INDIA'S "INDEPENDENCE DAY."
BIG AND ORDERLY DEMONSTRATIONS,
COMMUNIST MOB FIGHTS
" CONGRESSERS AT BOMBAY,"
SUCCESSFUL POLICE PRECAUTIONS.
Independence Day" passed off fairly quiet'y in India. Con- sidering the immense size of the Empire the disturbaners reported below seem no more than a ripple on the surface. There were processions in the big towns-ori the whole of an orderly nature--- though a few hotheads caused trouble in Bombay, where a certain number of Communists were in evidence! Whatever India's poli tient aspirations may be the people have obviously no love for the "Sickle and Hammer" emblem of Moscow.
The usual fracas between Hindus and Mohammedans appear to have been as much in evidence ne usual, but the police had the situation everywhere well in hand,
GHANDI SPENDS DAY FASTING.
EXCITABLE BOMBAY,
A FEW HEADS BROKEN.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, Jan 28. The observance in Bombay of Independence Day" fuished up with an exciting conflict between two large mobs, one of them com- prising the supporters of the National Congress and the other being made up of Communists. The fight seemed
Berce bitter, but while there hard knocks given and taken, there! were apparently no fatalities.
and
were
The trouble started when a pro- cession of mill-hands, acting under the auspices of the Red Flag Union, Encept down upon the monster de
COMPETENT AND TACTFUL POLICE.
FEW REVOLUTIONARY
·ENSORIPTIONS.
[RETTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW DELHI, Jan. 26. The polia took quiet but elaborate measures all over India to preserve inw and order on the occasion of the celebration of In- dependence Day, but reports both from Northern India and Southern India, show that the proceedings everywhere were orderly except at Honlay in the evening."
Processions of Congress wolun- beers in the principal cities, hoist- ing the National flag over public buildings and passing an Indepen- ray Branch of the National Condence resolution formed the main gress in support of the Indepen- stay of the proceedings. dence for India movement.
monstrations organised by the Rom-
It is estimated that there were at least a bandred thousand in at- tendance at this meeting, which was being held on the Chaupati Sands, and which after being ne dressed by netbers of the Born- bay Congress Committie, was about
At Calcutta, the feature of the processions was the absence of pos- ters bearing revolutionary. in- scriptions.
At Bombay, the most notable fea- that Moslems ture was the fact were conspicuous by their absence from the celebrations. The crowds
to pass an "Independence" resolu-ocessionally jeered the police in tion.
At this moment, the mob of Com- munists hove in right.
The Congress authorities, anti- cipating trouble, hastily evaluated the women who were on the plat- form. after which the mill-hands raced through the crowd and rush. ed the platform.
The Red Flag.
The Communist leaders harangu ed the crowd and urged them to haul down the National Flag and to replace it by the Red Mag.
One of their moüber' simultane-, ously climbed up the flagpost from which the National flag was waving and was about to haul it down when's member of the Congress who had also clambered up in pursuit, hauled down the invader.
A free fight started on the plat- form. Lathis and shoes were 11- berally used and showers of sand were flung about in all directions, the tmost disorder ensuing, though the bulk of the huge crowd did not appear to take part in the disturbance.
The mill-hands, prevented from interfering with the National flag mounted another post, upon (Continued an next Column).
HINDU MOSLEM
DISTURBANCES.
MOBS DISPERSED BY, POLICE.
(THROUGH BENTER'S AGENCY.]
DACCA, Jan. 27.
A fracas occurred between Hindua and Moslems on Independence Day when ecveral were injured. The District Magistrate and the Police Superintendent pointed out to the Congress leaders that Ilindus had forcibly entered a mosque and de- stroyed the Koran and various reli- gious furnishings. Stray cases of assault occurred in different locali ties. Hindu houses were damaged but the mob was dispersed as the police appeared.
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the vicinity of meetings, but the latter ignored the processionists, who sang national songs and hawk- ¿d homespun cloth.
At Ahmedabad. Mohammedana appeared as onlookers but did not take part in the processions,
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 28,
ANOTHER PEACE GESTURE.
BRITAIN CANCELS TWO 10,000-TON CRUISERS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
A
LONDON, Jan. 27. The Admiralty announces that it has been decided definitely to cancel the order for the two 10,000 cruisers, Surrey and Northumberland, whose construction was temporarily aus- pended last July.
HISTORY OF THE SHITS.
