton Athletic, new- comers to the division, were hard The a.s. Highland Pride is 1910 by Itussell and Company. Blackpool, Notts County, South-Heron's chief opponent in the pressed by Stoke City, but manag- vessel of 7,460 tons gross, built in fed to share eight goals, while that Mr. Philip Snowden was Mr.

Navigation Company, Glasgow, for the Nelson Steam ampten and Wolverhampton all Cabinet in regard to this matter.

She is 460 obtained full points before their Reuter, feet long, has a beam of 56.2 feet own supporters, and is 34.8 feet in lepth-Router.

HANKOW

DISPUTE

EXPLAINED,

Newport County by five goals to

In the Southern Section, Swin- don and Walsall both won for the first time. Swindon trounced

one, and

Walsall put on four goals against the Rangers without reply.

Port Vale won their fourth en- MUNICIPALITY DEMOLISHINGgement in the Northern Section,

outplaying. New Brighton.

B. & S. SHEDS.

TEST ACTION BEGUN.

In 19 matches, eleven, home leama were successful, four teams won away, and four matches were The results, as called by Reuter, were:-

drawn.

Hankow, Sept. 9. Trouble has arisen here in con- nexlon with action taken by the Chinese authorities in demolishing Aston Vill property belonging to Messrs. Sheffield U. Butterfield and Swire

First Division,

2 Derby County

2

1 Middlesbrough

3

BRITISH MISSION

SUCCESSFUL.

BIG ORDER FOR BRITISH MANUFACTURES.

London, Sept. 10.

Announces

ed, and finally M. Briand said he An exchange of vlowa follow-

would address a Note to Government fully explaining the scheme.

ench

Sympathetic Consideration.

shortly after the luncheon anys An official communique issued

promised to consider M. Beland's that the delegates unanimously proposal, sympathetically, and undertook to inform their Govern-

draw up a Memorandum to the ments on the questions involved.

They requested M..Briand to European Governments who are Lengue, and after- wards to instute a general con- sultation, M. Briand was request- ed to prepare a summary of the views expressed nt such futuro meeting and to submit the same in the report of a leport during the Assembly of 1930.

members of

Russin's Business, Subsequently Interviewed, M, Brland said that if the Soviet The Foreign Offico

Government wished to participate that one of the results of the visit in future deliberations they were of the British Economic Mision, welcome. He added: "After all headed by Lord d'Abernon, to twenty-seven States mean some- Argentine is the negotiation of a thing and we are not going on our provisional Agreement providing knees to ask Russia to co-operate that the Argentine Government in our endeavours." shall purchase £8,000,000 worth of British railway and public works manufactures during the next two

years.

Mr. Willam Graham, the Preal- dent of the Board of Trade, briefly touched upon M. Brland's proposal of an econòmic United States of This is to be in return for Europe, in the course of a speech British trade

purchases of in the Assembly this afternoon. 1 Argentine food products of similar 4 value.

Mutual Frankness,

1 (briefly West Ham U. 6 Newcastle Ü.

Second

wireless messages reaching Hong- referred to yesterday in naval kong).·.

Division.

5 Notta Forest 4 Stoke City

2. Bradford C.

2 Cardiff C.

From Manchulí, it is reported that heavy fighting has broken out near the 86th Station. The

Riga, Sept. 9. Russians are alleged to have attackel, in the course of yester-i

Comrade Pepper, the tender of Lengue (caventions, day afternom and the Chinese the Communist Party of the Unit Referring to the work of the resisted fiercely. The number of ed States, has been expelled from League generally, and particularly casualties are not known. It is reported that Soviet aeroplanes the Communist International for ham, drew attention to the delay of Wuhan Municipality commenced to Notts Crity.

in the economic sphere, Mr. Gra-

Blackpool Yesterday, employees of the Charlton A. flew over the dation and dropped { failing to obey executive orders many countries in ratifying the demolish the roofs of Messra. Praston N.E. umerous conventions draw, up. Butterfield and Swire's transit-Southampton given him and for refusing to re-under the auspices of the League. turn to Europe from America to

shers on the nalive Bund im- Wolverhampton 2 Reading He pointed out that since 1920mediately adjoining the former Later.

explain his ronduct.

no fewer than forty-five new Con- British Concession.

