SQUARE TALKS AT ROUND TABLES.
MUNICIPAL FUTURE OF SHANGHAI
HOW CAN CHINA GET MONEY?
C.E.R. QUESTION AT KYOTO.
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Yesterday's discussion at Kyoto was of particular interest. Apart from the question of the future of Shanghai, the suggestion was put to China that she could not disarm without money, and could not get money without disarming 1, Afterwards, the Sino-Russian controversy was gone into, and both nations' points of view thoroughly examined.
defined in China.
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charter given by
Leading Questions, Chinese Enances formed the sub- jeet of another round-table. It was generally agreed that huge expendi tures on armies were the root of
Kroto, Nov. 5. The Shanghai subject was under discussion at an important round. table talk to-day. At the outset the legal point was made clear that there was no doubt if extrality went, the present government of the Settlement ipso facto would | Chinese francial difficulty. It was end.
pointed out that China could not
Two proposals were discussed, I disarm without money, and could irstly, that should be a gradual not get money without disarming. increase in Chinese participation in municipal
cumulative control until there would be full Chainess control.
The Chinese delegates said this would not be acceptable to them because, in the interim, foreign sovereignty would remain.
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The opinion. wae general that a big foreign loan was impossible under present conditions, but' lead- : ing might be done on a smail scale for specific and desirable objects.
At a round-table the. Sino. Russian dispute it was disclosed that there was an impasse· 15 Secondly, the proposal was that regards & basis for negotiations. negotiations might be begun soon ị Moscow still wanted the status que for the establishment of a new legal | restored. At first the Chinese said basis for the city, reflecting Chiness this could not conceded, because sovereignty. The idea was that the basin would be a charter freely granted by the Chinese Govern ment, somewhat on the lines of the Hanseatic cities in olden times.
China wants the negotiations to The change would not necessarily be by two stages: First, to decide involve the taking of the adminis-what will be the powers of the iration from foreign hande immedi- general manager; and after that ately.
It was suggested that the extent of foreign participation in government of the city might be
JAPANESE COMMUNITY
CONCERNED,
GUNBOAT LEAVES TO INVESTIGATE.
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the
SHANGHAI, NOT, 6, Reuter's Hankow correspondent cables that the Japanese community, at Hwang hibkang have telegraph ed to the Japanese authorities at Hankow requesting assistance and stating that a Communist uprising is brewing. The city is on the Yangtaze midway between Kiu- Kinng and Hankow.
The Japanese gunboat Takada has left for the arca with instruc tions to make all posible speed As the Japascae interests in the vicinity of Taych and Hwangshih- kang are most extensiva.
The position at the battle-front does not appear to have undergone any great change, though it is significant that an order has been issued to the Nationalist forces to remain purely on the defensive,
Telegrams from Chengchow ad- vise that it is not safe for foreign- ers to travel on the Peping-Hankow Railway at present, though, no rea- sons are given.
THE KAO YING CASE.
A BRILLIANT DEFENCE.
{BRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]
the status quo would involve restor ing the arbitrary powers of the Russian general manager during the main negotiations.
is settled, second, to negotiste a general agreement for the faithfu carrying out by both sides of the 124 Treaty.
MARTIAL LAW IN HARBIN,
SOVIET UPRISING FEARED.
الحرة
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Toxro, Nov. 6. Harbin states that martial law. has been proclaimed in that district as a precaution against a rumoured Communist
uprising to-morrow, which is the anniversary of the Soviet revolution:
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V.C'S BANQUET IN
"LONDON.
„ARMISTICE DAY PLANS."
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 6. Three hundred and nineteen holders of the Victoria Cross, who are being entertained at a banquet in the House of Lords on Saturday night by the Prince of Wales, who will preside, will or Monday march from Wellington Barracks to the Cenotaph to take part Armistice Day Service.
in the
have come from distant parts of Several of the Prince's guests
the Empire for the, occasion, includ- ing 33 from Canada. The last man- to receive the famous decoration, was the Indian soldier Subadar Jahar Singh, who gained the V.C. the North-West frontier of India in 1921.
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He arrived in London yesterday, having, travelled part of the jour- ney by the Indian Air Mail.-
NANKING. NOV. 6. At the end of this morning's session of the" trial of Kao Ying. Mrs Kao Ying and Suep Foon, Judge Chu Tsing Chow said that PROTECTING CONSUMERS. judgment would be delivered on Monday afternoon.
Previously, defending lawyers had put up a brilliant fight for the three accused, insisting that they were merely innocent dupes of drug smugglers, and asking the court to declare them not guilty. Tho session lasted five hours.
