JAPAN AND THE NAVAL CONFERENCE.
DELEGATION REFERS PROPOSALS TO TOKYO.
FRANCE MUST HAVE SUBMARINES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 7.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1930.
They were prepared to comprò miss on a proposal to meet the British and American divergency regarding cruisers.
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Submarines.
CONTRACT TO BE
CANCELLED.
CHINESE AIR MAIL AND - UNITED STATES FIRM.
A DIPLOMATIC
TION"
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SENSA-
The reported decision of the Nan-
sist on drastic alterations to the king Government to cancel, or in-
contract it signed with the Ameri- can firm, China Airways Incorpor
Pending the receipt of Mr. Stim ron's statement officials are some what reticent in commenting on it, though Nayal circles appear to don- sider the suggestion for effecting They would gladly agree to theated, is likely to have serious diple- the capital ships balance in 1031 | abolition of submarines, but if that matic reactions with the United
States. instead of 1912 is very dlßcult wers impossible, they would sug owing to the fact that the Wash gest that their operation should be ington building programmes afe amenable to the same internation- based on the prospective 1949 bal-al laws as surface craft in opera- ance, and therefore considerable tion against merchant ships. readjustments are required.
Regarding the proposal that Britain, America, and Japan should scrap the 53-1 ratio respectively, Naval eireles point out that al- though on paper this appears The proceedings of the Naval favourable towards Japan.
Committee to-day apparently con- American ships proposed for scrap-stituted such a definite advance as ping are armed with 19-inch guns to set the Sub-Committee the task
The
Mr. Stimson is now in very hope fil spirits that, in co-operation. with the other delegations, the pri- mary purposes of the Conference may be accomplished.
Legations Want Information.
(Wah Tas Fat Pas).
NANKING, Feb. 7. The Foreign Office has received telegrams from the United States Legation at Teping, and from. Mr. C. C. Wu, the Chinese Minister to Washington, regarding the reported cancellation of the contract.
The telegrams have been referred by Mr. Sun Fo, the Minister of Communications, to Mr. Wong Chun, the Chairman of the China National Aviation Corporation,
It is pointed out that although
CHIANG CANCELS CANTON TRIP.
SENDING HO YING CHING.
(Wak Tes Fat Pao.)
Nanking, Tebruary 7. Owing to pressure of oficiai duties,** · Marahal Chiang Kai Shek has cancelled his proposed" trip to Canton. He will, it is reported, dispatch his Fight hand man, General Ho Ying Ching to the south onshin be- half.
A number of General Lin Chih's troops, two Divisions ünder Chan Cheng and Li Yun- Chich, and ive gunboats have been ordered Sonth. The boats Hai Chau and Yong Chien left here yesterday."
Visit Delayed (THROUGH RETTER'S AQINCY.]
NANKING, Feb. 6. Owing to the receipt of a tele- gram from Admiral Yang Shu Chuan stating that he is now on Chiang Kai Shek is not leaving his way to Nanking, Marshal for Canton immediately, as he in- tended...
SINO-JAPANESE AGREEMENT.
TARIFF AUTONOMY TO BE RECOGNISED.
THE EXTRALITY ISSUE LATER.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Toxyo, Feb. 7. Official circles confirm the reports from Nanking regarding the Sino- Japanese Tariff Negotiations. They have made such progress that an carly signature of the Tariff Agree- ment may be expected.
The Tariff Agreement is to be con- cluded before general questions re- garding the Treaty Revision of Extrality is taken up Japan will recognise China's tariff autonomy, including the acceptance of the now gold unit for customs collections Japan will also include the Conven- tional Tarifi Schedule making mutual concessions,
special Commissioner to China It is likely Japan will send a
when the time arrives to negotiate extrality and other such vital matters which are deemed too im-
AMERICAN BANK RATE.
BRITISH W. INDIAN SUGAR INDUSTRY.
DOWN TO FOUR PER CENT. DUTY NOT TO BE REDÜCED.
