TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1931.
REBEL GENERAL.
GANDHI FREED.
INDIAN AGITATOR JOINS HIS FOLLOWERS.
SUMMONED TO PARLEY IN NANKING.
BOSE. BACK IN JAIL.
Poons, Yesterday. Mahatma Gandhi was released from prison this morning,
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#SHABILITATION PLANS.
Canton, Yesterday.
WELSH SOCIETY.
THE
CHINA MAIL.
NEW
MR. G. S. HUGH - JONES THE NEW PRESIDENT,
ANNUAL MEETING.
Mr. D. M. Richarda took the chair With the arrival at Nanking off at the annual meeting of the St. Generals Wang Shao-hung and Wu David's Society of Hong Kong Calcutta. Yesterday,
Ting-yung, representing the Iron-held yesterday in the Board room Chandra Bose, the Mayor of side-Kwangs! insurgent generals, of the General Chamber of Com- Calcutta and a prominent Con- the Central Government is report-merce. gress leader, who was arrested to have decided to summon Д The report stated that the Society yesterday following an illegal South-west Rehabilitation procession on the Maidan, was re-
furence" on the 27th. leased from prison only on towing problems will January 24, having served a short up for discussion: sentence for defying a Police order. Reuter.
Con- had contributed $30 to Earl Haig's The fol- Fund by contributing for popples, be brkught which were designed in the form of a Welsh dragon, and laid on the Appointments of members of Cenotaph on Armistice Day. committee of the Kwangsi Pro- Gandhi Interviewed.
vincial Government. Chinchwad, Near Poona, Complete plans regarding the a Rehabilitation Yesterday. organisation of In an interview with Heuter, “Tapan" office. Gandhi, who was awaiting a train)
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To-day-World Love and Duty" (Chinese drama). Theatre,
To-day
The dinner in Lane, Crawford's Restaurant was attended by about 50 people. Receipts from entrance fees and subscriptions were nor-"The Charlatan." mal, The balance in hand was
Star Theatre.
Home Maila To-morrow-Inward from Europe The report was adopted unani- via Siberia (Tottori Maru).
Sports.
Discussion of the name (title) | $31.64, to Bombay, declared that he had given to Li Chung-yen and Pei an open mind on the present poli-Chung-hai when they arc sont mously. Head situation, but did not wish abroad.
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Election of Officers. to commit himself until he had Reorganisation of the Ironside- Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, an Hon. I
See Diary on Page 8, conferred with his colleagues, es. Kwangsi troops into garrisons. Secretary and Treasurer of the
Meeting.
Land In- February 10-H. K. pecially Sir Tej Bahadar Sapru | General Wang Shau-hung and Society in the past, was elected vestment & Agency Co., and other Round Table delegates Wu Ting-yang arrived at Nanking President of the Society, Mordinary meeting. Messrs Jardine on their return from London. Con the 25th making their first R. R. Davies Wng elected Matheson's Offices, 12.30 p.m.
Li Chai-aum, the Vice-President, and Mr. E. R. ty of the immediate release of aß ¦ ex-chairman of Kwangtung and Price was re-elected Hon. Secretary
litical prisoners sentenced for| Kwangsi, who went in company and Treasurer. carrying out his civil disobedience with the former to Interview Pre- campaign. Reuter.
Gandhi stressed the desirabili-call on Marshal
Full Liberty.
Rugby, Yesterday,
siden: Chiang after taking tiffin in residence. Canton
the
latter's News Agency'.
FATAL MISTAKE.
PASSENGER TRAIN COLLIDES WITH GOODS TRAIN.
MANY CASUALTIES.
The Government of India's of *ficial communique announcing the uncenditional release of Mr. Gandhi, and other Congress leaders was issued last night. The Viceroy' message stated that, in order to provide an opportunity for con-i sideration of the statement nude by the Prime Minister on January 19, the Government, in consultation with the loent Governments, have Three persons were killed and thought it right that members of many injured when a passenger the Working Committee of the All-train collided with a goods train India Congress should ejoy full at Groningen Station owing to n liberty of discussion between them: pointsman's mistake-Reuter. selves, and with those who have!
