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Alteration of. The
Memorandum.
SHAREHOLDERS AGREE.
No. 27,643
BETABLINEND
1846
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1930.
DEATH OF MR. LENOX | JAPAN'S POLICY OF
SIMPSON.
RETRENCHMENT.
Journalist Dies After Budget to Be Balanced
Without Loans.
Brutal Attack.
SHOT IN SPINE.
C
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 %,
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
FUTURE OF GERMANY PEEVED BY SENSATIONAL HAUL
INDIA
BIG CONFERENCE
OPENS TO-DAY.
ARMISTICE DAY.
OF HEROIN.
"Tactlessness" Shown at Concealed in Cases of
Geneva.
Raisins on Liner.
REDUCTION OF TAXES:"
HOOVER AND WORLD PEACE.
VALUED AT $250,000.
GANDHI LEFT OUT
Shanghai, To-day.
At an extraordinary general
Tientsin, To-day.
Tokyo, Yesterday. meeting of the members of the Mr. Lenox Simpson, the British The Government has approved Green Island Cement Co., held in journalist, who was shot by two the following Estimates for the the Exchange Building this morn-Chinese in Tientsin Д few coming financial year:- ing, the following extraordinary months ago, died at 10 o'clock inst resolution was unanimously pass-night
ed as a special resolution:
Deacons.
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ITS SUCCESS.
discussions
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Queen's Road Central
AERIAL FIGHTING IN
TAIYUAN.
Continual Surrender of 30,00 Kuominchun.
SHANSI PERTURBED.
Berlin, Yesterday,
Shanghai, Monday. Although the German, Tur The Shanghai Times this morn- The report of the continual kish, and Bulgarian delegates to ing reports the seizure by the surrender of 50,000 Kuominchun the Disarmament Commission Customs here of 190 pounds of was confirmed, on the 9th inst., joined in the two minutes' silence, heroin in cases unloaded from to Pressmen in an interview, by observed for the first time in the Lloyd Trestino steamer Col the erstwhile Kuominchun Gen- Geneva to-day, the Nationalist di Lana. The Customa value eral Liang Kuan-ying, who pro- newspapers are indignant at this the haul at $250,000. The drug cceded to Nanking on the 8th inst. disgraceful tactlessness," which was shipped as "dried fruit," for the purpose of reporting to the German delegation ought to being concealed in cases of rai-President Chiang the recent fe have answered by walking, as sins.
organisation of the Kuominchun several German journalists did. The newspaper states that it is under his command. The 30,000 --Reuter.
believed the drug was loaded at Kuominchun, having been re- Constantinople, but neither the organised into four brigades, one name of the shippers nor the con- special regiment and one pistol signees is disclosed-Reuter.
Settling Disputes.
Washington, Yesterday. President Hoover, speaking at
IMPERIAL PARLEY.
QUESTIONS OF FOREIGN POLICY DISCUSSED.
regiment, will hereafter be placed under the direct control of the Kiangsu for patrol duties. Pacification Commissioner of Gen- eral Liang was reported to have called on Generals Ma Hung-kuei, Ma Fu-hsiang and Chang Chi chiang on November 9. City Bombed.
1,448,000,000 yen including the! Navy, which amounts to 210,000,- Tientsin, Later. 000 yen, 09 compared with. That the provisions of the Mr. Simpson'
London, Yesterday. passed away 262,000,000 yen for the current Company's Memorandum of As-quietly.
year; and 188,000,000 yen for the
Many brown faces are to be sociation with respect to its ob- The funeral takes place at 2 Army, as compared with 210,000,-seen in London these days, on the jects be altered so as to read asp to-morrow. Reuter.
000 for the current year, The eve of the opening of the Indian shown in the print signed for the Mr. Lenox, Simpson, otherwise total, estimate for the current Round Table Conference, which purpose, of identification by the known as Putnam Weale, during year was 1,630,000,000 yen, be- the King inaugurates to-morrow Chairman of this meeting." his life time acted as Adviser to ing 160,000,000 greater than the from the Royal Gallery in the.
The print was open to the in-various Presidents of China. He estimate for the coming year.
