TRIAL OF INDIANS AT SHANGHAI,
SINGULAR DEFENCE FILED.
COUNSEL TWITS CROWN ADVOCATE."
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGA, July 3.
A singular defence has been led in the ease in which two Indians are charged with citing to bura H.B.M.'s Consulate, the accused elaiming that they merely remark- ed: It is a blazing hot day. It is sufficient to burn us up."
Counsel for the defence created
a breeze in the Court-room" when he twitted the Crown Advocate with parading around garbed in all the panoply of wat
TIENTSIN CUSTOMS
CRISIS.
MEDIATION OF A FOREIGN POWER REJECTED.
(Wah Yat Pao).
NANKING, July 5.
It is understood that the Central Government bas rejected the offer
од
FATAL FIRE AT SHANGHAI.
TEN LIVES LOST.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHGH, July 3
A shoemaker and his wife and ɓve children and three apprentices have died at the result of a fire in
house in Frenchtown,
The house is proved to have beer a death-trap, there being no
cgress.
HUNAN CAMPAIGN
OVER.
" IRONSIDES "* - SUSTAIN "TERRIFIC SLAUGHTER."
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, July 2 Military Headquarters officially announce that the campaign in "Hunan is,over, the Kwadgai forces and General Chang Fat Kwei's Ironsides" having been decisively defeated at Henchowiu, in South Hunan, after three days' fighting.
During the fighting, 15,000 casual- ties were suffered by the enemy, whilst the Nationalist casualties totalled 5,000.
A communique states that an "Ironside Division, three Kwangsi Divisions and one Hunanese Divi certain foreign Power tosion, on June 29 and 30, repeated- mediate in the Tientsin customsly attacked the entrenchments held by three Cantonese Divisions to the "crisis."
north of Hengèhow, but were driven back with "terrific slaughter."
Yesterday morning, the Canton- troops counter-attacked and routed the rebels, who are being pursued towards Kwangsi.
The consensus of opinion among the leading Government officials is that is the issue is of a purely domestic nature, foreign interven- tion is undesirable.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received a cablegram from Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister at London, to the effect that the
British Government has decided to
take drastic action to deal with Mr. Lenox Simpson, for his co- operation with Yen Hai Shan in connection. with the Tientsin Cus toms crisis."
SHARONAL, July 3. Mr. Francis Hayley Bell, the former Commissioner of the Cus- toms, has arrived here to report the affair to Mr. F. W. Maze, the Inspretor-General of Customs
"
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It is added that "the victory is considered of the utmost impor- tance, because, with, the decle of the "Ironsides" and the Kwangsi rebel armies, seven veteran Govern ment Divisions can be released service in Honan and Shantung,"
BRITAIN'S NAVAL CONSTRUCTION.
TEN AND A HALF MILLION THIS YEAR.
"TONG KA WAN.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BETVICE]
RUGBY, June 2 POWERS NOTIFIED OF
Replying to questions in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. A.
· OPENING.
V Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, said it had been decid- (Wuk To Yat Pao).
ed to commence in this financial year three submarines of the 1929 NANKING. July 3. The Central Government has in-programme and the new construc- structed the Foreign Office to notify tion programme for 1930, details of which had already been announced. the various foreign diplomatic re presentatives to the effect that Tong Ka Wan, in the Chungshan District, has been opened as a duty- free port, and will soon open trade connections with foreign countries.
WAR ON INDIAN PROPAGANDA.
CYCLO-STYLE BULLETINS
PROHIBITED.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SIMLA, July 2
The estimated total cost of these ships, inclusive of cost of guns, torpedoes and ammunition, was £10,340,000.
Mr. Alexander stated that the total of naval tonnage under con- struction or projected by the Bri
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1930,
YOUTH DROWNED SHANGHAI FLOODS.
AT SHANGHAI.
