THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1930.
MORE VOLUNTEERS HONG KONG-CANTON BRITISH FORCES IN GERMAN AIR LINE FALL OF SUNCHOW. BREAK IN NANKING TAI RIVER SWARMS
ARRESTED.
TELEPHONE.
SHOCK FOR SWARAJISTS.
CURFEW AT SHOLAPUR.
(TRROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, May 14.. A hundred and
fifty-eight salt volunteers" were arrested in the course of a raid on the salt depot Bf Shiroda.
PROPOSED AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL COMPANY.
CONTRACT MAY BE SIGNED SOON.
[roй our own CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, May 14, The contract for the installation of a long distance telephone system
Sixteen were injured in a colli-between Canton and Hong Kong, sion with the police,
Д
Gold Douche for Swarajists.
BOMBAY, May 13. The cocksureness of the Swara- jists Sholapur prior to
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the arrival of the military and the proclamation of martial law, is described in
from Sholapur yesterday. "The British Government is ended, and the Gandhi Government is here," is a passage in a manifesto issued by Nationalist leaders, pointing to the abandoned European bungalows,
message
which has been under considertion between the Canton Government and the Hong Kong Telephone Company for the past several months, is about to be signed.
The proposition has, in the main,
CHINA.
COST OF ADDITIONAL
TROOPS.
„INCREASE NOT CONTEM.
PLATED AT PRESENT.
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(THROUGH REUTER'8. AQENCY.).
"LONDON, May 13. Replying to a question in the House of Commons to-day, the Rt. Hon. Mr. T. Shaw, Secretary of State to the War Office, said the establishment of British troops in China was approximately 365 offi edra and 7,000 other ranks He
TO FAR EAST.
PROPOSAL QUASHED,
SUBSIDY FOR BERLIN- BAGHDAD LINE,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY, ]
The
BERLIN, May 14: German Government has ruled out the possibility of a Far Eastern air mail service vid Russia as uneconomical. The Minister of Communications, in a statement before the Budget Committee, said that the Moscow-Peping-Shanghai
CANTON JUBILANT.
GALLANT FIGHT BY KWANGSI GARRISON.
{EROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, May 14. Suachów, a stronghold of the. Kwangs Ironside," coalition on
LINE.
COMMUNICATIONS CUT
ANOTHER GENERAL JOINS
REBELS.
WITH WARCRAFT.
ADMIRAL CHEN ON MILITARY ISSUE.
INTERVIEW WITH CANTON NEWSPAPERMEN,
(THROUGH ELUTER'S AGENOT.]
The latest message from a corre PEPING, May 14. spondent at Wuchow reports the An official communique states that following statement made by Ad the upper part of the West River, General Yuan Tsao Chang, com-miral Chen Chak, Commander of fell before the onslaught of the pro-mander of the bath Shantung Divi the Canton maval squadron, in an Nanking forces yesterday morning icn, has declared against Marshal interview given to the pressmen last telegraphic advice received here to gained contact with those of Gen- (Tuesday), according to ac official Chiang Kai Shek. His troops have Sunday in that port.
day.
Both sides, suffered heavy eral Shih Yu San. casualties.
The Kwangsi troops garrisoning the city were greatly outnumbered, most gallant fight, which lasted from morning to night. It was outset that they were no match tor, evident, however, from the very their adversaries who were far
added that the figures included Bri-line would traverse the most debut nevertheless they put up &
met with the approval of the Minis-tish, Indians and Colonials which serted portion of the earth. And try of Communication at Nanking form the normal establishment and would require too heavy subsidies. The Ministry states that there are the additional British troops tem-
He said he would refuse to sign only two or three minor points in
porarily serving there. the drafted contract needing cor- The approximate annual extra the agreement concluded between rection otherwise it is perfectly
cost of the additional troops was the Lufthansa and 羅 Chinese superior to them in every phase of acceptable.
