NEW GOVERNMENT IN PEIPING.
MANIFESTO TO BE ISSUED.
(THROUGH ZEUTEM'S AGENCY.)
PEIPING, July 12
BUENOS AIRES TRAM DISASTER:
PLUNGES INTO RIVER: SIXTY LIVES LOST.
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
The inaugural ceremony of the
BUENOS AIRES, July 19. enlarged Plenary Session of-the-At least co-were drowned through Central Party Headquarters of the a tramcar plunging into the river Kuomintang is to be held on Sun- from the Ria Chuelo Bridge. day afternoon in Huaijentang, in the Forbidden City.
Quò Tai Chi, Hu Taung To, Yoh Chi and other prominent members are expected to arrive in time to participate.
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It is expected that following the ceremony a manifesto will be issued, signed by the participants, and this will be followed by the setting up of a Government as soon La possible
Summary of the Manifesto,
PEIPING, July 13. The Plenary Session of the Cen- tral Party Headquarters of the Kuomintang, held this afternoon, was attended by 15 members of the Central Executive Council.
Wang Fa Chen, the oldest mem ber of the Kuomintang, was pre- sent, and he was elected Chairman
of the session.
Only three of the passengers who were riding outside were picked up,
LATER.
The tram should have crossed by the No. 2 section of the cantilever bridge, one section of which was raised at the time of the accident.
It is believed that the driver, owing to a fog.at the time, did not see that the bridge was open, and he ran the tram straight into the river.
Three of the passengers who were sitting on the rear platform of the tram escaped.
Most of the victims were
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1930.
FRANCE FEARS TROUBLE.
TIENTSIN CUSTOMS
HONG KONG. SWATOW TRADE.
SEIZURE.
FRICTION WITH THE FASCISTS.
ANGLO - CHINESE CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ÁGENCY.]
„Paris, July 13, Mobile, detachments of the Re- publican Guard are concentrated in
Mentone."
The authorities ATC fearing trouble between the Fascists and the anti-Fascists living in France.
-NAVAL PACT
DOCUMENTS.
PRES. HOOVER DECLINES PUBLICATION.
[REUTER'S AMEEJOÁN SERVICE.]
WASHINGTON, July 12, President Hoover replied to the labourers who were returning from Senate declining to allow publica. work.
DISORDERS IN BOMBAY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The meeting bowed three times BRITISH TROOPS STAND BY. before Sun Yat Sen's portrait, and Wang Fo Chen read Sun Yat Sen's, Will, and then he read a Manifesto, which the meeting signed, some signing on behalf of prominent members who were not present.
Altogether there are 31 signatures
attached to the document."
Quo Tai Chi signed on behalf of Wang Ching Wei, Chao Pi Lin for Yea Hsi Shan, and Huang Shou Ku for Feng Yu Hsiang.
tion of the so-called "secret docu- ments," relating to the Naval Pact, on the ground of public policy,
He points out that one of his duties is to maintain amicable re lations with other nations. He can- not, therefore, allow himself to be come guilty of a breach of trust by a betrayal of confidences, and emphasises that the documents are open for Senators for a confidential perusal.".
BOMBAY, July 11. Sixty participants in the civil: The refusal was provoked by the disobedience campaign were jured in disorders resulting from
introduction of a resolution spon- attempts to hold Nationalist de-sored by Senator. Norris wheh may monstration on the Maidan, de- spite a police ban.
Of these, 40 were injured in a athi charge by the police.
Those injured include Mr. Modi, the President of the Bombay Con- gress Committee, who led one of the processiona.
The Manifesto, from its own point of view, gives the history of the Party since Sun Yat Sen's death, stating that the Central Executive Council had striven to exterminate Communism and to reorganise and unify the country, but unexpected- ly Chiang Kai Shek had destroyed unification, and he had dominated. the party by acts which were illegal. Consequently, he had last POLICE FORCE WITHDRAW. ull national rights abroad and
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.] internally he had greatly harmed In 1929, Chiang Kai
the masses.
be made the basis of a strenuous attempt to get the Treaty rejected. or its consideration postponed until the autuma. The resolution 38ks for a reassurance that there is no secret agreement which will in any way affect the stipulations of the.