These cruisers were provided for in the 1928 estimates, one
to be huilt at Plymouth and the other at Portemouth. It will be remember-
ed that the ships were cancelled by the present Government shortly after the general "election. де п gesture of friendship to the world at large and America in particular.
They were to have been powerful shipe, similar in the main to the county class cruisers now on this station, their tonnage being. 10.000, fength 630 feet, heam 66, feet, draught 17 feet and horse power 1,000, giving a speed of 32 knots
KNOTTY POINTS ALREADY.
NAVAL CONFERENCE AND ITS AGENDA.
DELEGATES SEEKING
SOLUTION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 27,
1930.
MUKDEN AND THE SOVIET.
WHY THE C.E.R. DISPUTE WAS SETTLED.
TO SAVE SUFFERING IN MANCHURIA !
(Dah Tas Fat Pao),
Suason, Jan. 27. The leaders of "The delegations In an interview with Press repre- met at Downing Street this morn-sentatives on Sunday, Mr. Mo Teh ing to prepare the tentative agenda Hui, Chinese plenipotentiary to the for submission at the next Plenary Sino-Russian Conference, who ar Conference-a most difficult matter rived here recently said that he has since Britain and the United States insisted on resigning as he is, 50 regard cruisers of first importance, he said, "not capable enough to France considers the problem turns represent. China in the settlement of on world commitments and respon such an important question as the sibilities, Japan puts battleships Sino-Russian issue."
first and Italy is chinfly occupied
with the question of France Italian parity.
1
ANGLO-JAPANESE PROBLEM.
CRUISERS AGAIN.
(THROCOR NICTER'S AGENCY.]
He will, he continued, proceed to
PERSECUTION IN
לה
RUSSIA.
ENTIRE DISTRICTS CLEANED OUT.
[TAROTCH REUTER'8 AGENCY.]
LARGE FACTORY FOR SINGAPORE.
THOUSAND WORKPEOPLE
REQUIRED,
TO OPEN IN APRIL
WELCOME B.A.T. SCHEME.
Rios, Jan. $ The campaign instituted by the Soviet against the Kulaki (penasat) householde awning three. cows or equivalent other livestock) begun in earnest. They have been given three days to depart from of unemployment, and destitution the various districts where they in Singapore, says the Straits live, leaving their homes and all Times, it is satisfactory to know belongings behind. Hundreds of families have thus been evicted that a factory will shortly be open- from one district alone in the course|ed which will employ at least 1,000. of two daye. The Soviet Press says workpeople and will probably be that the Don districts is pledged to clear out all the Kulaki in the the largest factory housed under course of a week.
one roof in Malaya.
The builders are the British- American. Tobacco Company, (Straits) Ltd., who will thus make an important contribution to the
pore, and will supply a large part of the needs of Eastern markets from this centre,
In these days of trade depression, has when there is a considerable amount
CHINA AND SOVIET.
Nanking to report to the Central PROGRESS OF NEGOTIATIONS. industrial development of Singa-
Government on the present position with regard to the C.E.R. issue, and to ask for instructions regard. ing the management of the Railway, of which he is Chinese director.
Since the suspension of the Chi nese Eastern Railway service, both Chinese and foreign merchants have London is reported to have request can to get the service started again While the Japancee Delegation in suffered greatly. He has done all he
cd that capital ships be the first eight 8-inch guns, four 4-inch with suestion to be discussed it is under and will do his utmost to carry on a number of lighter weapons and stood the Government considers the in accordance with the spirit of the
order of precedence a matter of Sino-Russian Agreement. & torpedo tubes.
comparatively minor importance Their complements would have and, therefore, will be unlikely to been just short of 700.
Their armament was to have been
press
LONDON, Jan. 27.
Referring to the Flabarovsk Pro- this pointe On the other tocol, 3r. Me said that he under-
cles regard eight-inch cruisers
and there are growing indications stands that the public is not satis that both official and unofficial cirsed with the terms. Makden bad the supreme issue.
to get the dispute settled even on
not been made.
[TRROUNK REUTER'S ÄDENCY.]
CHANɑna, Jan. 97. Mr. Mo Teh Huet who was to have, opened formal negotiations on behalf of China regarding the CER. at Moscow, arrived
Shanghai yesterday. Be is expect ed to proceed to Nanking to-day with Mr. Ma Fa Hsiang to discuss questions relating to Sino-Soviet
negotiations.