GALLANT, ATTEMPT AT RESCUE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANOHAL. July 3. While pienicking at Henli, a youth named Edward Cohen, aged 20, was caught in a strong current and drowned,
A Russian friend named Posny- koff, attempted to rescue Cohen, but the latter lost his head and
ripped the shoulders
rescuer,
of his "dows.
him dragging
LAKES IN CHAPEI AND
FRENCHTOWN. ««
th
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
SHANGHAI, July 3. Many parts of Shanghai are sub- merged, miniature laken having been formed, following a heavy downpour.
The water is two feet deep in Chapel, and parts of Frenchtown have been transformed into lakes, due to the proximity of ä typhoon.
EARTHQUAKE AT CALCUTTA.
DAMAGE CONFINED TO TELEPHONE SERVICE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CALCUTTA, July 3, An earthquake at three o'clock thia morning frightened many were disturbed in sleepers who their beds, but the material dam- age was confined to interrupted telephone communications.
The shock was felt, in other centres of Bengal,
I
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Crowds in the Indian quarters Posnykoff eventually got clear, THE NEW GOVT. IN urged in the streets and blew their conch shells with the idea of propitiating the Hindu goddess Bashuki.
however.
-
WEIHAIWEI.
RENDITION GOVERNED BY CIRCUMSTANCES.
FOREIGN SECRETARY'S ASQUITHIAN REPLY.
(THROUGH BUYER'S AGENCY.].
PEPING.
FIVE NOMINATIONS POR CABINET,
FURTHER NORTHERN SUC. CESSES REPORTED,
Chu Ao Hsiang, the director of the Department of Foreign Affairs an interview in Peping, said in with Pressmen that Yen Hai Shan's provisional government will near future. be formed in the Either Yen or Wang Ching Wei will be made the chairman."
LONDON, July 2 At question time in the House of Commons", to-day, Major Ronald Ross asked whether, regarding the rendition of. Weihaiwai on or be fore October 30 regard would be Yen recently wired Feng Yu had for the local political situation.
Hsiang soliciting his views on the Mr. Henderson, Secretary of
formation of the new government. State for Foreign Affairs, replied
The latter replied that he would that in view of the unsettled state of affaire His Majesty's Govern- agree to any action adopted by ment must consider the circum-Yen. Mr. Chu added that he (Chu stances existing on the particular date specified in the Convention.
Major Ress asked whether it was proposed to hand over Weihaiwei to the Nanking, Government, even if they were not in effective control of the area. He also asked whether there was a possibility of Weihai-
other, wel being handed over to any Government in China.
Mr. Henderson reiterated that the matter must be decided in the light of circumstances then existing. The position was at present toe un- settled to say what His Majesty's Govern went would do.
Major Ross: Will Weihaiwei not be handed over as provided in the White Paper!
Mr. Henderson: The Hop. Mem-
ber minst wait and see.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OF BRAZIL.
ENTERTAINED BY BRITISH
PRIME MINISTER.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jult 4.
The Prime Minister entertained Dr. Jules Presta, President-Elect of Brazil, at luncheon in Downing Street to-day,
tish Empire and the United States ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN is approximately:United States, 140,000 tons; British wealth, 115,000 tons.
Common.
EMPIRE WIRELESSTM AND CABLES.
COLONIAL CONFERENCE Lord Irwin has promulgated ar DISCUSS. PROBLEMS. ordinance
against unauthorized news-sheet papers in order to com- (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] hat propagands of the cyclo-style talletin issued by Congress,
LONDON, July 2 LATER. The sixth plenary session of the The misapprehension in regard Colonial Office Conference to-day to the recent proclamation that the discussed problems connected with working committee of the All-India the Empire wireless and cable ser- Congress is an unlawful association vices. has now been cleared up by the ex- planation that this applies through But India and not in the United Provinces alone,
The committee consists of fifteen muabers. The declaration does not apply to ordinary membership of Congress.
Sir Samuel Wilson said the Im- perial Communications Company had submitted comprehensive scheme for the organisation of a cable service for the Colonial Em- pire, but this scheme had not yet been considered and must be refer red to the Colonial Governments
libfore A definite decision was reached.
FLIGHT.
HOOK AND MATTHEWS. ARRIVE AT AKYAB.
