NAVAL CONFERENCE
FRANCE COMING INTO LINE.
STILL HOPE FOR FIVE- POWER TREATY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, March 25..
TARIFF TRUCE
CONFERENCE.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 1930.
QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Roosy, March 23, Replying in the House of Com mons to questions regarding the proceedings at Geneva in connec Senatortion, with the suggested tariff truce, Mr. William Graham, President of the Board of Trade, said he had
M. Dumesnil-to-day visited the American delegates, Dwight Morrow and Mr. Adams. They discussed the technical pro- blems of the Conference. It was authoritatively stated by a French source afterwards that the conversa- tions showed that the American and
French delegations were more than ever determined to co-operate in facilitating a conclusion of the con- ference by agreement, which the French delegation continues to con- aider eminently desirable and pos-
sible.
France's Cards on the Table,
PARIS, March 25, During a debate in the Senate on the Foreign Office estimates, 3. Briand said that a great step for. 'ward would be made in London it
agreement was reached on the basis
of the French memorandum as set out at the conference.
France did not deserve the re- proach of being an obstacle to-
taken part in the discussions,
He was glad to statṣ that a Con- vention was signed yesterday, as
BRITAIN'S AIR POLICY.
PERTINENT QUESTIONS IN
COMMONS.
FUTURE OF AIR-SPEED
RESEARCH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 23. When the Air Estimates were considered on the report stage, Sir
Samuel Hoare, Air Minister in the late Government put a number of questions. !!
He did not wish to enter into any
THE SHIPPING MERGER.
COLOSSAL GERMAN
COMBINE.
NEW TRANS-ATLANTIC RECORD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BREMEN, March 25. At a general meeting of the Nord Deutscher Lloyd, the President ex-
plained the terms of the proposed agreement with the Hamburg- Amerika Line, in connection with which a joint meeting of stock
MARCONI'S MAGIC
OPENS SYDNEY EXHIBITION
BY RADIO.
LIGHTS SWITCHED ON 11,000 MILES AWAY.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CANTON GOVT. AND FRENCH MISSION.
LEASED LAND TO BE CONFISCATED:
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, March 20
IN THE NORTH.
SHANSI OPENS OFFENSIVE.
{THROUGH BEUter's AgEnut.]
PERIO, March 26, Shih Yu San is reported to have taken the offensive against Han Fu Chu and to have captured Ning- ling near Kweitb, while Sun Tien
East of Kweiteh. Ying is acting on the defensive
GENOA, March 28.
The Canton Municipal Govern ment are going ahead with their Speaking into & microphone
plans for the rendition of not only Signor Marconi this morning open-Building on the Bund stands, but aboard his yacht "Elettra" here, the site on which the Missions
also a part of the big site leased Other Shansi and Kueminchun to the French Cathedral on Ystack troops are lastening to their assist- The Municipal authorities ance. The Central Government is. suratate that the French miission have
.ed
clectrical
exhibition is
Sydney by radio. The short waves carried the inventor's voice across Road
11,000 miles.
While he was
well as a protocol regarding future controversy as to whether the Gov holders of both companies will cast rounded by British and Foreign also violated their agreement with sending reinforcements to Han Fu
negotiations for reducing trade barriers. Both documents were signed on behalf of Great Britain. The former was also signed by ten other countries and the latter by fourteen other countries. The text of the documents would duly be laid before the House.
Mr. Orabam was asked whether his attention had been called to a statement by the Chairman of the Committee that if they had taken
the first hesitating step, that was all they had done, and whether that justified any optimism.
Mr. Graham replied: "While it is true that the Convention now
draft, it is nevertheless, in my opinion, a very valuable docu ment."
erament decision not to compete again for the Schneider Cup was whether experiments were still be wise or not, but he wished to know ing made with high-speed machines. He also wished to know what had been done with regard to autogiro machines.
Mr. F. Montague the Under Se- cretary for Air, replying, said "the Air Ministry realised the import. ance of research work regarding high-speed fights. This would go on at Felixtowe where the high speed officers had posts, and they would carry out, with the aid of
the final vote on April 15, when the new German shipping trust will be Woermann German East Africa launched. It will include the
Lines, the Hamburg South Amerika Companies and probably also the Bremen Shipping Company Hansa, The total share capital of all the companies is 409,000,000 marks."
The Europa's Record,
BERLIN, March 25. The Europa's trans-Atlantic re- cord
was jubilantly received throughout the country. Herr Hernecken, presiding at a general meeting of the North German Lloyd Company, stated that the company.
in respect. of the construction of the Bremen and the Europa.
