HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1930.
DR. C. STUBBS MURDERED.
EMPIRE PRESS CONFERENCE.
BRITAIN AND THE VATICAN.
COMING THEATRE ENGLAND'S CLASSIC.
OF WAR.
ROYAL CONGRATULATIONS
POLITICAL LIFE IN MALTA DISTURBED.
SHANTUNG SPOKEN OF AS BATTLEGROUND.
TO WINNING "OWNER."
'STABBED IN THE BACK BY COMMUNIST.
[THHOTAH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 5.
A message froit Chengtu states that Dr. Clifford Stubbs, a native of Newcastle-on-Tyne, a Society of Friends' missionary, has been mur- dered.
The deceased was riding in a ricksba in the street on Friday
LONG-DISTANCE TELEPHONES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON, June 5. At the Imperial Press Conference to-day, the Postmaster-General (Professor H. B. Lees-Smith) said be hoped that a regular weekly air mail to Central Africa would be
TO REMAIN NEUTRAL.
PROTEST AGAINST PASTORAL |«YOUNG GENERAL" DECIDES
LETTER.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, June 4, Correspondence between the Bri tish Government and the Holy See, extending over the last 18 months, controversy in Malta is laid before Parliament in White Paper near- ly 100 pages long.
Mr. Chilton, British Minister to
(THROUGH REOTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 4. Shortly after noon the sun crept out and the mist melted away. His Majesty the King arrived together with the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester, adding completeness to They received an enthusiastic England's great racing festival.
sands of people on the Downs. The crowd included a mile long line of bookmakers, thousands of police "Pearly Kinga."
when he was stabbed in the book, operating in the autumn with an relative to the politico-religious Hai Shan has dispatched five divi-welcome from, the hundreds of thou-
and he succumbed in hospital on Sunday.
The assailant is believed to be a Communist from Chungking,
extension to the Cape shortly after He said that the Post Office was pre-eminent in long distance tele.
TONG KA WAN.
FUTURE COMMERCIAL CENTRE OF S. CHINA.
ACTING DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION.
MR. G. P. DE MARTIN'S NEW APPOINTMENT.
'A WORLD-PORT RIVALLING HONG KONG.
M. G. P. de Martin, M.B.E., Inspector of English Schools in [rnom cen OwN CORRESPONDENT.]
Hong Kong, has been appointed CANTON, June 5.
Acting Director of Education in Mr. Tang Shao Yi, who returned succession to Mr. E. Ralphs, who to Chungshian, the Model District
is going Home to-day on retire- ment from Government service.
Mr. de Martin was born of China, from Shanghai a few days ago, is expected to be in Cue- ton in the course of the next two December 31, 1874. A B.A. of or three days to consult with Gen-Trinity College, he arrived in Hong eral Chen Ming Shut and other high Keng in 1904 and was promoted
aduty-free College in 1910. During 1813-14 be." officials here concerning the opening Senior Assistant Master at Queen's was Acting Inspector of English world port, like Hong Kong. of Tong Ki Wan as
Mr. Tang Shao Yi, the prime Schools, but in 1914 he served as
wants to "put
Dr. Clifford Stubbs arrived in phones. Great Britain was able to the Holy See, in a Note dated tung to cope with the situation, and and detectives and the customary mover of the scheme, has a ist of Postal Censor Chinn in 1913, and Mrs. Stubbs the talk with 90 per cent, of the sub. March 1, 1929, refers to the popu-movements
following year.
CHANGSHA EVACUATED. GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND
TROOPS WITHDRAW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] '-"
SHANGHAI, June 5. A message from Changsha states that Nationalist Government off vials and troops evacuated to the north and east yesterday.
All the shops in Changsha are
closed.
There was a small amount of pillaging, but otherwise the city is
quiet but very tense... and their
The Ironsides " Kwangsi allies, have not yet enter ed the city.
FALL OF TSINAN IMMINENT.
PROTECTION OF THE
JAPANESE.
(THNOCOH PRUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 5.
It is semi-officially learned from Tokyo that the Japanese Consular officials have advised their nationals in Tainaa to evacuate, "in view of the fact that the fall of the city to the Northern forces is considered to be only a question of time."
lar indignation aroused in Malta by the condemnation of the priest, Father Micallef, a British subject, to leave British territory at the command of Carta (1) who is a foreigner.