"(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, Feb. 6. The New York Federal Reserve Bank has further reduced the dis- count rate from four and a half Le four per cent."
The Richmond Federal Reserve Bank is reducing the re-discount rate from five to four and a half
per cent.
NOVGOROD FAIR
TO BE ABOLISHED.,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, Feb. 4
It is officially announced that the Government have decided to abolish the Nijni Novgorod Fair as unde
cessary under modern conditions.
SPANISH ROYAL DECREE.
kama
PRISONERS TO BE
RELEASED. -
`(THROUGH REUTER'S (AGENOT.]
MADRID, Feb. 6,"
while the British ships are armed of drawing up a dual scheme of the Chinese Government has delegates and the Fukien delegates portant to be handled by the Charge were condemned or are on trial
cided to cancel the contract, this
with 13.5-inch guns and Japan's categories adapted to meet the bas never been officially published.
ships with 14-inch guns. Moreover if the Japanese ship Kongo WAS serapped it would upset the balance of the Japanese Sect, which is based on four ships of the Kongo class as the integral unit.
The general reaction in naval -circles therefore appears to be
more unfavourable.
Japan Dissatisfed?
needs of the two sections of the five Powers, namely, the section including France, favouring total tonnage without categories to en able them to have 3 specialised navy, and the section including Great Britain and the United
States favouring the category sys-
tem.
France Must Have Submarines. It is learned from an authorita- tive French source that substantial agreement has been reached re- garding cruisers.
battleships and heavy
In the meantime the British Foreign Office, while admitting the receipt of Thursday night's pro- poeals, which were delivered to Mr..
The French attitude to submari- Wakatsuki on Wednesday evening, res was emphasised by M. Leygues are unable to reveal the contents.who, in an interview, said, "Under The proposals are understood to be no conditions will France agree to drastic and far reaching, covering the abolition of submarines" every category.
Mr. Stimson said that the gross It is learned authoritatively, how tonnage of the British and Ameri- ever, that the propoen! in its pre-can Beets was substantially 1,200,000 tons apiece, and declared that un- seat form is believed to be uñae-
der their suggestion the actual dif. ference in the cruiser fleets was only 12,0000 tons...
ceptable to Japan, though it repre- sents some concessions on America's part from the position taken at the Japan-American conversations at Washington in December last.
The proposal was submitted to Tokyo without comment by the delegation, which did not ask for instructions though, it is under stood, the questions involved are of so great importance that they exceed the power of the delegates to settle. Hence deliberation is neccesary. by the whole Japanese Government has become necessary.
LONDON, Feb. e.
This afternoon's meeting of the first committee of the Naval Con- ference, over which Mr. A. V. Al- exander, First Lord, presided, last- ed for 90 minutes.
It is understood that the progress made has been so satisfactory that critica⋅ are well satisfied to-day.
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Mr. Stimson Angry.
NANKING, Feb. 7. The Foreign Office has received a cable from Dr. C. C. Wu, the Chinese Minister at Washington, to the effect that Mr. Stimson has verbally protested against the viola- tion by the Chinese authorities of the Sino-American agreement of the air service in China.
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In spite of the negotiations be- tween the Central Government de
the situation in Fukien remains unsettled. Hence Admiral Yang Shu Chuan has decided to go to Nanking to report on the sitan- tion and await instructions from
the Government.
D'Affaires..
In view of Chinas' refusal to agree to the appointment of Mr. Obata as minister no new appoint ment to that post will be made but
As Admiral Chen Shao Kwan, acting Nary Minister, intends to go" to Canton with Chiang Kaiit in likely a high rank diplomat Bhek, Admiral Yang Shu Chuan will be sent on a special Mission will take charge of the Ministry to discuss Extality, and the other, during Admiral Chen's absence. major problems.
COAL MINE EXPLOSION.
(Wah Te Fat Pao.);
SHANGHAI, Feb. 7. An explosion is reported to have occurred in the coal mines in Fu- shun with heavy, loss of life. No details are available.
