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UNCENSORED FILM EDITORS FORCED TO RIGOROUSTM REFORMS LIBERALS ‘AGIN' TORY NEGRO SHOT DEAD KEEPING THE PEACE IN YEN KILLED IN AIR
CHARGE.
DRINK CASTOR OIL. BY NEW PRESIDENT. AMENDMENT.
"Naughty" Picture in Wanchai.
A MISAPPREHENSION.
IN U.S. ELECTIONS.
Drivers of Foreign Cars" A Moral Restoration Lloyd George Says It Is Otherwise Apathy is Ought to Be Thrashed.' of Civil Life."
"Protectionist.”
Shown by Electors.
THE NEW "PRUSSIANISM.”;
RETRENCHMENT PLANS.
"WAIT AND SEE."
OFFICIAL KIDNAPPED,
London; Yesterday.
·
THE EMPIRE
RAID?
Delegates Discuss How Bomb Dropped on Rebel
to Settle Disputes.
Headquarters.
IMPERIAL AIR ROUTES.
MANY CASUALTIES.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The Hong Kong Amusements,
Berlin, Yesterday. 、 Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday.
New York, Yesterday.
Chengehow, Sunday, defendants in two Non-Fascists in Germany will Ltd., were
Dr. Getulio Vargas assumed In the House of Commons to- The country polled to-day in The heads of the delegations to A number of Nationalist new cases brought before Mr. R. E. have a thin time if the National the Presidency of Brazil to-day day, on the resumption of the an election full of baffling uncer-the Imperial Conference made fighting 'planes was sent to Tal- Lindsell at Central Magistracy. Socialists come into Power. in the presence of members of debate. on the Conservative tainties, though the Democratic further progress to-day with a yuan on November 1, dropping this morning.
The summonses Speaking at a National Socialist the Junta, all leaders of the re. amendment, there was an address swing of the pendulum is con- final consideration of constitu- bombs, one of which bit the were brought at the instance, of meeting to-day, Dr. Goebbels, the volution, and the chief State offi- by Mr. Lloyd George, who, after sidered likely, even by Republican tional aspects of inter-Imperial beadquarters of Yen Hai-shan, Mr. T. H. King. Deputy Inspector-Reichstager leader of Berlin cials. Dr. Vargas explained the criticising the Government's in- diehards. The weather is fine relations and also approved the whose fate is not yet known, but General of Police, and both were National Socialista, said that Governmental programme as in-action in regard to unemploy-but apathy is reported in many reports of various committees, many casualties were registered. in connection with the Grand when he was Minister of the Involving first, a general amnesty: ment, said that he would not sup-districts. The proceedings gen- including those on the Singapore After his surrender to the Cen- Theatre, Wanchai.
terior and was attacked in the second, a moral restoration of port the amendment because iterally have been orderly, though Naval base, on war graves, and tral Government, Sun Lien-chung The first charge was one of ob-newspaper, his "stom troops" civil life; third, the intensive was "protectionist." Also, he a negro was shot dead outside a on arbitration and disarmament. the ex-Kuominchun General, has struction, Mr. King in evidence would go to the newspaper office diffusion of education, particu- was bound to wait and see the booth at Danville, Kentucky, and In regard to the last-mentioned, been entrusted with the task of stating that upon the occasion of and make each Editor drink alarly technical and professional;
an election official was kidnapped the delegates were generally in enlisting the Kuominchun rem at Buckner, Missouri.
favour of improving the ma-nants on the North Bank of the The chief interest lies in the chinery for a peaceful settlement Yellow River. As soon as he effect the election may have of all forms of international dis- completes his mission, his troops on the Presidential election inputes. The principle underlying will be transferred to the Shan- 1932, for during the past half the gener act is approved with tung territory. century, when the party in power reservations applying to disputes lost congressional elections in prior to the accession of that in-
Fresident's strument to disputes in which forces who have crossed to the pursuing the middle of the term, it also lost the next presi-the parties have agreed on other North Bank of the Yellow River dential election.Reuter's Ameri- methods of peaceful settlement, are now concentrated at Hsin- and to disputes between mem-cheng and Kangcheun, awaiting can Service.
bers of the British Common further instructions since the Democratic Landslide.. The Republican newspaper, the wealth of nations.
