THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS," MONDAY, JANUARY 27, 1930.
INDIA AND THE PRIMO DE RIVERA'S S'HAI PROVISIONAL
DOMINION STATUS.
VICEROY'S STERN WARNING,
MINOR DISORDERS REPORTED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGIŃCY.]
QUESTION.
CHICAGO BADLY IN DEBT.
COURT.
TO CONTINUE OR RESIGN?
COMPLETE REORGANISING
A "BILL BILL LEGACY "?
SUDDEN "APPEAL TO ARMY AND NAVY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW DAR, January 25.
MADRID, Jan. 26. The Viceroy (Lord Irwin) in A novel plebiscità "bas been addressing the Assembly referred decided upon by General Primo de to the fact that there would prob- Rivera. The Dictator in the course ably be an Imperial Conference in of a single night sent invitations to the autumn, and this was one of the all senior commanders of the Army points to be taken into considera and the Navy throughout Spain and tion when the Government fixed Morocco to tell him immediately the date of the round table confer- whether the dictatorship till
PROPOSED.
(ah Te: Fat Fao.)
SHANGHAI, January 28, The outstanding questions re garding the Reorganization of the Provisional Court have been settled and the only thing still to be dealt with is when the agreement will be signed and when the terms of the agreement will become effective. The British, American, French and Dutch delegates have telegraphed
asking for instructions.
EMPLOYEES' PAY IN
ARREARS.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
COTTON TRADE TROUBLE.
WEAVERS VOTE FOR A
"STRIKE.
[THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, January, 2
The Council of the Cotton. Weavers Curciao, January 25.
Amalgamation at Manchester, decid- The City Council has passed 1 resolution asking the Governor to ed to suspend any further action call a special session of the State on the question of a strike to en- Le Chicago, whose finances, bave force the claim for an increase of Legislature to pass measures to reached an impasse.
The Chairma of the Citizens Committee says precipitated by the delay in the that the plight of the City although collection of 1998 taxes, is really the result of ricklas Municipal finance for many years,
It is estimated that if something
ence which His Majesty's Governmerits confidence. He pointed out to their respective governments ment would desire to hold as early that the Army and Navy were the as possible.
The Viceroy warned those "desir- The message concluded by saying first support of the Dictatorship. ing to achieve their. aims by un- lawful methods that the Govern- that if the newer was in the neg ment intended fully to discharge the live the Government would resign Shanghai, and will be under the gold dollars,
responsibility of maintaining the laws, upholding authority and pre- serving law and order.
Moderate-Nationalist Demand.
After three hours deliberation
forthwith.
THE WORLD COURT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
the moderate nationalist group, ledFURTHER BRITISH SUPPORT. by Pandis Malaviya, which con- atitutes the official opposition of the Legislative Assembly, made a state- ment expressing the opinion that
Rucny, January 25. the Viceroy's speech would create
The Government have put the impression that Dominkin Status was a distant goal for India. motion on the table in House of Commons for Monday next, asking The supreme need of the hour was
the Commons to approve the rati a statement creating a better at- mosphere for the round table con-fication of the signature of the
ference, by strengthening the hope of the achievement of dominion status. The carliest possible solu tion of present difficulties lies in the early establishment of dominion status, the present policy of re- pression was most unwise and likely to aggravate what it intended to heal
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INDIAN NATIONAL FLAG..
FLOWN ON CALCUTTA'S PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
[1220COM REUTER'S AGENCY,]
CALCUTTA, January 25.
uptional clause, binding Britain to submit disputes to the Permanent Court of International Justice at the Hague, which was signed at Geneva in September. It is anti- cipated that the motion will be ac cepted and that ratification by the King will follow almost immed
iately.
PRINCE SETS FASHION.
STEEL SHAFTS AT CAPE TOWN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
wages..
LATER
The Ballot of 180 thousand mem-
TREASURES FOR CANADA.
ORIGINAL. DRAFT OF HISTORIC DOCUMENT.