A CABINET DECISION,
SHANGHAI, Feb. 7. The Nanking Government is 'con sidering the cancellation of the Sino-American Air-mail Contract which was entered into with the Aviation Exploration Incorporation, an American enterprise, last April.
Mr. Sua Fo, the Minister of
THE NANKING INCIDENT. Transport, has held a conference with the beads of the Ministries of
(Wah Tez Tat Pao.) Communications, War and Finance, and it was agreed that the original
NANKING, Feb, contract contains several cinases
Sino-Japanese questions which prejudice China's interests, and that unless the Aviation Ex- arising out of the Nanking Incident ploration Incorporation Company have been settled and an agreement agrees to revision, the Chinese will be signed shortly. Government can not see its way to continue the contract.
Cruisers and Battleships. The United States, with 18 larger cruisers armed with 8 inch guns, Conference, Mr. Sua Fo will pro- Acting on the decision of the compared with Britain's. 15 would have a superiority of 30,000 tons,mittee that the contract be either pose to the Central Political Com- but Great Britain would have a amended or repudiated.
All
DISMISSED!
FRIENDSHIP TREATY
SIGNED.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}..
ROME, Feb. 6.
The Italo-Austrian Treaty of Friendship has been signed by Sig Her Mussolini and Herr Schober, the Austrian Chancellor,
KOREAN NATIONAL
MOVEMENT.
ALLEGED SUPPRESSION OF NEWS.
[United Presa.)
HONOLULU, Jan,' 30, (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]' Officials of the Korean National Association of Hawaii said to-day NANKING, Feb. 7. that they had received radio ad-
Shanghai. The Chief of the Asiatic Depart-vices from their representatives in Chow Lung Kuang, has been dis- Rorcans have been arrested and 78 atating that 17,000 missed for alleged incompetency in killed in the course of the Korean handling the OE.. issue
superiority of 40,000 tons in gmaller This action of the Nanking Goyment of the Foreign Ministry, Mr. cruisers armed with six-inch guns. erament has caused great surprise Great Britain would have the op-in diplomatic circles and is likely of reducing the number of to lead to diplomatic difficulties tion small cruisers to increase the larger between China and America. cruisers from 15 to 18, thereby achieving the total of 327,000 tons,
A Shanghai-Hankow Service, or the exact amount which the The China Airways were to run United States now aska,
a service of 'planes between Shang- bai, Nanking, and Bankow with stops at other places. When the
On the contrary, the United States has a similar option of in- creasing her smaller cruisers at the expense of the larger, by which she The meeting examined the possibil. the exact amount for which Great would acquire, a total of 399,000, ity of reconciling the two rival me thods of Jimitation-global or by Britain now asks. categorics-and discussed the clas sification to be adopted to the vari. ous warships. They finally ap pointed a Sub-Committee of Naval experts to draft the resolutions for consideration at a later meeting. The Committee will also get down to figures regarding tonnage and categories.
Mr. Stimson points out that, the Eritish battleship fleet contains two more battleships than the Unit- ed States. Their suggestion to Japan would produce "an over-all relation satisfactory to us and, we hope, to them." In conformity with past relations it would not be based on the same ratio for every class of ship.
Mr. Stimson did not feel that at present it was appropriate to make the French and suggestions to Italians, whose "problems are not so directly related as ours."
U.S. Proposals. Mr. H. L. Stimson, the chief U.8. Naval Delegate, stated that following the negotiations between the United States, Great Britain, and Japan, they were how
Women's Demand For Peace. position to clarify the limits of a
The Women's International Lea- possible agreement.
The United States proposed im.gue was only one of a number of mediato parity with Great Britain Women's organisations from Great for every class of ship. They sug. Britain, Japan, France,
America received at St. James's gested the reduction of the number of battle ships, so that the two Palace this morning, under the feets would be equalised in 1931 in auspices of the Women's Peace stead of in 1942,
Crusade.
and
concern
was inaugurated, there the usual ceremonies and were members of the Chinese Govern benevolent good wishes by lending
ment.