Amsterdam, Yesterday.
can
It was decided to hold a dinner in
Lane, Crawford's restaurant on the night before St. David's Day, which falls on a Saturday. The Sub- Committee appointed to make the arrangements was composed of the President, Vice-President, Hon. Secretary. Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Ren- dall, and Mr. D. M. Richards.
Lammert's Auctions. To-morros-At tha Industrial Commercial Bank, Queen's Road
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Miscellaneous.
To-morrow-Lecturo nt Helena May Institute, Kowloon.
To-morrow Muniang College CAPT. A. K. SCHOOP: prize distribution, Kowloon City, 3
REMAINS TAKEN ABOARD PRESIDENT JACKSON.
IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY,
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Thursday-Ellis Kadoorie School prize distribution, 10.30 a.m.
February 2-Annual Inspection
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A Quantity of Very Fine Porce- ain Flower Pots and Stands
and
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On View from Thursday, Janu- February 19-Entries close for ary 29, 1931.
Annual Horticultural Society's
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пост.
The remains of Captain A. K. Schoop, Commander of the United acted as members of the committee category of those which be Stages Naval Patrol in South China,: since January 1, 1930. In accord-| justified only by success.
wose death occurred in the Royal ance with this decision, and with The Manchester Guardian be- Naval Hospital on Thursday, were this abject and in order that, there fieves that "the freeing of Gandhi taken on board the 8.5. President elety's Annual Show of Flowers and February 25-Horticultural So; may be no légal bar to any meeting will encourage the moderate ele- Jackson yesterday afternoon for
ments in the Congress. It is a transhipment to the United States Vegetables, City Hall, gesture of goodwill, and a break for burial.
with the unhappy past. It suggests Full naval honours were accord-
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of Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, Mr. a guard from the Royal Navy was Sastri and some others, Congress drawn up on the water front op- has not committed itself with reposite the landing stage. On the gard to Mr. MacDonald's state-pier were gathered a number of ment. The present thoughtful American Naval Officers and other | We are informed by the China ranks, Portuguese Naval Officers, Electric Co., Ltd., that a sub- The Daily News says that "if and British Naval and Military marine cable to form part of the all the intelligent well-wishes of Officers,
Hong Kong-Canton trunk cable India will earnestly hope that The coffin, draped with the Stars arrived in the Colony on the 8.8.
op-and Stripes, was conveyed to the Khiva yesterday. portunity offered them, there can wharf at which the President Jack-
This cable was manufactured by general son was lying, în a British Army the Standard Telephones and The lorry, following which were a num-Cables, Ltd., London, to the order gua-ber of care carrying floral tributes of the Hong Kong Telephone Co.
cars marched anny whom it will be laid. international escort of Naval The cable consists of 52 wires, Another Release.
Officers and ratings. they may wish to hold, any orders
American Officers carried the is insulated with paper and Leach weighing 70 pounds per mile, Allahabad, Yesterday. declaring the Committee to be an Jawaharlal Nehru, the president coffin on board the President Jack-enclosed in a double lead sheath.
In the House of Commons to-day unlawful association under the of tha All-India Congress, has son which was flying its flag at half it is protected from external dam-
the Prime Miniater expressed his Criminal Law Amendment Act will been released from jail-Reuter. mast. The Officers of the ship re-age hy heavy steel wire armour.
willingness to receive a deputa. be withdrawn by all the local Gov-
Total Figures.
ceived the remains with impressive Made in one length of 2,200 ment decision not to enter an off- tion on the subject of the Govern crnments.
New Delhi, Yesterday. ceremony, and saluted as the coffinards, the cable weighs about 40 It is added that this action has
Replying to questions in the came on board. been taken in pursuance of
tons, and when laid it will pro-clal team for the Schneider Race, Assembly, Sir James Crerar, on sincere desire to assist in the crea behalf of the Government, said British
During yesterday afternoon all vide 30 channels of communica-but doubted if it would serve much tion of such peaceable conditions as that 51,000 persons had been con- harbour flew their ensigns at half service,
foreign warships in tion to Canton and six for local urpose now. Personally, he was keenly interested in the matter. would enable the Government to victed
of civil disobedience of-mast as a mark of respect for Cap.
