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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1930.
SUFFOLK TO PLAN TO STABILISE NAZI STORM TROOPS
RESCUE
BOATS LAND IN THE PRATAS LAGOON. [
HAZARDOUS TRIP
HOPE FOR CREW OF WRECKED SHIP.
SILVER.
ARRESTED.
Co-operation of U.S. and| Dramatic Raid on a
British Empire.
CRITICAL SITUATION.
Breslau Mansion.
POLISH AGGRESSION.
STUDENT RIOT.
ONE POLICEMEN KILLED IN HAVANA.
DEMONSTRATION SEQUEL.
New York, Yesterday.
A demonstration by students of the National University of Havana was fired on by the Police, who held up the procession. One policeman was fatally injured. The leaders of the procession were arrested.-Reuter's Ameri- can Service.
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR. - The
|closing rate of the dollar on
demand, to-day was 1/2 9/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
ENTACLENGE LTIN
ого
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician
13, Queen's Road Central
FATE OF AMERICAN PROGRESS AT ROUND U.S. BUDGET
FARMERS.
TABLE PARLEY.
Salvation from RuinPreliminary Clearing of Rests on Co-operation.
the Ground.
SOVEREIGNTY OF PRINCES.
WHEAT POLICY.
Washington, Yesterday,
Salvation from ruin for thou-
Rugby, Yesterday. Encouraging progress has al- sands of American farmers de-ready been made by the sub-com- pends on whether they band to-mittee number one of the Round gether and production, according to the an-
eliminate over Table Conference, which las dealing
SPEECH
MR. HOOVER ASKS FOR $3,933,000,000.
'LOW" DEFICIT
$28,000,000 FOR NAVAL BUILDING.
Washington, Yesterday.
message, asked for
New York, Yesterday.
Berlin, Yesterday. Business men are interested in The Police attach consider- the appeal by Lord Darling, who able importance to the raid last has urged the co-operation of the night on the mansion of Jesch
SUGAR IMPASSE. British Empire with the United Kowitz, near Breslau, where 150 States to stabilise silver at 20/1 uniformed armed Nazi "storm SEVEN CHINESE FACTORIES Latest messages from in order to relieve the world de-troops" were arrested. It is
LEAVE COMBINE, II.M.S. Suffolk, which is stand-pression by an increase of the rumoured that they assembled
nual report of Mr. Hyde, Secre- with questions of federal struc- ing by the wrecked Hedwig on purchasing power of half of the with a view to organising a volun-
tary of Agriculture. Referring ture. The problem presents 30 President Hoover, in his 1931 Pratas Shoal,
DUTCH-INDIES INTERESTS. would seem to human race in the Orient.
to wheat, Mr. Hyde states that many lasues that are more or less Budget teer frontier defence force indicate that the chances of
the only logical remedy for the correlated, that the preliminary $8,988,000,000 for the year end- The opinion is expressed that against the "Polish aggression.” rescuing the crew
Amsterdam, Yesterday. have been unless the présent situation is re-
problem of surpluses is voluntary clearing of ground was essential. ing June, 1932, and said that considerably enhanced.
The Reichstag reassembled for Seven Chinese sugar factories curtailment. The medied the repudiation of nation- a short session and a large force are reported to have withdrawn
This has been effected in the course Americans could not expect a con- message says: "The Hedwig al debts and an industrial revolu- of Police surrounded the building, from the Dutch-Indian selling policy of wheat acreage reduction, cussion. during." which
Mr. Hyde recommends a flexible of an extremely business-like dis-tinuance of the one per cent, tax appears to have ridden over tion might ensue. It is contended" but so far no disturbances are combine.-Reuter.
certain cut on the income in view of this the reef into the lagoon, and that such a rehabilitation of silver reported. Herr Dietrich, Minister is Row in calm and very shal would not only put Asia low water. Visibility is poor." feet,
The message adds that the Mexico, and South America-duction of about one and a half Suffolk is standing by to wind- Reuter. ward of the reef, and giving a
but materially
on its of Finance, introduced the new; benefit Budget for 1981, showing a re
lead to her boats, which are relations of silver and gold.] crossing the lagoon to the as- Ristance of the stricken ship.