Mr. Victor, Hu, forrmerly Chargé d'Affaires in Berlin, who speaks and writes Bussina fluently, succeeds
hitn. "
HOME BY-ELECTION.
LABOUR RETAINS SEAT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Losbox, Feb. 6. The by-election at Brightside, Sheffield, due to Mr. Arthur Pon eonby's. elevation to the Peerage, has resulted as follows:- Maraball (Labour) Russell (Conservative) Lambert (Liberal)..... Murphy (Communist)
11,543. 8,012
3,050
1,084
... 20,277 0,828 8,812
OFFICIAL DENIAL.
{THROUGH REÛTEL'S AGENOT.]
NANKING, Feb. 7. Interviewed this evening on the subject of the Airways contract Mr. Sun Fo denied explicity that
At the General Election last year the Government has cancelled the agreement. He stated, that are the polling resulted: commendation to cancel the con- A. A. W. Ponsonby, Lab. tract was submitted recently to the R. 1, Money, Con... State Council by Mr. Wang Po W. A. Lambert, Lib. Chun, however, the State Council decided this morning to refer the matter to the Foreign Office and the Ministry of Communications, instructing that two Ministers negotiate with the China Airwaya with a view to a revision of the existing contract, which, according to the decision of Mr. Wang Po Chun, has been found unworkable in certain respects.
According to the decision of the Government, Mr. San Fo added, no cancellation at present of the con- tract was contemplated pending BRITAIN TO ATTEMPT AIR negotiations for its revision. The report that the contract has already be cancelled is therefore erroneous,
SPEED RECORD.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUOBY, Feb. 6.
PRESIDENT RUBIO.
CONDITION NOT SERIOUS..
(LEUTER'S AMERICAN- SERVICE)
MEXICO CITY, Feb. 8.
in this country to break the present President Rubio has had a so- cond operation, a piece of splintered air speed record of 357.7 miles an bone being removed from the jaw. I kour created by Squadron-Leader Hie doctors say that his condition Orlebar at Calshot last September. in satisfactory, but nobody is al-The machine in which his racord lowed to talk to him.
An attempt will be made shortly
I was established was a Supermarine
Rolls-Royce 66, but the new attempt will be made in a Gloster-Napier
COMPLEX.SINO-BRITISH NEGOTIATIONS.
EXTRALITY, BOXER INDEM. NITY and WEIHAIWEL
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Feb. 7. President Hoover's Melago.
Dr. C. T. Wang has made a state- WASHINGTON, Feb. 0. Six, which was built for the Schnei- ment to the effect that some pro Fresident Hoover sent a message der trophy race but did not par- gress has been made in the Sino- to Senor Rubio, congratulating him ticipate, owing to trouble with the British negotiations regarding ex- This ditrality, but no decisions have been on his escape, and rejoicing that petrol feeding system. he is spared to carry on his confculty has now been solved and the reached concerning either the Boxer structive programme. The Senate builders of the machine and engine Indemnity Fund or the proposed passed à resolution, regretting the are confident of its ability to set rendition of Weihaiwe na Sir Miles attempt on Fresident Rubio and up a new-speed record. The St Lampson has not received instruc-
tempt will be made at Felixstowe, tions thereon from London. wishing him & speedy repwvery,
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nationalistic movement.
Henry Kim, General Secretary of the Hawaiian-Korean National Association, interpreted this mee sage to refer to results of a revival of the movement in Korea during
the last four montha. --
Mr. Kim explained that a strict censorship has been imposed by the Japanese authorities in Korea, and that advices can be obtained only "through contacts in Shanghai,
FURTHER TROUBLE FOR NANKING.
WOMEN'S DEMAND FOR OFFICIAL POSTS:
[United Press. }
A Royal decres amnestice all who
for sedition under the late regime, ro-admits exiles, re-instates dis-
missed officials and students in the military academies, and restores to the Army list officers who have bean victimised.