This confirms the report from Chinese sources which appeared in our issue of yesterday's date.]
COMMUNISTS BUSY. IN..
GERMANY.
It is expected that the new fac this year. It will be the first tory will be opened in April of tobacco factory to be erected cheaper brands of the B.A.T. pro- Malaya, and in future most of the ducts will be made there.
Firefighting System:
in
The building, is situated behind the present B.A.T. premises at Tanjong Pagar. It is constructed of steel framework with brick walla, the steel girders being useful for supporting machinery used in con- nection with tobacco manufacture. Adjoining is a large godown en- tirely constructed of reinforced con- crete. The factory is connected. with the godown by an overhend runway system. This is a contri- vance which will carry loads up to a half a ton from the factory to the godown..
The factory and godown together
foreign, will rejoice at this pre- While many perseus, British and
MOTORISTS STONED, liminary gesture, at a politically
(THROUGH RAUTER'S AGENCY.} pportune moment, the towns of The Naval circles in particular disadvantageous terms because the Portsmouth and Plymouth, both of hiat very broadly that they consider people of Manchuria would have
BERLIN, Jan. 27. which have been very depleted and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in his
Communists were very active on over-run with unemployment since ardent desire to prevent futile arma suffered much more than they have the outskirts of the capital, several the war will not share in the ment competition between Britain done at present had a settlement hundreds in a village outside Pots will occupy a Hoor Aren of 100,000 neclamations. Nor will the officers and America acted too hastily in and men "axed" in consequence tentatively agreeing to fewer eight-
dam being besieged for an hour in sq. ft. The factory will have three. a restaurant where Extreme Nation floors, and is Stted throughout with of this move be best pleased. How: inch cruisers than America,
The military forces of Manchuria alists were bolding a meeting. They firefighting apparatus. One of the and ever, armaments cannot be reduced overlook what effect it would have alone were not sufficient to deal fled when the police appeared.
most novel arrangements is an without hurting someone!
on Japan.
The Communists members of the automatic fire extinguisher. This with the Russian troops and the Steel Helmet Association clashed an arrangement of water spraye There appears to he genuine feat Manchurian troops have also auf-at Nauer and several were wound situated at regular intervals on the this will lead to Anglo-Japanese
ceiling of each floor. friction as Japan considers seventy fered as a result of the Soviet in ed. Outside Koepenick, near here, heat of the room goes above a cer- per cent. of America's eight-inch racion during the past months. Scores of Communists, including
tain temperature these sprays auto- cruiser quota is essential for her Under such circumstances, the Muk-shouting "Down with the Bour over the doors. At the same time stoned all motor-cars, matically open and pour water defensive requirements; but this
Several motorists were the water pressure rings a gong means eighty-eix per cent. of Eng-den Government had to clear up the groise.” injured. land's quota, if America has eigh C.E.R. issac-hence the Protocol.
outside. teen 10,000 tonners, and one hun. But," Mr. Me concluded, "Tani dred per cent. if America has twenty-one; therefore Britain is Yun Seng, who concluded the agree bound to oppose the Japanese ment with the Soviet authorities, | glaim. This is hound to cause did not sign it himself as China's
intense aggravation.
Plenipotentiary,"
DOMINION OFFICE.
NEW APPOINTMENT,
The inmates of Gandhi's Ashram
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]. observed the day as a fast. They occupied the day in spinning. In
Rucar, Jan. 28. the evening the occupants passed
Lord Passfield, Secretary of State resolution it fitvour of indepen-fo Dominion Affairs, has appoint dence in Chadhi's presence.
ed Sir Harry Batterber to be As sistant Under-Secretary of State in the Dominions Office, in succes. sien Sir Edward Harding,
tu whose appointment to be permanent Inder-Seeretary of State was an
ounced last. Berk.
which an amplifier, was installed, and succeeded in hoisting a Red- Flag bearing the notorious "Sickle and Hammer,
The Communist minh then depart." ed, the trouble ending almost as quickly na it had baguii. The Con- gressers immediately tore the Red Flag to shreds,
"LIVELINESS" IN NEW.
YORK.
FOR ALL."
It is notable that the police made | A COMMUNIST-POLICE "FREE no attempt during the day to in terfere with the Congress demon- stration. A mass meeting was held in the morning followed by a procession over a mile long which marched through the main streets.. the police lining the route to pre- vent outside interference.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.
NEW YORK, Jan, 26.