YET ANOTHER GOVERNMENT
MEASURE
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Nov. 6. The President of the Board of Trade, Mr. Wm. Graham, announc [Vernacular reports are that Mr.ed in the House of Commons to Lino En Tao, the Chinese Minister day that the Government are pre- to Cuba has been recalled by the paring new plans for the protection Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is of consumers and the regulation of expected in Shanghai shartly. The prices.
Ministry has appointed Mr. Ling A Food Council, which during the Ping as his successor.
last four years has inquired into
Mr. Liso is alleged to be con- the cost of food-stuffs, but is with- nected with the Frisco Opiura Case and is the father of M: Kao out a statutory basis or power to Ying.]
demand the production, of informi- tion, is to give place to a Con- sumers' Council, vested with such GERMAN EX-CHANCELLOR authority. This Councis will deal not only with food, but with other neccesities of life,
DEAD.
(THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.}
BERLIN. Nov. 8. The death is announced of Prince Max of Baden, the last Chancellor in the monarchical regime.
The Government also intends to submit proposals to enable it to deal will trading interezta which refuse to accept any view which the Government may urge, after con- sidering recommendations of the 'Consumers' Council.
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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929.
RICKSHA-RIOTERS SHOT.
PUBLIC EXECUTION IN PEPING,'
TRAMS STILL SUFFER.
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PEPING, Nov. 5.
Four men found guilty by a mili tary court of instigating ricksha riots here recently were shot out- side the Temple of Heaven this morning, by order of the local military authorities, who claim that the mon confessed their crime.
Tremendous crowds fallowed the condemned men, and watched their execution.
The tram service is still not run- ning, as the company has no funds to repair the damaged cars.
PALESTINE RIOTS..
DEATH SENTENCE ON ANOTHER ARAB.
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JERUSALEM, Nov. 6. Another Arab has been sentenced to death in connection with the affray at Safed. Three of his "co- accused were acquitted. Nine Jews charged with murder in con nection with the disturbances at Haifa were released owing to lack of evidence,
Three Jews were assaulted in the old city last night.
ELECTIONS. IN NEW YORK.
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"JIMMY" WALKERS' LEAD.
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REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. Returns from 1.450 of 3411 elec toral districts in the New York City municipal clections
that show Mayor Walker is leading substan- tially and his reelection is con- sidered certain.
MALAYA SHANGHAI
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Rain Stops Play: No play was possible in the Interport yesterday. If fine and the ground fit a start will be made at 10.30 am. to-day.
The score at present is:- Malaya, 233. Shanghai, 79 for two wickets. Prospecta are discussed by Mr. R. Abbit on page B.
PREMIER'S VISIT TO AMERICA,
MR. BALDWIN PAYS A
COMPLIMENT.
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LowDos, Nov. 5.
To the House of Commons to-day Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, speaking on his visit to the United States declared that he did not go with an agreement in mind or in pocket, baz to try to establish a new rela tionship based on mutual under- standing. He must leave the result to fructify in policy.
In the course of their conversa- tions Mr. Hoover had raised some major historical issues on British and American differences, like tho belligerent rights of so-called for- tified bases, etc., which they agreed. mutually to examine in the hope of reaching an understanding,
He stated that as regards belliger- ent rights, no commitment whatever was made beyond the promise that the matter would be considered.
He did not raise the question of generál disarmament, and his diffi- culty in preparing for a five-power naval conference was sufficiently great.
It was time enough to prepare for the sequel, geral disarmamnetut, when the five-power conference was out of the way.
The Pranier concluded that delity- were not discussed.
Mr. Stanley Baldwin said that he had long felt that British and. American relations had suffered from a comparison with British and Continental relations. He opened the subject of the British Premier going to America three years ago, but the visit could not have usefully taken place before Dow, Mr.
RELATIONS WITH THE SOVIET,
GOVERNMENT'S SWEEPING..
VICTORY.
DOMINIONS APPROVE.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LORDS DISCUSS INDIA.
DANGER OF A CRISIS OVER,
CLEARING THE AIR.'
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ANOTHER PLANE
CRASH.
GERMAN - MACHINE DOWN
IN SURREY
HEAVY DEATH ROLL.
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LONDON, NOV. L LONDON, NOV. 5.