AUSTRALIAN LOAN.
WILL CERTAINLY BE MET.
(THROUGH XEUIEL'S AUENCY.]
[BRITISH „WIRELESS SERVICE.)
RrQBY, Feb: 6:
In the House of Lords, Lord. Elibank, (Conservative) called at- tention to the serious state of the British West Indian sugar · în- dustry, and pressed for the early publication of the report of the West Indian Sugar Commision which_recently returned from the" West Indies. Lord Elibank said that it was perfectly clear that sugar was not being sold to-day un-. der free trade' "conditions. Whe over production of sugar, which existed to-day and which was be ing loaded upon the markets of the world, was very largely due to high protectivo tariffs, subsidies
and cartels.
Snowden, Chancellor of the Exche
He suggested that Mr. Philip
quer, should not remove or reduce the sugar duties this year, and should continue the existing pre- ferential duties.
Lord Oliver, (Labour) who was chairman of the West Indian Sugar Commission, supported Lord Eli- bank's appeal. He believed that when Mr. Snowden in July last ex- pressed his intention to sweep away all duties on foodstuffs he was not fully soquainted with the situation. The Commission had come to the conclusion that, under the present circumstances, even with prefer try could not continue to be car- ence, the West Indian sugar indus-
ried on because of the collapss of credit and because the statement
of the Chancellor of the E chequer had knocked the bottom out of the market.
"If and when preference is with- drawn without compensation, so far as it produces for some consump tion it will be put into the proz“ cess of winding up and at the und of eighteen months it will come ta") CANREIRA, Feb. 6..
an end." He suggested that the The Prime Minister, Mr. T. report of the Commission should Scullin, chairman of the Australian be sub-mitted to the Economic Com. Loan Council, and Mr, Theodore, mittee which the Government had At present, West in a joint-statement referring to lately set up. the anxiety in cortain quarters in Indian growers were producing at London as regards the Australian a loss of one pound to twenty-five financial position, declare that shillings a ton. If preference were there is not the slightest possibility withdrawn they would produce at
a loss of five pounds per ton. of Australia failing to meet her National obligations. The Labour trouble is admittedly serious; but it is confined to the coal mining in- dustry of one State.,
MEXICAN COMMUNIST
DEMONSTRATION.
[United Press,]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. Another demonstration by Com munists took place in front of the Mexican Embassy, to-day,
Earlier demonstrations in vari- ous capitals, including Washing- ton, caused the Mexican Govern ment to sover diplomatic relations with Soviet Russia recently
It was alleged by the Mexican Foreign Office that Soviet officials inspired
demonstrations.
these
Moscow denied the allegation.
PRESIDENT HOOVER'S
HOLIDAY,
A WEEK'S REST IN FLORIDA.
(Ualted Press.]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. President Hoover may make a trip to Florida for a week's vaca- tion and general resting, it was
officially reported to-day.
.
Lord Passfeld, Secretary for the Colonies, replying for the Govern- ment, said that the fundamental cause of the present situation was. that production had outrun con- sumption. The difficulties of re- medying the situation were almoęt insuperable. When the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stated his desire and intention to sweep away the duties on imported foodstuffs, be was expressing the feelings of all three parties. The Liberal and Conservative parties equally with the Labour Party were strongly against putting duties on food- stuffs
If relief were to be given to sugar planters ho suggested that the charge could better be borne by those of the public who were able to pay than by a poorer section of the community. He hoped that in the international field something could be done to deal with over- production. He regretted that he had no policy to announce, but the. Government would not be slow to Consider this matter, the gravity of which they fully understood.
PACIFIC FLIGHTS PLANNED.
TWO NON-STOP ATTEMPTS.
[United Press..
The start will be made next week. if present plans' are carried
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2 through
A survey of aeronautic plans to attention of the Chief Executive the Pacific are planned for the pres Fishing may engage part of the day showed that four fights across but his chief desire is believed to eat car
gress.