Third Division (South). While official reports corrober | It is alleged that Pepper prü.ventions have been discussed and It is understood that the Coventry C. ate Press despatches regarding sented bills

approved by members of the League, Municipality wishes to extend the for work in Korea, but that of this total only twenty- bandage through Messrs. Buiter. the generally serious outbreak of whither he was ordered but never two have made considerable pro-held's property to the native city. fighting in the region of Pograni-went. He was all the tinue ingress because of the absence of auf- chuaya, the death of a Japanese America engaged in anti-Com-ficient support.

bombs.

Serious Outbreak.

in a-Soviet air raid has not yet munist propagandn.-Reuter,

been officially, confirmed, though

enquiries are being made

Official quarters regard the fresh outburst of lighting

TRAGEDY IN DUTCH DRY ROCK.

merely in the category of a bor- der incident. They

do not lake

the Russian offensive seriously as

Excuse Not Good Enough.

they consider it is probably due TEN MISSING AFTER TANKER be devoted to giving assent to the

to the Russian troops having been stirred up

momentarily by M. Karakhan's indignation against Ching's alleged insincerity. Reuter.

slation.

3 West Bron, A.

Luton Town

0

1 Bristol Rovers

·0

Northampton Norwich City Walsall Swindon T.

2 Merthyr Town

0

Third Accrington 3. Barrow Halifax T. Lincoln C Port Vale

5 Newport C 4 Q. P. Rangers Division (North), 3 Bartlepools 1 Stockport C Tranmere R

1 Rotherham U 6 Now, Brighton

OBJECTION TO REDUCED WAGES.

and have been endeavouring to negotiate for the surrender of the properly for some lime past.

Mesura, Butterfield and Swire, It had been pleaded by some "de- however, have consistently referr inquents" that hon-ratifcationed the Municipality to the Consular was due solely to pressure of other authorities, but, as far as can be Parliamentary work, but he thought ascertained, mattere have not been It would be possible for part of the branched by the Chinese to British Parliamentary time of all tooleinl quarters, and they have

commenced demolition of the pro- CHINESE CHAUFFEURS BLAZE...

ternational obligations which might party merely as a test.

ON STRIKE. be more valuable in the long run

It is understood that the com- than a good den! of domestic legi-Buterfield and Swire is purely

pensation. offered Rotterdam, Sept. 9.

to Messrs. While the British oil-tanker

nominal. "Vimetra" was being cleaned in Anglo-Rum an Trade.

... Matters

are now in Consular dry-dock to-day, the oil on the Interviewed by Press representa are being awaited with much In- hands, and further developments water round the vessel caught fire.ives afterwards, on the subject of torent-Router, Harbin, Sept. D.

The flames spread to the ship the subject of the prospects of im- Reports from the Suifenho re-with alarming rapidity and a numi proving Anglo-Russian trade, Mr. glon confirm the news of a severe her of men working on hoard were Graham announced that Mr. Arthur battle between Russian invadera cut off. Ten of the crew and the Henderson, the British Foreign ani Chinese troops, A large dock-staff are missing. Up to the number of innocent Chinese were present, three charrod corpses killed or wounded by bombs drop- have been recovered.-Reuter. ped from Russian aeroplanes.

Fighting is continuing, acco:d- ing to wireless messages from the military commander at Sul- fenhd to Harbin Garrison Ilead- quarters.. Extensive Chinese troops movements are daking place.

Fighting Continuing.

The Russians commenced the attack at 4.30 yesterday afternoon, crossing into Chinese territory under cover of heavy artillery fire

མལ་ FINNISH STEAMER

DISASTER.

OVER HUNDRED & TWENTY LIVES LOST.

Helsingfors, Sept. 9. Although the disaster to the

and military planes which dropped Finnish s.. Kura occurred so close to shore, there were only, twenty-

a number of bombs.

A number of fires broke out at six survivors, out of 152 soula on

Secretary, will very shortly resunic with Russian representatives the discussion of a renewal of diploma- tle and other relations.

There could be no doubt, he add- ed, that economile and trade aspects would be a very large element in the the discussions.

BRITAIN'S. ŞEAPLANE

SUPREMACY?

"Canton, Sept. 9.

The Kangchow Maloo Motor Com

pany at Kongmoon having reduced the wages of ita chauffeurs from $78.50 to $65.00 a month and hav- ing refused to allow the men their wages on holidays and Sundaya na required by the Government La- bour Regulations, the chauffeurs ITALY NOT LIKELY TO AGÀIN operating, the Company's buses be-

COMPETE.

