CHINA'S FINANCE
MINISTER . .
NO TRUTH IN RESIGNATION REPORT,
(Wah Tu Fat Pao.)
SHANOI Oct. 17. Mr. T. V. Soong, the Minister of Finance, arrived hero from Nan-
some prominent bankers today.
REORGANISATION
LOAN SERVICE.
NOVEMBER - INSTALMENT HANDED OVER .
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}
SHANGHAI, Oct. 17, The Maritime Customs to-day handed over to the serving banks tho sum of
boing tho
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1930.
BRITAIN-AUSTRALIA
FLIGHTS.
KINGSFORD-SMITH AND HILL IN DRAMATIC FINISH.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SINGAPORE, Oct. 17./
MIXED BATHING AT
SHANGHAI.
CONSIDERED: SUBVERSIVE OF DECENT MORALS.
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 17.' Commissioner
Public
The
MR. BALDWIN'S MANIFESTO.
MIXED RECEPTION FROM THE PRESS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AQING).]
NATIONAL LIBERAL EMPIRE CONFERENCE
FEDERATION.
INDEPENDENCE OF PARTY REAFFIRMED.
[ORTTIAH WIRELEKA SERVICE]
Tounow, Cot. 10. The Imperial Conference hoe The finish of the dramatic air Health roparts receiving a per- already brightened British politics, National Liberal Federation
Wing-Commander sonal letter from certain members chiefly owing to
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between
ing yesterday to the affairs of the November instalment of the 1913 Kingsford-Smith and Flight-Lieut. Hill, is being breathlessly awaited Central Bank of China and received Reorganisation Loan,
both in England and Australia,
Reuter's correspondents along the route testify to the determine tion of the rivals.
There is no truth in the report that Mr. Soong is going to resign
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS IN
JAPAN.
KYOTO AND OSAKA FEEL VIBRATIONS.
(THROUGH REUTER'E AGENOY.}
CHAKA, Oct. 17. Two earthquakes were felt this morning in Kyoto and Osaka, but no damage was done.
The seismic centre was in the Japan Sea, off Note Peninsula.
PREPARATIONS FOR
CONFERENCE.
KUOMINTANG LEADERS ASSEMBLE AT NANKING.
Nanking, Oct. 13.-Proparations for the convocation of the 4th plea
GERMANY'S HOME AND
FOREIGN POLICY.
GERMAN CHANCELLOR'S BITTER COMPLAINT.
(THROUGH REDTEK'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Oct. 18. Herr Bruening, the Chancellor, in the course of 超 statement of policy in the Reichstag, was repeat- edly interrupted by Communists and Fascists.
He said the great aim of Gor many's internal and foreign policy was the regaining of national free dom,
Hill, who left England four days ahead of Kingsford Smith, left
TARIFFS WITHIN THE
EMPIRE..
(ORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
at
RUGBY, Oct 16 Although the Imperial Conference has not yet reached the stage ab which decisions are taken, good" progress has been made with the consideration
RUGBY, Oct. 16.. At the annual conference of the
the Canadian Torquay, a resolution was passed of the Health Committee stating Premier's 10 por cent, offer. This, re-affirming the complete indepen- tions beforon of the various ques that the Chiness community con according to commentators, was denes of the Liberal Party and sider that mixed bathing in the the ronson
for Mr. Baldwin's renowing ita insistence upon its Municipal swimming pool is sub-manifesto last night, which has maintenance as a separate political versive of decent morals, and there been described na on election, mani-entity in Parliamentary affairs, fore they consider it desirable to festo. It has had a mixed-recep separate the sexta.
tion by the Press, and evoked to The Commissioner states that day an outburst from Lond Beaver during the seven seasons during brook.
has been opened, Writing in the Evening Standard,
Rangoon for Singora at 12.45 this which the dio unpleasant ho declares that Mr. Baldwin is about an international movement Committee, presided over by the
morning.
1
Flying through the darkness, Hill arrived at Bima, in the Dutch East Indice, at 11 o'clock to-day.
dancing the same old jig, but nothing is going to be done which has any real meaning.