-wards a good solution, She had sigord falls short of the original the Gloster machines, which were had not received a penny of subsidy
piacid her cards on the table from
the start.
"Now that I am preparing to re- turn to the conference, we would like to be able to give satisfaction to our neighbouring and friendly country; but care must be taken not to breed excessive hopes in the
nations. One must not try to set up theory which is really tanta mant to dangerous equality."
M. Briand, concluded by reiter- "ating the determination, of France to establish a general agreement to the advantage of all. The cdn. versations were not yet closed, and he did not despair, seeing that the problem would be taken up again when there were greater possibili- ties of solution.
"
Good Progress,
LONDON, March 25, A Naval Conference communique announces that, the heads of the delegations met in the afternoon and reviewed the work of the Con- ference. They agreed that a plen- Ary sitting should be held some time next week and fixed a further meeting for March 27 when M. Briand will have returned to Lon-
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Progress More Real Than Apparent.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Apropos of the suggestion for ad- journing the conference for aiz, months, the view is expressed in Government circles that the parleys are making more progress than op- pears on the surface.
Fresh Confidence.
Loxoon, March 25.
At a meeting of the Naval de legates Mr. Ramsay MacDonald strongly stressed the importance
to have taken part in the Schneider contest, further research work A member enquired whether
which would be as valuable as the these documents precluded any step being take by the British Govern-work done previous to that race. ment to safeguard any enterprise
in this country.
Mr, Graham said: "I think the effect will be this, that they do give us a basis on which to pro- ceed to negotiations for discussion of the reduction of tariffs in Europe, and I believe this would be of very great importance to the trade of this country."
ANOTHER TANTALUS.
MADAME HANAU'S NEW
ORDEAL.
ĹTHROUGH REUTER'A AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 28."
A different kind of persuasion is now being tried on Madame Hanau. Thres hcapital attendants have been ordered to eat their meals in front of her, and it is hoped that she will thus be tempted to dowist from hunger-striking.
INDIA'S COTTON
INDUSTRY.
BIG COMBINE CONTESL- PLATED.
{THROUGH, BEUTER'S AGENCY.}
Boмay, March 25. Negotiations between the Govern- ment. of India and Bombay will- wners for the rationalisation of cotton mills are still proceeding, following the ANBOUDELINAent in January that a number of mills are amalgnmnting.
It is now stated that a combine
loan.
INDIAN AERODROMES,
of conducting the discussions on of fifty mills is coatemplated, and fve-Power basis, and emphasized that the heads of the delegations of India will provide the necessary it is hoped that the Imperial Bank should again get into complete ac- tivity on the fundamental problems. of the conference, and the purpose of the next plenary session was to inform the public exactly how mat. ters stood. It is hoped that the joint efforts of Mr. Stimson and Mr. MacDonald will inspire. the conference with fresh confidence. Mr. MacDonald declines to regard the conference as a failure.
The American Atitude.
BRITISH AND DUTCH "MISUNDERSTANDINGS.”
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, March 25. " The "misunderstandings " over LONDON, March 25. the alleged British impeding of the The rumour that the American Dutch air line to the Dutch East delegation has changed its attitude Indies, were dealt with in the towards consultative pacts and is House of Commons by Mr. F. Mon- willing to enter into such a pact intague, replying to the debate on order to save the Naval Confer- the Air Estimates. ence, led to the American delega tion issuing at midnight an official statement to the effect that its at titude remaine unchanged..
America has no objection to en- tering a consultative pact as such, but would not enter into any treaty where there is a danger of its ob ligation being misunderstood, and a involving a promise to render military assistance or guaranteeing such protection by military force to another nation. Such misunder- standing might arise if the United
Mr. Montague declared that the objection made by the Government of India as well as the British Government, to the premature use of aerodromes in India which were not yet ready for traffic, applied as much to the British use of the aerodromes as to the Dutch.
Faint Bay of Hope.
LONDON, March 26. States entered into such treaty as The sudden re-emergence of the a quid pro quo for the reduction political aspect of the Naval Con-
Autogiro Machines.
An autorgire flyingboat, he went on, was still under development, and a new autogira boat would probably be ordered in 1930 to em- body all the experience obtained up to date.
داره
CANTON REDS IN INDO-CHINA.
FRENCH GOVERNMENT'S STRONG. POLICY.
