"WE
ARE PROUD OF YOU."
PREMIER'S MESSAGE TO
MISS JOHNSON.
WORLD TRIBUTES TO - EMPIRE'S HEROINE..
178KOUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
Font DARWIN, May 25. Describing her flight from Timer to Fort Darwin; Miss Amy Johnson said.When I sighted Melville Island I stood up and cheered myself.. I threw overboard my paeumatic pillow which I carried in case 1 crashed into the sen. Ialso carried a sheath knife for protec tion against sharks.
"When I sighted Melville Island I. cried and laughed alternately until I picked up Point Charles' Light- house. Then I turned towards Port Darwin."
Comparison With Lindbergh. The Commonwealth Government has placed expert stenographers at Miss Amy Johnson's disposal to cope with the ve hundred con- gratulatory messages which she has received.
These include a telegram from at Consul-General the Chinese
in Sydney couched picturesque terma, Miss Johnson was most de lighted at this message.
The Sydney Morning Herald, in an editorial, says that in comparis son with Miss Johnson, Lindbergh's feat becomes merely an artistic success, a four-de-force superb in itself but involving only one great sustained effort.".
King's Congratulations.
LONDON, May 25.
Xis Amy Johason has received hundreds of telegrams from all parts of the world congratulating her on her flight.
The King wired that the Queen and be were "Thankful and de. lighted" at her safe arrival and congratulated her on a wonderful and courageous achievement."
A GREAT PRELATE,
TRIBUTES TO LATE LORD
DAVIDSON.
"A SINCERE AND SIMPLE MAN,"
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rugby, May 25.
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1930.
FURTHER RIOTING
IN INDIA.
MOB RAIDS SALT PANS.
PREMIER'S EMPIRE DAY MESSAGE.
THE DUTIES OF TRUSTEE- SHIP.
NEEDS OF EVER-CHANGING
WORLD,
{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
MANY ARRESTS.
House at the commencement of the trial of seven members of Congress who were arrested at Kohat a fort- night ago.
BOMBAY, May 25. Many affectionate tributes to the A riotous crowd raised revolu- late Lord Davidson, the ex-Arch-tionary cries outside the Court bishop of Canterbury, were paid to-day, by Pulpic and Press,
The Sunday Observer says:-"He a place in raised his office to the rational life it had hardly ever before reached by the sheer force of his character, He was a great prelate because he was a strong, sinucre and simple man, endowed with an unusual store of wisdom and commonsense."
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The Sunday Times says:-" His life was one of noble service to religion and of continued states- manship: his character was be- loved and admired and of the finest worth."
Funeral on Friday,
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LONDON, May 26.
The late Lord Davidsen will be buried in.. Canterbury Cathedral on Friday.
NEW SUBMARINE FLOTILLA.
DUE HERE IN AUGUST.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.”
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LONDON, May 26.
The new submarine depot ship, H.M.S. Medway, together with the
new
The new
"O" class submarines Odin, Osiris, Oswald and Otus have left Portsmouth for the China Station. Rotilla will be the The Prime Minister in a message finest in the submarine service when said "We are proud of you" and at full strength as it will be join also telegraphed to her parents.
Lord Thompson, the Air Minised by the new "p" clasa submari- ter, the Air Council and all the fly-nes which are now being completed. ips organisations telegraphed, and
The flotilla will call at Penang tributes are paid to her by all the and Singapore, being due to arrive leading airmen and air-women in-
luding Sir Alan, Cobham, Sir Verin Hong Kong in August..
don Roe, Captain De Havilland, the
Duchess of Bedford, Lady Bailey
and Miss Spooner.
Hops Off for Sydney.
PORT DARWIN, May 25. Miss Amy Johnsor is leaving here for Sydney on Monday morn- ing at daybreak when she will be escorted by three aeroplanes. She will spend the first night en roule at Dalywaters and from there will go on to Brisbane.
LATER.