U.S. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.
(RECIER'S AMERICAN BERVICE.)
TORONTO, January 25. According to the Mail and Empire
shipment of antiques which re-
cently arrived at Toronto, frony
England contains what is believed
NAVAL CONFERENCE LULL.
DELEGATES! HAPPY WEEK END.
SOCIAL EVENTS AND IN- FORMAL TALKS.
NARROWING DOWN DIFFERENCES.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rugar, January 25. Although the experts continued their consultations there was to-day to be an original draft copy of the null in the formal and informal bers of the Cotton Weavers Amal-ence. It is not written by Thomas delegates to the London Naval American Declaration of Independ-conversations between the principal gamation has resulted as follows:- Jefferson as history arima hut by Conference. The British Prime
John Penn who WAS the In favour of the strike to enforce
frat Minister, Mr. Ramany MacDonald, Governor of Pennsylvania,
is at Chequers for the week-end' Experts are reported to be con- where today the Dominion dele- vinced of the authenticity of the gates are his guests, Document which is estimated to bu worth half a million gold dollars.
This document, lay for many years in the bottom of an old chest, Stokea Pogrs, England. It sent to the Penn family in England on the death of John Penn and recently sent to Toronto by an art dealer after being disposed of by an old gentleman residing in Stokes Pages who was acting on behalf of the Octogenarian, Mrs. Field, the owner of the document, who recently died there.
Against 43,541.
is not done before the end of the the claim of increase in wages named the Chinese Judicial Court due to 40,132 school and other city
The Provisional Court will be re-meath, to pay the arrears of pay 92,142. in the International Settlement of employees, amounting to 11,270,15 control of the High Court of Justice.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR LADY LAMPSON,
(Wah The Fat Pao.)
PING, January, 20. A memorial service for the Inte Lady Lampson was held at the British Legation on the evening of the 24th. A large number of lend. ing Chinese officials and all the foreign ministers in residence were present.
Flags were half-masted at the Legations.
SINO-RUSSIAN TROUBLES.
NANKING ANXIOUS TO SETTLE.
(Wah Tiz Yut Pas.)
NASKING, January 26. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, said in an interview with pressmen that the Central Govern ment is ready to amend the Haba rovsk Protocol but will not accept its, present form He added that Mr. Mo Teh Hui, the Chinese plenipotentiary Sino-Russian Conference, is expected in Nanking soon and that the Ministry of The Prince used steel shafted Foreign Affairs has drafted pro clubs when he beat Lord Knollye posals for. Mo to put before the hy 5 and 3. Lord Knollys has a Conference. Dr. Wang added that handicap of two and he gave the the Central Government is anxious Prince six strokes,
not only to settle the C. E.R. issue but all other outstanding Sino- Russian questions."
The Calcutta Corporation bas
CAPE TOWN, Jan, 25. Raseda Resolution in favour of The Prince of Wales has set the hoisting the Indian Nationalist fashion of using steel shafted clubs Flag or al Municipal Buildings in South Africa. on Independence Day" (January 28) and on all curvoonial occasions
in future.
Mayor Sengupta said that the Union Jack was an affront to their
The first consignment of steel national honour when flown by themselves over their own National shafts arrived by the A. Keni Institutions Hemeant no disrespect worth Castle and will probably be to the British flag, but he should | cold out in no time.
not be accused of indifference to
the feelings of others, if he said he
put his country's flag above that of
every European nation.
European members of the Muni- cipal Council did not attend the meeting so the opposition was con- fined to the Moslem members who 1efused participate
to
in the Nationalist celebrations.
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HOT AIR! PROCESSIONS AND SLOGANS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE).
Bombay," January 28.
Up Up With the National Flag Down Down with Union Jack Long Live Revolution," were slogans frequently yelled at a mass meeting at the local Con- gress Headquarters in celebration of "Independence Day," as fixed by the Congress at Lahore on De- comber 95%
Subsequently a procession" a mile long paraded the bazaars shouting
slogans and waving flags
Police were posted the length of the route.