(THROCOM RECTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, March 25. During
& discussion in the For a great many service pur-Senate regarding the recent native poses, however, a flyingboat of that disturbances in French Indo-China, description would hardly
be M. Pietri, the Minister for the quitable. New types of flyingboats, Colonies, said that the Government including a boat heavier than the would undinchingly prosecute dis- "Southampton" had been introduc turbers of the peace, ed. into service.
The Government did not intend With regard to gliders, Mr., to allow their work to be imperilled Montague believed the principal re-by agitators in the employ of Can- quirement for their development ton Bolsheviste, was an up-current of air, and this country was not so suitable for fly ing them as was Germany. places on the continent. But there had been development of gliding machines.
other.
In regard to the international pooling of the ideas of research, this principle had been carried out. The Aeronautical Research Com- mittee of the United States had been in close touch with this coun try, and the development of the. R100 airship was carried, through to a great extent in close touch with airship development and air. ship experience in other countries, especially in Germany.
THE ITALIAN ART EXHIBITION.
BRITISH HONOURS FOR
........—ITALIANS.
[TERGUON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 25.
In recognition of the success of the Italian Art Exhibition, which has just concluded in London, the King has conferred a honorary Knighthood and the Grand Cross upon the Italian Ambassador, and of the Order of the British Empire honorary decorations upon other Italiane who have collaborated in the exhibition.
UNEMPLOYMENT AT HOME.
SAFEGUARDS ASKED. FOR STEEL INDUSTRY.
[TRROCON REUTER'S 'AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 25. of the safeguarding of the iron and Conflicting views on the question steel industries were expressed at the annual meeting of the Sheffield
Chamber of Commerce.
The Chamber passed a resolu- |tion," however, twenty-nine votes. being recorded in favour, and five against, urging the Government to extend safeguarding duties to the iron and steel industries, as the only practically means of relieving promptly the excessive load of un- employment,
of the naval forces of another Po- ference indicates the completeness wer. That danger so far had not of the failure to overcome the inhered the present situation, where Franco-Italian deadlock by other France had been demanding mutual means, and although a new tarn military security as a condition of produces a faint ray of hope of a
ACCIDENT TO ETON'S naval reduction, but if this denund Five-Power agreement, there are no
FORMER HEAD. "for accurity could be satisfied in traces of exaggerated optimism in some other way then the danger of well-informed quarters." misunderstanding
The concluding passage of last ́ ́[TEROUGH PEUTER'Ê AGENTY.} pact would be eliminated. The night's American statement about
LONDON, March 25. question would be approached from the French demand for security an entirely different standpoint and clearly leaves the way open to n The Rev. Dr. Lyttelton, former the American delegation will con- renewed discussion, and it is signi Headmaster of Eton and Hailey- sider the matter with an entirely ficant in this respect that M.bury, was to-day knocked down by open mind.
Briand is returning to the scenta motor car in London and taken
to hospital. Ho in 74 years old. - (Continued at foot of next column). He is due in London to-night.
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consultative
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CANADA AND U.S. PROHIBITION.
BILL PASSES THIRD READING.
[RECTER'S AMERICAY SERVICE.
Orrawa, March 93. The Canadian House of Commons by 179 votes to 11, passed the third reading of the Bill forbidding clearances of liquor cargoes destin ed for the United States. The Bill now goes to the Senate.
journalists, the inventor exchang- ed greetings with Mr. Fisk, the ciation of Sydney Director of the Electricians' Asso
transmitted a small power unit to
Subsequently 'Signor Sydney in order to close the circuit, thus lighting the electric lamps at the exhibition.
Marconi
Signor Marconi's experiment in switching lights was most success- ful. The signals from his yacht were picked up at Dorchester and flashed by beam wireless from Grimsby to Australia. They were picked up in Victoria and conveyed by land line to Sydney Town Hall, where they operated a switch turn: ing on a thousand lights.
.-
A Dramatic Moment,
LATER. Details of how Signor Marconi transmitted a power unit to Sydney show that pressure on a key sent an infinitesimal quantity of elec tricity to London which released a train of wireless waves by beam wireless station to Australia via Canada and the United States. These two countries subsequently wirelessed their congratulations to Genoa..
Chu, and a Government aeroplane is reconnoitring in the vicinity.
the Government by converting the which is not according Article 3 nite into 1 business enterprise, of the Regulations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Nanking MARTIAL LAW IN HANKOW. governing lands leased to foreign missions in China.