Miss Amy Johnson has resumed her flight to Sydney,
Another Lap Covered,
SYDNEY, May 28.
Miss Amy Johnson has arrived at Daly Waters. After refuelling, she 'will fly on to Alexandra Station where she will spend the night. As there is no telegraphic commúnica. tion from there, there will be no news of her until she reaches Long. reach to-morrow evening.
"Stick It Out."
PORT DARWIN, May 26. Before leaving for Daly Waters, Miss Amy Johuson said that she was unable to find words to express her feelings at the overwhelming welcome. When she failed to break
I
FISHING RIGHTS.
ANGLO-SOVIET AGREEMENT.
(BRITISH WIRELESS ́SERVICE.) ·
RUOBY, May 23. When broadcasting the Empire Day message last night, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, referred to the different stages of Empire development and Govern
the Crown The Police charged the crowdment roging from and arrested thirty-six people, in Colonies to the Dominions which are practically independent na- cluding the President and Secret- ary of the League of Youth. The tions.
He said, "In the course of this Secretary of the Students' Union was also detained by the Police.cxpansion we have not caly plant- Several people in the crowd were ed colories and founded, nations, but we bave undertaken the care of injured when the Police charged."
people who could not take care of themselves. They were doomed to civil war or systems of Government which cut them off from the bene fits of civilisation.
Raid on Salt Pans.
A hundred volunteers attempted to raid the salt pans at Wadala. Half those taking part were ar rested but the spectators surged for-
ward and the Police charged with lathis (cudge's). Thirteen people were injured in the disturbance, including a Police Sergeant, who was hit by a stone.
We have duties regarding them, that any weakness on cur part or We must see, so far as we are able,
*
from
too ready withdrawal guardianship we have assumed, does not abandon them so, that they also Seventeen spectators were
relapse into conditions from which arrested. The Congress ambulance corps, two ambulances and Eve moour intervention rescued them, for cars rendered first aid.
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Fickets on Hilltops.
BOMBAY, LATER Altogether a hundred and fifteen people have now been arrested in connection with the salt raid at Wadala. Thirty-five people were injured, including one policeman. A feature of the proceedings was that pickets on the adjoining billtops signalled the movements of the approaching salt raiders to the "police-by means of flags,
Ambalai Patel Arrested.
DHARABANA, May 25." Ambalai Patel, who is in charge of the campaign here, has been ar rested.
The first batch of twenty people out of the volunteers arrested in the salt raid on May 16 has been tried. All were sentenced to one months' rigorous imprisonment.
Too great haste may only undo all the good our controlling hand has done, and, instead of such ac- tion on our part, being progress for them, it will only be a triumph of the most deplorable form of retro gression and reaction. Yet there nust be ro deflection from the goal or self-government.?
Imperial Problems.
CHINA'S POSTAL RATES.
TO BE INCREASED ON JULY 1.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
NANKING, May 28, It is officially proposed that the increase of postal rates of mails to Europe and to America shall be enforced on July 1 instead of on June 1 in view of the regulations of the International Postal Union which requires notice of changes Sfteen days in advance.
FULL
"ENEMY IN
RETREAT."--
KUOMINCHUN CLAIMS.
GENERAL OFFENSIVE
BEGUN,
[THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.]
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CANTON'S TAX ON ARTIFICIAL SILK..
TO PROTECT NATIVE INDUSTRY.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON. Mag 23. PEPING, May 26. The new special tax on foreign An official communique. States:- artificial silk imported into Kwang. On May 3 the enemy attacked.tung, amounting to 816 per picul,
offee, known as the Office for the with great energy and several goes into effect to-day. The Can- times pierced our lines, but ulti-ton Government has created a new At dawn on the 24th we heavily Collection of the Special Tax on mately they were driven back. counter-attacked with one of our Artificial Silk, and Mr. Lom Kai divisions and there were more than Cheung, Director of the Wheat Tax RESULT OF RECENT FALL IN a thousand casualties in the Srst Bureau, has been appointed to "the"
EXCHANGE,
new post, which is under the coa trol of the Department of Finance..