WEEKEND WORK,
PRIME MINISTER BUSY.
An earlier message. from the British Wireless Service states :----- Although Saturday produced no news of any special develop
ments in connexion with the Five Power Naval Conference, it can be taken for granted that the de igates have not been idle.
The week-end has enabled them to give consideration in compara tive leisure to the conversation and informal exchanges of opinion Twelve men were clubbed and they have had among thema injured and scores of others were
du ing the part few days, and to acidentally caught in the midst of adust, their views accordingig. a swirling, mob" and jostled and
Much importance is attached by braised when a large force of police all the delegations to the work of charged and broke up a demonstra-organising the sequence of the pro- tien by about two hundred Com-lems with which the Confere munists outside the City Hall, will have to deal in their turn, and The demonstration was apparent it is generally felt that the time 'GENERAL MOTORS" FINED.ly arranged in protest against the devoted to evolving a sound agenda fatal shooting of a Communist will not be wasted since it may well strike picket by police in the Bronx (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}.
Bave much labour later on. District,
INDIAN FACTORY REGULATIONS.
BOMBAY, Jan. 27. "Pleading guilty to allowing boys under legal age to work overtime Mr. G. K. Seers, managing director of General Motors (India), Limited, was fined in the Second Presidency Magistrate's Court fifty rupees for euch if thirty cases under Factories Art. Mr. E. C. Richards, production manager, was similarly fined in ten enses. He undertook henceforth to comply with the act.
the
ALASKAN AIR DISASTER. NEW LORD OF APPEAL.
LIEUT. RIELSON AND
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
MECHANIC KILLED.
LONDON, Jan. 27.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] Mr. H. P. MacMillan, K.C., has
SEATTLE, Jan. 27. been appointed Lord of Appeal in
It is feared that Lieut. Eielson succession to Lord Sumner, who has
and his mechanic were killed when resigned.
Those who Right Hon. Hugh Pattison Mae- be machine crashed. Millan was born in 1873, and is the found the machine say that the son of the late Rev. Hugh Mac- cabin was burst open, the wreckage Millan of Greenock. He is a dis-scattered, and the engine torn from tinguished graduate of Edinburgh its mounting. A relief party has and Glasgow Universities, and has started from North Cape and a do Occupied many responsible positions tena has left Kanuk to search for e.g. Assistant Director of Intelli- the bodies. gense, Ministry of Information 1018. Lord advocate of Scotland 1024 Chairman Royal Commission
of Lunacy and Mental Disorder,
cic.
Lord Sumner (John Andrew Hamilton) was born in 1860. Educated at Baliol and Magdalen, he has had a distinguished career at the bar and was a member of the British delegation to the Repara tions Commission 1919.
ALASKAN AIR TRAGEDY.
"[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
SEATTLE, Jan. 26. The United States Army Signal Comps stated at Fairbanke, Alaska, reports that the wreck of Lieut. Eielson's aeroplane has been found. There is no news of the occupants.
Although the police made only five arrests, the demonstration was one of the most unruly and violent witnessed in New York City in re cent months.
VICEROY AND SPEAKER CONFER.
POLICING THE ASSEMBLY,
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE Į
The Prime Minister to-day en- tertained the Dominions delegates
Mr. Mo will proceed to Nanking: this evening to interview Dr. C. Ti Wang who has already returned to Nanking.
SINO-SOVIET CONFERENCE
POSTPONED.
(Tah Tai Yal Pav.)
women,
BRITAIN'S NEW AEROPLANE.
DESIGNED FOR AIR
SURVEYING.
When the
Automatic Doors.
All the rooms are fitted, with fire- proof doors, which are operated on thus a similar system and can localise the fire. Though the doors shut automatically, when the heat reaches a certain température, they can quite easily be opened by slid- ing them backwards, thus, enabling occupants to escape.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Regar, Jan. 200 Lord Thomson, the Secretary of to run the machinery throughout Municipal electricity will be used State for Air, and Mr. F. Mon- the building. The fact that this tague, the Under Secretary for A will be a day load of power will made a trial flight in the machine be a considerable advantage to the yesterday.
It is the first acroplane specially used during the day, though a staff Municipality, whose power is little designed for air surveying, and it
has been built by the Gloster Air has to be maintained both day and craft Company for the Aircraft night at the plant. SHANOM, Jan. 27. Operating Company, which has al- According to a report from Mos.ready made definite plans for the cow, the Sino-Russian Conference, mapping of an immense area of which was scheduled for the 25th hitherto unexplored territory in inst. has been postponed owing to Northern Rhodesia. the repudiation of the Habarovsk
Protocol by the Chinese Govery
mert.