He claimed that as the Govern- implement the undertaking givan fences between April and Decem-tain Schoop, and during the
ment decision W219 known 15 by the Prime Minister, that if civil ber last, of whom 20,000 had been progress across the harbour of the
months ago they were not to blame quiet were proclaimed and assured, arrested for picketing and intim-launch bearing the remains mer
if there were no British entry-
In the
and
chant ships near which it passed same period, 11,000 per-dipped their flags.
the Government would not be back-idation. ward in its response.
The Viceroy adds:-"I am consons so charged had been released tent to hope those who will be when they apologised. affected by our decision will act in
He said that 23,000 were now the same spirit as inspires it, and I imprisoned.
am confident that they will
re- The casualties among the pubile
cognise the importance of securing
owing to firing, between April and
for these grave issues a calm and July, were 101 killed and 427
diapassionate examination."
Reference will probably be made
to Gandhi's release in the House of
Commons this evening, when, the
wounded.Reater,::
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MURDER PENALTY.
JURY'S PLEA FOR MERCY REJECTED.
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CAL
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Rugby, Yesterday.
NOT MURDER. POLICE CLEAR UP A LOCAL Fritish Wireless Service.
"MYSTERY."
of a
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OFFICIAL LIST OF THE NEW MEMBERS.
Paris, To-day. The French Gabinet has been
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Foreign Affairs M., Briand. Finance M. Flandin. Marine M. Dumont, War-M. Maginot... Agriculture-M. Tardieu, Colonics-M. Reynaud.
-Hayag.
FELL INTO NULLAI.
Found lying in a nullah in Soy Street, at the junction of Canton Road shortly after 8 o'clock yes- terday morning, the body Lahore, Yesterday. Chinese male, aged about 40 years, 'Mayor' Arrested
Rejecting the jury's recommend- and having the general appearance Calcutta, Yesterday, ation for mercy,
the Sessions of a street coolio, was removed to Chandra Bose, the Mayor of Judge, Mr. Justice Anderson, has the Kowloon. Public: Mortuary. work of the Round Table Conter Calcutta, was arrested while lead sentenced to death Hari Kishem, At first the Criminal Investiga-constituted as follows: enco will be roviawed. The Opposting: # tion have not put down any resolu- members
procession of Congress charged with the murder of a tion Department considered it to
in celebration of the police sub-inspector and the ate a case of "suspected murder". tion on the subject, and it will be anniversary of "Independence Day." tempted murder of the Governor because there was a gloth gag in ' raised on the motion for an ad- The police charged with staves, of the Punjab and a police in-tie dead man's mouth, However, journment of the House.
and dispersed the demonstratora. |spector.-Reuter.
at a post mortem examination Press Comments.
On the contrary, it is reported [Sir Geoffrey De Montmorency, held later in the day, it was es Few of the newspapers have so from Bombay that apart from the Governor of the Punjab, was tablished that the man died from far commented upon the releases. fourteen arresta in one suburb, slightly wounded by two revolver natural causes and was not foul- The Daily Mail condemns the the police did not interfero in the shots when leaving the University'y done to death. Viceroy's action, for which it says city-wide ceremonies of saluting Convocation at Lahore on Decem- there is not a shadow, of justifica- the National flag
On enquiries made this morning, to, celebrate ber 23. Two arroste ware made in we learned that it was "definite- tion in view of the extremely grave Independence Day; while several connection with the outrage. They not a case of murder" and, furs conditions in India; and the Morn-processions of Congress members Governor
was bred at from ex-ther, that the man accidentally
were allowed for the first time very narrow cacape, One, bullet gag was found not to bỏ so, be The Daily Telegraph says that since October 16, when the Con- struck his left arm and another cause it was clinched in the dead while there is no assurance what-gress "War Council" was declared grazed his back. ever that events will take the illegal. Reuter.
"A third struck man's teeth. The cloth had -no-] Sub-Inspector Chanan Singh, who thing whatever to do with his course hoped for by the Viceroy,
died Inter. Two constables and a death. There was a light bruise some reliance has no doubt beon-
Tokyo, Yesterday. woman doctor were also wounded.] on the head, giving the impressión, placed on the favourable recop-) Twelve. Indian Nationalists in
that he felt. tion of the outcome of the Con-Tokyo, headed by Rashbehardi ference by the Indian parties and Bose, the well-known Indian politi- interests, apart from tho Con cal refuges, have passed a resolu- gress; also
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