COUNTER-ATTACK PLANNED.
TENGFENG CAPTURE
CONFIRMED.
NANKING RECOVER.
{THROUGH BENTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, NOT. 19. Reports from various"sources" con firm the statement that Tengfeng
was quietly evnenated by Sun Liang Chea's forces on November 17 and occupied by National troops the same day. Despite reports to the contrary it is believed that Siang- yang is still in Government hands, though the invaders have captured
Icheng on the Han River.
ASHANTI MURDER
APPEAL.
PRIVY COUNCIL FREES DR KNOWLES.
THE JURY QUESTION.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruay, Nov. 10. Five Law Lords sitting as Judicial Committee of the Privy
Council, which is the highest court in the land, concluded to-day the heating of the appest of Dr. Ben- jamin Knowles against his convic- tion in Ashanti for the murder of his wife, Harriet Knowles, who was formerly a music hall artist, known as Madge Clifton.
All available forces, including
Lord Sankey, the Chancellor, an- eight brigades of the Third Divinounced the decision of the court sion, who have been hurriedly sent in the following words, Wa pro- ap from here, are now concentrat pose humbly to advise His Ma- ing at Traoyang. It is officially
jesty to allow the appeal and quash
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1929.
FREE TRADE WITHIN THE EMPIRE,
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GOVERNMENT FROWNS ON
PROPOSAL,
MANY OBJECTIONS.
FORITION WIRELESS SERVIÇK.}
Roosy, Nov. 10,
A debate on Empire free trade was initiated in the House of
•
Lords to-day by Lord Beaverbrook, who asked the Government if they proposed to do anything to encour age the movement for free trade within the Empire.
BRITISH NAVAL TRAGEDY.
TURRET EXPLOSION ON H.M.S. DEVONSHIRE,
SIXTEEN SAILORS “
KILLED,
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruday, Nov. 20.
A heavy explosion caused by hangfire occurred in a turret of H.M.S. Devonshire, during Aring practice, in the Aegian Sen, killing sixteen i en.
Knowing the danger, whilst the fire was still raging, sailors entered the turret at grave personal risk, to get away the wounded, and to pre- vent the ignition of other cordite charges.
7
NATIVE UNREST IN AUSTRALIAN PLANS Telegrams in Brief.
S.. AFRICA.
INSPIRATION OF THE
SOVIET..
THE NEED FOR ACTION;
[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
·PRETORIA, Nov. 18.
OUTLINED.
UNEMPLOYMENT STOPS IMMIGRATION,
"MILITARY CHANGES.
(THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, November 20
The Minister of Justice, Mr. Pirow, in a statement on the The Governor-General in a speech Durban raids, said that they had to from the Throne at the opening of face widespread, serious native Parliament, forecasted the intro unreat, fanned by numerous or ganisations, in many cases closely duction of a measure to improve the allied, and in all cases in touch with working of the Federal Conciliation the Communist Party, and directly | Arbitration Act. and definitely instructed by the Third International,
He added that it was a significant "fact that native unrest was not con- fined to the Union, but was begin-" ning to extend to South Rhodesia,
Mr. Pirow further declared that
|
Lord Arnold, replying for the Government, said they thought the prosperity of the Empire was more likely to be achieved by their po licy than by any scheme of Em pire free trade, which could not
the native unrest in the Union had be achieved without first reversing PENANG'S WAR MEMORIAL, reached a dangerous stage and the the fiscal policy of the Mother
police were satisfied that matters
The shipyard joiners' dispute has been settled and the lock-out notices served by the employers, which were to have become opera- Live on Saturday, have been with- drawn.
The 30-year-old Yale Professor, R. M. Hutchins, who has been in- stalled as President of the Univer sity of Chicago, is exid to be the youngest University President in the world.
Lending American railway mag- nates have interviewed President with their full construction and ex Hoover and promised to proceed pasion programme regardless of
the state of stock market.
