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三拜歳 號大十月二十英海香 WEDNESDAY,

.DECEMBER 16,

LOYAL REGT. TAKES OVER

CHIANG'S ADVISER

SEES SETTLEMENT AT HAND IN NORTH

But Generalissimo Refuses To Treat with Captors

LOYAL TROOPS SURROUND REBEL HEADQUARTERS AT SIANFU

MR. W. H. DONALD, ADVISER TO MARSHAL CHIANG KAI- SHEK, WHO IS ACTING AS A NEGOTIATOR BETWEEN NANKING AND CHANG HSUEH-LIANG, WHO HOLDS THE GENERALISSIMO HOSTAGE TO HIS TERMS, BELIEVES A SETTLEMENT OF THE NORTH CHINA CRISIS WILL BE EFFECTED WITHIN A FEW DAYS PROVIDING PATIENCE AND TEMPERS ARE NOT EXHAUS- TED. MARSHAL CHIANG, HE HAS REVEALED, HAS REFUSED CHANG'S REQUEST FOR A UNION WITH RUSSIA AGAINST THE JAPANESE, IN SPITE OF THE "YOUNG MARSHAL'S" EN- TREATIES..

Nanking, Dec. 15.

It is announced that Sianfu, where General Chang Hsueh-liang has established himself and a strong body of troops, and where he holds Marshal Chiang Kai-shek captive, has now been completely sur- rounded by Government forces.

Aeroplanes dropped leaflets over the city this morning' calling upon the rebels to surrender their captives, which include Marshal Chiang's chief staff officers.

.

Meanwhile, Mr. W..H. Donald, British adviser to Marshal Chiang, has returned from Sianfu. He denies the report that General Yan Hu-chen is leading a counter-revolt in Chang Hsueh-liang's camp and described a dramatic interview with Chang and Marshal Chiang himself.

In this interview Chang entreated Marshal, Chiang to accept his proposals, particularly that for an alliance with Russia against Japan. however, declared this was impossible at present.

Shortly after the interview, Mr. Donald telegraph. ed Nanking saying intensive negotiations would be necessary to secure the release of Marshal Chiang. The rebels

were evidently determined to exploit their possession of so valuable a hostage in order to force the Government into concessions.

The danger is, said Mr. Donald, that the initiative, may pass from Chang Hsuch-liang to the younger rebel officers, who might decide that general disruption of the country, which would follow the death of Marshal' Chiang, would be more favourable than any other con-- dition to the realisation of their aims-Reuter. Chiang Refuses Proposals or obstinacy influences the situation, a settlement is likely within a few Tokyo, Dec. 16.. The Japanese Domel correspondent days," Mr. Donald sold.

in Shanghai quotes the Central News Agency despatches of December 10 announcing that Mr. W. H. Donald,

Chang's Demands

Marshal Chiang,

CHANG SAVED JAPAN?

LONDON TIMES"!

SUGGESTS

AND JUST

TELLS WHY

London, Dec. 18. "The Young Marshal's treachery "The difference between the Gen-has perhaps saved the Japanese foreign adviser to Marshal Chiang Leralissimo and Chong Hsuch-liang Government," observes the Times Kal-shek, had arrived at Loyang and his colleagues is one of policy," to-clay'. following a visit to Chang Hsuch- Mr. Donald goes on. "They. ure Japan's Chinese policy and her liang. He also saw Marshal Chiang, endeavouring to extract by drastic agreement with Germany had in- alive.

action -what the Generalissimo curred criticism from There is no change in the condi- hitherte has been reluctant to say of politicians;, but opposition is tion of Chiang Kai-shek," sald this his own volition,

mentarily confounded, the paper authority.

Marshal Chiang refused various proposals urged upon him by Ct Hruch-liang, asserting they must be submitted to the Kuomintang Con-

Hress,

•

many mo-

During the ceremony of change-over of the British troops in Shanghai, men of the Lancashire Fuelliers and the Loyal Regiment fraternising and lining up for refreshments; (lower left) Brigadier. Telfer Smollett and the Brigada Major, Captain Rennie, watching the men; (low right) the colour

party of the Loyals.

Air Express Missing

LAST SEEN FIGHTING AGAINST STÓRM

Salt Lake City, Dee. 15.

A Western Air Express liner is ten hours overdue here, carrying four passengers and three of a crew on the run between Los Angeles and Chicago,

The machine was last seen in a storm above Milford, Utah, at 2.20 a.m. this morning.

Planes and trucks ore checking the emergency landing fields and search log the rough terrain over which the liner'a course lay-United PreRT,

ARMY AIDS SEARCH

to

use

Salt Lake City, Later.. The Army air field attaches have received authorisation

all available equipment to search for the missing Western Air Express liner, now 13 hours overdue.

Meanwhile, amateur radio opera- tors have been requested to listen for

signals respecting the lost machine throughout the night-United Press

LOCAL MOTORISTS WARNED

PROTECTION FOR PEDESTRIANS FAIR SHARE OF ROAD

GARDNER

DUKE MAY

ARRESTED BUY ESTATE

AGAIN

ANOTHER CHARGE OF FRAUD

POLICE OBJECT

TO BAIL

Joseph Charles Gardner, aged 48, of No. 302 Nathan Road, second floor, who was discharged by the Chief Justice at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, on a technical point of law, when he appeared on two charges of fraudulent conversion, was the Senior brought before Magistrate, Mr. W. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, on a new charge.