THROCOK REUTER'S AGENCY,]
"RANGOON, July 2. The airmen Hook and Matthews, who are attempting a record fight from England to Australia, have arrived at Akyab...
FINLAND FIGHTING
COMMUNISM.
PREVENTION MEASURES
APPROVED.
(THROUGH REUTER ́S ‘AGINOT.])„
HELSINGFORS,-July-2.
A special session of the Dist has
ment's measures to prevent the
High Court Shaken.
LATER. The earthquake damaged a num- ber of places in the city, including the High Court, which was severely shaken.
The source of the shock was probably in West Assam, where apparently it was very severe.
There were nine severe shocks at Gaurati, Assam, several buildings being damaged and many persons
injured.
Bridgee on the Benga! Eastern Railway were damaged, but a re- stricted service is being main- tained
News of the earthquake is meagre owing to the interruption of the telegraphs.
· UNEMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN.
himself) is leaving Peping for Tai-TEXT OF PARTY LEADERS'
CORRESPONDENCE.
yuan to interview Yea to discuss the question of the formation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new government and the Cus-
toms crisis,
It is understood that Yen's gov. ernment will consist for the time being of only five members, who will be Yen Hai Shan, Feng Yu Hsiang Wang Ching Wei, Chang such Liang and Li Tsung Jen. Yen has dispatched a delegate to Mukden to request Chang to join his new régime.ne
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
ན་
KING'S CUP FLIGHT. GERMAN IRON AND
STEEL WORKERS.
FAMOUS BRITISH PILOTS COMPETING.
(THROUGH RECTER'E ADENCY.]
SOBERER CONSIDERATIONS · REPLACE FIGHTING SPIRIT.
[THEOECH REUTER'S ADENOT.] LONDON, July 3. One hundred aircraft are entered
BERLIN, July 3, for the King's Cup race to take The workmen naturally ate op- the 5th inst." under posed to the cutting down of wages place on handicap conditions, over, a course in the iron and steel industries. of 750 miles, beginning and ending but their fighting spirit is being at the Haworth Accodrome, Fel replaced by soberer considerations. than
Nine thousand men at Mulheim The route embraces Leicester, downed tools on the 1st inst., when Hull, Nawastle, which is the the new regulations were intro- turning point, Leeds, Manchester,duced, but the majority of them Liverpool, Birmingham, Bristol, have resumed, and others are fol and Southampton.
lowing their example. The scratch machine is the A full resumption is also expect Vickers Vellore, with twin Bristol ed at the other Rhine and Rohr Jupiter engineo, piloted by Flying steel and iron, centres, where the
Officer J. Summers.
Communist agitation has failed to The largest time allowance of have a lasting effect. three hours, 41 minutes and 17 seconds, is accorded to one of the 49 Moth entries..
The Prince of Wales has entered GERMAN METAL WORKERS'
Hawker, Tomtit, with Squadron' Leader Don as pilot, and Prince George has entered a Hawk Moth, to be flown by Flight Lient. Fielden, both being handicapped minntes and 34 seconds.
at 40
STRIKE.
{TEKOTOR REUTER'S ACENOY.)
BERLIN, July 2 Firty thousand metal workers are restless over the enforcement of
Nearly every famous British pilot is competing, including seven mem-wage reductions bera of the Schneider Trophy team, and there are seven women entered, including Lady Bailey and Miss Winifred Spooner."
Recommendations for Restoration
of Agriculture.
In declining participation in the proposed agricultural conference, Mr. Baldwin pointed out that he had agreed to a conference of agricultural representatives on a non-part basis. This had met and renched certain ananimous de visions. The measures which the
essential for the restoration of Conservative Party regarded agriculture included the recom. mendation, of this expert confer
ence.
143
Strikes have been declared in several centres, these involving the Phoenix and Krupp works.
The Metal Workers' Union an- nounces that its funds are sufici- ent for a long stoppage.
UNITED STATES BUDGET.
SURPLUS SAME AS LAST YEAR.