£270,000. There was no immediate aviation company. On the con- modern warfare: The Kwangsi de intention to increase the completrary the Government was prepared talions, a large number of which fenders consisted only of four bat ment. The figures included the to subsidise by fifty per cent the garrison at Hong Kong.
cost of a Berlic-Baghdad line to link up with British lines to India and Australia, and would also sup port a trans-Atlantic line.
The Canton Government has sent
empty police stations, the absence Mr. Tang Chaug Sai to Hong Kong of well-known policemen from the to confer with the contracting com- streets, the charred ruins of the pany in regard to bringing the pro- District Magistrate's court with its posed" contract into line with the valuable records destroyed, and the proposals of the authorities at presence of Congress policemen "Nanking.
has no objection to this procedure. which means that the document may be signed soon. The installa.
at the street corners regulating It is learned that the foreign firm trafie as" symbolic of the destrac tion of British authority." The frequent military parades in the streets were contemptuously des- tion must be completed one year cribed as a spasmodic display of from the day the force by a dying regime."
Military Occupation,
signed.
contract
CANADIAN TARIFF
CHANGES.
EFFECT ON TRADE WITH BRITAIN.
ia
When the military pickets in the heart of the city were entirely with- drawn yesterday morning and the Civil Commissioner departed hur riedly, Nationalist leaders thought that the end had come. "In point
{THROUGH „SKUTER'S AGENCY.? of fact the latter development in- dicated the decision of the civil
LONDON, May 13, authorities to hand over the city to In the House of Commons to-day, military control. Their attempts Mr William Graham. President of even with military aid to restore the Board of Trade, replying to nermal conditions having failed, questions, said the Government had they found it impossible to induce learned with great interest of the unarmed police to resume their tariff changes recently introduced duties because the police were un by the Canadian Government. nerved by the fate of their two The changes were proposed with comrades burat alive by, the mohout any request for a reciprocal at: ca May 8, while public offices were deserted and the mills closed.
Curfew Enforced,
SHOLAPUR, May 13,"
titude on the part of the British Government. They had a elcar effect on most of the tariffs already in force and represented an import- oat change of rates under the pre-
The curfew has been enforced ferential tariff or a large range of from May 13, The carrying of
goods and an increased measure of lathis, lethal weapons, and congress". four persons may assemble in any judge from the information' avail- one place.
NATIONAL FUNERAL FOR
DR. NANSEN."
WORLD-WIDE TRIBUTES.
(THROUGH ZEUTER'S AGENCY.]
OSLO, May 14. "Dr. Nansen's death, which came unexpectedly while the explorer was talking to his daughter-in-law, has evoked world-wide expressions of condolence.
An extraordinary meeting of Parliament was crowded to listen to an oration by the President who extolled the great scientific and humanitarian services of Dr. Nan- sen.
Parliament has voted the coat of a national funeral
[An article, entitled "Nanser : the Humanist" will be found on page 4 of this issue.]
JAPANESE DIET CLOSES.
THROUGH REUYER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, May 13. After passing all the Government
Bille, the business of the special Session of the Diet ended to-night.
L.O.N. AND ́CHINA.
ASSISTANCE FOR HEALTH SERVICE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, May 14. The League Council has agreed to China's request for assistance from the League's health section to re- organise the Chinese health service in the ports and elsewhere.
THE LONDON SEASON.
TO-NIGHT'S. COURT.
(UNITED PRESS.
LONDON, May 14. The full splendour of the Court of St. James will dazzle the eyes of 400 debutantes to-night when King George and Queen Mary hold the first Court of the season at Buckingham Palace.
When the lucky girls who have been chosen to be presented make their curtesies before the Sovereign
fazs is prohibited. Not more thaPreference, but, so far as he could The formal closing of the Session and his Royal Consort it will mean
COAL - MINES BILL.
GOVT. DEFEAT IN LORDS.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, May 13. The Government was defeated in the House of Lords to-day on the Committee Stage of the Govern- ment Coal Mines Bill, which has slready passed the Commons.