Similar scenes were enacted at Ahmedabad but the authorities at Mysore issued strict orders for- bidding demonstrations.
NO MUNICIPAL APATHY.
MOSLEMS AND HINDHUS
FIGHT IT OUT.
(THROUGH 'NEUTER'S AGENCY.}
ALLAUBAD, January 25. It is reported from Gorakhpur that three Moslems were killed and 22 injured, in a Hindu-Moslem fight, during the election for the Chair- manship of the Town Area Com- mittee, for which the rival candi- dates were Hindhu and Moslem.
DAGGERS AND BOMBS.
(THROUGHT MEUTER'S AGENCY.]
·CALCUTTA, January 25. Daggers and moulds for bombs, bottles of chemicals and quantities of seditious literature were seized as an outcome of a series of police raids carried out in North Cal- cutta Thirteen Bengali, youths have been arrested.
A PRESENT FOR "THE COLLECTOR.”
BOMBAY, January 26, On the arrival of ́s motor bus at the village at Sarigandha, en route (Continued on near Column.)
OIL IN DUTCH INDIES.
RIGHTS TO PROSPECT IN CERAM.
(THROUGH REUTER'b AqENCY.]
Tuz HAGUE, January 25. The Governor has introduced a Bill authorising the conclusion of a. contract with the Batnafsche Petroleum Company of the Hague, with regard to the prospecting for, and the working of oil in the territory situated on the Island of Ceram in the Dutch Indies.
Mr. De Graaff, the Minister of the Colonies, pointed out to the Feople's Council that the Dutch Indies favoured the Bill.
for Poonn two bombs, apparently carried by passengers, were thrown oat of the vehicle and exploded
wounding four children.
One suggestion is that the bombs were intended for the British Collector in the vicinity.
DELHI, January 20.
It is officially confirmed that the bomb exploded near the school at Shrigandha, which the Collector had just left.
THE KATHIAWAR TAX DISPUTE.
- DISOBEDIENCE CAMPAIGN
COLLAPSES.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
BOMBAY, Jan. 4. The struggle between the farmers and the authorities in the vicinity of Khalkharechi Village, Kathia- war, is over, the civil disobedience campaign having collapsed,
to
Mr. Mo's Movements. (Wah Ta Yat, Pao).
NANKING, January 26.
pool of twenty million dollars should be raised by local business mea to help, the city on condition that the Municipal te spending departments agree specified economies.
"SLAVERY" IN CEYLON AND HONG KONG,
LADY SIMON ON "CHILD ADOPTION."
(THROUGH BRUTER'S AGENCY.]
Curtallment of Production Urged.
LONDON, January 25.
A special meeting was held at Manchester on Friday of the spin- ners. of the American Section of the Lancashire cotton industry, when it was decided to recommend the State of Trade Committee to con- sider further the question of the curtailment of production.
NATIONAL RADIUM TRUST.
MORE TO BE BOUGHT.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Reasy, January 23.
LONDON, Jan. 24. Lady Simon, the wife of Sir John Simon, the noted Liberal lea der nad head of the Simon Com At a meeting of the National mission, in the course of a speech Radium Trust yesterday, it was ze at Wellingborough to-day made reported that the Radium Commission ference to a recent address in which had arranged for the 'allocation of she indicated her intention of the first five grammes of radium starting a crusade against Ceylon bought by the Trust, and that fur- tea in order to induce the Ceylonese ther supplies would be needed to to put an end to slavery.