As from July 1, this year, postal charges for mail matter from Chian to foreign countries will be increas ed by 50 per cent., according to a decision reached by the Chiastung pu.
Some time ago, the Chinese Press says, the Minister of Cors munications decided, in view of the
onslaught. The divisions in the centre also advanced with great energy, the enemy sustaining heavy losses.
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At dawn on the 8th we continued to advance all along the line. The enemy is now in full retreat.. Sun Liang Cheng had advance more than 30 when the report was sent and is still advancing rapidly.
TURNING POINT OF WAR APPROACHING.
From to-day any one desiring to import artificial silk into Kwang- tung will be required to obtain a special permit from this newly- created office, and ho permits will be issued unless this special tax is frst paid.
The Government has issued a set
financial losses suffered by China encountering diminishing resistance, of regulations governing this special change rates, upon certain remedial vancing rapidly, and further im- one importing artificial silk without as a result of the unfavourable ex-The centre and left are also ad- tax. Inter alia, they state that any measures which were submitted to portant news is momentarily ex- the National Government for con-
pected. sideration and approval. Now, the report says, these measures have been approved by the Government and the Chiaotungpu has ordered Mr. Liu Shu Fan, the Director- General, to notify the International Postal Union that China will in- crease her postal charges on mail MUCH HINGES ON OUTCOME
OF. PRESENT FIGHTING. matter sent from China to foreign countries by 50 per cent. as from The mail matter July 1, 1830.. affected by the proposed increase will be limited to that destined for Europe and America while that for Hong Kong, Japan, the Federated Malay States and other countries
The outcome of the present seri- ous fighting between the Nation- alist troops and the main forces of
the Shansi-Kuominchun coalition on
a permit will be punished by having the goods confiscated, and if the permit is a forged oue, the im
soned (the term of which to be fix- porter will be arrested and impri- ed by the judicial authorities) in addition to the confiscation of the goods. Moreover, if the permit is one which has been used before cr in any way. tampered with, Anet of not less than five and rot more than ten times the regular tax will be imposed. No transit duties, or liki, will be levied after the According to the authorities this special tax has been once collected. is to protect native industry,
·
NEW PLANET NAMED "PLUTO."
BUSINESS RECOVERY IN
in Southern Asia, Australia, and the Lunghai Railway between Lan Kaifeng (capital of Africa will be excluded. Only the feng and "Great are our Imperial pro- ordinary letter and parcels will Honan) and on the Peping Hankow blems and skilful and wise indeed come under the increase and regis- Railway between Linying and Han- must be the hands and minds oftered, express and insured lettera chang will mark the turning-point will not be affected. Parcels for of the civil war. With the capture
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]] those charged with solving them for America, likewise, will not be of Tohchow, Kweiteb, Kaocheng, the good of the world and the affected on account of the Sinc-Ningling and Lanfeas, the Nation-
FLAGSTAFF (ARIZ), May 25. credit of our nation. However American Treaty.
alista on the Langhai Railway are
The Dowell Observatory has great were the qualities of iper-
In conclusion, the Chinese. Press in a more favourable position.
On the Peping-Hankow Railway, named the recently discovered sonal courage in the raval, mili says that, in past years, China had tary and administrative fields to pay a huge sum of money each the Nationalists are also reported trans-Neptunian planet "Pluto." The trustees of the Observatory which went to the building of this year to the foreign shipping com- to have captured Linying and are vast and varied Empire, there are panies for the transportation of now pressing upon Hauchang. It felt that the practice of naming asked now from those who have mail matter and that China's loss is, however, still difficult to predict planets after mythological gods to guide it and solve its problems, in her postal revenues amounted to which side will emerge victorious should not be discontinued.
