NAVAL CONFERENCE “CITY OF PEKING
BRITAIN TO SCRAP FOUR BATTLESHIPS,
AGREEMENT REACHED.
STRANDED.
PASSENGERS AND CREW RESCUED.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 1930
REPORTED TO HAVE SUNK.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
TOKYO, April 11. The Ellerman liner City of Peking on her way to Dairen`from Vladi
DANDI CAMPAIGN ABANDONED.:
GOVERNMENT'S POLICY. UPSETS GANDHI'S
PLANS.
RIOTS OUTSIDE COURT HOUSE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIMLA, April 11. Reports from the various "satya'
NANKING'S WAR POLICY.
WILL CHANG REMAIN NEUTRAL?
DECISION NOT TO TAKE THE OFFENSIVE,
(THROUGH REUTER'I AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, April 11. It is reported from Tainanfu that Chen Tiao Yuan has returned from an important war council with National Government generals, which was held at Huchowin on
NEW SILVER DOLLAR FOR CHINA.
TO COME INTO EFFECT IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
BANK NOTES TO BE RECALLED.
[THROUGH REGTEB'( AGENCY.]
SHOEA, April 1. The Evening News states authori- tatively that the Finance Ministry
SWATOW FACING
RED PERIL.
PEASANTRY INCITED TO JOIN OUTLAWS.
CANTON'S LOYALTY TO NANKING.
ANTI-FENG-YEN-DEMONSTRA. TION IN CANTON,
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
RISING TIDE OF COMMUNISM, MENACES SOUTH.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE. 1
CANTON, April 11. Disturbing reports have been
Under the direction of the Can- received from Swatow, relating to the activities of the Communiston Kuomintang considerable anti- ROODY, April 10.
bands in Eastern Kwangtung whe Yen Shih Shan propaganda is The delegates of the three Powers
have become unusually audacious being carried out in Canton and since the withdrawal of the gak- the outlying districts. The streets have been engaged with the ex-
rison troops, caused by the inter-are placarded with slogans fiercely amination of outstanding points
denouncing the Shansi General and In spite of the drastic action his allies for their conspiracy comprised in the reservations pro- vostock with eighty passengers raha" campa show that the first Wednesday, under the presidency has drawn up a definite schedule Kwang warfare. posed by the Japanese Government stranded during a fog between in Tokyo by the United States and | Quelpart Island and Port Ham effect of the Government's policy of Chiang Kai Shek, at which, ac for the adoption of a new silver taken against them by the Goveru- against Nanking. A large amount in abstaining from the wholesale cording to Chen Tiao Yuan, the dollar and tael. The scheme which ment troops during the last few of space in the local newspapers is
future plan of operations was
the Communist elements, also daily devoted to attacking the. clemnants in the Japanese delegations in London. ton last night.
which had victimized. the Hoi-Lak anti-Nanking Fishing Boats rescued all the arrests has been to discrganise the settled. Chen Tiao Yuan intimated is to be effective in the near future, years,
to pressmen that unless the in-will be applied first in Kiangsu and Fung districts in Eastern Kwanz North. It is stated that the clear- Progress with the examination of
passengers and crew totalling about forces of civil resisters and has these reservation, has been smooth one hundred and thirty and land caused Gandhi to abandon his surgents force the issue no forward Chekiang, thence gradually expand-tung, are still very active. Bandits ing up of Yan and Feng is a part movement will be made by Governed throughout China. The plan and lawless elements joined them of the programme for the purging and at the close of to-day's meetinged them safely, though several are
ment forces at present. reported to be more or less seri-Dandi, campaign, and has upset his
involves the circulation by the in large numbers, and at present, of the Kuomintang of its undesir
most of the districts in Eastern able elements. it was officially announced that
alculation in making Ahmedabad ously injured.
