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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1930.
PREMIER FIRED ON, LAND ARMAMENTS.
THE CHINA-MAIL
CHINESE POLITICS.
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STRUCK IN THE STOMACH BY BULLET.
GENERAL DISCUSSION AT GENEVA.
CHIANG CHAIRMAN OF PLENARY SESSION.
ASSAILANT ARRESTED.
Tokyo, Yesterday.
Blood Transfusion.
Tokyo, Later. The doctors have resorted to transfusion of blood for Hamaguchi, the Premier's second son, Iwane, supplying the blood.
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
Geneva, Yesterday.
SELF GOVERNMENT
FOR INDIA.
(Continued from Pago 1.)
Elected Members,
The question of how elected mem- bera of a Government Rssociated
a
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
DR. WANG A MEMBER.
Nanking. To-day. The Premier of Japan was en-
The Disarmament Commiraton The French Minister arrived
RAFT PROGRAMMES and training for Okuyama to attend the has resumed the general discus-yesterday afternoon and is pre-
ENTRY FORMS for the nnnual grand manoeuvres, which|sion of methods of limitation of genting his credentials to Marshal with the Official element are to re-Eleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth begin to-day, when an assailant land armaments.
Chiang Kai-shek on Saturday. tain their following is answered, in Extra Race Meetings to be held fired a bullet, striking his stomach. Lord Cecil,
on behalf of the Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang at-hese words:..
on SATURDAY, 29th November The assailant was arrested before British, French and American de-tended the fourth plenary session
and 6th and 13th December, 1930, a draft re-merely to supply information on
"They must be able over a wide respectively, may be obtained at he had time to fire a second shot:legations, submitted
feld that circumstances permit the Race Course, Hong Kong Club solution, firstly approving of the affairs in North China. It is
to frame a policy in acordance and Causeway Bay Stables. principle that there should be stated that he will carry out Gov-
with the views of their sup- Entries will close at 12 o'clock the fullest possible exchange of ernment orders regarding mili-
porters. Mr. information regarding armaments tary reorganisation, the Marshal
This, in turn, implies Noon on the following dates:-: that Parliament will be willing to between the parties, to the pre- not making any proposals respect-
'define the purposes for which it sent convention; secondly, recording political party matters.-.
would wish to exercise its con- Tokyo, Later. ing the Commission's unanimous Reuter.
to find a method to pro-
stitutional right of interference into the polley of the Govern- ment of India and that so long as the polley pursued does not menace the objects which Parlia ment declares Its intention to safeguard the Government of India would be at liberty to manage the affairs of Indla which Includes association with the Indian Legislature."
It is learned that the assailant desire
Earlier News.
Nanking, Yesterday. is Tomeo Sagoya, aged 23, a mem-vide a limitation of war materin! precise manner than her of the reactionary, organisa- in a more
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek this tion Aikokusha (Patriotic Associa- was possible by publicity alone; morning was elected chairman of tion).
thirdly, recognising that while the Fourth Plenary Session. Five the Commission committees were appointed to The attempte:l assassination was the majority of apparently due to Sagoyn's belief is of opinion regarding land examine numerous proposala sub- that the Premler's economic policy material that the most practical |mitted to the session' for considera- is responsible for the present method to secure more precise tion. It was offelally stated that limitation is by budgetary limita- the Plenary Session is to last ve egonomic depression.
After examination of his woundtion, other members think a mere days, closing on November 18.
Dr. C. T. Wang was elected his physicians have declared that practicable method is by direct
Ile the Premier's chances of recovery limitation by specific enumeration, full member of the C.E.C.
and some would like to see a com- formerly was only a substitute are good-Reuter,
bination of the two methods. ntember.
BURMA CYCLONE.
GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS
DESTROYED.
TWO PEOPLE KILLED.
Rangoon, Yesterday. So far as is known at present, two persons were killed in the Kyaukpyu cyclone. The Govern- ment buildings, the bazaar, and. the pier, were completely destroy- ed. Reuter.
Earlier Cable.
Rangoon, Yesterday. Is is reported that the town of Kyaukpyu, in Lower Burma, way destroyed by a cyclone on Novem- ber 10.
No loss of life is reparted, but details are lacking owing to the collapse of telegraphic communien- tions.--Reuter.
The Disarmament Commission has adopted, with certain verbal modifications, the first two see
tions of Lord Cecil's resolution.
The vote on the third section has been postponed to November 14 to enable the British and Ger- mans to confer regarding verbal modifications-Reuter.
LYONS DISASTER.
RESCUERS WORK IN
- DARKNESS.
MANY FATALITIES.
Lyona, Yesterday. It is reported that 60 persons have been killed and 40 injured na the result of a series of col- lapses of buildings in the old part of the town.
A
It is atated that among the pro- posals tabled by Chiang Kai-shek
The purposes which it is sug gested His Majesty's Government) must safeguard include defence, foreign relations, internal security, financial objections, Anancial
Thursday, 20th November, 1930. Monday, 1st December, 1930. Monday, 8th December, 1930.