IN HUNGARY

Budapest, Dec. 15.

It is reported that the Duke af Windsor in negotiating for the acquisition of au estate at Leng- yelloti, belonging to Count Zichy.

The estate is over 4,000 acres In extent and beautifully situated on the shores of Lake Balaton, 80 miles from Budapest,

It includes a castle and pro- vides splendid shooting and golf. -Reuter Special.

-FREIGHTER ASHORE AT CASTLE PK.

You need.

The SECURITY and

DURABILITY

of

DUNLOP FORT 90

GERMANY REQUIRES COLONIES

BRITAIN WARNED

·OF WAR'S COST

RIBBENTROP OUTSPOKEN

London, Dec. 15.

The solution of the Colonia! question is in the interests of everyone in the long run, declar- ed Herr Joachim von Ribbentrop, the now German Ambassador tó London, strongly emphasising his argument when speaking at Grosvenor House to-night. It was his first speech. to. an English audience.

"Herr Hitler sees in the possession of colonies for the supply of raw materials, and in world trade, the two most essential means of raising the standard of life of Germans from the present subsistence level," he

sald,

Another Anglo-German conflict, another world war, would mean the Inevitable victory of world revolu- tion, and the rule of Bolshevism for generations, he added.

Herr von Ribbentrop regretted, he sald, that the German Chancellor's repeated offers of disarmament, non-aggression pacts and other peace instruments had falled.

He was convinced, sold This diplomatist, that the world would be unable to return to order and peace- ful development as long as the des- tructive Communist ideas were effective-Reuter.

BRIDGES DEFIES LEADER

WOULD USE GUNS TO START STRIKE RANKS SPLIT ON ISSUE

New York, Dec. 15. The LLA. Atlantic District Coun- .. cil to-day listened for three hours while Mr. Henry Bridges, the radical 'I. L.A. organiser, urged the support of the East Coast strikers.

The I.L.A. president, Mr. J. P. Ryan, refused Mr. Bridges' plea.

He charged, furthermore, that Mr. Bridges was under orders from the Communist leader, Mr. Earl Browder. Said Mr. Bridges: "We must pull out, the LLA, löngshoremen even if we have to use machine-guns." :

The Counell then dismissed Mr. Bridges as its West Coast organiser. "We are not paying anyone to dis- rupt

our organisation," Mr. Ryan ex- plained.

Gardner was stated in the charge to have fraudulently converted to his own use the sum of $31 given to him by his employers, the Union Insur- ance Society of Canton, Ltd., for the purchase of revenue stamps, on EXPECTED TO FLOAT the Union, which culminated in a

January 5, 1935.

Mr. Leo D'Almada? Snr., appeared on behalf of accused.

AT HIGH TIDE DAMAGE NOT SERIOUS

Chief Detective-Inspector J. Mur phy, for the prosecution, said: "Mr. Williams (the Assistant Attorney- General) has told me to ask your Worship to

to make a note that the case is for committal. Defendant has been arrested on a warrant in respart of)

The Norwegian steamer certala sums of money converted by him in 1935. There will probably be Promise, of 1,291 tons, is at further charges preferred against de-present nshore at So Tun Pan, fendant, and I have been Instructed near Castle Peak, having ground- to ask for a formal remand of one ed last night whilst on her way

week."...

There is now a significant split in

struggle between. Mr. Bridges and Mr. Ryan, in which the former charges the other with “ririke- breaking" since he has not supported the West Coast walk-out

serious revolt In In passing sentence of one year's Central when first charged at the for Messrs. H. M. Wrangell and Co., session until "they reach:

and

Mr. Bridges has started for Boston to attempt to start a longshoremen's strike there in deflance of Mr. Ryan and the L.L.A. United Press,

EXPECTS UNDERSTANDING

San Francisco, Dec. 15. Mr. F. W. McGrady, of the Deport- ment of Labour, who has been assist ing negotiations towards a settlement of the shipping strike, announced to- His. Worship asked if defendant from. Canton to Swatow with a

day that he expected ship-owners' was to be allowed bail, but Inspector cargo of coal. Murphy objected to this.

The steamer, which is commanded representatives and spokesmen for "They feel compelled by national adds.

Defendant was accordingly re-by Captain Meling, is ofleered by the marine engineers, cooks expectations of resistance to ensure The Communist spectre, alarms]

to continue that the Government will not delay Japan, it goes on to explain:

manded formally for one week. Norwegians. She was built in 1920.stewards unions

Gardner,

some

under- Japanese in Sulyuan and elsewhere. turbed further definite action to oppose the Chinese opinion must be per-

Magistracy, appeared before and her port of registry is Haugesad. standing."