Canton is preparing to stage - Egreement had been reached on
CHANG STILL UNDECIDED. Central Bank of a new silver dol Kwangtung are under the yoke af the recruiting centre. The few ar
lar unit of approximately the same the Communists. The latter, tak demonstration on the East Parade these points. This is taken by the
rests and convictions hitherto have Press to indicate that the way is
been confined to persons who were
value as the Mexican dollar, and ing advantage of the illiteracy of Grounds and a parade through the clear for a Three-Power pact if
considered to be a danger to peace.
subsidiary fifty-cent,, twenty-cent, the peasants, incite them to join principal thoroughfares of the city. ten-cent, Ave-cent and one cent their party, and many discontented with the intention of arousing the coins exactly as prescribed by the peasants have abandoned their populace against Yen Shih Shan, Kemmerer Commission,
ploughs to join "the movement to Feng Yu Hsiang and their allies. overthrow the landlords and capi. No definite date has as yet been talists," The exact number of the announced for the demonstration Communist bands is not known, as The local Kuomintang workers wid they are scattering here and there such a show of loyalty towards. under different leaders. Their ex- Nanking is entirely in keeping with termination by Government troops the spirit of the Party, in asmuch as the Central Government have is by no means easy, ON
Feag-
Five-Power agreement fails.) On a number of technical matters the Five Fowers are in agreement and it is understood that the ques tion of whether they should be em bodied in treaty form to be signed by all the Powers represented as the Conference was discussed in conference quarters to-day,
The newspaper state that the broad outlines of the form which such an agreement might take, were considered to-day at the head- quarters of the French delegation with Mr. H. L. Stimson, accom- panied by his colleagues and. Sena tor Dwight Morrow. The proposal, which is of course purely technical and is one of several, is said to comprise three parts, of which parts one and two might be signed by all five Pawers and part three by Great Britain, the United States, and Japan.
Naval Holiday.
It is suggested that part one should preserve
the agreement reached between delegations on the subject of what is called a naval holiday in capital ships and large aircraft carriers, and the speeding up of scrapping should embody a table which represents the agreed compromise between category and global method of limiting naval tonnage, and should supply defini. tions of exempt and special ships which lie outside these categories.
Part two, it is stated, refers to the method for humanising sub marine warfare discussed this week. Within this Five-Power framework it is suggested that a Three-Power agreement might be embodied, and" this would be dealt with in part three of the proposed draft. The effect is to secure a more far reach. ing agreement and outcome.
The Conference, however, con. tinued throughout the day and lust. ed until late this evening. The French and United Kingdom. delegations met before noon. Shortly after noon Mr. MacDonald and Mr. Henderson were in con- 'versation with the Italian Ambas- gador and Signor Rossi-
The British Empire delegation had a meeting later and at 6.30 to- night M. Briand visited Mr. Mac- Donald at his Downing Street re sidence to review once more the position of the conference.
Agreement Reached. The Premier made a statement in the House of Commons regarding the Naval Conference. He said, "I am happy to state that this fore noon agreement was finally reached between the United States, Japan, and Great Britain on a naval pro- gramme including all categories of ships.
An official communique says, the French, Italian, and United King. dom delegations met at 10, Downing Street this evening. The "present state of the negotiations was con- sidered with a view to report to the heads, of the delegations on Friday morning."
The heads of the delegations will to-morrow proceed with the draft ing of the treaty which will emerge from the conference. As indicated above, this will probably comprisa certain articles to be signed by the three Powers, only leaving Euro- pean questions for later settlement. What will probably be the final plenary meeting, apart from that for the signing of the treaty. will be held on Monday or Tuesday.
Treaty to be Bigned. ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] · LONDON, April 10.
Reports vary regarding the fate of the vessel; some stating that she has sunk, others that she is in a dangerous position and that her holds are submerged.
RUSSIANS IN LONDON. TO BE SENT BACK FOR EXECUTION!
Resisters Sentenced.
BOMBAY, April 11. Twentytwo were injured in riots outside the Bombay Court House when the resisters, who were ar- rested at yesterday's raid at the National Congress Headquarters, were sentenced to various terms of simple imprisonment, including Abid Ali nine months, Mehr Ali four months.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruday, April 10. Mr. J. R. Clynes, Dominion
The crowd rushed a police-van Secretary, was questioned in the House of Commons regarding the containing Abid Ali and Mehr Ali order issued by the Soviet Congal and endeavoured to garland them. General in London to a number The police pushed back the crowd of Russian subjects domiciled here, with lathis. at this signal there was ordering them to return to Mosa shower of sandals and stones from cow, where they were liable to the house tops and tram-cars. The execution? He was asked what ac police then charged the crowd. tion he proposed to take in regard to their continued residence in this country. Mr. Clynes said, he had only seen the newspaper report. No representations had reached him from any of the people supposed to be concerned.