PUBLIC AUCTIONS.
TH
►HE. Undersigned have receive) instructions to sell by Public
Auction
ON
THURSDAY, November 20, 1930, cominencing at 2.30 p.m.
nt No. 110, The Penk
(4. Mountain View).
A Quantity of
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE
Couch
is one suggesting the amalgama-stability, protection of minorities Comprising:
and of rights of services recruited Hutstands, Chesterfield tion of the portfolios for Agricul- the Secretary of State, and pre-and Chairs, Teak Dining Table, ture and Mines, and Industry, vention of unfair economic and Sideboard, Chairs, Glass Cabinet, Commerce and Labour, as опе commercial discrimination.
Ice Chest, Silver Ware, New Cut- Ministry, and the Ministries of)
"The recommendations of the!lery, Ornament, Pictures, Brass Public Health and of the Interior
Statutory Commission
Ware, Curtains, Carpets, etc., etc. as to pro-j as another, thus abolishing two, vincial constitutions, with which in
Teak Bedstead, Teak Dressing Ministries.
general we agree, represent a gen- Case, Teak Chest of Drawers.
It is stated that Chiang will also erous response to the popular de- Table, Table Lamps, Table Fang propose limiting the powere of themand for provincial autonomy.etc. Executive Yuan to affairs concern-
ing the Ministries, all political! They contain within themselves the
Also
matters being dealt with by the means of increasing adaptation to A Quantity of Blackwood Ware.
and local circumstances
to the On View from Wednesday, No- State Council.
wishes of those who will be charged vember 19, 1930.
Executive Chairmanship.
It is believed that the session with the task of working the con- stitution that the Commission have will request Chiang to assume
outlined. Our proposals for a the chairmanship of the Executive Yuan, which has been, vacant since centre in amplification of the plan put forward by the Commission the death of Tan Ten-kai. Representatives of
have been designed with a double) various
On the one hand, we Hunan bodles petitioned the
Bes-purpose. sion to remove Ho Chien from the have sought to examine the means chairmanship of Hunan. This by which the relations between the petition is being discussed.
the
First a wall collapsed at one o'clock in the morning at the top of a house occupied by nuns. This morning Chang Hsueh-liang Firemen and police were rushed attended
preparatory con- to the rescue, and then two more ference of the Fourth Plenary buildings collapsed, and buried Session.--Reuter. the rescuers. The mass of debris prevents an accurate estimate of the casualties.
A series of building collapses in the St. Juan quarter of Lyons has caused havoc
over an area
of fifty yards.
At least ten six to seven storey- ed tenements lie in ruins in one street alone.
ing to rescue those catombed by
EAST AFRICA.
REPORTS ON CLOSER UNION.
SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT.
executive and legislation can
be
established on a basis which offers
Terma-Cash on Delivery,
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THE Undersigned have received
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a reasonable chance of harmony in have endeavoured to point the way
On the other hand we at working,
to action that may now be taken to place upon. the constitution the first but definite impress of Dominian status, It is exactly in this way that each and all Dominions have attained to con- stitutional nation-hood.
"We have drawn what appear to us the consequential inference that the exercise of the functions for side in the Crown should be direct- the Government of India which re-
ly devolved upon the Governor- General and that therewith should
In spite of the imminent dan-
Rugby, Yesterday. The House of Lords, after some ger of further collapses, firemep, police and volunteer helpers work discussion, last night agreed to a motion of the Colonial Secretary, feed throughout the darkness try-Lord Passfield, that a Joint Com
tons of smashed bricks and mor- mittes of both Houses should be go the power to appropriate tar, while high crumbling walls set up to consider reports on
are closer union of East Africs, to- Jenning perilously over the rescu-gether with a statement of the Government's conclusions on the
Bride: "Oh, George, what there in the world but love?"
Groom: "Nothing, dearest, in the wide world-Er-what's for dinner-Passing Show, London
U.S. AND CHINA.
GRADUAL 'RELINQUISHMENT OF EXTRALITY.
AMERICA'S PROPOSALS.
Washington, Yesterday. The United States has sub- mitted proposals to Nanking for the gradual
and tong of loosened earth
era.
It may be days before the full matter.
casualties are known."
relinquishment FLIGHT TO SAIGON
of extra-territoriality.Reuter's American Service.
NOBEL PRIZE.
AWARDED TO INDIAN PHYSICIST.
GOULETTE AND LA LOUETTE ARRIVE SAFELY.
RECORD TIME.
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tem of government there, to which efforts should be steadily directed. and what was to be the authority that could be trusted to deal Justly with all questions affecting the various races, British Wiss.
Salgon, Yesterday. Goulette and La Louette have arrived here in the record time of less Service. 124 hours out of which, they had} Stockholm. Yesterday.
only nine hours' sleep.-Reuter. The Nobel Prize for Physics has The French airmen left Paris been awarded to Sir Chandra on November 9 for their historic sekhara Venkata Raman, M.A..ight to the French Colony, and F.R.S., Professor of Physics at thus have achieved their end in Calcutta University, and a well-five days and four hours.] known writer.on physical research. -Reuter...