The Lady meet impending demands. Simon's remarks in that particular Trust accordingly' decided to pro-
speech aroused a strong chorus of ceed with instructions for filling protest in Ceylon, and to-day she and delivery of a further fre emphasised that she had always grammes of radium, for the par- distinguished between open and chase of which, arrangements have avowed alavery such as existed in niready been made. The Trust also Arabia, Abyssinia, and the aluses decided to exercise their option to arising from any system of child buy a four gramme bomb lent to adoption for domestic purposes.
them gratuitously for three months said, might not amount to slavery is now in use at Westminster Hos
The child adoption system, the by the Union Miniere Belge, which
but it might involve serfdom and 'pital. sometimes ied to cruelty as revolut ing as anything in the history of
slavery,
While many Ceylonese and Chio. ese households in
Hong Kong doubtless treated their adopted children kindly, it was impossible to deny in the face of published reports that there were terrible cases of maltreatment. She strees.
strenger measures were taken to stop thses dreadful.crimes.
A Shanghai telegram states thated the necessity for secing that Dr. Wang has gone 'there to meet Mo.
Mr. Mo arrived at Shanghai from Dairen during the week-end kad he will proceed to Nanking immediately to discuss the proposala and to be submitted by China at the Sino-Russian Conference.
While it is reported that Mo has rescinded his resignation, it has been rumoured that he is going to Nanking to tender his resigna tion personally and to explain his reasons.
THE
BANDIT SUPPRESSOR.
(Wah Tis Fat Pao).
SHANGHAI, January 26. Shih Yu San's troops arrived at Hsuchow on Friday, where they entrained for Kweitch, in Southern Hanan, their new quarters. Shih, the newly appointed Commissioner for Bandit.Suppression in Honan,
EXTRALITY TEST CASE.
BRITISH NAVAL OFFICER'S ARREST IN HANKOW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDT.)
HANKOW, Jan. 25. The first extrality test case, re- sulting in the arrest of u British naval officer, has arisen here.
BRITISH TRADE IN CANADA.
J. E. THOMAS TO MEET CANADIAN WHEAT POOL REPRESENTATIVES.
(RITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. ]
RUGBY, January 25. The Lord Privy Seal, Mr. J. H. Thomas, Minister-in-Charge of Em- ployment Schemes, will meet three representatives of the Canadian Wheat Pool next week in Londen, and continue the discussion on the importation of Canadian grain which he initiated during his visit The
summer,
to Canada last interview was arranged when Mr. Thomas was in Canada on a mission to explore possible ways of redze
at
WAX
The shipment of the document and one hundred and fifty picture masterpieces was kept secret by the owner in order to avoid an outery against the exportation of anch
treasures.
COPPER PRINCESS'S ROMANCE.
STATE ANNULS HER MARRIAGE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New York, January 25. The Courta have annulled the marriage of Natalie Guggenheim, the heiress to the Guggenheim copper Gorman, son of a Winconsin Rail- millions, with Thomas way employee, on the ground that she was under eighteen at the time of her marriage.
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ENGLISHMAN'S HOME IS HIS CASTLE.
RIGHTS TO DEFEND IT.
The chief United States dole gate, Mr. Stimson, had arranged to spend the day golfing. Some of the French delegates have gone to Belfast to see Rugby International Match.
Members of other delegation's have various social engagements.
Optimistic Mr. Stimison.
It is, however, likely that when the heads of the delegations meet at No. 10. Downing Street, on Monday that it will be found that further progress has been made.
Mr. Stimson regards the advance. made since the conference opened as very inspiriting and encouraging, and yesterday's British communique declared that the experts' report showed encouraging results.
What "The Times "Thinks. The Times, while expressing a hope that the preliminary work will not be unduly prolonged emphasises the importance of having the ground carefully prepared so that the best way of setting about the work of the Conference may be decided in advance.
In furtherance of the view, held by all delegations, that the dif- ferent problema should at the out- consideration of the interested sce-. set be brought under the active tions to £35CES, and if possible narrow down the margins of differ ence, there were many informal talks yesterday. example, met the British delegates The Italians, for
in the morning and the Americana in the afternoon and at night M. Tardieu and Signor Grandi consult. ed together.
Machinery of the Conference.