120/1 represents the suggested
Later. most intriguing aspects of the A further message from the whole situation." Suffolk states that her whaler
Yesterday's Messages,
which
milliard marks expenditure com- pared with 1930. Reduction was only possible with the help of emergency legislation enacted by virtue of Article 48 of the Con- stitution.
More Riots.
Berlin, Later.
is now approaching-the-Hedwig H.M.S Stormcloud, on the lagoon side.
sighted the wreck at 8.38 p.m.cd the Police at Hamburg, using A horde of Communists attack- Earlier
newg received by yesterday, sent the following mes- the Naval Authorities this anges, as a result of which the policeman was killed and three stones, knives, and clubs. One morning from H.M.S. Suf Naval authorities despatched the folk 49 regards the vessel Suffolk:-
seriously injured. Two Com- which is ashore on the Pratas
munists were arrested. Reef, was more re-assuring, Although a N.E. monsoon is still blowing, with consequent short and steep seas, conditions are re- ported to he moderate.
"Have located m.s. Hedwig, but am afraid weather is too
Dresden, Yesterday. severe for me to be of much
One Communist was fatally in- assistance. Am ordering crew jured and eight seriously injured to abandon ship."
in a collision with the Police and Shortly after the Stormcloud Communists. The latter stoned further reported:-
the Police, who fired in the air and dispersed the mob with cheons.--Reutér.
The Suffolk, which was des- patched to the scene yesterday, after receipt of a message from FM.S. Stormcloud that she had.. sighted the wreck, but could not approach from the weather side, took along a shallow draught motor boat. It is now learned that this and a whaler have been landed, and have gone inside the legoon at its southern entrance. They are reported to be making good progress, about four knots to windward.
"Breakers are breaking to seaward of ship aground, and the only possible means of res- cue in present weather is from the lagoon aide. She (Hedwig) does not appear to be in any immediate danger. Crew are still on board. Am more than| one mile to windward of reefs. and am trying the effect of pumping oil overboard.
Have
trun-
COAL CRISIS.
EFFORTS TO MAKE PEACE
- CONTINUE.
SHANGHAI DEFENCE. Should Britain Bear Cost Of Troops.
London, Yesterday. In the House of Commons to-day the Labour member for Bomford, Mr. H. T. Muggeridge, asked whether British subjects in China bore part of the cost of the British Army in China.
ex-
Mr. Tom Shaw, Minister of War, replied that they did not, except in so far as Shanghal Municipality empted from taxation and rent lands and buildings oc- eupled by troops. British re- sidents were subject to in- come.tax..
The Speaker intervened when the Labourite member. Mr. A. W..Haycock, asked Mr. Tom Shaw "to make people who own Shanghai pay its defence, and not the people of Britain."-Reuter.
STEAMER FOUNDERS The efforts to secure a con CAPTAIN'S WIFE & DAUGHTERS
"SPREAD OVER" HITCH,
Rugby, Yesterday. yet, but am trying every possi-peace are continuing. ble means."
Through- out the day the Mines Secretary,
not been able to communicate
PERISH:
LOST OFF YUCATAN.
The steamer
New York, Yesterday.
Clara
Amos
tion
He says that developments in the specific questions took shape. For year's deficit of $180,000,000. Ha cotton market also emphasise the instance, what are to be the com-did not regard this "moderate" importance of adjusting produc-ponent elements of federation, and deficit with great concern, and
to requirements. There whether it is
be states and pro confidently anticipated the re had been a movement for the vinces or states and British India, storation of surpluses with a gen- past two years away from Ameri-will there be two Chambers or one, eral economic recovery and thus can cotton to cotton grown else and will States representatives sit the absorption of any temporary where. Price differences had in one or both; again, should there borrowing. been less favourable to American be federal authority dealing with Receipts of the 1932 estimates cotton and the quality differences all subjects, or should there in ad-amount to $4,085,000,000, and between American and foreign dition be an authority dealing with expenditure to $4,054,000,000. growths less marked.