DUTCH AIR LINES.
PERMISSION TO LAND IN INDIA.
(THROUGH REUTER'?'AGENCY.)
THE HAGUE, April 10. It is officially announced that the British Government has given per mission for the use of the leading grounds in India for a regular Amsterdam-Batavia air service..
ANGLO-RUSSIAN AGREEMENT.
(THROUGH REUTZE'S ADENCY.]
LONDON, April 11. The Trade Agreement will be initialled by Mr. Henderson and Sokolnikoff before Easter,
Capital Ship Holiday. There were many comings and goings to-day in a final attempt to save the Five-Power conference a such, and it was learned. from certain American Hources that draft proposals had been submitted by Messrs. Stimson, Marrow and Gibson to M. Briand and Signor Grandi for a Five-Power treaty of which the Three-Power pact will form part, the treaty to be divided into three parts, firstly, a capital ship holiday, speeding up of scrap ing an extension of the Washington clauses regarding aircraft carriers from 10,000 tons or more to smaller ships, also a categorical global tonnage compromise es agreed garding special and exempt, ship; Becondly, the humanisation of sub- marines; thirdly, a Three-Power Agreement. The first and second part of the proposed Treaty to be signed by all Five Powers and the last part by Britain, America and Japan only.
Britain to Save £100,000,000. As a result of the Naval Confer ence the battleships Iron Duke. Marlbrough, Emperor of India, and the Benbow, along with the battle- criser. Tiger, are to go to the crap-heap in 1931 and will not be replaced, according to the Daily Herald, thus saving about £70,000,000. Moreover, the limita tion of the cruiser, programme will save probably at least another. £30,000,000,
In the House of Commons Mr: announced Ramsay MacDonald that agreement had been reached EXPERTS TO DRAFT TREATY in the afternoon between the Unit-pa
ed States, Japan and Great Bri At a meeting of the beads of the tain on the naval programine, in Naval Conference delegations his cluding all categories of ships, and morning they appointed two com showing a substantial reduction.mittees, one consisting of jurats He added that the French, Italian and one of experts, to draft the and British delegates had decided treaty. It was agreed to hold a that it was not necessary or desir plenary session at 12.30 p.m. sa able to keep all the delegates in Monday to receive the reports of London pending the settlement of the first committee, and another purely European difficulties, so they plenary session, if possible, on would propose at the plenary ses Thursday for the purpose of sign- sion carly next week that the agreeing the Treaty, ments now reached should be sign- ed and the conference adjourn on the understanding that France, Italy and Britain should continue their efforts to reach agreement in unison with that between the United States, Japan and Britain. (Contiqued on next Column.).
Mr. Bamany MacDonald told pressmen, "We are very well siis fed. The agreement is being duft- ed and this is a substantial step in the direction to which we have bean striving in the face of dial ties, which sometimes appered Almost insurmountable, "
Salt and Salt Making Apparatus
Seized.
BOMBAY, April 10. Police raided the National Con- gress Headquarters to-day and ar- rested the Secretary, Abi Adli, and the Commander of the National Militia, Meh: Ali. It is now ascer tained that, 28 untouchables and 26 orthodox Hindus were injured in All, is yesterday's disturbances. now quiet except for occasional stray assaults of untouchables.
ENATA, April 10. Narayan Prasad Singh, a former member of the Legislativa. Assem bly, has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment for violating the salt laws.
Women Resisters,
Women offered resistance when police entered the Congress offices. but were pushed aside. Police searched the offices and seized salt making apparatus and salt. Further resistance was later offered by volunteers around two salt pans, but a cordon of broken pans was seized. It is understood.
that three people were badly in
jared.
NEW TERMINUS FOR NEW YORK.
AMBITIOUS UNDERGROUND RAILWAY SCHEMES.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN «BERVICE.]
NEW YORK, April 11.
(Fah Tez Fat Puo.)