ROBY, January 24. The delegates to the Naval Con- ferenco express satisfaction with the An interesting lecture was given progress so far made in getting the to the Lanchester Society of Asso-achinery of the conference in ciates in Commerce by Mr. R. J. working order. Walker, who spoke on the houec-) holder and the law."
In the ordinary way, he said, no one was responsible if a tile or chimney pot was blown off the roof and injured somebody in the street below, because a gale was an act of God; but if that tile, chimney. pot, or iron piping was dislodged. because of its disrepair through faulty cementing or rust and in jured a passer-by the tenant of the house was responsible, and not the landlord. The tragedy of it was that the injury might be serious and possibly £100 damage claimed, while the tenant of the house might not be worth a hundred pence. The wealthy landlord could survey able to be sned. Such risks, of such action with a emile and not be
The Prime Minister and the heads of the other delegations are follow ing the plan of getting the prob- lems brought under the active. con- sideration of the interested parties, and for this purpose to-day there were several informal meetings.
The Export's Report. In the morning, the full delega- tions of France and the United Kingdom met at No. 10, Downing Street, to consider the report which the committee of experts had been naked to prepare.
A communique stated that this report shows encouraging results on certain points and it was decided to invite the experts to continue their conversations.
ing unemployment in Britain. Mr. Thomas is understood to have It seems that Pay Commander inquired, whether shipment of McBride, of the Naval Office, was Canadian wheat to this country, driving a motor car when he ran could not be so made, as to over a Chinese boy, nged sixteen gularise shipments of return car- years' who was at the time cycling goes from. Britain, and so enable course, cou'd be insured against the Prime Minister and the other
The boy was killed.
British goods to compete wtre Subsequently, Commander Me effectively with foreign imports in Bride was arrested by the Chinese the Canadian markets. police and taken to the Native City. Representations were later made
by the British consular authorities,
but comparatively few people made use of insurance in this way.
After the members of the French withdrawn, the Italian delegates were received by
delegation had
members of the United Kingdom delegation, and the general business of the conference was discussed.
with the result that the Comman: SIR ERNEST RUTHERFORD. tity was given by a statute of Telegrams in Brief.
will establish his headquarters der was released by the Mayor, Mr. there.
Liu.
Shih has instructed his troops that they must not incorporate much interest in view of the Na.. The case is naturally arousing either bandits or the so-calledi People's Forces He has released tional Government's recent declara-1 the commendered rolling stock of tion abolishing the extrality system the Tientsin-Pakow Railway.
Pengpu, which was evacuated by Shib's troops, is now garrisoned by the 3rd Nanking Division under Chen Chi Cheng.
The
Shib Loses His Big Job,
NANKING, January 20 Central Government, has issued a mandate dismissing Shih as chairman of the Auhui Provia- cial Government and appointing General Wang hin Yuu successor.
:
his
as from January 1.
THE MONTE CERVANTES.
SINKS AND CAPTAIN DROWNED.
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(TAROCOE RECTER'S AGENCY.1
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 24. The Monte Cervantes suddenly heeled over and sank Inst night. her master, Captain Dreyer going down with his ship.
A skeleton crew which was left aboard narrowly escaped with their lives.
ANOTHER MUTINY.
(Wah Tic, Tat Pao.) The disputé bar continued for a fortnight or more, the farmers
SHANGHAI, January 28. stubbornly resisting the system of
Troope of the 31st Regiment "forced labour" and refusing to quartered at Riangvin (midway be- pay certain taxes. They have come tween Shanghai and Nanking) Argentina's worst criminals,]
to an agreement with the authori-matinied on the 24th and deserted ties, and the participants have with their arms. Chiang Rai Shek withdrawn their resistance.
has dispatched part of the 5th
The farmers who were arrested Division for the suppression. during the confict have been re- lensed and declare themselves satis find.
The campaign has fizzled out in spite of the blessing bestowed upon it by Gandhi. Ho proposed to despatch a large force of "passive resistance voluteers" to aid the far- mera, hut it is now evident that any attempt by Gandhi to keep the dispute going will be too late.