House of Lords. The first plen- spection of members at the Com-was born in 1877, the son of Mr. In accordance with the Govern-ary sitting will be at St. James's pany's office and at the office of Charles Lenox Simpson, Senior ment's policy, the Budget will be Palace on November 12. Already the Company's Solicitors, Messrs. Commissioner of Chinese Cus-balanced, without recourse to there have been numerous preli- the armistice Day Memorial Ser-
toms, and was educated at Brigh loans, and a continuance of the minary informal Mr. J. Scott Harston was inton College. He joined the policy of economy and retrench-nmong the 86 delegates-57 of vice, said that the outlook for the chair, and thoose present were Chinese Customs Service in 1898 ment is likewise clearly reflected. whom are representatives of Bri- peace was happier than it had Sir Robert Ho Tung, Messrs. J. H. Jund later went through the siege A slight reduction in certain tish-India, 16 representatives of been for half a century, yet they Taggart, R. G. Shewan, C. M. of Peking Legations, and during taxes will be effected during the Indian States, and 13 of the could not overlook the fact that Mendham, C. A. da Roza, and Lithe War was attached to the Bri-next few years by appropriating British Parliament.
the nations in many ways were ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION. Tze-fong (Directors), Mr. Allantish Expeditionary Force as part of the surplus accruing from Government circles are opti- always potentially in conflict. Keith (Secretary), and Messrs. Brigade Interpreter. He incur the London Naval Treaty arma-mistic over the prospects of the He said that 1930 was notable
Rugby, Yesterday, A Nationalist 'plane flew to Tai- J. Robinson, A. L. Shields. M. H.red the enmity of the Nationalist ments limitation.-Reuter. conference and are gratified at in the annals of peace. It had Two meetings of the heads of yuan on November 8, encounter- Turner, M. A. de Figueiredo Party by taking charge of the
the excellent spirit with which it disposed of one major friction, the delegations to the Imperialing two Shansi 'planes. is believed the preliminaries have naval competition, and had made conference were held to-day. an exchange of fire for soveral been discussed. On the contrary, a sensible advance in the reduc-This morning's message was brief minutes, the Nationalist plane British politicians not connected tion of warships.
and at it various matters arising having successfully dropped six with the Government, arc scep- Mr. Hoover expressed the out of the conference agenda bombs on Taiyuan, killing five tical, while the opinion is express-opinion that within, a few years were considered. The meeting and injuring 13 enemies, return- ed in some quarters that the ab- it would become an accepted prin- wna fallowed immediately by an-jed, to Nanking. The people in scene of representatives of the ciple of international law that other meeting attended by the Taiyuan are much perturbed with Indian Congress. (Gandhi's international disputes which could Commonwealth Prime Ministers the visit of the Nationalists Party) foredooms the proceedings not be settled through the or-and Mr. McGilligan, representing planes, for merchants have sùs- to failure...
dinary diplomatic channels, would the Irish Free State, when ques-pended their business, and fled be submitted to arbitration or, to tions of foreign policy were dis-elsewhere for refuge. international conciliation com-cussed. missions. - Reuter's American Service.
A. C. Botelho,' and F. E. Silva Customs at Tientsin on behalf of (shareholders)..
JAPANESE NAVY.
MORE WARSHIPS TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
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After
the Northerners, displacing Col, Chairman's Speech. Hayley Bell, and he réceived The Chairman, addressing the numerous threats during the time meeting, said:
that he acted as Commissioner. The object for which this There was some doubt as to the meeting has been called is, as in-Party which instigated the at-
TWO OUTSIDE TREATY. dicated in the notice which the tempted assassination. All that Secretary has just read, for the is accurately known is that two
Tokyo, Yesterday. purpose of receiving a report of soldiers, dressed in Fukinese Under the proposed naval re- the proceedings at the extra- uniform, entered Mr. Simpson's plenishment programme, which
Earnest Efforts. ordinary general meeting held on house on some pretext and shot the Cabinet approved last night, October 15, and of confirming, if the journalist when he had taken it is planned, according to an un-
Earnest efforts have been made thought fit, as a special resolution them Into his study. A bullet confirmable report of the Asahi, for some days by the delegates
A long meeting of the heads of delegations this afternoon took
Hankow, Monday. any resolution which was then lodged in Mr. Simpson's spine which is generally well informed, from British India to reach agree-
place Moving Ceremony.