[REUTERS AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, July The surplus for the fiscal year Hitherto the Government had shows no willingness to adopt ended yesterday amounted to any of these recommendations, but 8154,000,000, the same as last year proposed to submit to the leaders but larger than was expected. of the opposition parties only the results of the Government's own study of the agricultural problem. Prime Minister's Reply to Mr. Baldwin
The
Rucey, July 2 The text is published of the cor- respondence which passed between the Prime Minister, Mr. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George, the leaders of the Conservative and Liberal Parties, regarding the holding of
Prime Minister reply- three Party conferences on agricul. ture and unemployment.
ing to Mr. Baldwin, regretted had declined Mr. Baldwin's Reply to Invitation. that the latter
The Prime Minister invited Mr.bis invitations to both conferences. Baldwin and Mr. Lloyd George He said: "I had hoped it had been with their colleagues to take part made abundantly clear that the An important telegraphic mes- in such conferences. Mr. Baldwin sage from Hankow atates that the Kaominchun forces under Liu Ju drefined the invitation to both con- Ming suddenly moved to attack the ferences. In regard to the unem
ployment conference he said northern border of Hupeh and cup-you have made it perfectly clear tured Lobokow, a very strategic that whilst inviting the other Par ties to confer with you, you re
Lohokow Captured.
peculiar needs of the moment and see whether, some action of a prac tical and perhaps a temporary kind could not be devised to al leviate the unfortunate conditions in which sections of our agricul turists and our industrialists find Your colleagues decline to consider themselves owing to world causes. the proposal to make this nationa Government's proposal was not effort. That is all in which for the
confer with the say, to you
Mr. Lloyd George's Acceptances. other parties after it has decided moment I am interested..... what to do, but before having come
Mr. Lloyd George, accepting the to a decision and in the hope that when the decision was reached it invitations to both conferences, might embody common views. Of said: "The economic condition of course, the Government was to be the country is such that I am con- responsible for the action finally vinced that inter-party co-operation adopted. Nothing else is constitu- is necessary if we are to take the part in the advisory deliberations on its feet again and to reduce un- tionally possible, but those taking action necessary to put agriculture would be in no way bound to sup- employment to its normal propot Port anything contrary to the views they expressed.
poins for the Government forces in northern Hupeh. The attade was so sudden that the troops there serve to the Government alone the General Fen Shih Seng decision as to what is to be done. under
We are, in fact, invited not to a could scarcely offer any resistance.
The fall of Lahokow has aroused Council of State whose decisions considerable anxiety, to the Han-will prevail, but to a conference in kow military authorities, as the which you will submit to us your situation in Hanan along the proposals when they are matured Peping-Hankow Railway will be with the purpose--and the, soic pur- affected by the sudden appearance pose of ascertaining what facili-Prime Minister Only Interested in ties we will accord for their execu- of the rebels in northern Hupeh.
A'Striking Innovation.
tions.
1..
What the Frime Minister Proposed.
The proposals of the Prime National Effort,
Minister which have been proved The Government tried to secure abortive were that representatives. It is also reported that the Kuo, tion."
a national effort to meet a special of the Opposition partics should at Tung- minchun rezerve forces kwan bave been ordered. by Feng "This is indeed a striking in national emergency. The invita confer with a committee of Minis- Yu Hsiang to assist the Kuominnovation in our constitutional protion was therefore not given in or ters specially appointed for the chun on the Peping-Hankow Rail-edure, under which such a declara. der to open up the ordinary party purpose; that two or three advisers, way. Feng has appointed Lin Yution of policy would normally be controversy, either on agriculture not necessarily members of Parlia Fen commander of the Kuominchun made on the floor of the House of er unemployment, but rather to try ment, should accompany the Opposi forces on this sector.
Common and the co-operation of and discover if, whilst continuing tion leaders; that executive officers to advocate their own views, the of the Government should attend, on the and that the conferences should be parties would" "confer
advisory and not executive. "(Continued en next Column)
the
the Opposition be openly invited. A Nanking Advance.
