HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1928-08-02, Page 7Balkans Stirred I
By Attempt to Kill
Minister Lazitch
.Attack Coincides With 26
Casualties Among Two
MacedonlanFactions
Delgrade.-With the attempted me-
isassinatlon here oR Jlza Lazitch, head
at the Department of Public Safety,
.of the Jugoslay ,Ministry of the In-
terior and Chief of Police of the In-
'telligence Service in Macedonia, coin-
•siding with the deaths of six and
Wounding of tareuty in a clash be-
tween rival Macedonian factions !n
'the Bulgarian border town of Petrlch,
.the most unruly province in the 13a1 -
'kart peninsula registered its closest
,.approach to date to, the flash point
tor Europe's' traditional powder maga-
zine.
ritisb Forced
to Assist Men
Protectorate
Incursions by the Imam of
Yemen Cali for Action
by Royal Air Force
London. -The Britieli Government
hes found itself obliged to.take fur-
ther action to protect the tribesmen in
tho Aden Protectorate from incursion
from Yemen. Replying to questions,
in the House of Commons, L. C. S. Am-
ery isald that action taken in the be-
ginning of the year against the Imam
of Yemen resulted in the return of the
Protectorate. Shioka who had been kid-
napped. A, 60 dile' truce was then
granted to. the Irnam. "The acting
British President,' Mr. Amery con-
tinued,
ontinued, "then proceeded to Tata in the
Yemen territory to open negotiations
but found that the Imam's represen-
tative there was empowered to carry
on an informal.discusslm only and not
to negotiate a treaty. Subsequently
the Imam was informed that His Ma-
jesty's Government were prepared to
conclude immediately a brief treaty
confined;
1. To the recognition by His Ma-
jesty's Government of the Imam's
independence in Yemen.
2, Recognition by the Imam of the
frontier of the Aden Protectorate
with certain modifications in lawfavor
and
8. A promise to the Imam of such
assistance as His Majesty's Govern-
ment could render him within the lira.
its of their international obligations.
The truce was extended to June 1 to
give Imam time to consider this pro-
posal. On his asking for a further
extension to July 17 the Imam was•
informed' that this extension would be
given, provided that as an earnest of
good faith he evacuated the town of
Dhala by Tune 20. This he failed to
do. Consequently demonstrtion flights
were made and warnings dropped, giv-
ing four days' notice, and on June 25
the air action was recommenced. Air
actions had been taken in all on 14
several days, including the one on
which an attack was delivered on
Tale. The -Royal Air Force suffered
no casualties during such action.
"I should like to repeat that His
Majesty's Government are anxious, as
they always have been, to come to a
settlement with the Imam on honor-
able terms which will satisfy the just
claims of both parties, and place their
future relations on a friendly and
neighborly basis. But no settlement
will be acceptable to His Majesty's
The conflict of revolutionist and
.autonomist factious ;in a Macedonian
"gang war" was`• instautiy linked up
with threats by political circles here
when it was learned that an attempt
:had been made Lo. assassinate Lazitch,
The Minister was attacked by an un-
identified Macedonian, who, calling at
the Ministry df the Interior, lired two
shots at Lazitch, ono of which struck
the official over the left ear, and then
'turnedthe revolver upon himself.
Minister Lazitch eves sent to a hos-
pital, where it was reported he was
•expected to recover. Tho condition of
:his assailant is considered much more
serious,
TIio assailant la said to be a Bul-
garian cemltadji, and new fears for
the relations of Jugoslavia and Bul-
garia flared up here on the news of
the attepinted assassination. The
:Bulgarian Macedonians, it is generally
'known, charge that Lazitch is respon-
sible for alleged repressive police
measures in Macedonia, and accord-
ingly it Is believed he is next on the
list of the revolutionary movement to
follow General Protogeroff, leader of
:the autonomist campaign in Sofia, who
was shot to death. •
Anxiety lest a new twist be given
to Jugoslav -Bulger relations by the
attack upon Lazitch was accentuated
here when reports from Sofia told of
:the sanguinary clash between parts -
.sans of Macedonia independenoe, of
-whom Protogeroff was leader, and
supporters of an autonomous province
'within the Tugeslav kingdom.