in the passed as an extraordinary reso- and his condition ever since has to construct four 12. 8,000-ton, ment on the position to be accord-
House of The Hankow Provisional Head- Commons. A. report lution, and also for the purpose been grave, only his strong con-six-inch cruisers, nine destroyed to Moslems and other minority
of quarters yesterday instructed Rugby, Yesterday. the Committee on of considering the ordinary reso stitution keeping him alive thusers, and 12 submarines, under communities, in order to clear the
econo- General Ho Chien, Chairman of lutions (a), (b) and (c), dealing long.]
Though 12 years have passed mic co-operation was received Hunan, that he has to eradicate the Treaty limits. Two unspeci-way for the consideration of the and a new generation has grown and consideration of it has com- the Communist-bandits complete with the question of consolidation
fied vessels are to be built out-form of the future Constitution up since the War ended, it was menced. The heads will meet ly in Pingkiang and Liuyang in side the Treaty, Reuter.
of India but hitherto there has again made manifest to-day that again to-morrow morning. The the western sector of Hunan been no sign of a tangible result. the celebration of Armistice Day report considered this afternoon within a week.
of shares, and, if thought fit,
passing same as ordinary resolu- and seconded by Mr. A: L. Shields tions respectively,
that the extraordinary resolution
You will remember that for the which you had just heard be
reasons stated at such last meet-confirmed as a Special Resolution: STOP PRESS ing, your Board decided that Re- Those in favour, please signify Rolution No. 1 dealing with the in the usual way. proposed reduction of capital, Carried unanimously,
to the
would not be proceeded with for Gentlemen, that concludes the the time being, and such last business of this meeting and 1
Resolution No. i was not pro-thank you for your attendance, posed at such meeting and there- There now only remains the fore there is no question of con- necessary" application firming "same at this meeting. Supreme Court of Hong Kong for confirmation of the extraordinary Furthermore at such laat meet-resolution which you have just ing, you were also informed that confirmed as a special resolution, the said ordinary resolution (a), and your Directors will have this (b) and (c). dealing with the put in hand at once. question of consolidation of capi- Application to Court.
Other Resolution.
ial would not be proceeded with The ordinary resolutions refer- at this meeting, because such red to by the Chairman are:---
ordinary resoluutions were part of the general smheme of reduc- tion and re-organisation of capi- tal. Your Directors, therefore, will not propose Resolutions (a, (b) and (c) at this meeting.
As a result, the only business before this meeting is the con- firmation of Resolution No. 23 which was proposed at the last meeting and which deals with the question of approval of the draft new Memorandum of Association with respect to the objects of the Company. At such last meeting, the draft new memorandum was unanimously approved, and a re solution to that effect was unani-
(a) That the said 800,000 shares of
(b)
by
35 each fully paid up created by the reduction of capital effected]
the before-mentioned Resolús tions Nos. 1 (a), (b) and (c) be us from the date of confirmation of the said reduction by the Supreme Court. of Hong Kong, consolidated in such manner that every two of such shares shall constitute one $10 share upon which the sum of $10 shall be credited as fully paid up. That the existing Certificates of Shares after the said date of con firmation of the said reduction. by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong be called in by the Directors and cancelled and that new Certi flentes, be issued subject to the provisions contained in the Ar- ticles of Association of the Com- *pany.
mously passed as an extraordin (e) that on such consolidation as ary resolution. Prior to the: passing of such extraordinary re
aforesaid no shareholder shall be entitled to a fractional cortificate.
Nanking, To-day. Marshal Chang Hsueh- liang arrived at Pukow this morning at 7.20, being met by Messrs. Ho Ying-ching, T. V. Soong, C. T. Wang, and Wang Chung-hui. Chang crossed the Yangtse in the gunboat Weishen and imme diately proceeded to Chiang Kai-shek's residence. After brief conference the two leaders proceeded to the Kuomintang headquarters, attend a ceremony in connec tion with Sun Yat-sen's 65th birthday. The Mukden leader was there accorded welcome.