Boot of the Trouble.
scribers of the world. It was Gress Britain's task to maintain unity among British nations when the constitutional and political ties were deliberately" growing looser every year. The British Common- The Note expressed the view that wealth rested on goodwill, which the tecse participation of Maltese depended on Post Office communica-priests in local politics lay at the tions. The task required patience root of the trouble, and that the and the goodwill of each member British Government, without wish- of the Empire, who should nevering to intervene in that particular which appeared extremely push its own views to the extreme.
autocratic, suggested an indepen- Reduction of Cable Rates to Level dent investigation on the spot by
of Wireless,
Sir Basil Blackett, who followed, announced that Imperial and Inter rational Communications, Limited, intended to reduce the cable rates to the level of wireless rates as soon as the Governments concerned
formally approved of the amalgama tion of the cables and wireless of India, Australia and South Africa. And with the consummation "of some of these agreements to adopt single routing instruction "eid Imperial"
WOLFE MEMORIAL.
UNVEILED IN GREENWICH PARK.
(THROUGH SKUTER'S AGENCY.]
case,
the Holy See.
The Archbishop of Tyana, Mon- signor Robinson, thereupon visited Malta as Apostolic Delegate, and it was understood that after an investigation he felt that the differ ences between the Government and
the
in
eccleciastical authorities Malta could best be dealt with by
a definite Concordat.
Objection to Lord Strickland. Oo July 2, Cardinal Gasparri wrote to Mr. Chilton informing him that Lord Strickland, Premier of Malta, was persona-nun-grata to the Holy See, and enclosing a copy of a letter addressed to the Arch- bishop of Malta and the Bishop of Gozo and a memoranda containing allegations regarding the conduct of Maltese affairs by Lord Strick-
It is predicted by astute observers of the present situation that the next serious fighting will occur in Shantung, to which province Yea sions of his picked Shansi troops. Marshal Chiang Kai Shek has also rushed numerous forces to Shan- at present there are heavy troop
along the Tientsi Pukow Railway.
The Shansi troops on the railway line have captured Yucheng and are now threatening Lokow. Gun- fire can be heard on the outskirts of Tsinan, the capital of the pro- vince, which forms the immediate objective of the Shansi troops. Fractically all districts in northern Shantung are in the hands of the Shansi troops.
The foreign consule in Tainan have requested the military authori ties not to involve the city in the fighting.
"
Yen Hai Shan is remaining in Changchow to direct military
affairs.
The eituation on the Lunghai Railway line remains quiet.No fighting has been reported from this sector during the past few daye. General Sun Liang Cheng, of the Kuominchun, has declared that he is going to launch another general offensive.
The Downs Was one maas of plans which he picnicers, but as the time of the race approached the crowds took up their positions. Drums sounded from the stands of bookmakers and tipsters rallying clients...
thousands of
HR. the Aga Khan, with his
Derby. wife, saw Blenheim win him his first
His Majesty King George con- King Congratulates. Aga Khan. gratulated the Aga Khan after the The Aga Khan stated that he had not backed Blenheim.
ruce.
Race Described. Silver Flare was fractious at the start, but calmed down later, and the horses were despatched evenly, Diolite breaking the line first,
Diolite came on from Ballyferis, Rustom Pasha, Trews, Parthenon, Silver Flare, Dick Swiveller, Iliad and Tetragem, with Noble Star last.
Before reaching the top of the hill Rustom Pasha raced in front, by Diolite, Ballyferis, Trews and Dick Swiveller.
The situation on the Peping Hankow Railway line has not followed developed much, The Kuominchan
Round Tattenham Corner, Rustom troops there under Chang Wei Szi are attacking the Nationalists be Pasha and Diolite were leading from low Hsuchang. General Ho Cheng Ballyferie, Trews and Iliad. Chan has proceeded to Hoshang Baliyteris and Rustom Pasha then weakened and Diolite came on from chino to direct military operations.
The Nanking Military Headquar-Iliad with Blenheim gradually work. ters are establishing a number of ing up from behind. A quarter of
Hsuchow, at
a mile from home, Ilind and Diolite military hospitals
were challenged by Blenheim, who Chinking and Wusib,
Acting upon orders from the Cen-nished strongly and took the lead A statement was thereafter hand- tral Government. Dr. C. T. Wang. in the last hundred yards,
Blenheim went on to win an ex- Minister of Foreign Affairs, has ed to Cardinal Gasparri by Mr.ed to the Chinese Ministers in cellent race. Mr. R. Tattersall's Chilton, on August &, who com plained that the Holy See had in
Iliad was second and Sir Hugo Hiret's Diolite third. the meantime broken off negotia
Blenheim won by a length from tions for a Concordat, without
Iliad Two lengths separated Iliad warning or explanation, had de
and Diolite.
land.
Germany and Japan instructing them to request the two Govern- ments to prohibit the sale of am- munition to the rebel elements.