The big tract of land, according to the Canton Government, was originally lessed to the French Catholic Mission at a rental of $99 part was leased to a contractor per annum, but it is alleged that for building purposes, and that the mission is receiving an income of over 112,000 a month
The Municipal authorities are taking steps to recover this part the site of the French Catholic Mission and are sending a commia- sion representing the Finance, Public Lands, and Public Works Bureaux to survey the land and give an estimate on the buildings
erected thereon.
TRADE ON WEST RIVER. ALMOST AT A STANDSTILL
"{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
41
There was a dramatic silence on
CANTON, March 96. The continued guerilla warfare the Elettra's cabin. Signor Marin Ewangei is seriously affecting moni was ready to preen the key | shipping along the West Friver, when a voice from Sydney was beard saying that the immense gathering was tensely awaiting the signal. Signor Marconi then press. ed the key, and a moment later a voice From Sydney " cried : The
lights are on. thanks to you. Hur rah," and the tension was relaxed. Signor Marconi smiled and said: "The experiment points the way to the future when there will be no electric wires and all power current will be transmitted directly through the air in any direction in any quantity desired."
TWO FORMIDABLE DRY CHAMPIONS..
JOSEPHUS DANIELS AND LATE MR. TAFT.
[UNITED PRESS.]
Washington, March 19.-At to- day's prohibition hearings before the House Judiciary Committee, Mr. Horace Taft, brother of the late ex-President William Howard Taft, testified that his distinguish U.S. ARMY OF OCCUPATION. the cause of prohibition after the ed brother had been converted to
GERMANY TO PAY
Eighteenth Amendment was adopt G.8273,000,000.
He rend a letter from his brother to the economist : Prof Irving. Fisher, explaining that the letter was written before prohibition, went into effect. The communication said:
[REUTER'S "AMERICAY "HERVICE
WASHINGTON, March 25.
ed
In view of the settlement of the Young Plan, in which the Govern- ment of the United States took no unable to reply or to issue any "During the last campaign I was official part, the Ways and Means statement because of my position Committee of the House of Repre-on the beach. The result is glorious sentatives has approved a Bill un- and points to the only way we have der which the United States will to cover the cost of the American
to work out this problem." receive G8273,000,000 from Germany Army of Occupation.
The payment has already been approved by the Reichstag.
RESULT OF LINCOLNSHIRE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 20. The results of the Lincolnshire are as follows:-
1. Leonidas.. (60 tó ̈1), Culzean (40 to 1).
3. Knight Error (98 to 1).
Three lengths Thirty-one ran between first and second; lengths between second and third.
two
IDEAS FREE AS THE AIR.
-AUTHORESS LOSES. COPYRIGHT CASE,
- [UNITED PRESA.]
Of the eleven boats on the Carton- Wuchow run, nine have stopped because of lack of business.
Prior to the inter-Kwang war, a great volume of trade was carried but business lately has been at a on between Canton and Wuchow, standstill. Numerous shops in Wu- chow have been forced to close up..
TO "CLEAN UP" RIVER."
CANTON NAVY PLANS.
Canton Naval Headquarters are planing a thorough clean up of the bandits and pirates who have been terrorising river shipping in Kwangtung since the outbreak of war, Trouble has been particularly had on the West River.
REDS ACTIVE ON. KWANG- TUNG BORDER
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
L
(Wah Tez Fat Pao.).
HANKOW, March 20. Martial law has been declared at night since the 4th inst
Trains run
as far as Yencheng only.
MORE FIRING ON U.S. SHIPS.
MINIATURE BATTLE ON
YANGTSZE
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPING, March 26, Another miniature battle occur red between Chinese and Ameri- Lans on the Upper, Yangtzze when 400 soldiers bearing red banners with the White Sun heavily fred on the .s. Ifang on the Yangtsże rapids,
the fire, and it is estimated that The American guards returned on shots were fired in all
wounded and the Chinese soldiers One American enlisted man was
sustained a number of casualties.
PEPING DAILY CLOSES
" DOWN.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY. ]
PEPING, March 26. The North China Standard bas definitely announced to-day its last issue as the Japanese owners have decided to retire from newspaper business.
" THE DRUMM BATTERY.
REPORT OF A BRITISH EXPERT.
Nothing has been heard for se veral months of the progress of the Drumm Electric Storage Battery, the rights of which have been se cured by the. Free State Govern CANTON, March 96. ment. The inventor is assiduously Kinngsi-Hunan border are again that several reports have been re- The Reds along the Kwangtung-pursuing his investigation and Namhung, rear Shiukwan, states appears that there is no reason to causing trouble.