An amendraunt was moved by Lord Dudley providing that the quota for each district should not be less than the home consumption of that district. The amendment was carried by 134 votes to 38.1
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BRITISH TRADE WITH RUSSIA.
INCREASES IN IMPORTS AND EXPORTS,
able, the reductions of duties main- ly concerned goods which were not imported to any great extent from Empire countries other than "Bri- tain.
AIR MAIL LETTER BOXES.
EXPERIMENT IN LONDON.
"
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, May 13, Letter boxes to be used for air mail correspondence only are to be provided by the London Postal Service. They will be painted blue to distinguish them from the red pillar boxes for ordinary letters.
It has been decided to fix a few of these air mail letter boxes in
will be on Wednesday.
LOAD LINE CONFERENCE.
MANY COUNTRIES NOT REPRESENTED.
the dream of their lives has come true. Presentation at Court brings social prestige such as they could altain in no other way.
The presence of King George at to-night's ceremony will revive Britain's boast that her Court is (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] the most brilliant in the world. Last year the King was unable to LONDON, May 13. attend any of the four Courts, be In the House of Commons to-day, cause of his long illness the Rt. Hon. Mr. W. Graham, Pre-
Five Courts will be held this year sident of the Board of Trade, statowing to the large number of ladies ed that up to the present seventeen who wish to be presented. The countries, including China, Egypt, second will be held on Thursday Persis, Siam and the Union of night. Others are fixed for May 27 South Africa had declined an in-and 28, and a fifth presentation vitation to participate in the In-ceremony will occur sometime in ternational Load Line Conference July.
in London on May 23.
About 30 American women are among the 1,300 who will be present ed during the five Courts. Mrs.
the West End and the City as an GIRL FLYER IN ACCIDENT Charles G. Dawes, wife of the experiment.
THE EARTHQUAKE IN
RANGOON.
NEARLY 1,000 LIVES LOST
(THROUGH LEUter's Agency.)
RANGOON, May 13,
- [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE |
LONDON, May 13. In the House of Commons, Mr. William Graham, President of the Board of Trade, stated that the total declared value of merchan- die imported into this country. End registered as consigned from the Soviet Union during the first The Governor, Sir Charles In- three months of 1929 amounted nes, opening a relief fund in con- 10 £3,165,000, * compared with nexion with the earthquake disaster £4,815,000 during the corresponding last week, said the official deathroll period of 1830.""
at Pegu was between eight hundred
··· Exporta, - including reexporta, sad one thousand,
from this country, registered a consigned to the Soviet Union, dur
ing the former period amounted to
SLIGHT MISHAP NEAR RANGOON..
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
American Ambassador, will present most of her country women.
Hundreds of uniformed diplomats and brilliantly gowned women who have already been presented will be waiting in the throne room, when BANGOON, May 13. the King and Queen enter at 8,30. Miss Amy Johnson, the twenty-to-night, followed by the Prince of two year old English girl who is Wales, the Duke of York, and other nów, engaged on a flight from members of the Royal Family. Croydon to Australia in a "Moth” aeroplane, made a forced landing at Insein, fifteen miles from Ran goon, Miss Johnson was not hurt, but her machine was slightly
21,168,000 and during the latter U.S. GOLF BALL FACTORY damaged. period to £1,175,400.
H.B.M. MINISTER TO KABUL,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
LONDON, May 13. Mr R. R. Maeonachie, the new British Minister to Afghanistan roached Kabul on Sunday,
FIRE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN HERVICE
CHICOPEE (MAB), May 13.
Interviewed, Mius Johnson said
the King, they will march the While the band plays "God Save
length of the great hall and their Majesties will mount the dais. Then the King will give the signal
were taken prisoner.
General Yuan has cat the com- munications between the regular anking troops and the troops of General Chen Tian Yuan on the
Tientsin-Pukow Railway, whilst General Shih is marching towards Taining and Hsuchowiu.