Speaking on a resolution con demning the remedies which have been proposed to meet the trade depression, Mr. Ramsay Mair urged that the time had come to bring
for the greater freedom of trade and the reduction of tariff barriers. An amendment to the resolution, declaring that protection in favour
the expense of others violated the principle of national justice, was adopted.
He takes off on the last hop to He considers, however, that the can have no truck with men of the of one section of the community at
Australia from Atamboa to-night. Reception Preparations at Port
·
Darwin.
PORT DARWIN, Oct. 17. It is expected that Hill will ar- He denouneed the flight of capi-
was seriously rive here to-morrow morning, and tal abroad, which damaging Germany's credit, and Kingsford-Smith on Sunday morn said" the country's economie re-ing. covery must be effected at the cost even of most unpleasant sacrifices.
The populace are feverishly ex- cited, and they are preparing & Herr Bruening bitterly complain-reception rivalling that accorded to ed that while Germany had been Misa Amy Johnson. compulsorily disarmed, others had
The latest news of Kingsford
there have' incidents, though recently, owing to a somewhat rougher element using the pool, certain but not sori ous-încidents have occurred, result- ing in reprimands and warnings.
Lord Beaverbrook says: "We
seperation of the sexes is likely to Baldwin turn of mind, like the greatly diminish the popularity of Conservative candidate for South the pool, and he recommends an Paddington, Sir Herbert Liddiard, appropriation to provide for a who, at the behest of the Central additional pool to be reserved at Conservative Office,' repudiated his certain periods exclusively for male solemm plodge to support food taxes and female bathers in order to meet which secured his adoption by the the wishes of those persons lodging local Conservative Association." complaint.
GENERAL CHIANG'S MANIFESTO.
Lord Beaverbrook, therefore, asks South Paddington Conserva- tives to write-and-assure him of their willingness to support the Empire crusade candidate.
nry session of the Central Execu not yet disarmed in accordance with Smith is contained in a message GOVERNMENT TO TACKLE Horbert Liddiard, the prospectivo
the Versailles Treaty.
+
COMMUNISTS CLASH WITH
tive. Committee of the Kuomintang,
The Agrarians have, tabled scheduled for November 12, have been started by tho becretariat of motion of no-confidence in the the Central Party Headquarters. Foreign Minister, and the debate Official invitations to attend the thereon begins tomorrow. session were issued yesterday to the various members of the C.E.Ç.
It is stated that as a large num- ber of the members are now already in the capital, and others are also expected to arrive here before the appointed date, there will be no difficulty in securing the necessary quorum for the opening meeting of the session on November 12.
It was ascertained to-day that the following 17 members of the
- BERLIN POLICE:
SHOOTING AFFRAY IN THE STREETS,
[THROUGH' NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Ool. 10.
A large band of Communísia.
from Singapore,-which-ho-left-fog Sourabaya at 6.16 this morning.
Hill is two and a half days and
Bert Hinkler's record.
Kingsford-Smith five days ahead of
TASKS BEFORE COUNTRY.
. Nancing, Oct. 11.--In a manifesto to the people, President Chiang Kai Shek enumerates five urgent Post-war taska on which the Nation-
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
al Government must concentrate Ruasy, Oct. 16.
directly after the conclusion of the Wing Commander Kingaford- | military operations at the Iront. Smith, on an Avro Avian acroplane,' completed a further stage on his England-Australia flight to-day when he arrived at Singapore from Rangoon,
This is the eighth day of the
It is noteworthy that besides Sir
candidates already in the field in South Paddington are Miss Dorothy Evans (Labour) and Mre Stewart Richardson (United Empire Party), Lord Rothermere's organisation.
AMERICAN NAVAL REDUCTIONS.
DISMISSAL OF MEN STILL
IN THE SERVICE.
(UNITED PRESS.]
These five tasks are the complete NO eradication of Communigra and bunditry, the rehabilitation of the national finances, evolution of an officient and irreproachable Govern- ment administration, development of productive enterprises, and en-
system throughout the country.