Mukden's Decision.
LONDON, June 5. As, however, many will be unable
The Marquis de Montcalm,& to leave Tainan owing to business descendant of
Wolfe's General and other reasons, reinforcemente famous opponent, unveiled the from Tsingtao are being sent to the Wolte Memorial in Greenwich police station attached to the Park in the presence of H.R.H. clared to be persona-mon-grata the Japanese Consulate.
the Duke of Connought and many head of a responsible Government NANKING, June 5
representatives of the great families in a British Colony, had issued in- Under instructions from Tokyo, the Japanese Consul called on the of England and France, Canadian structions to the Maltese episcopal representatives and the authorities inviting them to resist Foreign Ministry and asked for assurances for the protection of members of the Imperial Press the Maltese Government, and had Mulden on the occasion of the 30th
accused the Maltese Ministry of civil tyranny and religious persecu
Japanese at Changhe and Tsinan.
The Vice-Minister said that the Nationalist Government would as- sume responsibility for their salty.
NATIONALISTS MAY LEAVE SHANTUNG. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, June 4.
The vital necessity of dealing with the very serious situation in Busar, coupled with Japanese re- ports of the Northerners exercising very heavy pressure on North Shan- tung, predicates that the Nationalist Government will shortly be com- pelled to shorten the Northern cattle front, probably evacuating Shantung.
ABOLITION OF LIKIŃ. (Wah Tu Yat Pas).
official
Conference.
VALKYRIE OF THE AIR.
SYDNEY'S WELCOME AND
PRESENTATION.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SYDNEY, June 5. Miss Amy Johnson was hailed as the Valkyrie of the air by Miss Florence Austral, who sang the
Thanksgiving Chorus" and gave the Brunhilde's battlecry from second act of "Valkyrie."
A wire from Mukden states that Chang Hsueh Liang has conferred with the military leaders of Man- charin, who recently gathered at
birthday anniversary of the "Young General," and a decision has been arrived at to remain neutra?. It was further complained that According to reports from Han- the Vatican. had, prejudiced," bykow, the Ironsides have made such action, the very questions which the Apostolic Delegate had, at the British Government's re- quest, been to Malta to investigate.
tion.
Priests Persist in Polities.
In a document dated February 12, this year, expressing grateful Ppreciation of the British Govern cat's intention to negotiate Concordat with the Vatican, Lord Strickland and the Maltese Minis ters agreed to pledge themselves to A luncheon was given by 1.100 restrain their supporters from pro- vocative utterances during the woes, including Lady Street and elections then approaching. The Lady Julian, and the wife of the Vatican, however, refused to give, New South Wales Premier present in return, instructions to ed Miss Johnson on behalf of the Maltese clergy to abstain during women of Sydney with a brooch elections from active participation consisting of the Air Force wings in local polities, and declared that: with the coat of arms of Hull..
Miss Amy Johnson this morning negotiations for a Concordat were called-on the Governor-General of not (1) possible while Lord Strick- the Commonwealth, and she visited land remained in power.
The
the House of Parliament. SHANGHAI, Jane 5. The National Conference on the session was interrupted for half-an- abolition of likin will be post- hour to allow the members to meet her, and then she received a won- poned until August.
derful reception at the Town Hall..
Before the Conférence is inaugur ated, two or three preliminary meetings will be held.
SHANGHAI SETTLEMENT
TELEPHONES.
(Woh Ta Yat Pao.)
NANKING, June 5. The Ministry of, Communications the Ministry of hea requested Foreign Affairs to open negotiations regarding the decision of the Gov erament to take over the control of the telephone administrations in the foreign concessions at Shanghai
The Ministry has also addressed notes to the foreign Consuls con- cerned at Shanghai to the same effect.
FAMINE-STRICKEN SHENSI.
(Wah Ter Yat Pad.)
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the
great progress in Huaan. The loyal troops under Governor Ho Chien have been withdrawn to Changsha, the Hunan capital. So far, Ho's troops have offered no resistance to the invaders.
Telegraphic service between Changsha and Hankow has not been interrupted, indicating that the Ironsides" have, still not taken Changsha, as was rumoured,
Nanking aeroplanes. gunboats and troops under Hein Tou Jen and Chien Ta Chun have arrived in Hunan to assist in the campaign.
Liu Wen Tae, the Hankow Mayor has proceeded to Changsha with sum of $100,000 for war expenses,
BRITISH "AIRSHIP FLIGHT
TO CANADA.
MAY LEAVE AT END OF British Protest.