PEPING, Jan. 21. Resolutions passed by the Peping Women's Union, in convention here, demand a greater representation in
be to find a chance to do nothingHarry Husted, a wealthy Clere- the Government of the country,
whatever, following many weeks of land manufacturer contemplates. national and provincial.
The union asserted that too few intensive effort attendant upon the one of the best-defined plans, He women are getting jobs at Nanking special and regular sessions of Con- l'intends to fly from San Francisco fo
While Mr. Hoover is keepinging on June 15.
Tokyo and possibly to China, start- closely in touch with developments Morton Sterling of Seattle an"" Conference, matters there are being Tokyo fight on March 15. Both at the London Naval Limitation ticipates starting on a Beattle-to- left almost altogether in the hands Husted and Sterling intend to use of Col, Henry L. Stimson as head 22-passenger aeroplanes, and both of the American delegation. Ar- rangements will be made to relay xpect to fy vin Honolulu. dispatches to the President's ro treat, if he carries his plan through.
OXFORD BOAT CLUB" PRESIDENT DESIGNS:
and elsewhere, and expressed the belief that the Government should (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
give more of its "plums" to women," many of whom are better qualified LONDON, Feb. 6.
than the men now getting them. Dissension among the Oxford
The women's union, according to boat race coaches and the President the annual report for 1929, has a of the Boat Club has caused an membership of 1,200, of whom two- unprecedented incident in connec-thirds can read and write Chinese tion with the Boat Race. Three of the union has been very active the conches, unable to persuade the during the past year in seeking the President that he ought to stand formation of a real national wo- down from the boat, have resigned men's union, in which the women on bloc. The President, Mr. Al of all provinces may be represent, astair Graham, thereupon resigned, ed. The report describes 500 cases Mr. D. Tinne, last year's Blue, which the union handled during whom the conches wished to displace the year on behalf of its members. Mr. Graham in the boat, has been of their friends. Ten per cent. of elected President.
these cases ware those of women who wanted to get divorces, from? hus bands they considered unworthy, and the union supported them in this contention.
BRITAIN AND EGYPT, PREMIER TO NEGOTIATE,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CAIRO, Feb. 6. The Chamber practically on animously agreed to motion authorising the Premier, M. Nahas Fasha; to negotiate a treaty with Great Britain on the basis of the latter proposal.
NINE MILLION DOLLARS FINE.
ALLEGED SMUGGLING OF JEWELS.
OSAKA, Feb. 3. A well known merchant of Kyoto, Mr. Katsujiro Yamanaka, has been fined to the amount of 9,000,000 yea, the largest fine ever inflicted in this country.
.
Harald Bromley, who cracked up" twice during preliminary Bights, still expects to conduct à non-stop Scattle-to-Tokyo trip
air.
Robert Wark, fourth of those with eyes ncross the Pacific, likewise, has in mind an attempt at a Tokyo Seattle non-stop fight. The dates of the Bromley and Wark efforts have not yet been announced.
Col. William E. Easterwood, Texas millionaire, has posted G.830,000 as a prize for the fret. flight across the Pacife.
The women's union is being back
Husted's plans are the most ed by the district Kuomintang, in
elaborate of any Ho hopes that. whose headquarters they hold meet
his trans-Pacifio flight, with a large ings. The Kuomintang leen. The fine has been imposed by the Tokker now under, construction at couraging the women to take a more Dairen Customs House, in accord Hasbrouck Heights, NJ,, will be active part in politics. The union | ance with the tariff regulations, for the start of a flight around the is particularly interested in educa, bis action in emuggling -3,000,000 world with stops at Moscow, Ber tion for women, and is considering yen worth of jewels and curios. It lin, Faris, London, New York and ways and means of obtaing educa is not yet announced whether the San Francisco, carrying a crew of tion for Chinese girls in Peping accused will appeal against the de- right and making coloured motion equal to that provided for boys, cision.
pictures, en route.