President Chiang deplores the that President Hoover's Naval fact that national reconstruction commomy programme does not call has been obstructed and the people for dimissal of any mon now in the
Navy. subjected to rente suffering ins
Washington, Oct. 13-Mr. Law. ence Richey, one of the Presi
SINGAPORE. NAVAL BASE.
DISCUSSION BY IMPERIAL CONFERENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
The method of procedure adopted is for the hoods of the delcuations to aliscuss questions in a general way and then to refer thera for detailed examination and report. Constitutional questions affecting, inter-Imperial relations were în this way first considered and vari- ons matters were referred to the
Lord. Chancellor, Lord Justice Sankey, which has bad several meetings. Operation of Dominion Legislation, .. At its meeting today, the Sarikay Committee appointed a sub-com- mittee to examine and report cor-" tain technical questions arising on the report of the last year's con- ference
the operation of Dominion legislation, and also re ferred to a sub-committes the mat-- ter respecting the form of commer- cial treaties.
оп
Commonwealth Treaty-making,
A further exchange of views alad took place on the position of meme bers of the Commonwealth in rela tion to trenty-making.ma,
Meanwhile, the heads of the de-
LONDON, Oct. 10. The new committes of the Im- perial Conference, composed of Mr.legations had a further meeting Romsey MacDonald, Mr. Philip to continue an exchangs of viewna Snowden, Mr. Arthur Henderson, on suggestions for improving inter itr. Tom Shaw, afr, A, Y, Alexan | Temporial trade. As certain ques der, and the Australian and New tions of high policy are involved in Zealand delegates, have started a some of these suggestions, it wa general discussion on the future of considered necessary for this dis the Singapore Naval Base.
RED CROSS AND GAS
. WARFARE.
HORRORS OF NEXT WAR.
Brussels, Oct, 11-The Interna
CEO. are now in the capital:- returning from a meeting of the flight, during which many records forcement of the local autonomydent's thres secretaries, said to-daytional Red Cross Conference to-day
Chiang Kai Shek, Hu Hán Min, Tai Chi Tha, Sun Ro, T. T. Sootg, Chu Pei Teh, Li Won Fan, Shao Yuan Chung, Chow Chi Kang, Chen L Fa, Chen, Shao Ying, Liu Lu Yin, Tsang Yong Pu, Fong Kua Wei, Chen Ming Shu, Wang: Peh Ling
and Liu Chi Wen.
BOMBAY POLICE ARREST AGITATORS.
WAR COUNCIL SECRETARY SENTENCED.
[Tunovan REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BOMBAY, Oct. 16, Aziz Husseinbhoy Lalji, Secretary of the last War Council, who was arrested yesterday, has been son- Lenced to nine months' rigorous imprisonment.
Most of the others arrested have recolved sentences of three months. and six months.
The police raided the new Con- gress Healquarters in the Moslem quarter and arrested two of the occupants.
The arrest of Osman Sobani, the new Moalern President of the re constituted War Council, is im- mminenit
Osman Sobani Arrested,
BONDAY, Oct. 17. Osman, Sobani has been arrested,
INDIAN LOAN ISSUE.
DEALINGS AT A PREMIUM,
ÍTEROUGH REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
LONDON, Oct. 17. Dealings in the Indian Loan started at a premium of one and threo-eightha.
DUTCH INDIAN LOAN ISSUE.
ĮTHROUGH REUTER'S ACENOT.}
The Segond Chamber has passed to issue a Dutch Indian Loan of
striking metal workers last night came into collision, with the police,
Shots were fired from adjacent houses, and the police replied to the fire, clearing the street. Later, however, the police were again fired upon from the windows.
have been broken. ... |-
Bert Hinkler, who holds the Aus tralia record, took 13 days to reach Singapore.
Flight-Lieutenant Hili, on his own Moth machine, arrived at Boura baya today, which is the eleventh Police reinforcements were rush- ed up and they received volleys of day of his Australian flight; stones from inrge crowd, Tho police then charged with batons
and again declared the streets, this WOMAN'S U.S. CONTINENT an era of peace and permanent ho increased, it was stressed, while
time undertaking a search of the
houses. Sixty arrests were made.