Mr. Hoover's above-mentioned
Police armed with lathis, as well as mounted police, ar stationed atTreaty. all points leading to the Maidan Esplanade, where the Nationalist Militia is expected to assemble. reply was received in the Senate Lorry loads of British troops while Senator Hale "was arguing are also standing by,
that the British, by the terms of the Treaty, had America "ham- etrang" and "hogtied," and would keep her so as long as armaments were the order of the day.
BOMBAY, July 12. Shek had called illegally a Third
The National Congress "Militia” Plenary Session, through which he had started military expeditions to have abandoned the idea of demon- Yen strating and withdrew after lathi exterminate other elements. Hai Shan and Feng Yu Hsiang charges by the police, in which 300 more than once bad advised him were injured, ten seriously. to desist, but in vain, so that the Comrades from all the provinces had decided to fight under the guidance of the party to oust later from the Maidan.
Chiang Kai Shek without compro.
mise.
I
Those signing the Manifesto had
A hundred volunteers were taken to the Congresa hospital.
The military and police withdrew
decided that it declares to organize INDIANGOVERNMENT
a conference under the Central
Party Headquarters and to prepare for the convocation of a conference of delegates representing the whole nation, the aim of which is "the establishing of the foundations of the whole country on a sure basis.
FIGHTING IN SHASI
NATIVE CITY.
FOREIGNERS EVACUATED.
(THROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
HANXOW, July 12. It is reported that all foreigners have evacuated Shasi, where fight. ing is going on in the native city, due, it is believed, to the "Reds who are attacking.
DEFEATED.
STRONG MESSAGE BY PRESIDENT.
[UNITED PRESS.]
WASHINGTON, July 7. A substantial quorum was present when the Senate convened to-day in special session to deal with, the London Naval Limitation Treaty, and fears of treaty proponents that special stopa might be necessary to secure a quorum were set at rest.
Vice-President Charles Curtis, in his capacity as presiding officer of the Senate, at once appointed Bena tors James Watson of Indiana and Thomas Walsh of Montana as a com- mittee to inform President Kooy er, in time-honoured fashion, of the fact that the Senate was in ses- sion and ready to receive such com- in the Legislative Assembly by 60municaton as he might desire to votes to 48 on a Nationalist amend convey. ment reducing by 100 rupees
AMENDMENT TO SUPPLY BILL.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
-SIMLA, July 12.
The Government were defeated
expenses for the Round Table Con-
ference.
[TEROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, July, 13. According to a Ruomin despatch from Nanking, Dr. G.-T. Wang and Mr. Ingram, Counsellor to the British Legation, held a conference relative to the situation arising from the seizure of the Tientsin Customs.
HAN ADVANCING ON ANGLO-AUSTRALIAN
TSINAN.
FLIERS:
REASONS FOR SUSPENSION | SHANSI TROOPS' CRUSHING
OF SHIPMENTS.
Fah Tr: Ent l'ao)
In connection with the report that Chinese merchants in Hong Kong have lately received tele grains from Swatow advising not to sond goods there for the time being, it is reported that the trouble originated from the oppres- sive and harsh "action of the
The results of the conference Office for the Examination of were not disclosed.
Imported Agricultural Products ” in "Swatow in the examination of marine edible products and other
TRADE MISSION TO sundry goods imported into
SOUTH AFRICA.
STATEMENT TO-DAY,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, July 19.
It is understood that the Govern- ment have decided to send a Trade Delegation to South Africa under the chairmanship of Lord Kirkley, ex-Fresident of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.
A statement on the subject will be made in reply to a private notice-of-a question in the House of Commons on Monday.
AMERICA CUP.
BRITISH CHALLENGER SAILS THIS WEEK.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, July 11. Sir Thomas Lipton's "Shamrock the Fifth," the British challenger for the America Cap, will leave. for America at the end of next week
·SWALOW."