A report from ceived as to trials, from which it that they have captured Raachow, doubt the confidence which was Sunfung and other towns, and are originally placed in it. threatening Nambung.
THE PROHIBITION ISSUE.
APPEAL TO NATION.
Recently a high authority on elec- "trical matters was brought over from England to Dublin, and in.. every respect he endorsed the re- ports of the Irish experts.
It was understood at first that the Great Southern Railways Co. would probably carry out the trials, which have yet to take place, but
Whatever the ultimate value of the these will be of such an elaborate nature that the Government may be obliged to undertake them itself.
will certainly cause invention may be commercially, it a revolution
[UNITED PRESS. ]
Secretary of the Navy whose "dry" wholic exports will not solve the Washington, March 20.-A liquor control system involving Canadian Mr. Josephus Daniels, former co-operation on restriction of al-
troduced into Washington officialment difficulties, Mr. Lanier Roper, ideas caused grape juice to be in- United States prohibition enforce life during the Wilson administra former Commissioner of Internal in regard to electrical batteries tion, testified that the country must Revenue, declared in testifying be- generally. have prohibition or the old saloon.fore the prohibition sub-committee Other plans were merely a sub- of the House Judiciary Committee terfuge for the return of the saloon, to-day. Mr. Daniels declared.
He said that in his opinion, pro- hibition had proved to be a great help ” to the country."
DAMAGES, AGAINS E
GARAGE.
CAR SMASHED WHILE BEING GIVEN A TEST RUN.
South Carolinn tried & syaten based on this same general ides in. 1802 and found it wanting, accord- ing to Mr. Roper.
The former Commissioner ex- pressed the belief that the only chance for success will be through an appeal to the people of the coun- try for a united observance, as was done in asking for support in time of war.
In the event that such a course failed, Mr. Roper would favour. re- peal of the law, be said.
In the King's Bench, Belfast, a few weeks ago, before Lord Chief Justice Moore, Robert Elliott was
Fight Against Methylation. awarded £800 damages against New York, March 20.-The New Victor Robh & Co., Limited, motor York Telegram, a Scripps Howard engineers, for negligence in driving newspaper, declared to-day that and management of the plaintiff's | bandits kidnapped Burial Barron, motor-Car.
wealthy real estate operator, and Mr. Elliott handed over his held him captive for 300 hours in New York, March 19,-1 a de
motor-car to the defendants for order to obtain a secret formula cision handed down to-day, the repair, one of the conditions being which Mr. Barron evolved while in New York Court of Appeals rethat the car was not to be used ex college enabling him affirmed the principle that "ideas cept for the purpose of repairs. poisons from alcohol. are as free as the air."
The defendante, however, after the When questioned by officials, Mr. The court declared that Richard repairs had been effected seat the Barron denied that this had taken Tully and Oliver Morosco had not car out in charge of a driver for a pince. plagiarized Grace Fendler's play test run on one of the busiest roads According to the Telegram, the when they wrote and produced around Belfast, and there was a kidnapping was evidently by boot their "Bird of Paradise."
collision with a motor-van, the car leggere who wished to learn how This decision overruled the judg. being completely destroyed. The they might make forbidden drink ments of lower courts which had plaintiff's case was that the rondables from alcohol treated by the awarded to Miss Fendler the sum test was not necessary, and he Government in an effort to render of 8781,000.
denied giving authority for it. it undrinkable..
te remove
SMELLS TO WAKE
. SLEEPERS.
VIENNA'S QUEST FOR A NEW
GAS. ·
An effort is being made to pro- duce gas with a special smell, so that, in case of an escape, there shall be adequate warning Profes zot Grassberger manager of the Vienna University Institute of Hygiene, has been entrusted with. the task. A number of experi menta have been made which, it is hoped, will lead to success.
Twenty-five chemicals, including camphor and musk, have been tried with a view to waking up persons asleep by some specially penetrat ing smell. In a laboratory, with doors and windows closed, experi- ments were made on mice. Only two. kinds of gas with a satisfac tory smell were found. Experi ments are now being made to find a mixture suitable for “perfuming the gas. The new chemical is being. kept secret. Th
During the past few years a very large number of persons used gas for committing suicide. Perhaps the new discovery will make it more difficult for the intending suicide to brace himself to the deed.