General Sun Tien Ying is exert
Admiral Chen said that his 'recent' mission, in company with General· Chen Chai Tong. Commander-in- Chief of the 8th Route Army, to Tai On was to confer with the military leaders of the various punitive armies at the front on plans to be adopted for launching the final at tack against the rebel remnants.
Admiral Chen said that military
ing continued pressure near Mama affairs in Tai On have been entrust
New Appointment.
NANKING, May 14. Chang Hwer Chan, commander in-chief of the Aviation Squadron, left this morning by aeroplane for Hankow.
ed to the care of General Chu Shao Liang, Commander-in-Chief of the 6th Route Army, and General Lui Woon Yim, Deputy Commander-in- Chief of the 8th Route Army, and The pro-Naaking forces moved
this arrangement accounted for the their field headquarters to Sanchow this morning. General Chen Tsai
early return of Commander-in-Chief At a meeting of the Central Peli-Chan to Wuchow to devote his time Tong, Admiral Chen Chak and tical Council this morning Chang to affairs on the upper reaches of General Lui Woon Im and their Hsueh Liang was appointed vice the Fu River. staffs have arrived in Sunchow and generalissimo of the Chinese Armies are in military conclave prepara and Aviation Forces. tory to attacking Nanning, Liuchow and other cities in the interior of] . the Province.
After their defeat at Sunchow the enemy troops are retreating to. wards Punyang для Kweinsien where their second line of defence is situated. The Government forces are following up their victory and are converging on Kweibsien, their second objective. The Canton
SAMSHUI & HOHOW SURVEY WORK.
TASK NOW REPORTED COMPLETED.
Yunnan Troops.
According to Admiral Chen, tho expeditionary army sent by the Yunnan Government to assist in the subjugation of the rebel remnants in Kwangsi have reached Paksieh, and are now heading for Nanning and Liushow, and those from Kwei- chow will co-operate with the forecs of the 6th and 5th Routes in the
ture Kweihsien to-night or to-mor Higher Command expects to cap- WHARVES AND WAREHOUSES coming drive, which would be row morning.
Canton is jubilant over the vic tory. Firecrackers were set off last night in celebration of the victory, and "extras" were published by the local dailies.
ย
TO AID SHIPPING,
launched in the course of the week, The Admiral stated that there are
It will be recalled that a few seven gunboats on garrison duty on the upper reaches of the Tai River, weeks ago, the Canton Department
The Central Bank of China notes engineers to Samshui to carry out a
of Reconstruction seat one of its while the waterways along the lower parts of the same river are s- reacted to the change in the situa-
tion, their goatation for to-day survey along the foreshore in Hong with Cantonese naval craft, being 5 per cent. silver, showing how for the construction of a num- An increase of 3 per cent over ber of wharves and warehouses to GLASS OF FASHION
night.
CANTON BANKERS' PLEA REFUSED.
REGULATIONS TO BE ENFORCED,
PETITION TO GOVERNMENT IS THROWN OUT.
facilitate shipping.
As the work of survey has been completed the Department address ed an official communication, to the Kwangtung River Conservancy Board, a few days ago, asking it immediately to start work of con- |structing the proposed, embankment in the valley of the Fui Hill in the district, which had been mapped but some two years ago.
FOR ARMY.
SARTORIAL STYLES
IN CHINA.
ARMY AND CIVILIAN GARE TO FOLLOW STANDARD.
The copy of the regulations on- The Department urged and ex-) forced by the Ministry of War The petition of the Canton Native plained the great necessity of governing the standard style for Banks Association applying to the the early construction of the em military uniforms in the country Provincial Government for cancel-bankment, without which, the floods for the province of Kwangtung" lation of the proposed regulations from the high levels of the districts reached Canton a few days ago and governing the banks, exchange-
buses and money-exchanging shops night greatly interrupt the work has been duly passed over to the in Canton was rejected in an official for building the wharves and various local Governments by the
communication addressed to the godowns in Ho-how during the Provincial Government for enforce Finance a few days ago. Association by the Department of
rainy season.
ment.