The merchants there are not satisfed with the methods employ. ed, and they protested and have advised merchants elsewhere not to ship goods there until the trouble is over..
COMMUNISM ON EAST RIVER.
TROOPS DESPATCHED TO SWATOW.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
DEFEAT.
(THROUGH REUTZR'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, July 13. It is officially learned from Hsu- chowfa that the Han Fu Chu van- guards have reached the vicinity of Mingshul,, to the west of Chowtsun, and are rapidly, advancing towards Tainan.
HOOK IN A DYING
CONDITION.
(THROUGH RELLEN'S AGENOT.]
RANGOON, July 13.
Matthews has arrived at Prome, but it is stated that his companion- Hook had to be left behind in a dying condition.
RANGOON, July 8. Eight Government aeroplanes are Parties are still searching the effectively bombing the enemy posi uninhabited jungle north of Taun- tions on the Tientsin-Pukow Rail-up in South Burma for the air. way front,, where the Shansi troops men Hook and Matthews, who. are stated to have suffered a have been missing since they left crushing defeat.
Akyab on July 7, but the search is On the Peiping-Hankow Railway regarded as practically hopeless front, a twenty-four hour battle is Hook and Matthews were at" said to have been fought on the tempting a record flight from: 10th "Inst., in the vicinity of Hau-, England to Australia. chang, both sides sustaining heavy casualties.
The Government forces seized a large number of rifles, machine- guns and ammunition.
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Attempt to Beat Hinkler's Australian Record.
LONDON, July 11,
It is reported from Los Angeles that Wing Commander Kingsford-.
BOMBARDMENT OF KOFOW. Smith, who recently flew across
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(Wah Tr Yat Pao.).
SHANGHAI, July 13. The Shansi forces are besieging and bombarding Kofow, in Shan- tung, on the Tientsin-Pukow Rail
way.
Six to seven hundred shells have been fired into the city by the Shaasi artillery.
the Atlantic in thirty and a half bours, is planning an England. Australia solo fight in a light machine.
His route will be id Athens, Calcutta and Batavia, and he hopes to do the journey in 10 days, thus improving on the existing record of 15 days set up by Bert Hinkler.
According to an official report PLEA OF THE JEWS. circulated by the Nanking Military Headquarters, the Shansi rebels have been defeated at Yenchow and Kolow and forced to fall back on Ningyang, with the Government forces in pursuit. The "latter cap tured large-numbers of the rebels and military supplies.
CASTON, July 13... Communist activities are again reported to be rife in the East River districts in the vicinity of Swatow and Chui Mui, following the withdrawal of the Government troops under Colonel Chang Mui Sun for Canton some time..ago.
When the outlaws under Chu Chak and Mo Chak Tung learned of this, they emerged from their mountain lairs and villages were captured and laid waste, and sever al Jarge commercial centre, includ. ing Swztow, were threatened. Many of the merchants at Swatowtained by the rebels. became alarmed and sent telegrams to their agencies in Canton and Hong Kong cancelling their or- ders.
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Very heavy casualties were sus-
The Manking troops have launch ed another counter-attack, and they The yacht is at present at Gos-
have been instructed by Marshal Fort undergoing the modifications
Chiang Kai Shek to re-capture necessary before a racing yacht can safely face the rigours of the Atlan-has to-day ordered the regiment
The Canton Higher Command Tainan as soon as possible.
tic crossing.
under Colonel Chang Mui Sun, at the seven races for The first of
tached to the 3rd Division, to go. FORTY-FOUR HOUR the Cup is fixed for September 13.
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back to Swatow to maintain peace, This regiment came to Canton some the American people are opposed week ago under the order of Gen- to the conception of these groups." eral Chen Tsai (Tong, who wanted During the later portion of the to dispatch it to Hunan to parti- President's message, be reviewed the cipate in the campaign against the treaty and declared that is afford-Ironsides" and their alhies, but ed protection to American interests their defeat made it unnecessary and idealé."
He said, that the question was Sot one of a few cruiseis, but of whether it was to be this treaty no treaty. Unrestricted naval com petition is the only alternative to the London Treaty, he asserted.