British India subjects only, and in $690,000,000 will be expended on Vast Declines.
such ease, which would be federal national, defence, showing a de and which British India subjects? crease of nearly $34,000,000. The agriculture and cotton
Further questions requiring con- He asked for $28,000,000 for production estimated at alderation relate to the powers of naval building, pending the nego- 14,486,000 bales, compared with the executive and the legla- tion of the London Treaty. This 14,828,000 in 1929. The crop was lature, of the one to the would bring the 1932 construe described as more than ample, ether, whether there should be tion total to $51,500,000. Those and markets have reduced their an executive responsible to both funds would be used to continue requirements. The
1929-30 Houses and the fate of the present work on, aircraft carriers and the world consumption of American House, and their jurisdiction. seven eight-inch light cruisers cotton was 2,000,000 bales below
authorised in 1929, and work on
was
Paramountcy.
that of 1928-29, while the con-1 Another subject for considera- the uncompleted light cruisers sumption of Indian and other for- tion is the sovereignty of the and submarines now being built eign cottons had increased by Princes. They drew attention to under the previous Congressional 900,000 and 500,000 bales respec- the paramountey question to the authorisation.." tively.
fact that in the States the sub-
The construction of those ves- The reduced consumption of jects are not. British subjects and feels now authorised, which is per- American mills accounted for half to the necessity of co-equal part-mitted by the London Treaty, of the decline of the world's con- cership among the other related should go forward without delay," sumption of American cotton points. Having drawn up this list said the President, who observed while the rest of the drop (1,000,- of questions to be dealt with broad that the United States could 000 bales), was in Europe, half ly on the foregoing lines, the sub-build three more eight-inch being in Great Britain. Com-committee began an examination of vessels by 1985 under the Condon pared with the previous year, a provisional list of subjects of Fact if they so desired. But the cotton exports to Germany, Bri-common concers as between Bri- remaining five under the 1929 tain, and Japan had fallen 6, 82 tish India and the Indian States, on fifteen ship programme have to and 21 per cent, respectively. which detalled consideration can carry smaller guns than eight inches.-Reuter's American Ser-
BURGLAR GETS $948.
Official Message.
Exports of agricultural com- begin. The text of the official mess-
modities excluding forest pro- age is as follows:--
The Stormcloud stood by until Mr. Shinwell, and miners and
These subjects, which can tenta-vice. ducts and agricultural exports, tively be regarded as federal sub- 15 p.m., yesterday and then re-owners officials were engaged in
amounted to $1,495,000,000, Jects, include skipping and naviga- Have lowered motor boat and turned, it being useless for her to discussions in anticipation of the whaler, which are now inside remain, considering the weather meeting to-morrow of the Miners'
compared with $1,847,000,000 for tion, light houses and buoyage, southern entrance.
the previous year. The reduction pert quarantine, salt, currency and Am pro- conditions.
It has been reported to the Police ceeding in the direction of the
feciften on, which will revise its foundered off Yucatan to-day of value was mainly due to small- coinage banks, commerce, including that between 8 p.m. on Tuesday and decision on the "Spread over" pro- Seven persons were drowned, in-average price, though the decline companies, and other associations, entered the premises of Messrs. wreck.
er cotton movements at a lower banking and Weather
8.8. Hinsang, posals and receive reports from
insurance, trading 12.30 a.m: yesterday, some person moderate, N.E. monsoon. Boats for
conditions which stood by for instructions all districts. British Wireless cluding the skipper's wife and his of exports was general-Reuter's control, and cultivation and manu-Sung Lee & Co. (building contrac are riding short steep ses, and Hong Kong, and arrived here last |
some hours, proceeded to Service.
two daughters Router's Ameri-American Service. making good about four khots night.
can Service, ....
to windward.
The Indo-China
For the landsman to understand Wrecked Ship's Plight.
the position it should be explain-
7
Earlier New3.
London, Yesterday. There was a serious develop ment in the coal crisis last night
The wrecked vessel also sent when Mr. A. J. Cook, Secretary of
Federation, stated position in Scotland
ed that the Pratas Reef is rough-out a message which was received the Miners' ly circular, with the islands at Manila and was then retrans-that the bounding the western side. The mitted to Hong Kong. The dis- would compel the rest of the dis entrance referred to in Suffolk's message is in the south-ing was as follow:--.
the patch received at 7.30 last even-tricts to face up to the whole west segment. It is not possible
issue. to approach the wrecked ship, which has been set on the reef at a point roughly N.E., because of the monsoor which would endan- ger any rescuing vessel. The
only alternative is to send small boats through the southern en- trance, and then cross to the in- side of the, reef. The crew of the Hedwig must then cross the reef, a distance of 111⁄2 miles, by the best means available. It is understood that there is four feet of water over the reef. pala
IMMIGRATION.