Seven people were killed in a Speaking in the House of Lords crash at Marden, Surrey, in a Ger- to-day with the "object of clarify-man air-liner leaving from Croydon ing the obscure Indian situation," this morning. Lord Reading criticised the Gov- ernment
LONDON, Nov. 8. During the debate on Russia in the House of Commons today, Mr. Arthur Henderson, submitting a motion inviting the House to ap prove the Government's procedura
in authorising the The German air-liner was bound as regards a resumption of British Viceroy's proclamation without con- to Amsterdam and Berlin. She and Soviet diplomatic relations, and the Government's procedure insulting the Simon Commsision, and crashed in flames at Marden Park, declared that he did not object to Four passengers and four of the Dominion status as an ideal, but crew were killed.
that connection, said that the Gov- ernment did not intend to pledge the credit of the Britishiaxpayer to any Soviet Government loan, and declared that Soviet
pro paganda would not be tolerated in any form at any time.
He had communicatede with the Dominions. none of which were, op- posed to the policy which he had pursued.
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FAMINE IN THE NORTH.
NANKING AND RED CROSS
"'INSULT."'*
U.S. BLAMES' CHINA HERSELF.
[United Press,]
concerning the much discussed re- Nanking, Oct. 30.-Interviewed pors of the American Red Cross Mission to China, a spokesman of LATER, the National Government depre
cated its opinion that any outside help for the relief of famine suf ferers would prolong and perpetu- ate the existing conditions due to the exaction of warlords, depreda tions of bandits and confiscatory taxation.
to use the term in this formal man- The two survivors are Priace ner would affect the prestige and Ernst of Schaumburg Lippe, who authority of the Simon Commis is injured, and Commander Glen sion,
Kidaton, R.N., the famous racing motorist, with slight cuts.
It is believed, the plane crashed
Lord Parmoor, replying on be half of the Government, said that the pronouncement was made in into a hillside owing to a fog. The view of the atmosphere in India victims were incinerated. and to dispel mistrust regarding| British policy. He emphasised that
PALESTINE.
All (except one whose views had not yet been received) requested the question of time within which POLISH JEWS AND that the guarantee regarding pro-Dominion status wa attainable paganda should be made applicable could not be considered until the to them.
Statutory Committes had reported Mr. Henderson said that agree and until the conference which it ment as regards propaganda had was intended to summon had met, already been reached and a guar, after which the matter would be antee to that effect must be exchang decided by Parliament. ed no later than the day on which the Arabassador presents his creden-
tinla.
Mr. Baldwin's Amendment. Mr. Stanley Baldwin moved an amendment deploring the Govern- ment's failure to maintain the con- dition laid down by the Premier and Foreign Secretary for the re- sumption of diplomatic relations, and condemning the resumption of relations until preliminary condi- tions were satisfied. Mr. Baldwin accused the Government of a mest humilitating surrender te Russin, and said that it was a mistake to single out Russia for exceptional treatment as · regarda' dipomatiu privilege. The Russian leaders 'were determined to set the fire of revolution raging not only in wes- tern Europe but in India and China.
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The Liberal Idea. ¦
Mr. Lloyd George supported the Government motion, and Sir Aus ten Chamberlain complained that the pledge regarding propaganda was inadequate. Moreover, it was impossible to believe that the new pledge would have more value than
the old,
Mr. Hugh Dalton, replying to points raised in the debate, said that parts of the 1994 Treaty no longer were applicable, but certain parts would form a useful basis of discussion in the near future. He gave the assurance that the treaties which they hoped to conclude would be submitted to the House for rati- fication.
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Whatever may be the real causes of famine in China, he said, the expression of such opinion is bound to provoke unfavourable reactions. While the public is uninformed as to how the American Red Cross Society came to dispatch a mission to China, it at least is aware that the said mission had not been in- vited by the National Government, nor was any aid aked from the said Society by the Government.
Amends Demanded. Since the Mission was shown much courtesy by the Chinese offi-
"BRITAIN UNFITTED FOR cats and people, its attitude ap
MANDATE.!
As regards the reference to
Public opinion in Poland, which Dominion status, Lord Farmoor appears to be a great deal more said that the Government informed sympathetic to Jewish aspirations the Simon Commission of the action than was the case a decade ago, has they intended to take, and the Com-been profoundly stirred by the re mission did not wish to be asso- cent outrages in Palestine. In all ciated with this re-affirmation.".
quarters there is a general disponi- Lord Birkenhead charged the lion to hold the British Government Government with yielding to the primarily responsible, not only for threat of the Indian campaign of the serious loss of Jewish life which civil disobedience at the end of the has occurred, but for the weak ad- year.
ministrative policy which bred the disorders.
Lord Passfeld "declared that the Viceroy was not announcing a new policy, but explaining the old, and added that it was never out of time to seck appeasement, even if people were uttering threats.