MODE, April 11. Chang Hsueh Liang, the Young General of Manchuria, is keenly watheing the development of the political crisis within the Great Wall. His attitude towards Chiang Kai Shek and Yen Hai Shan is obscure and it is understood that he will not express his attitude until war breaks out between the Nanking forces and the Shana Kuominchun troops.
He has dispatch large numbers of troops to Chibli and has built a number of gunboats at Tsingtao. This clearly shows that. Manchuria. will net remain neutral when fight- ing occurs.
Chiang Kai Shek is endeavouring Chang's cooperation against the Shansi-Kuominchun coalition and has offered some im portant posts to Chang's men.
to
secure
It is believed that Chang will not cast his lot with Nanking as he has always been dissatisfied with Chung.
CHIANG RETURNS TO NANKING.
(THROUGH LECTER'S AGENCY:]
NANKING, April 11. Chiang Kai Shek returned at two this morning from Hsuchowia. SUN ADVANCES INTO ANHUL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, April 11.
It is announced from Headquar ters that the Northern General Sun Tien Ting has reached Kwo- yung, in North Anhui, in an at- tempt to cut the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, but the National Govern ment's strong defensive positions will render the attempt futile.
SIR MILES LAMPSON GOES
TO NANKING.
TO DISCUSS BOXER FUND
AND EXTRALITY,
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NAXXING, April 11. According to a statement made by Dr. C. T. Wang, Sir Miles Lampson, who is at present on hir way to Nanking, is expected" to A gigantic thirty-five acre under-receive instructions from London ground railway terminus in the regarding the British Boxer Fund centre of New York, coating hun before his arrival. Dr. Wang also dreds of millions of dollars, accom- stated that some progress towards the abolition of Extrality is likely modating 150 trains hourly between
to be made during Sir Miles' visit. New York and New Jersey, is one of the big industrial plans being
SINO-JAPANESE AGREE given prominence by the news.
MENT. papers. Other industrial plans in- clude the imminent nequisition of the control of the English Columbia Graphophone Company by the Radio Corporation of America, by which the latter will acquire world-wide manufacturing and dis- tributing organisation.
Negotiations are in progress for conducting the combination of the United Gas Improvement Company with the Public Service Corporation of New Jersey. The total assets. are $1,360,000,000,
TROOP TRAIN TRAGEDY,
EIGHT KILLED: MANY INJURED.
: THROUGH BEUTER'S, AGENCT.]
TO BE SIGNED NEXT WEEK.
[THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, April 11.. Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, states that the Sino- Japanese Tarin Agreement will probably be signed next week..
GERMAN TRADE COM- MITTEE IN SHANGHAI.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANOBAT; April 11.
The German Industrial Investiga- tion Committee, representing the Federation of German Industries. which came to China in response to an invitation from the National Government, arrived in Shanghai yesterday morning.
MONTEELLARD, April 11, Eight soldiers were killed and 23
Omcial Reception. injured by a troop-train with in- fantry alpinista overrunning the
NANING, April 11. Dr. C. T. Wang stated this morn- points at the station at Laissey between Besancon and Montbeliard,ing that the Government were making preparations for the recep tion of the Committee, which is arriving on April 14, and will stay In the Capital for four days,"
RUBBER TAPPING TO STOP IN MAY.
ITHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMSIZEDAM, April 10. The Dutch Rubber Producers' Committee has issued a statement announcing that the suspension of tapping in May will now come into effect and adds that measures must be taken to ensure that tapping during April and June and on wards shall not exceed the normal -rate.
TEA RESTRICTIONS.
(THROGGE, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BATAVIA, April 11. At a meeting of tea-growers held at Bandoeng, Batavia, it was agreed to restrict the Dutch Indies. production by 5,500,000 pounds compared to 10,000,000 pounds stipulated by the Ceylon and British Indian growers..
All commercial bank notes in Kiangsu and Chekiang will be re called by the banks issuing them and bought up by the Central Bank at current market value. The Cen tral Bank will issue, nothing but new dollar coins and notes, thus abolishing the tacl.
SLUMP IN JAPANESE STOCKS.
| DUE TO WANING OF RESERVES ABROAD.