not less than 89,000,000 a year so in the long run in view of the fact equally great qualities. The Bri- tish Empire can only survive far as her foreign mail was concern that the Shansi-Kuominchun forces the fate of its predecessors, which ed. With the proposed increase in themselves have suffered no losses "at the bands of the Nationalists. crashed inevitably as circumstances postal charges, it is expected that
those defeated being their allies which created them pass" away, if China will be able to make both
under Wan Hsuan Tsai, Shin Ya it can adapt itself to the new needs ands meet. --
San and Sun Tien Ying With the of the ever-changing world. I be-
defeat of their allies, the Shansi- lieve that British rule still has
It is further reported that China's Kuominchun forces are about to great a part to play in the world, and fer the good of the world, pro- postage stamps will hereafter bear confront the Nationalists, and a vided that its people live in the the portraits of martyrs instead of decisive battle being lought on the present picture of a junk and the Langhai and Peping-Hankew prezent and work for the future.
a train. The new stamps will be The British commonwealth 1 standing proof that unity is not probably ready for sale after six Russian Ambassador, M. Sokolni The Police have arrested a hun- incompatible with freedom and all months and the widely-used ones, and need to two, three, four and five, will bear' koff, regarding fishing rights in dred and fifty people, including the essentials of independence, We namely, the cent, one, cent, and
and a are proving, too,
more unmistakably, the portrait of the late Dr. Sum northern waters which have been thirty-four Indo-Chinese the subject of a longstanding con-hundred and four foreigners who prove,
pictures of such revolutionary mar a largely that our trusteeship for peoples Yat Sen while others will bear the wers participating in troversy.
tyrs 28 the late General Huang attended Communist pilgrimage to less politically instructed, or less the corner of the Pere la Chaise civilised than our own, can be up. Cemetery where members of the right and honest if excercised in Haing, General Chen, Chi Mei, Mr. the genuine interest of those peo-Lise Chung Kai, Mr. Chu Chi
Shing, etc. Paris Commune were shot in 1871.
ple themselves and if designed to fit them for ultimate partnership on free and equal terms,
(THROUGH REUTEE'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, May 25.
A Government White Paper will be issued next Tuesday con- taining the terms of the agreement signed on Friday by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Henderson, and the
SECESSION MOVEMENT IN W. AUSTRALIA. GOVERNOR OF VICTORIA'S WARNING.
TELOCGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PERTH, May 23. The campaign for the secession Hinkler's record she regarded the of Western Australia from the Com- was enthusiastically fight more or less a failure. She nonwealth was most disappointed, but she initiated at, a public meeting pro- decided to finish her flight aided over by the Premier, the Hon. Mr. Philip Collier: The meeting quickly as possible.
was attended by the Lord Mayor She never doubted she would Everybody in reach Austrálin.
and members of Parliament. England said it That made her more determined. Kingsford Smith told her "You can do it if you have guts to stick it
out.!!
was HODSCHSE.
Prince's Tribute.
LONDON, May 26. At the opening of the twelfth congress of the Federation of Cham bor of Commerce of the British Empire at the Guildhall, the Prince of Wales referring to aerial com- munications, anid: We have all
A resolution was passed at the meeting pledging support to a movement to create the Dominion of Western Australia and urging a referendum in this connexion.
Mr. Collier said federation was costing the State eight millions a year which was a tremendous bur den on its four hundred thousand inhabitants.
"Dust in Our Eyes."*.
MELBOURNE, May 25. At a dinner of the Royal-Em-
during the last few days been pire Society Lord Somers, the watching with the greatest interest Governor of Victoria, referring to
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"RED" PILGRIMS IN PARIS.
INDO-CHINESE AMONG-
THOSE ARRESTED.
[THLOUGH REUTEL'S AGENCY.)
PARIS, May 26.
C.E.R. DISPUTE. SOVIET READY, FOR CONFERENCE.