"ANTOINETTE"
Abbe Vavols of Amiens has what is thought to be the oldest automobile
still is use. It Is a Panhard of 1691. HO calls it "Antoinette", and intends
it for Amlons'ruuseum eventually,
A Big Boost
French "Immortals" Receive,
First Pay Rise in 133
Years
Paris, -In order that the green -
robed Immortals of the French Acad-
emy may live their mortal days 'are-
spectably" their pay has been raised
from $60 a year to 2200,
FATHER OF THE FLEET
England's . oldest admir al, Sir
Edmund Freemantle, has just cele-
brated hie 92nd birthday. With him
are his son, Sir Sydney, aged 60, and
grandson Edmund, aged 24.
Britain Bars U.S.
Coastguard Boats
Agreement Regarding Rum -
chasers Off . ' Florida
Coast is Ended .
Matra, Fla, -Termination of the
,agreement under which United States
ooaatguard boats were allowed to pa=
trol waters of British possessions of
the Florida coast in 'search of rum
runners became known through a let-
ter from the State Department at
Washington on record in Federal Dis-
trict Court here.
OFFICIALS CONFER.
Washington. -In an effort to pro -
Vide means of ending liquor and other
smuggling from Canada into the Un-
ited States, treasury officials .headed
by Assistant Secretary Lowman, con-
ferred •with representatives of rail-:
roads in the United States and Can-
ada whose linestouch the border.
Railroad officials attending the con-
ference
onference were Henry Shearer, New
York Central Linea, New York City;
S. E. Cotter, St. Lourie viae -president,
and .general manager of the Wabash;',
E. Badger, Detroit, Pero Marquette;
A. E. Warren, Montreal, Canadian
National; J. A. Clancy, Detroit, Grand
Trunk, and J. J. Scilly, `Montreal,
Canadian Pacific.
Mr. Lowman said it was not the
'custom of sealing cars with freight,in
transit from ono Ainerkan point to
trnothor American paint which pass
ever Canadian territory with a a blue
seal which, had the effect of eaterpt-
ing the oar from inspection by Cu*
tams officials when it entered the Lh6.
ited States frobi Canada,
A modern dance is oae of thoeo
allairs you go to like a lion and 41)
oro like c rainy '•"
Tangiers Pact Is
Signed By Nations
Mystery Monster
Again in Evidence
"OgopQgo," of Okanagan
Lake, 1.3.C., Appears to
Girl Guides
Vernon. B,C,-The "Omega,'
mysterious monster whioh inhabits
Okanagan lake, is again in evidence.
During the summer of 1926, it made
frequent appearances, always while
the weather was hot. Last year, a
cool summer, it was seen but seldom.
On Friday, July 18, about 5 pan., the
Robin patrol of Girl Guides and Miss
L, Price, nurse of the 22nd I.O,D.H1.,
Girl Guides, had a good view of the
monster which was disporting itself
in Otter Bay.
The lake was very clear at the time
and Miss Price, who was sitting on
the beach, observed a motion In the
water to the north of the camp. In a
few minutes a long creature swam
swiftly from the rocky points across
the bay In a southerly direction.
According to Miss Price and the
members of the Robin patrol, it was
between 40 and 45 feet in length and
swam with an undulating motion.