The House of Commons has voted the third reading of the Widows' Pensions Bill, which qualifies a large number of additional widowe State in further expenditure of for pensions and which involves the
approximately £8,000,000,
He said that the Government aug
ment suspend the assisted passages gested that the Imperial Govern-
Nasi Beg Suwaidi, who was to migrants in view of the serious Minister of Interior in the Cabinet unemployment in the Common-of the late Sir Abdul Muhsin, han
formed a wealth. The Government had been Considerable re-shuffling "of port- now Ministry in Iraq,
compelled for this reason, to restrict (olice has taken place, but the per- further admittance of foreign mig. Isonnel is the same,
The Government would be repre- proving of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty
rants.
A Bill has been introduced into the Dutch Second Chamber, op-
stated that a counter-attack against the conviction. Our reasons will Country, and making it Protec-IMPRESSIVE UNVEILING ON had reached a.point where, unless sented at the Five-Power Naval of March 26, 1928, for a more thor.
the Euominchun is immediately being launched at Traoyang.
Sinows of War! 21
HANKOW, Nov. 90.
Mr. T. V. Soong arrived here by 'plane from Sanking yesterday afternoon, and left for the North by train Inst night.
It is learned he wishes to confer with the Generalissimo as to the "provision of further funds for the campaign against the Kuominchus.
A POPULAR AMERICAN
MINISTER.
MR. MACMURRAY FETED,
[TRLOTON HEUTER'S AGENCY.)
be given later,"
Dr. Knowles was convicted and sentenced to death in November last year by the Acting Circuit Judge, Mr. A. K. Kumasi. Sen- tence was afterwards commuted by the Governor of the Gold Coast to imprisonment for life. Dr. Know les obtained leave to appeal to the Privy Council and was brought to England. He is at present lying ill in Maidstone prison.
tionist.
The country had repentedly re- fused to desert the policy of free trade.
He challenged Lord. Beaverbrook
to produce, the slightest evidence that the Dominions would come in. to a scheme which would require them to reverse their fundamental systems of protection.
a
ARMISTICE DAY.
Penang, Nov. 11.The Fenang War Memorial, the Foundation Stone of
to-day was unveiled by the Resid which was laid exactly a year ago
ent Councillor in the presence of a huge gathering five minutes be fore the two minutes' silence was obscrved.
checked, they would in 12 to 18 months' time lead to rioting by natives on a large scale, with con- sequent reprisals by Europeans and the introduction of lynch law.
راو
Startling Revelations. Mr. Pirow quoted written in- structions from the Third Inter national to its friends in South Africa to wage & struggle agaïnst Native Bills and all other forms of oppression in a revolutionary manner," and to conduct militant Originally estimated
cost demonstrations on December 18 87,000 the Memorial has Cost under the slogan "Long Live the $12,000, owing to the fact that it the mines by all possible means, also Native Republic," and penetrate
was later decided to import ornato call a partial stoppage of work mental parts from England. c. December 14. All available or- ganisations were to be used for this purpose.
to
He said the scheme would mean" rise in the price of foodstuffs and the Government could not pos- Judi-sibly give it any encouragement. They had, however, decided to sum- mon an Imperial Economic Con-
The unveiling and the observance ference at the earliest convenient of the two minutes' silence made date to consider the best means of
the occasion one of the most impres increasing Imperial Trade.
Lord Arnold added that the Gov.sive of ceremonials. The Penang ernment were not in favour of any system of preferential tariffs.
The questions before the cial. Committee of the Privy Coun- cil were whether there was juris diction to try the case without a jury, and whether the verdict was justified by the evidence. Accord- ing to the evidence, Mrs. Knowles was shot with a revolver while she PEPING, NOV, 20. and Dr. Knowles were in their be- Mr. MacMurray, the retiring droom at their bungalow. Accord- American Minister who is departing tà a dying striement made by ing on Friday afternoon for Shang. hai, has been the subject of an un, usual amount of entertaining since the announcement of his resigna-prosecution contended that this tios.