MONTH. Despatches from Sir John Du- Cane, Governor of Malta, to Lord Colonial Pasäfield,
Secretary, [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] during April and May, stated
LONDON, June 4. "many changes had occurred, in
which priests had asked penitenta The Under-Secretary for Air; in the Confessional whether they Mr. F. Montague, announced in intended to vote for the Constitu- the House of Commons to-day that" tional Party, and, if the answer it was hoped the airship R100 was in the affirmative, had refused would be ready for her flight to. them Absolution.
Canada towards the end of this month or the beginning of July.
Specific examples of refusal of Absolution were eited, while a Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of Malta and Gozo declared it a grave sin to vote for Lord Strick- land and his candidates,
TIN PRODUCTION IN "MALAYA AND SIAM.
SYDNEY CONTROLLED COM- PANIES DECISION,
(THROUGH REUTLE'S AGENCY.
SYDNEY, June 4. Representatives of almost all the
An emphatic protest against this Sydney controlled companies in Pastoral Letter was lodged by the Malaya and Siam have decided to British Government with the Vati recommend the cessation of tin procan, and the resumption of nego duction for a period of three tiations months.
+
was made conditional
BRITISH NAVAL FORCES
IN INDIA.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, June 4.. Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord upon its withdrawal, with an of the Admiralty, stated in the SINGAPORE, June 5. order that complete freedom to House of Commone, in reply to a exercise their political judgment: question, that the British naval be restored to the electorate of the forces in Indian waters had not Colony,The Holy See rejected this been recently strengthened and no condition..
cruisers had been ordered from the Mediterranean to India.
As regards the decision to suspend tin production for three months, the leading miners in Perak generally are of the opinion that the big European and Chinese mines should close down for two months, leaving the smaller Chinese conceras to carry on so that 30,000 coolies will not be rendered idle, resulting in serious conditions in the Kinta
allt
PEPING, June 5. fooding to foreign resident who returned here from
anderstood that the into the famine-stricken province. Shensi, there are only a little more national committee of the Tin Pro Association will support than 5,000,000 people left in the ducers' province in consequence of the this, and their instructions are famine. They require 4,000 tons of being awaited..
It is reliably stated that unless the foodstuffs daily. The harveet of wheat this year is so disappointing price of tin rises the majority of that only enough for about the Chinese mines in Perak will be
bankrupt by the end of July. 30 days.
The opinion prevails that the Government should prohibit im- migration from China
There are over 200,000 beggars and $1,000,000 patients in the pro
vincé.
Interference In Domestic Affairs
*Alleged.
Mr. Alexander also stated that no changes were contemplated in respect of the status of Malta a
naval base.
Silver Flare was fourth, Trews fifth, Seer sixth, Noble Star seventh, Ballyferis eighth, Dick Swiveller ninth and Sponger tenth. Parthe
non finished last.
Blenheim's time was 2 minutes 33.1-5 seconds.
Workmen Win Calcutta Sweep. A widower named Percy Hogg, a engine-driver, Southern Railway residing at Barnstaple, drew Blen heim in the Calcutta sweep. He shared the ticket with five other railwaymen and a road sweeper, all bachelors. They sold a ball-share in the ticket on the morning of the
race for £3,000,
Two Coventry motor machinists also drew Blenheim and sold a half- share for £2,800.
ارم
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Unpleasant Shock to Barnstaple Workmen.
LONDON, June The publication by Reuter of the correct list of numbers in the Calcatta Sweep bag cleared up the existing confusion, but it has given an unpleasant shock to a number of holders.
Deep dejection was caused among the seven Barnstaple workingmen, who have now learned that the re port of their good fortune was an- fouaded.
One of the men, upon hearing the unpleasant
news, philosophically remarked:-" I shall only have to ge back to work again."
SINO-SOVIET DIPLOMATIC
RELATIONS.
RUSSIAN FEELER.".
[THROUGH BEUTER'S ́AGENCY.]
NANKING, Jene 4. The Kuo Mia Official News Agency states that a news agency despatch from Peping, alleging that the Vice-Commissar, M. Kara- khan,, at a Sino-Soviet Conference. in Moscow, proposed the restoration of Sino-Soviet diplomatic relations and the protection of the Soviet. Legation Consulates and branches. of the Dalbank in China by armed guards, is absolutely unfounded,
The National Government has zot been informed by the Chinese delegate at Moscow of the alleged proposals, and "the report, which has emanated from Moscow, is pre- sumably a ballon d'essai..
SUBMARINE LOANED TO SIR WLKINS:
The concluding paragraph in a statement handed to the Cardinal's Secretary a few days ago by. the British carcettative at the Holy Beesagentted that the Jatimah unt had not appreciated the necessity of taking practical measures to before that they had promised.