A message from Cologne states that a number of Communists In that city attacked the local branch office of the National Bocialista. The police intervened and made thirty arresta. Five persons WETÓ injured in the fracas, -
OLYMPIA MOTOR SHOW."
BIGGEST AND BEST EVER
HELD IN LONDON,
(TÍMOVON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
London, Oct 16. No surprises have been produced tional Motor Show at Olympia, by, exhibitors at the 1930 Interna- which opened to-day, but it is un questionably the biggest and the best ever brought to London, the diaplay even including the queer- looking voterans of the
period be tween 1898 and 1918:
The most
t striking feature of the British Oxhibita at the Show is
is the clover combination of Continental ornateness with solid British work, manship, the result being extreme ly pretty and colourful models.
Bodies are built fower, brakes have been improved, frames, have
RECORD FLIGHT.
ACCOMPLISHED BY MRS.
KEITH MILLER: ·
TREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 10,
Mr. Keith Miller hes completed
result of the rebellion of the war- The proposal moans only that lords and the devastations of the there will be a gradual slackening Coinmumint. bandita. He expresses f of the rate of enlistmerit of now bis firm conviction that with the mon, Mr. Richey explained. suppression of the present rebellion,
In no way will unemployment national unity is assured. The Cen- the fact that anlistments will bo tral Government, in fullment of
continued though on a smaller its responsibility to the propic, will now turn its anergies to the accom-tion toward decreasing the num scale affords a continued contribu-
plishment of the insistent taska enumerated in order to meet the expectations of the people and re- habilitate the country.
Five Essential Tasks. General Chiang enumerates five'
a flight across the American Con-essential tasks which must be car- tinent in the flying time of 25 hours ried out and which he judges to ba 14 minutes, which is 4 hours and the practical needs of the country and the general desire of the 47 minutes less than the record for people.. women established by Miss Laura Ingalls..
bor of unemployed.
· UKRAINIAN · APPEAL TO
LEAGUE.
"REGIME OF TERROR" ALLEGED AGAINST POLAND.
Genova, Oct. 11.-A vory strongly. One of them, in the completo eradication of Communist and ban | worded appeal to the Longue of ditry In this respect he states: Nations was published here, to-day "Now that the military-expedition
U.S. AIRMAN CRASHES IN of banditry and pacification of the ing the attention of the world to
. FURIOUS GALE.
ACTED AS ESCORT FOR TREATY-CARRYING 'PLANE:
[BEUTER'S AMERIDAN SERVICE]
New Youn, Oct. 10,
is drawing to an end, extermination the Ukrainian committeo, direct country, muat naturally receive frit | the "rovolting régime of terror" on- attention. As soon as the war is
over, the Government must assume acted weeks ago and still continued full responsibility for the planning by the present Polish administra! as well as rigorous prosecution tion against the Ukrainian minor the bandit-suppression campaign.
ity. Besides' dividing the entire country into separate bandit-suppression dis-
discussed effective methods for pro tecting civil populations against the dangers of chemical and bas |teriological warfaro...
Professor Mayer, of the College de France, give a remarkable ox position of gan warfare and show ed the frightful dangers likely to result from chemical warfare trans ported to the battlefield.
cussion to take place before the: matters in question are referred to committee..
Tariffa with Preference for Empire,
Products.
Many suggestions which have so far been made and which are now under detailed examination are, firstly, tariffs with proference for Empire products, with special refer- ence to the Canadian proposal which is now being studied by appropriate departments of the Tinited Kingdom. Government; secondly, the quota system as ap plied to ireports into the United Kingdom, particularly of whent, but with a possible extension to other commodities; thirdly, hulk purchase. are.cor- and imports boards, which related, and fourthly, the means" whereby British industrialists might tate fuller advantages of the op portunities for trade with Dominions.
the
The international committee of the Red Cross reported that despite the safeguards for poople's rights, the Geneva protocol and other in- struments of peace, it was neces
As a result of their discussion". sary to concentrate on methods of this morning, these matters were protecting the population. The referred to a Committee presided committee unanimously decided to over by the President of the Board continue its efforts for combatting of Trade, Mr. William Graham. This afternoon that Committee not only these forms of war, but examined some of the questions warfare in any form;
arising in conection with the sug gested quota on wheat, peading thor production of the documents which the experts are preparing and giving a proliminary consideration" to other matters referred to it.