The delegates also agreed that Chi-kang and Li Ming-chung are pacification commissioners Chang Herald Tribune, admits that the. elections in New York State have the draft of the disarmament con- of the opinion to reorganise the resulted in a Democratic land-vention offers a very excellent Kuominchun by political means progress and that for the time being and not by everything possible should be done to call an actual disarma-force ment Conference as soon as poof Shih Yu-san from Mukden, the Immediately upon the return sible The Dominion delegutes are also generally agreed on the desirability of the proposal to add amendments to the League Convenant to harmonise Li the Kellogg Fact
a visit to the theatre at 10:50 quart of castor oil. He used to fourth, the establishment of a p.m., he discovered people stand-take care that the Police would consultative council composed of ing in the gangways, and also arrive-half an hour later. leading personalities; fifth, the grouped around the interpreter's He declared that the National Appointment of a commission of platform.
Socialists one day would "shake inquiry to examine the adminis- A Novel Plea!
up" the routine of the Reichstag tration of former Governments; Replying to Mr. H. J. Arm-so that the Opposition would not sixth, the reorganisation of the strong, for the defence, Mr. King re-appear there. He also declar- Army and Navy in accordance said that there was no over-d that the terror of the Com-with national needs; seventh, a crowding in the theatre. There munists could only he broken if revision of the system of taxa- was in fact plenty of seating c-half a dozen of them were strung tion; eighth, the intensification of commodation for everyone. He up, and every driver of a foreign cultivation; ninth, the mainten actually sent for the manager, motor car in Germany ought to ance of rigorous economy; tenth, who put the people in their seats he thrashed and the cars destroy the organisation of a general plan upon his (witness') instructions. ed.-Reuter..
Mr. Armstrong went on to raise various poiuts in connection
jof railway and road construction,
and eleventh, a drastic redue-| tion in the number of public offl- iais. Reuter's Amerkan Ser- vice.
with the Ordinances, advancing Lion to the specific instructions, the somewhat unusual plea that he gave general instructions as in case of tire, in which connection regards a complete scene. The he presumed the prosecution find scene showed a Chinese girl in HEAVY FIGHTING ON been brought, the people in the the hands of robbers, "There gangway had a much better were various bloodcurdling suge THE WEST RIVER.
chance of getting out!
His Worship agreed, but point-added witness, "but one incident
gestions made that l'objected to,"
Bandits.
ed out that they gave the seated that I remember in particular, Daylight Raids Made by persons rather a worse chance of showing the robers leering at getting out!
Mr. Armstrong based his plea ing approaches to her, remains the girl, and one of them mak- on the grounds that standing in the most definite impression." the gangways did not in law con- |***** stitute an obstruction. His Wor-
A Misunderstanding?
VILLAGES TERRORISED.
IProm Our Own Correspondênt.]
ship, however, ruted that the Witness went on to say that he Kwai Peng, Taai Hul. Yesterday, prosecution had proved their quite thought that Mr. Noronha News has just reached here that point, and imposed a fine of $10. understood his instructions. He the Kwangtong military forces are
Uncensored Film?
necordingly signed the censorship retreating down the West. River In the second case, the Amuse card. He did not see the film from Nanning, and that the Millt ment Company were charged again until it was shown before Mr.Jary Headquarters have been moved with showing an
uncensored King and himself on October 24. from Kwai ten down the river to film at the same theatre on the "I wish I had,” he added, feelingly. K'wai Peng. The Chinese are ex- night of October 23. The film Mr. Armstrong:" How long did pecting heavy fighting along the in question was called "The Le you act as censor?--I should think West river, as the Kwangtung gendary Vixen,” a Chinese film in about two and a half months. nine parts.