He was the guest to-day of the American Association at a tiffin at which Mr. Roger Greece, head of the Rockefeller Foundation in China, paid a warm tribute, declar. ing that the Americans in Peping locked on him as more as per sonal friend than in his official capacity of Minister.
JAPANESE GOLD
"EMBARGO,
BIG CREDIT OBTAINED.
(THROUGH AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
Torre, Nov. 20.
Mrs. Knowles put in at the trial, the affair was an accident, caused by her sitting on the revolver, The
statement was made by Mrs. Know- les to shield her husband,
THE "PILOT'S ASSISTER."'
REMARKABLE NEW R.A.F.
DEVICE,
FLOODS IN SOUTH WALES.
SERIOUS DAMAGE.
[BRITIRE WIRZLESA SERVICE]
J
Valunteers, ex-service men, women representatives, and public bodies participated.
Mr. Pirow named organisations directly implicated in communich in South Africa directly or in
tion with the Third International, including the Commünist Party," African National Congress, Natal Industrial and Commercial Work ers' Unions, the African Rights League, and the Anti-Imperialism League.
written
Troops representing the various Penang companies arrived and
The Government had |_touk uji positions around the Mem- proof of these facts and he claimed
orid at 10.23. Five sentiies, one
that the object of the Government demonstrations no Durban had been European, one Eurasian, one Sikh faily achieved, but the loll was Police, one Malay and on Chia-merely temporary. The Govern RUGBY, Nov, 20.
ese moniled guard on the Memorial cat would now amend the Rioteus There was a serious recurrence of
Assemblies Act to deal as soon as fuads in South Wales yesterday, platform. The officials and Judge possible with agitators who were at following heavy and continuous of the Supreme Court, Municipal the root of the trouble, rain throughout Monday night. Comissioners and public to whom Rain was still falling last night invitations were sent out then ar and the position is likely to become worse. Already serious damage hasrived, the ex-service women being been caused and large areas are accommodated in a special enclo
under water.
was
A Perpetual Memorial. The Resident Councillor (Mr.
tect then mounted the dais, and
Serious State of Affairs.
Describing the seething unrest in that the Borough Folice were at Durban before the raids, he said tacked and beaten by mobs of natives. Life and property were seriously endangered and a mobile force brought in from Maritzburg was treated with contempt.
example.
Conference.
Compulsory military training would be replaced by the voluntary
system.
MINERS' PRESIDENT
RESIGNS.
COAL PROPOSALS SEQUEL
(DRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE)
RUGBY, Nov. 19. Mr. Herbert Smith has resigned the presidency of the Miners' Federation:
The resignation is the sequel to with the Government's proposals the recent events in connection for dealing with the coal situation.
On November 7, a.conference of miners delegates in London, de cided to recommend the miners to accept the Government's proposals. The delegates from Yorkshire, how. ever, headed by Mr. Herbert Smith, who presided at the conference, withdrew without voting, declaring that they had no mandate for this decision and taking the view that the proposals should be referred to the districts without a recommenda tion.
ough delimitation" of portions of British North Bornes and Sarawak. the frontiers of Dutch Borneo,
EARTHQUAKES IN US.
ATLANTIC CABLES BADLY DAMAGED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Nov. 39. The East Coast earthquake shocks resulted in the breaking of 10 out of 21 trans-Atlantic cables. The damage occurred between New York and Newfoundland and New York and the Azores. Cable ships expected that a fortnight will be are rushing to the scene, but it is required to restore normality,
EDMONTON RATIFIES
DEVELOPMENT.