[REUTER'S AGRICAN SERVICE}- implement ite announcement of negotiations for defining the rela- willingness to do all in its power tions between the Church and the
WABEINGTOK, Juno 4. to restore public tranquillity, and State in the islands and had finally rendered this impossible by at-
The United States Shipping continues:
taching a condition as to the per- Board has agreed to lend the ex sonality of the head of the Maltese plorer Sir Hubert Wilkins a de Administration which constituted commissioned submarinenta
ceeding five years interference in the domestic polinominal rent for a period not ex- tics of a British Colony?!!
"Instead of this, the Holy See have now refused to take, as far as concerns, thent, the steps necas sary for the restoration of normal (Vontinued as foot of next column),
through. He has pointed out that the place could very well be de- veloped into a world port rivalling shipping facilities. Hong Kong in beauty and natural Mr. Wong Ku So, Magistrate of Chungshan, will accompany him
here.
The Provincial Government of Kwangtung is in full support of the ambitious project, and has author- ized the removal of the Magistracy to Chungshan from Shekki to Tong a Wan. The seat of government of the so-called Model District of China is now located there. The Provincial Government states that there are six reasons why Tong Ka Wan should become the seat of the government of the district and be developed into an ocean port: (1) It is centrally located; (2) com. munication and transportation faci- lities, both land and water, are excellent; (3) because of its his- torical connection and significance; (4) because of its exquisite natural surroundings; (5) because of its capability of being developed and extended; and (8) because, of its possibility of becoming a great commercial centre of South China. Close to Tong Ka Wan lies Macao, and behind it, Shekki and other big commercial centres on the Canto Delta, which are easily reached by both land and water.
оп
Ia 1990, Mr. de Martin was pro-
moted a first class Assistant Master.. It was in this year that he was
In September, 1920, Mr. de Martin honourod with the O.B.E. was transferred to the Yaumati School as its Headmaster, and in 1834 he succeeded Mr. E. Ralphs a5 Inspector of English Schools, being also Hon. Secretary of the Board. of Education.
The many friends of Mr. de Martin and among them are a number of. his former pupils will be gratified to hear of his appointment.
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IN MEMORY OF FOCH.
PRINCE OF WALES, UNVEILS STATUE.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, June 5. In the presence of Madame Foch and her two daughters, H.R.H. the. Prince of Wales unveiled an eques- trian statue of the late Marshal Foch in Grosvenor Gardens, facing The Prince of Wales quoted the Victoria Station. Marshal's words uttered just before "I am conscious of his death: having served England as if she were my own country,"
The Prince of Wales added that The Min Kua Daily Newe, the oficial organ of the Canton Kue-France and England will never for mintang, to-day states that arrange" get. ments have been made with the Steamship Company in Dollar Shanghai for its ships to call at this port regularly when it is finish- ed. Other ocean-going liners piss ing through the South China const, according to the newspaper in quee- tion, are expected to do the same thing.
CHUNGSHAN PAINTED IN ROSEATE HUES.
NAVAL BUILDING. ITALIAN SUGGESTION DOES NOT APPEAL TO FRANCE.
[TEROCOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIE, June 3, French circles declare that Signor Grandi's suggestion that Italy and France should suspend naval build-
Steamers from Shanghai will sailing in 1950 was not made officially. to the proposed free port of Tong Ka Wen, in the Chungshan Model District, according to a statement made by Mr. Tang Shao Yi, chair- man of the Commission for the Political Tutelage of Chungshan. who returned there, from Shanghai lately.
Anyway, the suggestion does not appeal to the French, who consider that it favours Italy rather than France.
Mr. Tang said that he had mate arrangements with the Tai Lai Shipping Company in Shanghai for the Company's steamers to sail to Tong As Wan so as to establish
direct communication between Chungshan and Shanghai,
The proposal met with the approval of the Company, which fully intends to build wharves and godowns at the port as soon as possible.
GANDHI'S FIRST MONTH ́IN GAOL. HARTAL. PROCESSIONS MARK
EVENT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
"BOMBAY, June Hartal processions marked the. end of Mahatma Gandhi's first. month in gaol,"
Thirty cotton mills closed aad 65,000 workers struck.
Some of the strikers stoned one
The topography of Chungshan Harbour at Teng Az Wan rivals that of Hong Kong, remarks a Chi-mill in order to compel its workers nese paper, which adds that the to come out. They also stoned the future of the port is so bright that police who intervened. many merchanta are ready to invest their money in the development of the port.
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