"[TEROUGH PLOTER'S AGEEOY.]"
Moscow, May 26. It is semi-officially stated that Karakhan, the acting Foreign Com- missioner who is the delegate at the forthcoming Soviet-Chinese Confer ence, yesterday sent to Mo Tch- hui a list of the Soviet experts to the Conference stating that Russin is ready to open the Conference on any day
BS provided by the Khabarovsk protocol.
GRAF ZEPPELIN'S PROGRESS. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
RIO DE JANEIRO, May 28, The Graf Zeppelin, which has flown from Friedrichshafen to
the plucky single-handed attempt the secession movement, said that Seville, then to Pernambuco, land- to shorten the distance between provided the motive was loyal there
England and Australia, and I am eure you will all join me in con- gratulating Miss Johnson on her remarkable achievement!".
was no reason why such suggestions ed here at 7.06 this morning. She should not be made and discussed. left here again with Cuba as bar
destination. The suggestions were becoming su international, however, that the community would be wise to ex- amine the motives before agreeing with the suggestion, for "most at tractive slogans may fill our eyes,
st
question of Award,
LONDON, May 26. The question of how Miss Amy Johnson's achievement, which con- margaan 36 Parasy the tablicatori
est, should be oficmlly recogitted is being freely discussed.
A member of the House of Com mons hasret down a question to
the Prime Minister in this connec
tion
ANOTHER ATLANTIC
FLIGHT
FROM EAST TO WEST:
AMSTERDAM, May 25. At the request of Captain Kings-
even
JAPAN'S COTTON
INDUSTRY. FURTHER CURTAILMENT
PRODUCTION.
{THROUGH-REUTZA'S AGENCY. Į
OBAKA, May 26,
The committee of the Japan Cot ton Spinners Association bas de cided on a further qurtailment of the production of yarn, and the formation of the Japan Cotton Tex- tile Export Association. The pre: sent rate of curtailment is 17 per
cent.....
- New Stamps.
THE U.S. TARIFF.
Railway lines.
THE BATTLE OF TSUSHIMA.
25TH ANNIVERSARY.
CELEBRATIONS IN JAPAN,"
Toxyo, May 26. An event that altered the history of the Far Enst and convinced the LIKELIHOOD OF NEW MEA-world of Japan's greatness as a
SURE PASSING THE SENATE.
[UNITED PRESE.]`
naval Power will be vividly recall- ed to-morrow when the 25th an niversary of the Battle of the Japan Sea in celebrated throughout the Empire...
UNITED STATES. EXPECTED WITHIN NINETY DAYS.
UNITED PRESS.] Washington, May 19-Busines in the United States should recover. from its present depression in about 90 days, in the opinion of Mr. Robert P. Lamont, Secretary of Commerce.
Mr: Lamont said today that he- based this estimate on present 'con- ditions as compared with those at the time of recovery from the 1921- dépression: The present level was six points below normal, as com pared with 22 points below in 1921. Building contracts in April were the greatest since last August, the. Secretary said. Public works were on the increase.
Battle Recalled.
The battle actually occurred after" the fall of Port Arthur, which had sealed the fate of Russia's land The Battle of the Japan Sea (or, forces, but it drove the standard of to be more correct, of Tsushima the Tear from the Pacific and end- ed a threat which had been grey- Strait) spelt the doom of Russia in Washington, May 18-With the the Russo-Japanese War, for in the ing the hair of Japanese statesmen path now declared clear for the naval elash Admiral Togo smashed for a score of years. passage of the major portions of the Tsar's Baltic Fleet and cap- the Tariff Bill, Senator James E. tured or sans nearly all of its ships
on May. 27, 1905. Watson of the Finanes Committee to-day claimed sufficient votes to pass the measure.
U.S. SENATE AND NAVAL an export debenture clause
TREATY.