ALBERTA HYDRO POWER,
Edmonton, Alberta.-The City Council of Edmonton has ratified power agreement with the Cal- Since the conference, practically gary Power Company. The city every district conneil has returned secures hydro-electric power from an overwhelming majority in favour the company's water power develop- of the Government proposals, but ments on the Bow river west of Yorkshire has voted against them. Calgary on reasonable terms and A second delegate conference is expects to sell power from the consider the result of the district the Calgary Power Company at to be held to-morrow in London to municipal steam-electric plant to vote and Mr. Smith, as the Presi- certain periods of the year. dent of the Federation, would have again been chairman..
LATER.
A Reuter message states that the accepted the Government's pro- Miners' Delegate, Conference has pecals, only Yorkshire and the Forest of Dean dissenting.
A large portion of the railway sure. near Porth has been swept away, [BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.] · and another railway service
Mr. Thomas Richards has been suspended owing to flooding of a
selected by the Miners' Executive Twelve thousand natives in the to act provisionally as the Presi A landslide at. Wattatown Meadows Frost) arrived at 10.40, compounds flatly refuse to pay the dent of the Federation, pending the tunnel. Rey, Nov. 20.
cut off the approaches to collieries
and the troops were called to at A remarkable piece of aerial at Tylorstown and 1,300 men are tention. Mr. Frost, and the archi-poll tax and thousands of natives annual conference.
in the Borough followed their mechanism known as the pilut's idle in consequence. Work has heen agsister has been perfected after stopped at the copper mines and in a short speech Mr. Frost said long research and experiment by tin works at Cumaven owing to its a year ago he had had the carried on. On October, 24 the Liquor brewing was extensively Technicians of the Royal Air Force.floods and landslides.
Near Neath, the dam wall of privilege of laying the foundation mobile force rounding up poll tax It is in effect a mechanical pilot.
tone. To-day he had the further defaulters was attacked by a moh It is officially announced that a in which a gyroscope has been Duffryn Lakehurst, flooding vot contract for one hundred million adapted to control an aeroplane in tages, whose occupants were rescued Privilege of unveiling the complet of 3,000 natives. Luckily, only ed work. The Memorial was seven of the mobile force were in- yon credit in connection with the flight with greater precision than from droom windows, and at universally acknowledged to
Cyfeillion in Glamorganshire, oe-
be jured. gold embargo, has been formally would be possible by airmen
very beautiful and dignified. It
The natives had formed a strong signed in London and New York, does not eliminate the need for a cupants of flooded houses were only.
It is stated that a preliminary human pilot, but it can be put into rescued after roofing slates were stood on a fine site, and it would organisation for the mutual stip- remain as a perpetual memorial port of their case, and the police announcement of the removal of the operation while he is otherwise en-stripped. aff.
the next gold embargo will be made to-mor- gaged, and will maintain aircraft Eighty families near Pontypridd to, the men of the Settlement who were informed that on
un a course wth absolute acare eut off, and confined to upper the cause of the Allies in the Great
gave their lives for the Empire and raid, not a man would escape alive. row afternoon.
curacy, detecting and correcting rooms of their houses, and coltagers automatically and instantly the at Caerlion, Bassaleg and Roger- War.
Mr. McLeod Craik, the architect, silgatest deviation.
stone are in similar plight, Land- slides and floods necessitated aban- then called upon Mr. Frost to un- donment of some houses at Cwm-veil the Memorial on behalf of the
eitizens of serviceman.
CURING AMERICAN
UNEMPLOYMENT.
A PLETHORA OF SCHEMES.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
von..
sea.
The Pilot's Assister weighs about 100 lbs., and gyroscopic mechanism controls pistons linked to the Relief measures were immediately elevators and rudders
the nf
undertaken by the Mayor of Swan machine, which can be made to climb or dive without hampering the device. Exhaustive tests have been made in several types of machines, including the largest bombers und flying boats, and general purposes machines, and it is understood that as a preliminary It provides a more general application, one squadron of, machinea has already been fully equipped with the device.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. The Inter-Department Committee or ocean mail contracts has worked out a plan of action which will fill American abipyards to capacity within six months." for mail contracts to be awarded to American companies, making, the lowest bids.