TRUCE ENDED. RAILWAYMEN'S WAGES TO BE
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FRIDAY, November 21, 1930, commencing at. 11 a.m.
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A Large Quantity of VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
FURNITURE.
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:
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AMERICAN
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the pect Gut glass like real diamonds. Never become duil and can wear for We think it revenues of India.
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A New Position.
'Own
Lord Passfeld explained that time it would possess a distinct Up to noon the landslides were the Government was not seeking to individuality. It would, it is true. continuing.
avoid its proper responsibility, but be within specified limits under the that these purposes should in Hitherto thirty bodies have been sought the benefit of the collective control of His Majesty's Govern- clude defence, security, foreign before ment, but it is of the essence of relations, finance, rights of ser- rocovered, all except five being opinion rescuers, including the Chief of deciding a question so important our proposals that that contro: Vices, and minorities and the pre- should be such as to establish a vention of unfair commercial the Fire Brigade, Captain Rochas, as the constitution for a great
discrimination. his assistant, 18 firemen
partnership in place of subordina- territory of Africa. . and 5
Subject to these. safeguards; The Archbishop of Canterbury would then bo a distinct entity, tton. The Government of India policemen Reuter.
the scheme provides that: the during the discussion, expressed the view that the value of the capable of acting in domestic mat Government of India shall be at joint committee was that it would ters on its own initiative and, with liberty to manage the affairs of help. Parliament to
India in close association with the ambit of uncontrolled Indian Legislature. The central decide, at
in the quite a critical time in the history powers, free to pursue ite
Government would consist both of of East Africa, what was the sys- policy.
officials and popularly elected members, and while it would not formally, he responsible to the To the various Dominions and Legislature, it is suggested that foreign countries it would occupy the clected members should re- now position which its growing tain their following in the Legis- freedom in the conduct of external tature by being placed in the posi- affairs would promote. That it tion to frame a policy over the would not be an entirely indepen-widest possible field, subject to dent Government is due to circum-the limitations imposed by Far" stances, Internal and external, to liament. India, which are generally familiar. The despatch states that it ber vision can be made for the period only harmonise the relations be To suggest means by which pro-lieves that this scheme will not
of transition we would set no arti- tween the Executive and the ncial or statutory harriers to the Legislature, but will place on the natural evolution we desire to see. constitution the first definite im- We believe that the great part of press of dominion status. The Indium opinion will be ready to re despatch, which was drawn up On the conclusion of a two cognize the special Interests of with special reference to the MRS, VICTOR BRUCE LEAVES years' truca yesterday, proposals Parliament, provided that Great Simon Commission's recommen
AMOY.
to reduce railwaymen's wages by Britain on her side is prepared by dations, endorses the proposal six shillingsweekly, with action to show that she does not for full provincial autonomy and weekly minimum of 888., falter in her desire to Invest India accepts the All-India Federal Con- Amoy, To-day. were submitted to three railway with the constitutional status that stitution as the final ideal, but ex- Mrs. Victor Bruce has left for unions by the managers of four she seeks and that her polities presses the opinion that the time The acetate artificial silk Con-Shanghal, but will possibly land railway groups at a conference in development appears to us to has not yet arrived when the vention has been virtually dissoly at Hangchow if her progress is London to-day, when in a long justify-British Wireless Ser States generally will be prepared ed following the action of certain low owing to the monsoon statement the managers, stressed vice
and to enter formal federal relations Reuter.
the need of economy in view of Bochum companies In lowering prices ten
London, Yesterday.with British India -Reuter Gnancial difficulties. It is be-A how form of Government at per cert. below convention prices.
Reuter
lieved that there is little likell-the centre, involving the partial
Earlier News, hood of agreement by direct nego- retention of Parliaments and the
Rugby, Testerday. tiations, and probably it will be present responsibility simultane- One of the most brilliant as necessary for the National Wages only with a measure of popular semblies coen in London in Board to consider, the respective control, is proposed by the Gov- cent years was held in Lancaster claims-Beuter..
ernment of India in a despatch House, St. James's, last night. fnary to the Round when the Government, entertained Table d ussions) on the further the Indian Princes and other de develop of Indian self-legates to the Indian Round Table government. The scheme, which Conference.
ARTIFICIAL SILK.
CONVENTION BREAKS DOWN IN COLOGNEM
Cologne. Yesterday.
RIOTING REDS.
PITCHED BATTLE IN NEW YORKE
New York.
JONA WEN
LADY FLIER.
PLANE CRASH,
THRILLING ESCAPE OF OCCUPANTS.
New York, Yesterday.
It is reported that an aeroplane |u which, Captain John Donaldson
at Mr. Edward Weiner had start-
urance fight terday
In fames on
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London, Yesterday,
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esterusy
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Record No. DB243.
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