ERY.
"Close Up": Cut Out,
forces do not seemn able to with
Have you any definite instrue stand the counter drive of the Mr. King in evidence, so that tions as a cansor? That is a mat- Kwangsi army. he visited the theatre at 11:50ter of policy upon which I can hard- While the soldiers are at war, the on the night in question, and his ly be asked to give evidence. As bandits are getting mere bold and attention was at once attracted a matter of fact there are definite are how making raids on the help- by certain objectionable episodes Instructions. That is all I can less villages in broad daylight. in the ninth part, which in his]
Last week they captured saver peo- opinion could not have been pass-
ple near here and took them to the ed by a censor. He sent for the
mountains. At. Paak Sha they cap- manager, who produced the cen Mr. Armstrong proceeded to tured one of the wealthy merchants *sorship card, duly signed by the cross-examino witness as to the and are now holding him for ran- censor, (on this occasion Mr. specific and general instructions som. There is much uneasiness Lockhart Smith). The card bore given. It was clicitated that the among the people since the bandits the remark, "Part of reel nine to particular incident that witness re-sank one of the passenger boats be- be deleted."
called, as regards the making of tween Kong Hau and Wuchow Filma Impounded. approaches to the woman, occurred and thirty people lost their lives, The next morning the Police twice. One was a "close-up," and took possession of reel nine, and it the same scene was re-enacted later, was again shown in the Queen's but at a further distance. The EXPORT OF OPIUM. Theatre studio in the presence of close-up" which in particular had hiraself, Mr. Lockhart Smith caused objection, had definitely SOLE RIGHTS GRANTED TO with whom he had communicated been cut. The other "shot" re- on the matter, the secretary of mained, and in witness opinion, the Amusements Company, and was still of an objectionable na Mr. Noronha, (who, it was ex-ture. As a matter of fact, I ob plained, was the advertising fected to the whole scene" said wit- manager). Mr. Noronha hadas, and I thought I had made been present at a showing of the it quite clear that it was to be cut film before the card was signed out. I indicated where the film granted
Hanin should be ent "and" where „IG-
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Reuter's American Ser-basis for
effect of Liberal and Labour co- USE OF RUBBER?
WHY NOT EXTEND THE
operation, in regard to the pro- blem of unemployment.
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Liberal Refusal, Mr. Lloyd George's refusal to support the Conservative amend-
MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. British Airwoman is Reported Safe.
The China Mail, was in- formed this morning by an official of the Asiatic Petro- leum Company, in Hong Kong, that they had received a telegram from their agent in Haiphong, at midnight, stating that the Hon. Mrs. Victor Bruce, the British air woman who was expected in the Colony yesterday on her fight to Japan, was reported to have landed half-way he tween Bangkok and Hanoi, French Indo-China. It is be leved that she was forced to make a landing owing to the state of the weather, and that she will resume her, light as soon as conditions Improve. There is no indica- tion in the telegram, which was despatched at 4.10 p.m. yesterday, that Mrs. Brace has come to grief.
ment address is interpreted in
Suggestion by a Former Broker of Singapore.
GOVERNMENT REPLY.
London, Yesterday,
The
Pacific Methods.
Nationalist
ext step will be taken to deal with the Shansi troops.
Coming to Hong Kong? Members of the enlarged ses |sion, including Chou Lu, Hsieh Civil Aviation..