Forty, new, large, and fast ships are planned by companies which have indicated their intention of
submitting bids.
INSURANCE FOR THE WORKLESS.
ILP. TO SUPPORT NEW BILL.
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(THROUGH REUTER'B AQRNCY.] Its practical uses are obviously great, and have been demonstrated
LONDON, Nov. 19. in all kinds of weather ineluding Following a lively meeting of the fog. On one test it maintained Independent Labour Party, the machine on a dead true course in Parliamentary group by a majority gusty conditions for 300 miles, the decided to support the Govern human pilot merely taking over to meat's Unemployment Insurance land the machine. It will in due Bill A minority of 14, including New York, Nov. 20.. Mr. Janes Walker, Democrat course be adapted to large civil Mr. James Marton, put in Mayor of New York, has announced passenger-carrying machines.
New York's Programmė.
of
that the city has a programme of public works for the next four years involving the expenditure. £200,000,000 to provide employment for hundreds of thousands of men..
Misapprehensioni
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20, European, notably German, BN- prehensions, lest President Hoc
BRITAIN'S BURDEN.
дл
Mr.
A general strike of all dock workers had been prepared, and incen- diarism was threatened.
BEETS.
ESTIMATED AT 15,000 TONS.
THE COASTAL SERVICE.
CHANGES AND APPOINT.
MENT.
The agreement is a most import- ent one not only for the large po- pulation of Edmonton but for the the interchange of power agreement," the city will secure from Calgary surrounding territory. Under the
Power Company hydro-electric po wer during periods of high water of steam-electric generation. on the Bow river at below the cost periods of low water, the city will sell surplus or off-peak power to the company from its municipal electric station.
At
The agreement is for a period of five years Edmonton will se- cure its new supply of hydro-elec tric power at a cast af five-tenths of one cent per kilowatt hour for the first 20,000,000 kilowatt hours per annum, and four-tenths"of one Mr. G. T. M. Ramsay, from re- cent for all in excess of 20,000,000 serve, has gone second officer, kilowatt hours. The Company will Liangchow. Mr.. S. Steele, second
pay the city, for electricity deli officer, Liangchow, has second off vered to it, the average cost per kilowatt hour, plus ten per cent." second officer, Antung, is on re
An important feature of the
serve.
Frost in unveiling the RECORD CROP OF SUGAR cer, Antung. Mr. E. J. Hankin, Memorial, said "I hereby unveil this Memorial in the name of God and in memory of our glorious dend. Their names shall live for evermore." The troops were called to attention, the sentries standing with arms reversed as the buglers sounded the Last Post.
Announcing the Silence.
Mr. D. E. Brown, chief officer, Shuntien, has gone chief officer, Kiating, Mr. J. S. Anderson, from reserve, has gone chief oficer, Shuutien."
Mr. B. A. Davies, from Home leave, has gone second engineer of cer, Kanchow.
i
Mr. A. T. McLellan, third engi neer officer, Shuntien, has gone se
new
the
power contract is that it enables the city to defer large capital expenditures in extending its steam-electric station. As an alternative to the Calgary Power agreement the city was faced with the immediate expansion of the municipal plant to meet the neede of its rapidly growing population and
its expanding industries. Superintendent 7. W. Cunning ham of the city's eletrical system reported some time ago on urgent necessity of carrying out an expansion programane unless other Mr. E. Ellison, third engineer. arrangements were made for po- officer, Fengties, has gone third. The Edmonton Journal'comment- L. Sweet, third engineer officer, engineer officer, Sunning. Mr. Ring on the changed situation says that the city will be able to defor Gunning, has gone third engineer an expenditure of some $2,000,000. Mr. Wu Ah-hong has been ap will be assured of a continuous and officer, Fengtien
for two years and that the city pointed acting third engineer off- cer, Tatung. Mr. W. D. Williams, adequate supply of electrical en- third engineer officer, Tatung, has gone third engineer officer, Nan- chang. Mr. E. F. Graham, third engineer officer, Nanchang, is on reserve.