The shouts of the girls hrought all
the Guides to the scene but by the time
French, Spanish, British and they arrived only the ripples could
Italian Delegates Agree
Paris. -Delegates of Franca, Spain,
England and Italy recently signed the
Tangiers pact which adjusts the dis-
pute, cautsed chiefly by Italy'- desire
Even after the government decided for more power in the administration
to be more generous with the dis- of the Tangiers zone, over the division
tinguished "Forty" Frenchmen they of authority in the international port.
reooived the same 010 pay cheques French sources were delighted by
for awhile, until one day Prime Min- the amicable agreement reached since
inter' Poincaire, who is a member of ( at provides definitely that the port
the Academy, caw to 1t that the over- I shall not be fortified and cannot be
sight of the state treasury was' recti. controlled by a single nation,
fled.This was the chief point upon which
The allowances of the Immortals ('Great Britain insisted throughout,
were fixed by the Revolution. The sines fortification of Tangiers would
Convention of 1795 assigned them ( largely neutralize Britain's present
1,500 francs a year "in order to enable , naval domination of the Mediterran-
them to live respectably." That i can -through the possession of Gib -
wasn't much money everiathen, but� .alter.
now, with a uniform, Sword, plumod The solution also pleased Italy since
hat and other requirements of the it gives that country four representa-
rank, it takes more than a Year's tives in the administration, the sante
salary, 'even with the new .raise, for las Britain. This also doubles Italy's
a member to get ready his seat in the responsibility, which was not displeas
assembly of tho Immortals.
Canada's Foreign Trade
Saskatoon Star (Lib,): Great Bri-
tain is almost as large.a purchaser of
Canadian goods as the neighboring
republic, but we buy three times as
much from the United States as from
the Old' Country.... It would bo
a good thing for this country if there
Government which does not take into were a somewhat better balance in
account their obligations toward the Canadian commerce with Britain-
tribes on their own side of the fron- in .other word, our imports from
tier." the Mother Country could be in -
Mr. Amery further explained that creased
bombing was resorted to only when - - ---
the Imam's armed forces were located
and full notice was given in advance
to reduce the danger •tb non-com-
batants.
ing to France since it will correspond-
ingly lighten Franee's burdens.
Comparing what she hoped for and
what -she obtained Spain has most rea-
son to complain but it is believed that
the diplomatic ties formed between
Italy and Spain as the result of their
recent collaboration in the negotia-
tions will go far toward offsetting
'Spain's disappointment.'
With the signing of the accord the
political aspect of the Mediterranean
takes on new importance since Italy
for the first time has realized her am-
bitions for equal treatment with Spain,
France and England, and also receiv-
ed valuable -recognition in connection
.with the reorganization of the gen-
t darmerie about which she has argued
(sine 1923.
Henceforth, contrary bo recent re-
. r kssz� 3 1�,4 M ports, the command of the gendarmes
The Quota r?,J f , �� 5 *l I will be Spanish with a French•assist-
s CM. fi.,""„ 3 �F6, +�#V
Chicago Tribune: if we begin to 4 ,,. I ant and other officers divided equally
modify' and relax this (immigration) ` ; v .`i l 'between the two nations.
polity on cue pretext and another we I Spain also will control the Franco -
shall presently have the gates open � �`s Spanish secret service with a rFench
again, and we advise not only the adjutant, Italy did not receive all
American wage earner but the so-
called' white collar workers, what-
ever their race, origin or ancestry,
to keep their own interest in the ex-
clusion policy clearly in mind. Open-
ing the gates again, no matter on
what pretext of sentiment, mains
more competition in the labor market
and reduction in wages and salaries;
reduction in salaries, for example, of
the white collar workers, the clerks
and stenographers, as well, as in the
wages of manual labor, for English-
speaking men driven out of profes-
sions and other mental occupations
must seek what employment they can
find in the so-called white collar oc-
-
cupations• ,_
be seen on the surface of the water.
The creature made quite a noise as it
rushed through the waters of the bay.
Mai"
EARL BEATTY AND SON
Retired admiral and his boa', the
Honorable Peter, snapped at Epsom
Downs during Derby week.
she asked but will have an extra mem-
ber in the Legislative Assemebly as
well as an assistant administrator or
judicial services, the chief of which
will be French.
In return for this collaboration Italy
consented to aid the other nations in
preventing contraband war materials
entering the district and also to pro-
vide a certain amount of labor for
public works.