BILL INTRODUCED FOR ITS SUSPENSION.
LABOUR WINS.
SUCCESS IN WHITE CHAPEL BY-ELECTION.
person
facture of opium and its sale and toro) at 177 Hennessy Road. axport, contract of petrol and ex- The drawer of the accountant's plosives, geological survey, Inven-desk was rifled, and $948 in money tions and designs copyright; emi-was extricated. The lock of the gration from and immigration into drawer was found to be broken. India, and inter-provincial emigra-|
Kowloon Robbery. tlon, traffic in arma and ammunf- Mrs. Andrews, of 7 Hart Avenue, tion, Indian survey, metrology,
has reported to the Police that census, and statistica, federal ser between 9 p.m. on Monday and. 8 vices, Immovable property of the
on Tuesday, some federal Government, and public entered the basement at her re- service commission-British Wiresidence, and stole silver ornaments
and clothing to the value of $88.
Proceeds of Burglary, The following appeared in Mon- day's issue of the China Mail:-
Mrs. M. Kawazu, residing in Condult Road, has reported to the' Police that some person entered her residence by a verandah door.. which had been left open and es caped with silver and other or naments to the value of about $300.
LIBERAL RECOVERY. Washington, Yesterday. Senator Johnson, Chairman of the House of Representatives Im-
London, Yesterday. Scotland, he said, could not be migration Commission, has intro- We are now getting heavy
The by-election in White beating from surf. Water is left alone in the struggle.
Thoduced a Bill to suspend all immi-chapel, owing to the death of the less Service. also gaining on engine. If we statement is interpreted as in-gration for five years.-Reuter's Labour member, Mr. Harry are unable to send again we will dicating the possibility" of a na-American Service.
Gosling, resulted as follows still be on the ship. The only tional stoppage to support the
Hall (Labour) ... 8,533 way help can reach us is from Scottish workers.
Janner (Liberal)
lee side of shoal by a shallow- It is announced that the Prime
Decision Unexpected.
Rugby, Yesterday. Although, the unexpected, decf-
draft motorboat. Can you find Minister will meet the Miners STOP out if passage from our posi- Executive to-day--Reuter. tion to (Pratas) lighthouse ia obstructed by breakers? We have no map of this shoal, "If possible, we will send report slan of the Scottish minors to again at 8 a.m. to-morrow. As continue the strike renders the sistance is needed within 20 coalfields situation more difficult. hours."!
hopes are entertained that ad- verse developments will not take place.
A Hazardous Venture. The journey by small boats across the lagoon is necessarily hazardous. There are
A Parallel Case. many Bunken reefs and knolls, and pro-
The Secretary for Mines, Mr. The wreck of the Hedwig is: In gress will be slow the more so many respects similar to that of Shinwell, is determined to con- as the lagoon has not been com- the Norwegian steamer Braaland, tinue his efforts to secure a satis pletely charted. The journey which, it will be recalled, was set factory.setSement, and is in touch must also be made in the teeth of on the Bombay Reef in the with the representatives of the the gale. In fact, It is expected Paracels, la February last, and owners and man. that some hours must elapse be became a total loss.