Mr. J. W. Smith, second officer, Yingchow, is on reserve. Mr. J. W. E. Warrior, from reserve, has gone Raymond, Alta,With the lar-second officer, Yingchow. gest sugar beet crop in the history of Alberts due for delivery the sugar factory of the Canadian Sugar Factories; Limited, is sche duled to commence its fifth annd- At eleven o'clock a rocket was al run. Already the beet plows fired which gave the signal for the are busily engaged in digging the two minutes silence, and another beets at Taber and Barwell and rocket, broke the silence, after the sugar mill has been completely which the troops, presented arms overhauled to handle the bumper and the buglers sounded the Re- crop which ensures the production cond engineer officer, Kiating. reille.
of Alberta made sugar in the lar mostly poppies, were then laid
Over thirty magnificient wreaths, Beat quantity yet. round the Cenotaph from the Peharvest, T. George Wood, district Speaking of the approaching nang public and Ex-Service As- manager of the Canadian Bugar Kedah and Sitiawan, the Munici ho the largest the industry has ex- sociations of Penang, Singapore, Factories, Ltd., said that it would pal Commissioners, representatives perienced thus far. "We expect of the various communities, lodges, to see harvested fully 8,600 acres, clubs, banks, Cadet Corps, Girl which is 2,000 more than were har Guides. Straits Settlements Police vested in our previous best year." and relatives of those who had fal- stated Mr. Wood, **This should jen.
mean an output of beets for the -A beautiful wreath of red roses sugar factory of 65,000 tons. Our was also laid by an Italian attired | best run up to this year was 20,000 in a black shirt, and considerable | tons. We consider the situation attention was focused on him as he very satisfactory and if given a A meeting of delegates of the gave the Fascist salute. The band spell of open weather we ought to Zinc Cartel voted against the replayed the National Anthem after have & very successful harvest, newal of the present international which the Resident Councillor took, Mr. Wood stated that the beets agreement which will be denounced departure, 2011oved by the Kre ripping fair and that the Tast as from December 31, 1099,"
troops, The Memorial was then in- few weeks have been highly fav spected by the general public.ourable to improvement in suger Straits Times,
content.
amendment for rejection,
Major Elliot, on behalf of Con- servatives, will move its rejection when the Bill comes up for a second reading on November 21.
THE ZINC. CARTEL.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
BRUSSELS, Nov. 19.
WAR DEBTS FIGURES.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Ruaay, Nov. 20. ver's plan of speeding up industry In a written reply to a Parlia will involve the dumping, ofmentary question the Chancellor of American products abroad, have the Exchequer states that the excess surprised officials here, who paint of British payments to the United phs that arcated export are like States Covert over Grear ly to be mainly foodstuffs, na Britain's aggregato receipts from President Hooger- particularly de-Allied Debts and Reparations up A Committee was appointed to sires to help American farmers, to March 31, 1929, was, £145,925,000. "draft a fresh agreement.
Mr. A. C. Cartner, third officer, Namsang, has resigned.
Mr. J. Hudson, second. officer, Loongwo, is on reserve.
Mr. J. Robson, second engineer officer, Tungwo, is on reserve. Mr. A Paton from Homs leave, has gone second engineer officer, Tung (Continued at foot of next column).
wo,
wer.
ergy-
Mr. 1. Smith, chief engineer offi- cer, Tungwo, is on reserve. Mr. J. Rennie, from Home: leave, has gone chief engineer officer, Tung-
wo,
Mr. F. G. Fraser, extra third engineer officer, Yatahing, is on re serve...
Mr. J. J. B. Williams extra third engineer ofoon Varshing-hos gone extra third engineer officer Loongwo-Shipping and Engineer ・ing.