British Cadets to Visit Ottawa
London. -Twelve British officerts
training corps cadets will attend the
Dominion' of Canada rifle meeting in
Ottawa, it is announced.
End week receipts 111 Mtn) Stoat
were pit and closings pricaps were un*
changed.
lief y beef steers, choice $10,78"t41
511.61 do.;. lalry $.10.00 to $10.26; but,
cher steers, Choice, $10,711 to $114781
lnitollet heifers, choice, tit1;7s to
$i140{ do.; common, $9.00 to $10,001
Butcher cows, good to choice, $8,00 to
$8.751 do., fair to good, $7:00 to 57,75;
do., corensoti; $8.00 to $740; canners
and cutters, $4,00 to $5.00; butcher
bulls, good to,choice, roil to $8.75;
do, medium, $7,50 to $7.75; Bologna,
$6.60 to $6.711; baby beef, $11,00 to
513.50; feeder$, choice, 59.00 to
$9.75; doe ftar, $8.00 to 58.50; stock
ere, choice, $7.26 to 69.50; do., fair,
57.00 to $7,75j springers, chaos,
$100.00 to 5120.00; miloh eows, choice,
$85:00 to 595.00; calves, choice, 613.50,
to ,514.601 do, medium, 510.00 to
$12.60; do, grasser$, 56,50 to 57,26;
spring lainbss, $11.00 to 616.00; ehae%,
choice, 55,50 to 56.00; do., heavies,
54,60 to 55.00; to., culls, 52.00 to $4.50;
bogs, selected, w.o.c„ $13.25; do., fed,
$12,75; do„ thick smooths w,o,e.,
$12.75; do. fed, 51216,
The local wholesale produce mar-
ket
arket 'WAS without feature over the
week -end. Prices of all>oommoditiee
remained steady and unchanged.
Canadian egg markets are dull and
weak with the exception of the Ed -
Mouton market, which kept firm dur-
ing all week.
Toronto wlbolesale dealers are pay-
ing the following prides, delivered:
Eggs, ungraded, cases returnedo
Fresh extras, 84 to 85c; fresh firsts,
81 to 32o; seconds, 26 to 26e,
Butter -Creamery, solids, pasteur-
ized, No, 1, 87% to 880; No, 2, 869'4
to 87o.
Churning cream-"Speolal," 380.,
first, 85e; second, 320,
Cheese -No. 1 large, colored, paraf-
tiued and Government graded, 221/4
to 229'4c,
Poultry: Broilere. 8 the. and over
live, 300; % to 3 lbs„ live, 26 to 270;
2 to 2% lbs, live, 22 to 23c; 11,4 to 2
lbs., live, 18 to 20c; culls, live, 160;
dressed, 198; 'cocks, live, 12 to 15c;
dressed, 16 to 190.
Ducks -6 lbs. and over, live, 26e;
3 to 5 lbs., live, 220,
Hens --over 0 lbs., live, 24 to 28e;
dressed, 27 to 29o; do., 4 to 6 lbs., live,
21 to 23•c; dressed, 26 to 27c; do., 3%
to 4 lbs„ liver 18 to 200; dressed, 21
to 23c; do., under 5 lbs., live, 14 to
16o; dressed, 17 to '19c.
Roosters -over 6 lbs., live, 14 to
15; dressed, 17 to 19e; do., 4 to 8 lbs.
live, 12 to 14; °reseed, 15 to 17c.
Mysterious E`e*Ag
Interests Soviet
Friend • of Moscow its Again
in Limelight in China
IS HE CHRISTIAN?
Missionaries Admit Visit tt�•
Russia Hats Changed
Him
Peking. -The question of whet*,
Gen, Peng Yu -Hsiang, eecalled
"Christian general," is Wit a Ghrlqq4 J
tian is being asked with contdderabld
interest of late.'
It is certain' that Feng --who recent.
Iy came into Peking to attend the ma
Mortal services for the late Dr, Sul!'