We are compelled, therefore, to ask The railway bridge across the ourselves whether our participation Luiho has been repaired, and the in the conference held in Nanking troops under Hsu Yuan circumstances and ander the re Chuan have advanced over 50 listrictions proposed by you could from the north bank of the river,
be of any public service." The Langhai front remains quiet.
Conservative Polley, Explained. On the Kiaochow-Tsinau Rail-
Our views upon the unemploy- way in Shantung. Han Fu Chu's troops have retreated farther to
ment problem, on its causes and its Weihsien from Chestsun, from remedies so far as they depend whence they can retreat to Teing upon political action, have been tao when necessary. The Shansi frequently explained. We believe forces on this line are under Chang that the principal reasong for the decrease in employment are to be- Yiu Wu, who is mayor of Peping.
Chiang Kai Shek has ordered the found in the lack of confidence in Kiangsi troops under Kin Han industrial and business circles oc- Ting, Chang Fai Chan and Tan casioned by the political and econo. Tao Yuen to assist the Nanking mic policy of the Government and troops on the Ticatsia-Pukow Rail-its supporters, and in the exces
way,
ANTHONY FOKKER FINED.
sive burden of taxation laid upon industry in the execution of that policy. We believe, further, that the most effective help which can be given to industry in the main- tenance and recovery of its mar kets lies in that wide extension of the policy of safeguarding which
Sir Basil Blackett said the Com-approved by 112 to 60-the Govern- STAGES UNUSUAL COMEDY. forms one of the main planks in INpany had lost heavily during the
BRITISH SHIP'S
CHINESE WATERS.
past six months. This was not un-printing of Communist newspapers.
natural in view of the state of trade generally, It was estimated that when in full working order the COST OF PIRACY GUARDS. Company would have a net revenue of £1,800,000. They were at present maintaining communications for the Empire at rates much below those of 1913,
LEGALITY OF GOVERNMENT'S
ACTION CONTESTED. Mr. F. W. Phillips, one of the Assistant Secretaries of the Past (THROUGH AKUTER'S-ACENOT.] Ofee, said after much experience they had decided that wireless was LONDON, July 2 cheaper than cables for services The Evening News learns that the exceeding 2.000 miles, but certainly A twenty-four China Navigation Company has not so efficient. served writ on the Attorney- hours' service could be maintained General to test the legality of the by cables, but not by short-wave Government's action in imposing a wireless.
charge on shipowners for the pro- The whole question was referred Lection of ships in Chinese waters. to a sub-committee.
The Social Democrata opposed the measures.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.)
The Government resigned in order.' to allow the formation of a Govern-
NEW YORK, July 2 Anthony Fokker, the famous de ment on a wider basin.
The President received deputa-signer of Major. Kingsford Smith's Southern Cross," was so elated tions from all over the country Inst month demanding the suppression at seeing the heavily-laden South of all Communistic papers and Bocieties and the arrest of leading communista."
ern Cross" take, off here to-day that he jumped into a small eporta 'plane, with a woman friend, and It was decided that there should went through a series of acrobatics. new Diet to He was later arrested and fined be an election of a
$500. Lor flying without a licence. pass the necessary legislation.
The special session of Parliament He paid the fine, passed the was summoned for to-day, and the medical and flying tests and, then police were instructed to stop im secured a licence,... mediately the publication of Com-Fokker has been flying for the past 20 years, but he has never held manistic newspapers here and in Wiborg, Ulcaborg and Wan, a licence.
the Conservative programme, and in securing and expending its pasi- tion in other parts of the Empire by a system of preferential tariffs with our Dominions and Colonies:"" Deadlock Inevitable.
You have yourself been at pains to indicate that no useful purpose would be served by a discussion of these views in a conference in which two of the parties are irrevo cably opposed to them. It is im- possible for us to enter a confer ence in which a consideration of the contribution which we have to make. is ruled out from the begin. ning and we are expected to as sume as a basis of our discussion a continuation of a policy which bag so gravely hdded to national distresses."
Continued on next Column.)
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