Chang is staying in Mr. T. V. Soong's residence while in the capital. There will be no official conferences to-day on account of Sun Yat-sen's birthday celebrations in con- nection with which Chang Hsueh-liang will unveil the Sun Yat-sen statue at Sun's mausoleum.
The ceremony of opening the fourth plenary session of the Central Executive Com- mittee was held this morn- ing, but Chang Hsueh-lang did not attend, he not being a member of that body- Reuter.
Generally, the delegates appear
to be united in expecting self- government for both provinces and a central government to emerge from the conference, but there is a cleavage of opinion regarding the procedure. One section, comprising leading Hindus, expressed the opinion that the conference should re- ceive at the outset from the Bri tish Government an assurance that the object is to draw up a Dominion status' constitution,
This school of thought regards such problema na the defence position, the minorities position, and the Indian States as domes- tic questions which a self-govern- ing India can be left to solve.
On the contrary, leading Moslems and others, while agree- ing with the ultimate objective, insist that the special problems of India demand prior attention, taking the view that the consti tution must statutorily the rights of minorities.
The Main Problem,
Assure
It is on this problem that the main divergence is manifesting itself, but there are cross cur- rents, such as the question of whether Indie 'should have a federal or unitary (centralised) constitution, and the question of whether British: India should work out its own constitution, or proceed on all-India lines.
The attitude of the States themselves is likely to be very helpful in solving this latter ques- tion. There appears to be a grow- ing disposition to favour co-
"FRANTIC RUSH." operating with British India in
solution I explained to you, brief- Resolution No. 1, which the ex- ly, why your Directors consider Ittraordinary general meeting of esseritial to alter the Memoran, October 15 decided not to pro- dum of Association, and I do not ceed with for the time being is think it necessary at this meet-as under: ing to deal further therewith. 1. That the authorised capital of je akty brands
Under the Hong Kong the Company bo reduced from
$5,000,000 dirlued intci 200,000 shares FRENCH AIRMEN REACH INDIA Companies Ordinance, how of the nominal value of $7.50 each ever, it is necessary that fully paid up and 400,000 shares of IN EXHAUSTED STATE. the extraordinary resolution the nominal value of $7.50 each with to adopt the new Mem-5 paid. up (or due and payable there- orandum of Association shall be divided into 800,000 shares of 15 each on) and 2,60 uncxiled to 84,000,000 confirmed as a special resolution and that such reduction be affected:- and I accordingly beg to proposa (a) By extinguishing the Hability in the confirmation of the following „extraordinary resolution. 28. BI
Special Resolution
That the provisions of the Company's Memorandum of Association with respect to its
objects be altered so as to read
as shown in the print signed
for the purpose of Identification The by the Chairman of this meet
And I shall be glad if some shareholder will kindly second,
proposed by myself
respect of the uncalled capital on the said 400,000 shares, on which
DAYS WITHOUT SLEEP.
evolving a self-governing consti-
CLOUDY.
To-day's weather report, from the Royal Observatory, states:-
The anti-cyclone is central over the lower Yangtze Val- ley and has strengthened fur- ther,
t
A strong monsoon prevails along the S.E. Coast of China and over the N. China Sen.
Forecast: N. E winds, strong; cloudy at first, clear- Ing Jater.
Rainfall.
Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1. 95.19 inches against an aver age of 81,15.
Temperature,
The temperature, at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock wAK!--
Hong Kong
Yangtze Situation.
is a very long document, dealing After having been crushed by with many matters, and it was the Nationalists under Hau found possible only to review it Yuan-chuan, Chang Ying and Li briefly.
No decisions have yet Kuo-chun, the Reds under Ho been taken on it to be represented Lung who launched an attack on to the plenary session-British Li-hsien last week-end have Wireless Service..
withdrawn in confusion. ·
According to scouting 'planes. the Communists are moving from Tao-ning southward in the direc- tion of Teingchow. General Ho Chien has ordered the forces Lunder Tuan Chin to follow them
up immediately,
ROBBERY SEQUEL.
JAIL FOR A COUPLE OF CHINESE.
WOMAN AS RECEIVER.
Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at tho Central Magistracy
this
morning,
were charged
two with
Crisis Relieved. General Lo Chin-ching has Chinese commanded the 5th squadron of having armoured train to Changsha and broken into the second floor of 72 will participate in the operations Stone Nullah Lane, and stolen an against the Communists along Chuchow-Pinghsiang Rail- electric fan, a wall clock, and two the blankets, valued at $50. A woman way.
The combined forces of Hunan - was alan charged with having re-
are marching. ceived the fan, knowing it to ba and Szecheun
from four directions towards Li- stolen property.
Haien in North Hanan, which The men pleaded guilty, but the was for some time in a state of woman gave the usual plea that siege by the Communists under of not knowing that the article Ho Lung and Kwang Chi-hour, handed over to her was stolen.
who are now reported to have Detective-Sergeant Lamont gald abandoned the siege of that city that on the morning" of the 8th and retreated to the Hunan- Instant he was called out to the Hupeh borders. -
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house in question...Ha found that' Because of the approaching of the robbers had attented to break reinforcements, the critical situa-, a padlock which was fastened to tion in Li-haien is now considered__ the bolt of the frail door, but they to be over. Canton could not. However, they gained Agency...
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the door. The premises were used MRS. VICTOR BRUCE. as a Chinese school, but there weró
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people living in the adjoining DEPARTURE FROM COLONY FOR room, as well as a coolle who look-
AMOY.
ed after the school.
The woman, who was arrested
on information, said that the two Mrs. Victor Bruce, the British
tution on federal lines, provided had lost none of its significance. the British connection is presery-The crowds were as great as on male defendants knew her hus-flyor, left Kai Tack aerodrome, at ed and the Princes" position and any previous anniversary and the rights in their own States are un- celebration of the ceremony in band very well, but she was net 11.30 this morning for Amoy, impaired-Reuter
Whitehall, which was broadcast acquainted with them. Sorgeant where she is expected to arrive Into most homes in the country, Lamont said that the robbery ac between 4 and 5 o'clock this even- Rugby, Yesterday.
curred between 7 and 10.80 p.ming The Round Table Conference, was both beautiful and moving.
He could not prove burglary, bo The China Mail is indebted to which the King will Inaugurate The King and Queen," their cause there was no evidence to the Asiatic Petroleum Company's at noon to-morrow, will be one of sons, British and Empire states say that the men entered the Hong Kong office for their very Calcutta, Yesterday,
the most memorable events in the men and Indian Princes, paid house between 9 pm and a courteous reply to its enquiry. 35 only has beef, paid up (or Goulette and La Louette, the long connection of Great Britain their homage to the dead with He believed that the robbery -
Mrs. Victor Bruce has travelled which is due and payable there- French airmen, continuing their with India. All sections of Indian the vast and reverent multitude.curred at 880.2
furthest north than anyone by share on each of auch share in trantic rush, arrived here to day opinion, with one regretted ex- Every one to-day wore a Flat In evidence, a pawnbroker from meter car into Lapland. the capital of the Company in three days and a half from ception, and all political parties in dere Foppy, 40,000,000 of which the Sang Sang Shop, sald that the (6) By returning to the holders of Paris and left again to-night. Great Britain will be represented. had been made by ex-Service woman asked for $15 for the clock,
shares capital to the extent of the sald 400,000 fully paid up Neither had more than seven Many of the delegates have come men. Late to-night people con- but she willingly, accepted $10. 9.80 per share, hours sleep on the journey, and from India at great political riak tinued to file past the cenotaph, Asked why she did so the woman tenced to one year's hard labour. prejudice to the Company right to stand more than another day's the Round Table: are clearly in at its base, British Wireless higher advances to a pawnbroker tour, months
can make Second defendant was sentenced to (e) that such reduction be without declated that they were unable and all who take their seats at placing flowers of remembrance replied; A woman
per
que for and recover, allar fight at this pace. They prob-spired by the highest, sense of Service. Fears of Cails, now outstanding ably will not have to do so an they patriotism. and due in respect of the thiness referred to In Resolution (EC) expect to reach Saigon. to-mor
row. Reuter
berhof, or way of them?
|than a man can !7-
(Continued on Page 18.)
Earlier cables and local Kirst defendant, “mafter dealing with Armistice fenced to six-months ingebra
Day will be found on page 101.
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