The cause of the mutiny has not been revealed.
NEW CHINESE GUNBOAT,
(Wah Te Tat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, January 26. The new Chinese gunboat Min Chuan was launched yesterday.
[It will be remembered that the passengers and crew were landed at Uskais, a lonely penal settle- ment in Magellan Straits, for
CHIANG'S ANHUI APPOINTMENTS.
(Wah Tez Tat Pao.)
AWARDED FARADAY MEDAL
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[URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}
RUGBY, January 23. The Council of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, have made to Sir Ernest Rutherford, the ninth Award of the Faraday Medal, for cospicuous services rendered to advancement of electrical science Sir Ernest Rutherford has been described as Britain's master scien tist. He has solved secrets of cle- tricity and radio activity and is said to be the greatest experimenter in the world.
THE HATRY CASE SENTENCES.
JUDGE'S SCATHING REMARK
TO PRISONERS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruoby, January 25, Mr. Justice Avory in passing sen- tence of 14 years peanl servitude on Hatry, seven years on Daniels, five years on Dixon and three years on Tabor described the frauds as the most appalling that have cvcr disfigured the commercial reputa
SHANGHAI, January 28. tion of this country. Chiang Kai Shek has appointed Various sentences on other counts Wa Lei Wang as Commander of the were imposed but they run can ath National Division and Chang currently. The effect of them is, Li Sang as the Vice-Commander. however, that during the first two The two generals took up office at years of the main sentence each Hofei in Anhui.
prisoner will undergo bard labour
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President Hoover has issued Proclamation prohibiting the im
portation of parrote from South American owing to the recent out- breaks of psittacosia in the United States.
Genova, January 24.-The League of Nations Opium commission is to consist of ten members, repre senting all producing countries.
The "Castle" Theory, Speaking of the age-old dictum that an Englishman's house is his castle, Mr. Walker said such gàar-
Richard II and was as much in force to-day as ever it was. No one could break into a man's house, not even the man himself, il some- body else was in temporary posses- sion, the reason being that such action would occasion a breach of breach of the the peace, and peace was abhorrent to the law.
A man could defend the sanctity of his house even to the point of killing the intruder,
A message from Atlantas an- even the right to shoot a burglar Felton, the only woman who ha
A man had ounces the death of Mrs. Rebecca... dend, but it was doubtful whether ever sat in the United States Senate. such an action would find sympathy She was 94, and an ardent tectoller. in a modern court of law. He was and temperance pioneer. also able to set traps for burglars in his house or garden, but would be held responsible if an innocent person were injured.
After speaking on a tenant's right of removing his temporary fixtures if done before the termination of tenancy, Mr. Walker, went on to discuss a man's conduct' in his own house as related to the comfort of his neighbours. A men had a right to live as he pleased so long as he did not annoy his neighbours. "If a neighbour's tree overhangs your garden," he continued, you have A perfect right to "cut" off the branches, but you must be careful like Shylock-to take no more than necercars. You must not go an inch over the wall," A man, he said, could go into his neighbour's garden for the purpose of cutting off the offending branches, but he must give his neighhour notice of hie coming. This might lead to the neighbour setting his dog on the visitor. A man was also liable for damage done by his dog.
Sir Malcom Delevingne is to re- present Breat Britain and Sir John Campbell, India.
Sir Robert Vansittart, Perman- ent Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, has appointed Mr. Clifford Norton to be his Private Secretary, in place of Mr. G. N. M. Bland, who has been appointed Counsellor of His Majesty's Embassy in Brussels.
Mah Mohan Singh, the young Indian who recently made an un- successful attempt to fly from Eng- land to India, to win the prize of 2500 offered by the Aga Khan to the first Indian doing the journey in 1930, started on another attempt on Friday, He left Lympne Aerodroms shortly before o'clock this afternoon,
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