EARLY RATIFICATION PROBABLE.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE,]
WASHINGTON, May 18
The Senate to-day voted, by 43 to 41, to abandon the proposal for It voted 43 to 42 against repeal of the flexible tariff powers of the President, giving the Chief Execu tive a margin of authority to change the tariff. according to changing conditions.
Admiral Togo.
Admiral Togo had wou a previous
victory by smashing Port Arthur. and Admiral Kamimura had defeat ed the Vladivostock aquadron far- ther to ther north, so that Japan's. One of the features of to-marnaval forces were free for concert- row's celebration will be the public rd action when the widely-famed appearance of the aged naval bero. Baltic Squadron, nader Admiral Admiral Count Togo is now over, Rozhestvenski, ünally put in air 80 years old and seldom appears in appearance in the Pacife after a public, but he is expected to be perilous voyage from Europe.
The to fleets met early in the received in audience by the Em-- peror to-morrow, and later maks afternoon of May 27, and in the. an address at a formal gathering battle that followed Admiral Togo of Japanese naval officers. Govern displayed seamanship that distin- Foreign Envoys Criticized.
ment officials and other dignitaries. guished, him throughout the world During the course of debate on
Another feature will be a flight and made him one of Japan's great- Commanding swifter bo Tariff Bill to-day, members of
over Tokyo by 100 airplanes, the est heroes. The recent threat by President the regular Republicaa" group entire naval air force of the Toko ships he constantly kept his feet. Hoover to convoke a special session criticized the Spanish and Swiss ka and Kasumigaurs stations. between the Russians and the sea, of Congress if necessary to deal with the London Naval Treaty has envoys to Washington for their The planes will circle the city for and eventually succeeded in sinking apparently had the desired effect. speeches criticizing the bill recent more than an hour, while picked or capturing virtually all the Tear's
'fighting-ships perform various warships.
His return to Japan after the Following a conference with Senay
Senator Samuel Shortridge of evolutions for Johnson the lender of the Op- California, suggested that Presid- Special ceremonies will be held at battle resulted in one of the great- position to the Treaty in the ent Hoover should have the Swiss the Sea and Air Exhibit now in est national ovations the Empire has been blocking alley Peter recalled Brogress x Gyno Park and at the has are known, and even to-day no to Janan important step is taken in Japanese grés Senator Borah the chair his stances which varians shrines dedicated man of the Senate Foreign Bela-were declared to caretitute interese tailors who lost theffenavar circies without his rat ochr
consulted. tions Committee. states that he
Although it has been largely for- during the war with Russis rotten outside Japan, the battle in minent in naval circles when in the Tsushima Strait wrote a vital 1894 as Captain of the cruiser chaper in naval history and cer Naniwa, he sunk the Chinese troop
(Continued on sezt Folumn.) which he played a prominent role. tainly played a major part in estab- ship. Rowshing, precipitating the lishing Japan zr a world Powerwar between China and Japan in
Of Danish Descent:
COPENHAGE, May 28.
treaty in a week's time. In this 10 which he was accredited Miss Amy Johnson is of Danish ford Smith, the Boyal Dutch Air expects to be able to report on the ference in the affairs of the nation Lord Thomson says the question descent. Her paternal grandfather, Lines have granted to pilot Evert event the treaty will come up for Senator James Watson of In- of an award suitable to the young Anders Jorgensen, aged 78, is still Van Dijk, the famous bad weather consideration immediately after the diana said that these envoys had airwoman's age is being consider alive. He sailed to England flyer, six weeks leave to enable Tariff Bill Those in favour of the been "openly challenging the right He is consulting Mr. Kamsay years ago and settled at Holl; He 18m to accompany Captain Kings, treaty believe that not more than law, which interfere with trade
anglicised his name and married a ford Smith on his forthcoming a dozen Senators are realy hostile
trans-Atlantic fight. from Ireland. to the measure. MacDonald this week (Continued at foot of next column). Yorkshire woman,
with their countries."-
Admiral Togo first became pro-