(THROTON BUTTA'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, April 11. Owing to a combination of fac tors, including a waning of spesis
10
reserves abroad, there is a
slump on the London market in the quotations of Tokyo stocks,
The market suspended its acssion this morning for the first time since, the financial panic three years ago.
Finance authorities assert that it is not serious, but Mr. Hijikata, the Governor of the Bank of Japan, in an interview was pessi mistic and is of the opinion that it reflects on the economic condi. tions in Japan.
The afternoon session was also suspended.
MINERS DEMANDS.
REFUSAL TO ACCEPT TERMS
OF GOVERNMENT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ia Taipao, a distrias north of ordered the arrest of both Yen and Swatow, the Communists have a close connection with those on the Fukien border. Recently, they do.
CANTONESE MUST WEAR cided to divide the rice fields
NATIVE CLOTH, among the poor and to confiscate and burn all title deeds. Nobody FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. ]
The vil- dared to oppose them. Ingers had to remain passive in
CANTON, April 11 view of the outlaws' brutality. A The Canton, Government under villager named Li Chung was shot the leadership of General Chen for proposing a delay in the execu-Ming Shu, is trying to persuade tion of the order until the rice crop the people in general, and their`om- was harvested.
ployees in particular to use native The Reds were beaten last week made products wherever possible. when the magistrate led the vil- The Provincial Council bas ordered lage militia and the small garrison that from the 13th of this month on troops against them. A severe en-all the Government employees will counter took place at Tai Tong Tau have to wear native made clothes. and lasted hours. The desperadoes The style will be standardized. were finally put to fight in the Those who refuse to comply with evening. The magistrate is now the edict will result in their dis- conferring with the elders of the missal in addition to small inc. various villages on ways and ments They will further "be branded as of resisting the reds in the event of unpatriotic." The Government. their return and restoring peace has decreed that no foreign stuff shall be used unless no substituto had order in the district.
GERMANS TAKEN FOR
REDS.
A campaign against the Com-can be found on the native market. munists in Furien district (north-This, they believe, ie the only way west of Swatow) is also reported. to promote native industries. The troops under Colonel Mo Wai Shon from Muihsien attacked the bands, many of whom were killed and over ten captured with their rifles. The defented rabble fed north-westward but were again. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]. beaten by the troops while on their, way to Poontin. At Poontio, they
BELI. April 10, The report that three members. thoroughly looted the villages and carried away with them all food of the Soviet trade delegation were stuffs, pigs, fowl, etc. Then they among those arrested here on April filed to Kaosha, where they van-e is unfounded. It is now authori Hun-tatively stated that all the arrest snimously rejected the Govern quished, the village militia. ment's proposals to increase the dreds of bouacs were burned and led men are Germans. number of hours on a weekly or over 1,000 were rendered homeless. fortnightly basis instead of a rigid They are now moving towards munists, in which rifles and an-
munition were made. The appara Namkai. seven and half hour day, as pro- vided by the Government Coal- After the Communists were driven tus, & number of rifles and a quan- conis. Mines Bill. They decided to de-away from Funzehun; the troops tity of ammunition were
raided an "Arsenal" of the Com-cated. A number of Commurists. mand that the Coal Bill in its
were arrested during the raid. present form should become law. (Continued on next Column.)
ReGuy. April 10. The Miners' Executive has un-
Concerning Cooking.
QUICK SERVICE.
No.
A gas cooker gives quick service. The burners are" instantly lighted, and once alight rapidly heat the oven or the vessels placed on the hot plate. Owing to the perfect regulation of the heat a gas cooker can be made to cook as slowly as other fuels-if desired; but most housewives prefer speed in cook- ing especially at breakfast time--and they certainly appreciate the quickness with which water can be boiled
over the gas ring.
There are no delays when you cook by gas.
May we fix you a modern Gas Cooker on hire- purchase terms? You may name your own ins- talments if desired. Cookers also fixed on hire at $1.00 a month and sold for cash,
HONG KONG & CHINA GAS CO., LTD.
Head Office & Showroom Central Showroom
West Point: "Tel. 0.47%
Ice House Street,
Kowloon Showroom
246, Nathan Road,
LOOK OUT FOR No. 7 OF THIS SERIES ON THIS PAGE ON MONDAY. SUBJECT-
RELIABILITY."