Paolão. Settlament of International Disputes
GERMAN WORKERS, TO VOTE ON STRIKE,
MAJORITY EXPECTED TO DECIDE AGAINST MOVE.
Berlin, Oct. 13 The threatening strike of : Borlin's 150,000 metal workers has not yet materialized
Three other committees met to day. That on árbitration and dis armament completed for the present the consideration' of 'a general act for the pacific settlement of inter natioanl disputes.
A number of reservations which, it is suggested, should be attached to the signature, wax considered.
Disarmament will be discussed by
the encomittee to-morrow,
The Forestry Committee discuss
and the first meeting was held late this evening of the Committee on the Singapore Naval Bias,
The manifesto alleges that the as the question of accepting or re- troits, each to be in charge of a Polish cavalry sent there to sap, jesting the award of the official bandit-suppression commander who will be held responsible for the press all freedom in the present arbitrator in favour of lower wages eradication of the marauders within election campaigo is ill-treating the will be put to a general vote toed the trining of Forestry officers, Lieutenant W. M. Caldwell, one his jurisdiction: a joint bandit-supptople regardless of cox and ago day. been strengthened and prices re of two Andy pilots who was bring launched, so that banditry may be in a way unsurpassed oven by the
pression campaign will duced.
The forecast is that about 80 per Four-cylinder cars seem to tinysing Japan's ratification of the Lon completely uprooted. Within three Cossacks in Czarist times. Thou sent. of the workers will vote for been eclipsed by the sixes, which don Naval Treaty across the United months, or at most six months, from sands of men and boys, it is do rejection which would make the im- the conclusion of the military ex- constitute fifty per cent, of the ex-Blates by air, was killed when his pedition, completa eradication of clored, have been imprisoned in modiate declaration of a strike in hibits, though one Coventry firm has returned to fours on the aeroplane crashed during a blizzard banditry will be effected.
filthy dungeons from where if ever evitable. However, attempts are ground that it is mora economical near Larnacie, Wyarning..
they will emerge only with their heing made to arrange for a com to run..
Gear-boxes have claimed
Partien
Lieut
Woodring's aeroplane, .The other tanka care : Rehabilitne | health seriously impaired
promise 'as otherwise not only this lar attention. One of .....'
tion of national finances: Evolution. which was actually carrying the
of a clean and efficient government "babies" sy be had with the ratification documents, got through administration: Economic develop and co-operative stores are being political situation too might be still Whole villages with their churches special branch of industry but the or four-speed gear box, while Arm- strong Siddeley are fitting sellafoly
mont: and the enforcement of the destroyed by insendiarism and further disturbed with the possible changing-gcar-boxes to all their
district autonomy system, PAR
These the considers the minimum wherever they can, the panic-strickoffee that the moderate leaders of modelo
22.paania, itxin feescross the t the Social Democratic Party would he adds that only when it succeeds border. The committed appeals to not be able to cooperate with the carried out its primary duties to the world to put an end to this Bruening Cabinet in an endeavour
to avoid a political crials. ·
flattering to the Home trade, the lead in design and workmanship,
a Bill authorizing the Government British manufacturers giving tha
£3,250,000.
especially for family cars.
A reprezentative of the State
to the Japanese Ambassador in London, who will formally deposit them with the League of Nations.
The Minimum Requirement.
Pin-their" realization will it have
the people.
régime of atrocitive,
[ZEROUGH REUTER'¤; ACHKNOW.] Agenda Completed.
. Losmon, - Oct 17, The heads of the delegations to the Imperial Conference completed the preliminary discussions of tho whole of the agenda,.
The Confoterice reimitted the vani ous questions in the agenda to committees.
The
meetings
ngs of the heads of the
I dalamsiune pendant
until the Committees reports begin
will be largely devoted to commit to be received, henes next week tee work.