YateS'en-is not the, militant Motive•
dist he was for many years. Ile no
longe; attempts to convert his troopil
to Christianity and most of the Meth:'
odist chaplains have departed from
his army. The soldier evangelist,
Gen, Chang Chill -Chiang, once one of
Feng's leading generals, has retired
from military life and recently con-
ducted
onducted evangelistic 'campaigns in
Ningpo.
Marshal Feng was converted! to
Christianity in 1918 while he wail,
commander of a mixed brigade in the
Republican armies. Three years bei
fore he had become a regimental corn
mander under the Manchus, the first
important military position he held.
The spotlight of international interest
was turned on him when he became.
a professed Christian after attending
meetings conducted by Dr. John R.
Mott, head of the International Y. M. '.
C. A,
RAPID RISE TO POWER.
In following years he rose rapidly
to power. After holding important
positions in Anhwei, Szechwan and
Henan Provinces, he became inspector
general of the national army in 1923,
with headquarters in Peking and with
the rank of a general and later mar-
shal.
In 1924 Marshal Feng opposed con-
tinuance of the war between Wu Pei -
Fu and Chang Tso-Lin. He returned
suddenly from Jegol, where he had
been sent by his chief, Wu Pei -Fu,
seized Peking and hastened Wu's de-
feat. He ejected the boy emperor
from the palace at Peking and set up
Tuan Chi-Jui as provisional president.
At that time most of Marshal
Feng's soldiers were professed Chris-
tians and they returned to Peking
singing gospel hymns. They were
forbidden to smoke, play cards or .
drink and the troops were agreed to
be the best disciplined of all Chinese
armies.
During the latter part of 1925 and
early part of 1926 Marshal Feng was
attacked by Chang Tso-Lin, defeated
and compelled to leave Peking. He
retired with his armies to the north-
west territory and later announced he
had retired from Chinese war and
politics. Shortly thereafter he visited
Moscow, his only visit abroad.
TRANSPACIFIC RACE
The Teva, 58 -foot yawl, owned b7
Clem Stone of the San Diego Yacht
Club, won the annual race from New-
port Bay, 'Calf., to Honolulu.
Hunter and Hunted
Kansas City Post: (The ruling of
an Illinois Judge seems to imply that
mon sometimes initiate affairs of the
heart) The only trouble wth this
notion is that it is seldom tree, even
when the man believes it Is. In
these matters, 999 out of 1,000 men
are cowards, all the novels in the
world to the coutrary. George Ber-
nard Shaw was right. If it were left
to the male sex the marriage rate
would fall alarmingly and the race
would die out. The average man
assumes an aggressive role only after
the aggressee has sent up signals an-
nouncing that It will be all right.
The sending up of these signals is a
subtle art in which it is best to con•
teal all evidence of artfulness. Many
a woman remains in single blessed-
ness because she will not or cannot
master this art and because men ere
cowards. A woman likes to deceive
(herself and believe that she isbeing
pursued; a man likes to deceive him-
self and believe that he is doing the
pursuing.
American Stories Aside British Air Men Excel
LOOK CLOSE
This in not lingo double -motored Mane, but two pianos, of one typo, of the Royal Air Force flying side by side over Hendon.
Provisions
Toronto wholesale dealers are quot-
ing the following prices to the trade:
Smoked meats -Hams, medium, 29
to 82c; ocoked hams, 46c; smoked
rolls, 24c; breakfast bacon, 27 to 22o;
do., fancy, 36e; bake, peamealed, 34
to 36e; do., smoked, 38 to 40e.
Cured meats -Long clear bacon, 60
to 70 lbs., $21.00; 70 to 90 lbs., 519,00;
90 to 100 lbs„ and up, •518.00; light-
weight rolls, in 'barrels, 511.50;
heavyweight rains, 528.50 per 6111.
Lard -Pure, tierces, 15%o; tubs,
16140; pails, 169'4c; prints, 18c.