An unexpected touch of realism was given to a performance of Puccini's Girl of the Golden The aeroplane is so constructed West" at the Metropolitan Opera that every part of the world will House in New York recently One become accessible to the air sur-of the players, in a moment of veyor, since its reserve of power dramatic excitement, lunged too is such that operations to the ex- vigorously at Mme. Jeritza with a cent of 30,000 square miles are made wooden stage knife and dealt her possible for a single central aero-a severe blaw on the chest. Mme. drome.
Jeritza, although admitting she was Its special aerial camera enables in pain, refused medical assistance enormous areas to be photographed and pluckily continued singing un- on a single plate, and as is well-til the final curtain. In a previous known as the result of long experi-performance of the same opera the ense this method of rapping is not famous Viennese star suffered a quiet only vastly quicker but more ac sharp blow on the hand from a
"CHRISTIAN” RESIGNATION FENG'S QUIET LIFE.
(Wah Tez Fat Pao.)
PEPINO, Jan. 27. at his official country residence, Feng Yu siang, the "Christian Chequers, and during the after-General." is still lending a naon, Mr. H. L. Stimson, the head life in the outskirts of Taiyuan and curate than the normal methods. of the American delegation, also talks no more about going abroad. paid him a visit.
He denied the report that the
Some of the members of the other Kuominchun foreca have moved delegations were in contact with from Kingtaekwan. Yen Hai Shan the Premier during the day, and called to see him after his return arrangements have been made for to Taiyuan from Chengehow. all the delegation chiefs to meet at No. 10, Downing Street to-morrow morning.
San Liang Cheng and Chi Hung Chanz. two leading KuominHun Kenerals, have wired Yes Hei Shan stating their troops are in a very CHINA, AND THE AIRWAYS. wretched condition and are badly in need of supplies and if they don't get help a mutiny is likely.
FRESH AGITATION TO GET
CONTRACT...
NANKING, Jan. 18.
NEW DELI, Jan. 26. While his brother, ́ Vallabhai Patel, was heading a monster de- monstration procession marching through the principal streets of Ahmedabad, proclaiming Independ- ence Day and echoing revolution- A memorandum relative to the ary erien, tho Speaker of the As-proposed revision of the contract sembly spent an hour and a half between the China National Avia- in conference with Lord Irwin, the tion Corporation and the American Viceroy, regarding the dealock. Airways Co. has been submitted The dispute is over the responsi-jointly to the State Council by the hility for policing the Assembly Ministries of Communications, The Government takes this line that Foreign Affairs, Finance, and War it is responsible for the safety of visitors and the members of the Assembly. Mr. Patel argues that
mission.
BELGIAN PRINCE TO VISIT JAPAN.
RETURN OF COURTESIES NEXT YEAR.
Tokyo, Jan. 18 His Royal Highness Prince Léo- The memorandum is understood pold, Crown Prince of Belgiam, ja to recommend that inasmuch as the coming to this country in the course enforcement of the contract entails of the spring of 1931. The Crown he alone has the right to give nda heavy loss to the Chinese Govern- Prince's visit to Japan is to return ment and also constitutes in many the courtesy of His Imperial No statement has been issued re.respects, Infringement of China's | Majesty's visit to Belgium in 1921, garding the discussion today, but aerial sovereignty, immediate re when His Majesty was the Prince it is considered that Mr. Patel is vision of the contract in respect to Regent. unlikely to yield unless he is certain points set forth in the The Belgian Crown Prince will satisfied.
memorandum is deemed necessary.he secommanied by Crown Princes There is no immediate chance of It is further recommended that Astrid. The news is confirmed by the Assembly galleries bring re-if the American company decline to Baron Bassompierre, the Belgian opened to the public. The matter revise the contract, it should be Ambassador to Janaa, although, mey be settled by conference beterminated, the National Govern- nccording to the Ambasador, no tween Sir Jamee Crerar, the leaderment at the same time reimbursing date and programme of the Prince's of the House, Mr. Patel and the Ithe American company for all ex-forthcoming visit to the Japanese Chief Commissioner for Delhi..
penses incurred.
capital are yet fixed.
baris
Se cepaintment
stage gun.
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