To-morrow a resumed meeting) fore the boats complete the cross-
of the delegate conference of the Ing. T
On that occasion the tug Henry Miners Federation of Great Presumably the Suffolk wil Keawick went out to the scene, Britain will examine the Scottish proceed round the southern side and brought back the crew, en embargo on the spread-overar of the reef to stand by the wreck,trance being made through the rangement, and have before them and to Leep in touch with her leeward opening to the reef in a an application of the South Wales boats. In the event of the much- precisely similar manner to the district for approval of the scheme #hoped-for-rescue, she will, of present. "
A magotiated locally,
course, return to pick up the The captain of the Braaland Most of the Scottish coalfields are boats at the southern entrance and his men had to manhandle idle, but elsewhere in Britain there Identify Still Uncertain. their small boats over the top or have been no stoppages/British As regards the identity of the reef, and were then taken in Wireless Service, ATAS the wrecked vessel there now tow to the Henry Keswick, which seems ground for believe that she was lying outside the entrance.
boat, although It is An interesting festure in con- that nothing definite nection with the rescue, as after ablished Zuntil further wards disclosed by the captain
received from was, that a Chinese fah The ion of act guide to his
ites one of the they got into the lagoon.
SCHOOL AGE BILL.
London, Yesterday
The House of Commons has By amendment, postponing the operation of the Bezool ®Age Bill to September, 1982 Reuter/
PRESS
Vimns, Yesterday. Dr. Ender Governor of Vorarlberg, has formed a Cabinet with Herr Schober a Vice Chancellor and For eign Minister An ex-Chan- cellor, is Herr Belpel, who, owing to ill health, will not be able to participate. The Cabinet will include aix Christian Socialist members of the recent Vaagoin Cabinet Reuter:
London, Yesterday, The coal situation remains :
critical Mr. Hamsay Mac Donald, and Mr W. Graham; President of the Board of Trade, and Mr. E. Shinwell, Minister of Mines, lengthily interviewed members of the Executive Miners Federa tion in the House of Com mons last night. It is under stood that the Government holds out no hope of change of the provisions of the Coal Mines Act as res gards a spread over, and the miners leaders are not hope ful of being able to persuade to-day a delegate: conference - to drop, the embargo there- -
of-Beuter.
7,445
T. L. E. B. Guinness
(Conservative)
8,735 2,106
Labour Majority 1,099.
-Reuter
Pollitt (Communist)
At the last election Mr. Gosling had a majority of over 9,000:- H. Gosling (Labour) 18,701 F. H Sedgwick
(Liberal)
4,521
T. L. E. B. Guinness
(Conservative)
8,417 Labour Majority 9,180
SEQUEL TO ALLEGED "ARSON,
Of the four men charged with (8)conspiring together to commit arson and (b) attempted arson at 77 Wing Lok Street on October 19, three have been committed to the next Assizes by Mr. R. E. Lindsell, after a protracted hearing, Mr. H Somerset Fitzroy conducting the Crown case.
The accused committed were Li Siu-ping, master of the Tin Bang Tong medicine shop, 77-Wing Lôk Street, Le Yuen, his son, and Yeung Wu, & fokt Another foki, Li War (fourth accused) was dis |charged,
Chief Detective Inspector A N Reynolds had charge of the case. L
IMPROVING LATER.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory, states:
A strong anti-cyclone,- cen tral over N.W, Kores, is mov--- ing, eastward. ‚!, "ད"
Strong to, fresh monsoon along the S.E. coast of China. and over the N. China Sea,
Forecast:-N. winds; strong," moderating slightly; overcast at first, improving later.
The American Consulate *General has received the fol lowing typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory:
To-day 8am--Cyclone or typhoon E. of Luzon, less than 800 miles distant, inclining northward
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 am.to-day, 0.04, Rainfall since January 1. 95.26 Inches against an aver age of 82.08.
Temperature,
58:
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 8 o'clock WEI
Hong Kong Mẹćao Pratas Island Manila Foochow Amoy Swntow
In the Police report this morning It was stated that articles to the value of $60 have been recovered in pawnshops.
Smart Detective.
A Chinese appeared before Mr Butters in the Kowloon Magistracy this morning charged with break- Ing and entering a house at 148, Laichikok Road and stealing a blanket and qqulit, delay p
A Chinese detective saw défend- ant. walking near Nam Cheong Street carrying the quilt, and on approaching him, defendant bolted. He was caught, however, and when questioned stated that an unknown man had seked him to pawn them. Sentence of six weeks' Jail was passed.
The population of Humbolt, on September 80, celebrated, en masse, the arrival of the Canadian Pacific special train which carried E. W. Beatty, K.O chairman and preal- dent of the line, D. O, Coleman, vice-presidentin charge of western lines Sir Herb