"There is a tentative agreement re- by the

tho Second Magistrate, Mr. K. Keen, Her local agents are Messrs. Karsten They oppose the use of the army Kansu. Yet it is far from certain imprisonment, with hard labour, on and at the Criminal Sessions, Mr. Les Larssen and Co.

*garding penalties for contract viola- gainst. Chinese, even if they are that Chang Hauch-liang cherishes Wong Ping-chong. young lorry D'Almada, Jnr., Instructed by

Mr.

On enquiry this morning it was

tions and with respect to the "hiring Reds, while territory la.being filched any but purely personal and pre-driver, for the manslaughter of a Leo D'Almada, Sor, successfully learned that the steamer has

nothall" system, which observers regard We presume that among the - and the administration usurped by datory ambillons. He has expended country woman by collision with his argued that defendant had been con- suffered any serious damage, and that as important. reports contradicted is that to

The Japanese.

the fortune with vehicle, Sir Atholl MacGregor, Chief a great part of

Wages and length of working days victed by the Magistrate, and could it in expected that she will be re- the effect that Marshal Chiang

which he retired from Manchuria on Justice, this morning addressed not by convicted a second time at the fonted at high water to-night.. have not been discussed, however. Kai-shek had been executed, to-

Promise To Obey

a large and disorderly army and warning

the motorists Supreme Court. words to

Meanwhile, the Hongkong and

Mr. McGrady cautioned that it might gether with other: staf generals,

Whampoa Dock Company's tug "Chang and his colleagues state for himself and

belleves he can extract better terms generally.

bo several weeks before any tentative at the hands of the rebels in

his warriors they will follow the Generatissimo's hold-up.

by His Lordship said: "I am pre-

Henry Keswick has left for the scene

agreements could be made effective. Sianfa-Ed.

of the grounding. pared to accept your story that you lendership loyally if active resistance

"Ship-owners are confronted with Whether he succeeds or fails, the were anxious to pass another vehicle

the task of satisfying the demands of and took a chance.

seven separate and distinct unions time, Marshal Chiang discussed

arı unpleasant light on the

and overmuch optimism is dangerous at this stago, "he said. ⠀⠀ "Ship- problem with Chang Hauch-lang, Reuter

equilibrium

owners are holding in abeyance plans wollen later

for the restoration; of. sorvices "until tho skles have “ cleared."*Xinited Press'.

This announcement contradicts all previous Dometreports: United Preis.

Execution Denied

Shanghal, Dec. 16.

the Japanese

A Government spokesman to-day Chang Hruch-llang had porta that

denied

obia, from Slanfu the statement that

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is pursued and reforms instituted.

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Mr. Donald stated he was return- Te Merahial Chiang Kai-shek had been ing to Slantu from Loyang

terming the statement Wednesday-United Press. executed, www.malicious propaganda calculated 7

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posto Mr. W. H. Donald,

to No Mention Of Execution

Nanking, Dec. 30,

dis You no

of Chinese politics.woman would get out of your way.

T.V.A. EXPANSION STOPPED

Great Damage By Storms

QUEEN'S AUNT PASSES ON

It cannot be too strongly Impressed on all drivers of motor vehicles that

London, Dec. 15. the law will do what it can to pro-

The storm which has raged over tect other users of the road-oven southern England since Sunday bas the poor pedestrian. I have got to blown itself out. punish you as un example to others Several villages are flooded, how-

London, Dec.16. who might feel inclined to take

ever, with a loss of livestock, and

The death has occurred of Lady similar unjustified risks." The Central Broadcasting Blation

The heading was the conclusion of trans have been held up in many Anne Bowes-Lyon, wife of the Hon places due to the washing away of Francis Bowes-Lyon, and aunt of United Press query by telegraph, re- copied verbatim a report of Chang the great Tennessee Valloy power Cheung Sust, elderly country tracks.

The Federal Court has enjoined the charge arising from Lie death of embankments and the collapse of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth

PRESOR SALE The deceased was formerly porting that he had an Interview Hsuch-lang's broadcast from Sianta with both Chang and Chiang, and and denies that the Young Mamahal and Irrigation enterprise against woman, le than an hour after she Rainfall was almost an inch la 24 Anne Catherine Sybil Lindsay, anh adding that Chang has no intention made any mention of the execution of further expansion, pending adjudies was knocked down by accused's lorry hof hazmiing: the Generalissimo.

Marah Chang Kai-shekk for some men of the mile which is to be tried which interpong as pa

(Continued.on. "Unless unforeseen dimculties arise,

(Continued on. PaTVIJU

March United Presz.ENG

Chlang's adviser, "lins hal

Washington, Dec. 15.

hours over most parts of the country daughter of the 28th Earl of Craw to pass an nou in womo places three incher wore ford. She married the Hon. Francis

Bowes-Lyon in 1883-Reuter. recorded. Reuter Special

COAL TROUBLE" AHEAD

Washington, Doc. 15.- The bituminous coal mine opera-

Lewis that the Appalachian Joint are hava formally warned Mr. J. L. Ware Conference's": Reporting Come 'milise plans to demand/restoration of the 40-hour week, compared with the present 30-hour week #Thhout in- created wagons Uniteti i Préno

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