Chih, Wang Ching-wei andTM The Civil Aviation Committee Cheng Kung-po will leave Tai of the Conference to day review-yuan for either Hong Kong or ed the progress in Imperial air Japar in a day or two communications with heavier According to General Ya In the House of Commons at than air craft since the last Con- Heuch-chung, garrison "comman- question time Sir George Penny ference, and was impressed with dant of Tientsin, and Peking. (Cons.), suggested that, in view the commercial and political ad- Wang Ching-wel and Lu Chung- of the depressed condition of the vantages of developing and lin are reported to have arrived rubber industry, consequent on speeding them up still further at Tientsin The Mukden the loas of revenue to the Hope was expressed that the next troops who have appronched as Colonies, the Government, should stage, which will be opening next far as Shunteh on the Ping-Han consider the possibility of ex-year, of a regular service between line, and Tsaikaopao on the Pek- tending the use of rubber. Britain and South Africa would ing-Suiyuan line are now.pending
Mr. W. Lunn, 'replying, refer- be followed by the extension of a orders from the high military red to the fourteenth report of weekly air service between Bri- command for a further advance. the Imperial Economic Com-tain and India to Australia, Shensi Rehabilitation Lib mittee, which recently surveyed It was recommended that when General Yang Fu-cheng will the trade of rubber manufactured the facilities offered are equal, formally assume the post of goods, and added "active mea-preferences should be given to chairman of Shensi Provincial sures are in the competent hands Empire air routes in the matter Government on November 5, of various unofficial bodies, one of Imperial air mails. It was also suggesting to adopt the following, of which is the Rubber Manufac- recommended that the personnel plans in the rehabilitation of turers Research Association, in of the existing liaison system Shensi
[Bir George Penny was for merly a broker in Singapore.]
TARIFF TRUCE. CONFERENCE TO ASK FOR REDUCTIONS.
the receipt of a Government should be placed on a more per- To discriminate in the adminis manent basis; that the inter-tration between civil and 'mili- grant."--Reuter
change for periods of service tary authorities; to disband and should take place between the ad- reorganise all the "grey" troops; ministrative and technical afr to relieve famine-stricken areas; oflcers in the Empire; and that to burn all opium; ta reorganise technical officers should confer the Kuominchun into garrisoning for the purpose of evolving a per- troops, to establish producing minent standard of air-worthi- factories; and, to improve party ness within the Empire affairs. The above plans were In view of the inquiry into the carried by Colonel Hu Yat-man R.101 the committee, made no re on a plane to Nanking on commendations regarding air-November for the consideration ships British Wireless Service, and approval of President Chiang.
Canton News Agency, sejeYen to Hatire,
EUROPEAN CONVENTION.
Rugby, Yesterday.
the lobby as meaning that the Questioned regarding the opera- Government will be given until tion of the tariff truce the Pre- Christmas to state their specific sident of the Board of Trade, Mr. and comprehensive plans to deal W Graham, informed the House with unemployment in other of Commons that the Com Thoran, Yesterday. - words, as soon he Imperial mercial convention concluded In Persian Government has Round Table Conference is over. Geneva last, March had so far Haji Mirza Habibulla The Government will probably be ben ratified by eight countries
for the a seriously challenged by both Op- United Kingdom, Belgium, Den-
five years position Parties
mark, Finland, Latvia, Norway, guarantees Amendment Refected
5 The House of Commons
At the showing in the Queen's Theatre Mr. King indicated parts In the reel which he considered commenced, and I thought Mr. pert of oplum
Noronha understood
objectionable, presumably-int decent * Evidence of the Censer, “ that there was any possibility of
Mr. Lockhart Smith, in evid inlsap
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central anti-cyclone over the lower Yangtare Val ley has weakened slightly,
Sweden, and Switzerland ~ Apr Forecast N.; E-winds;
meeting had been arranged for November 17 to cons the bring.
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Peking, Yesterday.
It la reliably reported that Yen Hai-shan has decided to retire to his native town, Wutaihsien, and hand over military affair in Shanal to Hati Yung-chang" lind political affairs to Shang Chen- Renter
Chang and Chiang, S.
Peking, Yesterday!!
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to establish the Ly: comé
the Deputy Conr mander the former.“ Cabines
here the
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Then meetings Plenary Session have ended,
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