Interest Subrides,
The Times
RUGBY, Nov. 6.
pears to ill accord with the recep tion it received. And for the Mis- sion to recommend withholding of relief also on the general ground that there was no strong stahle central government is certainly a gratuitous insult to the National Government.
Unless suitable amends are made, it is apprehended that in future similar missions coming to China may meet with cold reception.
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Government Blamed,
Washington, Refusal of the American Red Cross to go to the aid of the famine victims of China largely on the ground that "to extend relief, to her in the absence of conditions plainly due to an act of God-natural causes--but re- tards her ultimate recovery. well become the subject of nation. wide debate.
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It is not surprising, therefore, that the Polish Press of all shades is treating seriously the proposal of the Nass Przeglad that the Pales tine Mandate should be taken away. from Great Britain and given to Poland. The Nasz Przeglad is the leading Jewish daily published in Interest is to-morrow's debate on Polish, which means that it is read India in the House of Commens mainly by the bourgeois Jews who
For more than a year horrible has beca lessened owing to the peak Polish in their homes. "Great conditions have prevailed in some full discussions of the subject in Britain," the paper points out, of the provinces north of the Yel- the House of Lords last night,
low River. with 100,000,000 subjects who are
People died from which according to the view. ex followers of Mohammed, is clearly hunger in great numbers, An in pressed in the Lobbies of Parla unfitted for the Palestine Mandate, ternational famine relief commis- ment, has removed all danger of a and the League of Nations commit- sion was organised and agencies crisis.
were established in this and other ted a grave error in entrusting the The assurance given by Lord country to British administration."' lands to do what they could, The Parmoor. that the Viceroy's pro
Admitting at first glance that the American Red Cron did not parti nouncement implies no change of attribution of the Mandate to cipate, but last April sent a com- policy is said to have cleared the Poland might appear to be some mission to investigate. air. It is now considered unlikely what Uzopian, more especially as Commission Report. that Sir John Simmon or any other the Jews of this country have ixen members of the Statutory Commis Tociferous in their complaints of its report. It says, broadly speak- This commission has made public sion on Indian Reforms will parti Polish oppression, the Vas: Pre-ing, that rain had now fallen and cipate in the Commons debate, and glad proceeds to point out that rumours that the incident would n-Semiticism in Poland has been
the principal famine areas should soon see improvement; that the. not close without one or more inspired wholly by the fact that destitution which prevails is the resignations from that Commission there are too many Jews in this cumulative result of the political are entirely discounted.
country, which is the reason why says that owing the Polish Government have given and social chaos existing in the The House rejected the Baldwin largely to Sir John Simon's efforts, so much encouragement and aid to country plus lack of rains; that the themselves should give amendment and agreed to Mr. Hen-members of the Commission will the Zionist movement. derson's motion by 324 votes to 199.
continue their work without refer moreover, throughout history have more thought to their own respon ence to events of the past week-regarded the Jews as a nation.
sibilities in the matter, and that, British Wirelers.
Proclaiming that the rights and under the circumstances, it was welfare of the Arabs would be fully felt that no foreign relief agency could deal with such a situation safeguarded under Polish adminis
adequately. tration, "gines Poland likewise has traditional sympathy for the The report presents a commend. Mussulman world," the Yas: Przeably the picture of the general glad proceeds with the argument state of affairs in China "generally that an army of Polish Jews could and in the famine-stricken areas in BATTLE OF BOUQUETS ENDS readily be recruited for the main particular. My own investigation
IN A DRAW.
tenance of order in Palestine, and of conditions in that country re- that all the important adminigra-cently led me unavoidably to the tive posts should be filled by Polish same conclusion; namely, that most Jewe
of the suffering is at least avoid- In the domain of business the pro-able, or would be avoidable under bouquets, complete with delicately posal of the Ross Przeglad also A bettor organised government. heads at a luncheon given by the venomic point of view," it is as factor still remained. Millions of pointed thorns, at each other's strikes a popular note. From the Nevertheless, the great human National Radio Exhibition to the serted, this colution of the pro- helpless people-med, women and blem would bring great profit alike children-old and young, were ob The result was a draw, with com- Palestine and Poland, since the viously caught in a situation they plete agreement on number of Jews play a predominant role in could not possibly have had any points. The success of the Olympia the commerce of both countries." thing to do with creating, and were Exhibition, the importance of
suffering and dying of hunger and radio, the excellent aims of the
the diseases which always accom- British Broadcasting Corporation,
pany ismine. and the rapidly increasing interent of the public in radio were unɛni. mously agreed upon.