The. Department directed in the It is learned that the matter. was reply that since the regulations are brought up for discussion at the re-lowing:-
The regulations contain the fol adopted to protect the interest of the general public as well as the cent meeting of the Board with the 1. The styles adoped by the banking houses themselves, there is result that plans are now being pre-Uniforms Revision Committee will no cause for the Government to pared for commencing the work. form the standard uniforms for withdraw such an action.
military officers and soldiers.
Continuing, the Department point-
ed out that the enforcement of timilar rules, in all the European working very satisfactorily, and countries, are always found to be
that there is no reason why they should be objected to in Canton,
The Department, however, asked that amendments be submitted for consideration so that no inconven lence or hardship, might be caused to the banking houses.
THE TORNADO IN TEXAS.
DEATHS NOW STATED TO BE EIGHTY-FOUR.
REVIVAL OF FENCING.
IN FRANCE,...
GOVT. DECREE URGED.
[UNITED PRESS. j
2. State dresses for civilians of all grades are to be made in accor dance with the styles specified in rule 3 of the revised uniform" re- gulations adopted by the Central authorities.
a. No retired military officer or soldier is allowed to wear uniforms. in ordinary time.
4. No servant or private guard. of officials of civil departments is allowed to wear zilitary aniform
The typically aristocratic sport of fencing whose decline in repub- France has tempted the French army, to abolish the prac tie altogether; may yet be saved from ignominious oblivion by an cornest petition now bef
before the
“If fencing 18 made obligatory in (UNITED PRESS.]
Chamber of Deputies, inviting the the great French universities, an Dallas, Tex., May 7. Known Government to make fencing tests important step will have been deaths as a result of yesterday's obligatory in schools, of higher taken to guarantee its perman- that the storm levelled the business Texas tornado to-day totalled 81.
education. Dispatches from Hillsboro zaid
ence in France Enthusiastic and residential section of Frost, gimental fencing masters since the the various sporting clubs of the Despite the shrinkage of re- swordsmen will always be found in
Texas Fires at once sprang up, war, due to the exigencies of a re-nation, regardless of the frown or only to be subsequently quenched duced peace-time, army, the essen- smile of officialdom; but the wides by torrential raine. Communicatin) value of fencing as a physical pread knowledge of the art could tions are still impaired,, but the exercise is deemed obvious enough never result from such individual meagre information received paints insure its continuance in French interest.
for the presentations to begin
One by one the debutantes will she mistook the playing fields at enter, while an announcer cells out a picture of utmost horror portion whose member The universities have long been Cyclonic winds swept throughout seem for the moment more intorest criticised by French and foreigners Insein for the Rangoon
Top Becours, their um Whether added shall in featball, and boxing, Actual- Luzlika faj skrinlandiabaikaran She made a perfect landing but before the King and Queen, theyings in Kansas and other states awardly strong sportsmen organization in student athletica Three Bremen were injured and the machine, while taxiing along curtsey and back out of the Royal were destroyed. Missouri: Iowa and students in France is keenly. With the impetus of a govern dumage to the extent of fifty thou
and Oklahoma were all Rfected to if not widely practiced. There mental decree to give them a run- sand sterling caused by a fire which the ground, ran into a ditch The presence.
some. extententia desolution offered the Chamber is basing start, it is hoped by critics destroyed a building containing wings, wheels and propeller were Although the actual prescutation
are reported.
ed merely on the anxiety of its au that the universities will awaken injured in thousands of gallons of daptha and slightly damaged.
various sections, and innumerable thors at the growing indiference to the possibilities of organization takes scarcely a minute, it repres of the storm, were included to the ancient, sport in official rein other sports, notably rugby, ber- acetone at the golf ball factory of
Miss Johnson hopes to take off sents, weeks, of practising, how to in much dispatches as have come out ama A.G. Spalding Brothers.
ing, swimming, and track and gain to-morrow.
walk, how, and retire, with grace, of the affected districts.
(Continued as foot of next column)field sports.
"Many; were