Shortening, tierces, 149'%c; tubs, 1514c;
pails,151/co; tins, 11%c; prints, 16%c;
Dresses{ Meat
Wholesale dealers are quoting the
following prices to the trade for dress-
ed meats:- ,
Beef, forequarters, cwt, $13,00 to
$16.00; do., hindquarters, $21,00 to
522,00; oareases, choice, 518,00 to
520.00; do., medium, 516.00 to 518,00;
calves, choice veal, 517,00 to $20.00;
do„ medium, 514:00 to $16,00; heavy
hogs, cwt., 510,00 to 511.00; light
hogs, $13.00 to 515.00; abattoir hogs,
$16.00 to $17.00; spring lambs, per
cwt., 525.00 to 529,00; mutton, cwt.,
58.00 to 514.00.
o,
Aztec Dictionary
Found in Chicago
•
•
"The Christian general" remained
in Moscow until 1927, studying the
Soviet system. It is since that .time
that the question of whether he re,
mains a Clu•istian has been brought
up.
A CHANGED MAN.
Missionaries who have seen him
since his return admit he is a changed
man. They say he at least is not the
militant Christian he once was. The
nucleus of his army remain Chris-
tians, but the new troops have not
been converted.
Feng's generals have remained loyal
to him despite that Feng often has
been accused of betraying some of his
own superiors. The feat of Feng's
subordinate generals in keeping to-
gether the army which left Peking in
1926 is regarded as remarkable. It is
estimated these troops have marched
more than 3,000 miles and often they
had no pay for months and even years.
Marshal Feng's reputation for, dis-
ciplining his troops has suffered' seri-
ously recently due to the'fact.he has
enlisted several former bandit groups.
A group of them was responsible for
the murder of the American mission-
ary, Dr. Seymour at Tsinan this
spring.
It has been reported persistently
that Soviet Russia has supported Mar-
shal Feng for years. The former So-
viet ambassador in Peking, Leon Kar-
akhan, told the writer in 1925. that
Moscow considered Marshal Feng as
China's greatest hope
Marshal Feng's return to power in-
terests all the countries close to China.
He repeatedly has declared hostility
to Japan and the Japanese, Often he
has been accused of being anti -foreign,
although missionaries claimed this
feeling really was pro -China. His for-
eign friends have been Soviet Russians
and Americans.
Canadian Iaiclustrial
Development
Manitoba Free Press (Lib.): If titer
people ,1n any suction of the country
just consider the articles and comma,
dittos that they bringin from outside
to meet their nods --from other proy,''
incus or other countries --and seriontai
ly study how inuclt et these needs
they'050 satisfy by Ideal ,prodnctt0
they wilt find that there ie a goo 1
deal of room the local industrial d
velopmont. That, of course, mos
the securing of a thorough ltnewled'g�
of the resources OR tho,011114ot end at
all tonditenut, favoring they dere*
eirt .. y
Rare Volume Has Been Quest
of ollectors for 300 Years
-Plays Also Discov-
ered
Mexico City. -An Aztec dictionary
which had disappeared for three cen-
turies has been found in the Newberry
Library of Chicago by John H. Cor-
nyn, professor of Aztec literature at
the 'Sumner School of Mexico, who
has just returned from a research tour
of the libraries of the United States
and Canada.
This dictionary which is considered
one of the rarest volumes in the world
was compiled by Bernadino do Saha-
ern, a celebrated Spanish historian of
+ho sixteenth century, During the last
70 years' collectors and savants have
t earthed for the volume in the librar-
'es of Europe and Mexico.
It is written in three languages,
aanish, Latin and Aztec, the Spanish
nod Latin words appearing in black
ink and the Aztec in, roily The letter,
lug is in the style of Spanish Conquest
periocband the entire work be declared
one of the Most beautiful of its kind',
Thomanuscript eomprisea 810 pages
and has 000 columna of words,
Mr, Cornyn (a Canadian), who le
ala authority on Aztec lore, found 83
Ivolumes of Aztec works in his travels,
among them five comedies of these
anolent'people which oleo have been
toed to antiquarians for many years. m