DEATH RIDDLE OF AN
"EMPRESS."
WOMAN MILLIONAIRE IN MAN'S ATTIRE,
PRESS AND RADIO PROTAGONISTS.
The Californian police are baffled by the mysterious death of a millionairess, Miss Irene Wolfskill. aged fifty-seven, who called herselfling each other rival powers, threw
The Press and the Radio, label Empress of the World"
Her body was accidentally found by a farmer's boy in Woeder Valley Creek, near her home, and the had apparently been dead for some time.
Palatial. Ranch,
She disappeared from her palatial ranch home in Solano, County some months ago, and a reward of £1,000 for her recovery sent 500,8archers through the Killa. They abandoned the search.
Mies Wolfskill inherited her for tune from her family, who were among California's early pioneers. She was highly eccentric. She claimed imperial sovereignty over California, and regarded the ver vants at her ranch her subjects. When she left her home in July the was dad in an old-fashioned nakle length dress but when the body was found it was clothed in masculine underwear and workman's overalls
Press last month.
The Poles,"
SHIPPING WAR IN THE PACIFIC.
NEW ENTRANT INTO COMING FIGHT.
[United Press.
Chinese
UNDRESS PARADE IN A PARK.
TROUBLE FOR BERLIN ADAMS AND EVES.
The boisterous exuberance of the members of the German National Nakedness Federation are being authorities. contemplated by the German
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The members of the federation
Sir William Bull stated that there are now nearly 3,000,000 holders of wireless licences in. Great Britain and added that not long ago they were anxiously hop New York, Oct. 30.-Active ea ing for one million.
trance of the Matson Steamship that although it was obvious that shipping supremsey on the Pacific Mrs. Philip Snowden explained Co. into the anticipated fight for
people all the time, they did their yr. A. C, Dieric, vice president of the B.B.C. could not please all the was announced here to-day, when best to please as many as possible the Matson Line, left for Fall exploited the hot weather of the A handwritten note was found in for as long as possible. the pocket of the overalls. It con- Mr. A. Beverley Baxter declared River, Mass., for a conference with
past few days for a great demon- sisted of only three words, which that the written word was more statives of the Bethlehem stration of the ideal of clotheless.. have been deciphered as "The Not powerful than the spoken word, but
Shipbuilding Corporation.
ness in the much-frequented Grune Fogling.'
The Matson Company, it is underwald Park, the Richmond Park of the luncheon specches were a chal- lenge to his claim.
stood, plana to construct 22,000-ton Berlin Written words cannot convey the steamers to serve the San Fran
Hundreds of Adams and Eves, charm of Mrs. Snowden's voice of cisco-Honolulu-Australia trado, silk, with just sufficient Yorkshire the various Transpacific lines is ex dain, walked heedlenly and cloth Rivalry for speed and traffic on
treating the warnings and appeals of bashful policemen with lofty dis relish to add piquancy, the stronger Yorkshire quality of Mr. J. T. pected to start in earnest in 1830,elessly along the promenades fav Mould's accent and straightfur-when the N.Y.K. line has completed oured by the respectable Berliners the last of its three large motor- no-nonsense-
Brothers Beconciled.
A feud existed in the Wolfskill family for twenty years, during which time Irene's two brothers, Mait and Ned, refused to speak to ench other. They were reconciled after her disappearance.
The detectives are puzzled by the fact that the place where the body was found is only two miles from Miss Wolfskill's ranch, and wee MacDonald haul earned the grati-repeatedly explored by the search tude of all parties.
parties without result. The que picion is aroused that the woman was murdered and the body conceal ed until after the search had been abandoned
He had taken the first possible moment to make the visit and had neted throughout na the Premier of Britain and not as a party leader.
out for a breath of fresh air in
wardness, the blunt " about me timbre of Sir William chips for the San Francisco Orent their Bunday best. Bull's voice, or the easy rhythm of run, and the Canadian Pacific line The authorities at a hastily sum- Mr. Baxter's...
has placed in service its new Emmoned meeting decided to inform The last word in the argument, press of Britain and Empress of the federation, which numbers more however, was with the Press, for Japan, which will call at Honolulu than 200,000 members, that if the although the printed word may not in a bid for the tourist trade here- be able to do justice to the enter tofore taken by its two rival times.
"Friends of Light" again break taining qualities of the spoken
the bounds The Matson line is closely af-authorised nakedness reserves the of their special police will be instructed to arrest them, clothes or no clothes,
word, the radio made no-record of listed with the American Havelian them at all from the luncheon hall, line.