Confidential Documents,
After a somewhat acrimonious in- terchange between Senators repre- seating the supporters and oppon-
for the last move.
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WEEK.
LAID DOWN BY INTER- NATIONAL T.U.C.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
STOCKHOLM, July 11.
PROTEST BASED ON A MISUNDERSTANDING.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SKEVICE.7
RUGBY, July 11. "An important statement upon Jewish immigration in Palestine was made by Lord Passfield, Secretary of State for the Colonies to a deputation from the Board. of Deputies of British Jew, which is an elected representative body of Jews of the. British Empire. The deputation, in expressing the views of the Board on the suspen sion of the 2,300 immigration cer- tificates for Palestine granted on the labour schedule for the cur rent year, said the Government's decision prejudiced the work of Jewish agency and seemed to in- dicate that the Government had... made up it, mind that Jewish im nigration must be stopped."
The Government's policy had not
At its closing session, the Inter-created loyal and contented national Trade Union Congress
| LEAGUE OF NATIONS laid down a programme for a 44-population in Palestine, and reper-
CHINESE DELEGATION.
(Wah Tea Yat Pro.)
NANEING, July 13. The State Council has decided to
to France, Mr. Chiang To Fing,
Minister to Germany, and Dr. C^C.
This brought the long-anticipated supplementary grant to cover the London Treaty, message, prepared ents of the London Naval Limita appoint Mr. Kao Lu, the Minister during the past few days, at the tion Treaty, the Senate adjourned Presidential camp on the Rapidan, to-day with the intention of con- The mover of the amendment and embedring the Administra sidering an important anti-Admini- member of the Central Muslim lon's official attitude on its most Party, declared, that the recome mendations of the Simon Report important international undertak-atration resolution to-morrow. were inadequate and unsatisfactory.p to date.
The Round Table Conference grant was voted; without a division.
U.& Advice Nationals Withdrawal. INDIAN STATUTORY
WASHINGTON, July 12
The State Department has de- cided to advise 335 Americans in Hohan, Hupeh, Kiangai and Hu han to remove to less dangerous régions.
REPORT.
QUESTION IN HOUSE OF LORDS.
This resolution was introduced by
A Backward, Step,
Senator Kenneth McKellar of Ten- Failure on the part of the Senate nessce immediately after the full to ratify the London Treaty, Presi- toxt of the treaty had been read at dent Hoover declared in his mes the conclusion of President Hoov
Wu, Minister to the United States, to represent China on the League of Nations.
BELGIUM ORDERS BRITISH PLANES.
that Mr. Hoover should submit to FOR FLIGHTS OVER CONGO the Senste all papers and corres pondence relative to the treaty."
JUNGLES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AQJKCT.]
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hour week, as a step towards a cussions were to be observ'd in the still further reduction.
foreign relations of this country.
The Jews had for centuries suf- fered injustice at the hands of others, and they were the last to wish to see injustice inflected on the Arabs.
U.S. HEAT WAVE.
OVER FORTY DEATHS REPORTED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
The deputation begged the Bri- tish Government to release” certifi- cates and to demonstrate its inten- tion to administer. Palestine" in the spirit of the Mandate.
Lord Passfeld Replies to Deputation
CHICAGO, July 11: The worst heat-wave for the past In reply, Lord Passfield said. ten years has descended, on the that the protests of the Jews ap Central States, the average tempeared to have been based on a perature being over 100 degrees.
Forty deaths have so far been reported.
SHEFFIELD STEEL IN SOUTH AMERICA.
[BRITINE WIRELESS SERVICE]
LONDON, July 11.
misunderstanding. There had been no change in policy of the Gicvernment and no uncertainty in its execution of the Mandate. The "Mandate, however, did not envie
uge the establishment of a Jewish | State, but only of a Jewish navion- al home in Falestine consistently with the maintenance of the pot. tion and rights of the Arab popula... tion.
age, would plunge the world back- er's message. Senator McKellarTM wards in its present progress to- ward peace among the nations. demanded, through his resolution,
The President strongly urged that speedy action toward approval of the poet be taken by the Senate.