·

London, Sept. 9. There was a general hope that the Schneider Trophy

That Italy will not compete in Context an agreement would be reached, again was the opinion expressed from which A largely ingreased trade with Russia would accrue. Reuter.

RAIN PROBABLE.

by Colonel Bernasconi, the lender of the Italian team, in the course of an interview at Calshot,

The Mission is now going to Uruguay and Brazil-Reuter

SOCIETY PAPER RAID.

EIGHT DETAINED MEN, NOW RELEASED.

The release has been

:

He emphasised the necessity for mutual frankness if they hoped the scheme to prove, successful, and furthermore, a completely free exchange of producta was essential to success. He declared that the existing coal and steel cartels should not be used to the public detriment.

He proposed that an agreement, should be made for two years during which time the States ordered would undertake not to ineroase. of the eight men who were detained their present tariffs. He added consequent on the rald last Thurs that the two years' interval might day on the offices of a vernacular be used to advantage to prepare journal,

for a conference to determine how existing tariffs might be reduced.

League Machinery.

In the raid, the police seized quantity of printed matter said to have been part of the publication of the Hongkong Sui Yat Po, R Mr. Grahn added that he saw Northern paper, specialising in no reason why M. Brland's scheme current topics of a nature giving should not be possible if the pro it the position of a Soclely biem were tackled in the right journal. These papers were subway. They hail sequently

the economic turned over to the machinery of the Secretariat

League which for Chinese, Affairs,

up which now has the matter in hand could be used for Making

nationa economically, thereby bringing a practical message to the world,

There was no country in Europe, he said, where Industry could not. be further improved.

LEAGUE COUNCIL.

I

NON-PERMANENT MEMBERS:

Geneva, Sept. 9. tween Kongmoon. and Kangchow, went on strike on the 7th Inst

Poland has been selected un Notices have been sent to other non-permanent member of the guilds, calling for their help and co- | League of Nations Council. operation.Canton News Agency,, Yugo-Slavia and Peru have been"

elected as

non-permanent bera, replacing the outgoing states, Rumania and Chile-Reuter.

“ན་

THE CHINKIANG CONCESSION.

CUINA TO SEEK ITS RENDITION.

Nanking, Sept. 8.

men-

Referring to the two years' tariff "holiday" which die had proposed, Mr. Graham said. The : would like to see an international conferenco summoned imme- diately to get to work on the matter".

·Dominion Attitude: Regarding the attitude, of the British Dominions, ho said it must be remembered that they had THE “PICTUREGRAM” |thbir own tariff systems, though he hoped they would be ready to take their place in a movement towards freor drade,

This, he said, was largely a European problem, but he hoped substantially in step though he the Britlali "Empire would mareli

unable to plodge any

DEVELOPMENT IN AUSTRALIA

Sydney, Sept. 9.

He thought Britain would try to win the Trophy outright, but after that, there would probably be no further Schneider Cup races. The nations would, he thought, con Suffenho Chinese City yesterday board.

The Royal Observatory reports centrate on beating the world: evening adding to the panic. The vessel capsized off Tammer- that the anticyclone is stationary speed record.

Harbin Miltary Headquarters for a few minutes after leaving, depression is approaching Tokyo set a new record to-morrow when pire, the Ministry of Foreign Af- opened to-day between Sydney and was

South Manchuria, over

The Great Britain is attempting to cession at Chinklang is about to ex-A "picture-gram" eervice was assert that in addition to the the quay, and she sank within a fighting at Pogranichnaya, over minute. The heavy loss of life-

on a north-easterly track. The Squadron-Leader Orlebar will fly fairs is taking steps to arrange with Melbourne, letter-press, photo Dominion or Colonial Govern 8,000 Russian infantry, are

was due to the terrific seas which forecast til noon to-morrow ja-N.Flying Officer Waghorn's Super- the British Government for its graphs and advertisemente being ment since these were separately saulting Hunchun, to the south quickly overwhelmed those hurled winda, moderate, cloudy; pro-marino-Rolls-Royce over a straight rendition to China-Canton News efficiently transmitted within a represented in the League As -west of Suifenho.

Into the waler-Reuter,

Ibably some rain.

few minutes.Reuter.

course--Reuter.

As the lease of the British Con-

Agency.

sembly-Router.