Senator David Reed of Pennsyl- He said that the treaty marked an important step toward disarma vanis at once replied that he had
There must be a jimit, to Jewish ment and world peace. This treaty, copies of everything in this con-
Mr. A. K. Wilson, who this year immigration determined by the [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE): he continued, had been discussed nection, and was willing to permit
holds the historic post of Master absorptive capacity of the country. since last summer, so that there any Senator to examine them con-
Cutler of Sheffield, is proceeding There had been no stoppage of im Ruary, July 12, could be no necessity der lengthy fidentially.
Bonator Hiram Johnson of Cali- Viscount Burnham, who was a debate upon & document concern.
Six British air-liners of the next month on a three months.igration and 950 certificates o
the labour schedule for the present member of the Indian Statutory ing which everyone must have made fornin sarcastically rejected this latest type have been ordered by Mr. Wilson will visit Argentina, Lalf-year had been sanctioned in
offer, demanding on behalf of the Commission, has given notice that up his mind, AREAS TO BE CONNECTED. ho will ask the Government in the "Every solitary fact which affects Senate the right to examine the the Belgian Government for air Brazil, Chile, Perit and Uruguay advance and had not been suspend
taking with him examples of the pa.. finest Sheffield work in steel. Ft will investigate marketing condi tions and the requirements of the countries visited.
ELECTRICITY CONTRACTS.
[BRITISH WIELLESS' REEVICE]
LONDON, July 11
is documents without any pledge of lines in the Congo... House of Lords, next Wednesday, judgment upon this treaty whether, having regard to Lord known," declared President Hooy-secrecy,
These machines, which are known Irwin's statement at Simla on Julyer, and the document itself com- Former Episode Recalled.
as Westland Wessex, are triple- Rugay, July 12: 9, the report of the Indian Statu- prises the sale obligation of the
The entire controversy revives the engined monoplanos driven by The Central Electricity Board tory Commission will form the main United States. have placed fur Etor of consideration and discus The President said that he natur. épisode in the Foreign Relations three major engines giving a total wennèrests to the value of pearly sign at the Round Table Conferally would expect opposition from Committee, Which called uper Co. LTRADEMA
£550,000 in connection with elec ence which is to assemble here in those groups giving dimanches of the power of 300 tricity schemes which are now being November next.. tenance of unrestricted military carried into effect,
The Prime Minister, in the House The contracte are for the supply of Commons, on Monday, will be of high tension cables for carrying asked whether he proposes to give current from the series of great the House of Commons the opportu generating stations in various areas nity of discussion of the political into which the country is divided situation in India before the House for the purpose of the scheme, and rises at the end of July for the for switch-gear and general metera summer recess,
strength as an American objective
"Indeed, he continued, "we find the same type of minds in Ureat Britain and Japan in parallel op position to this treaty
"Nevertheless, I am convinced that an overwhelming nusjority of (Continued on nezi Column.)
American Delegation to London, ta give it all secret documents in con- nection with the negotiation of the treaty. Colonel Simson declined, on instructions from the President, with the result that the Committee passed a resolution of complaint and gave it to Colonel Stimson in his capacity of Becretary of State.
Accommodation is provided for five passengers, a pilot and naviga tor, and the machines, with a full leid, can fly with any one of their three engines stopped.
tour of South America.
AMERICAN HANK'S RATE,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE].
New Yonk, July 11.- A message from Atlanta (Geor, They are to be used over long gia) states that the Atlanta tracts of jungle where a forced Federal Reserve Bank is reducing its rediscount rate from four to landing would be particularly un- pleasant.
three-and-a-half-percent.
The Shaw Commission had re ported that a certain number of Arabe had been economically pre judiced as a result of Jewish land purchases, although it was recognis ad that the Lewickingeney had paid Lliberal monetary compensation....
The Government considered It necessary to enquire into the truth: of the allegations, and, with this object had secured the best pop- sible expert to make enquiries. These were being pursued without delay, but no promise could be made as to the date on which a decision could-be given.