“MARITIME CUSTOMS SINGAPORE NAVAL
AT HONG KONG.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
(runocon neurHR'S AORNOT,)
BASE.
COMPLETION OF PROJECT CERTAIN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S JOKNOT...,
LONDON, Oct. 18.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19. The Kuo Mi News Agency learns The Morning Port, states that that Mr. F. W. Maze, Inspector there is a report current in quar- Ganeral of the Chinese Maritime ters closely associated with the Customs, is proceeding to Hong Imperial Conference that the Com Kong on the 20th inst. to resume the negotiations with the Hong Government regarding the “estab lishment of Maritime Custome stations to check smuggling from
the British Colony into Chinese
territory,"
According to the Kao Min News Agonoy, if a satisfactory qorange- ment can be made the illicit trafle from Hong Kong to, Canton and ́other Kwangtung ports, which deve. loped enormous proportions since the introchuetion of the new tariff. last year, will be eliminated at its source, thereby securing a consider- ablo increase in legitimate Customs revenue for the Southern ports,
mittee on the Singapore Naval Base have decided to recommend that the schone should" proceed, and, according Chronicle, it is practically certain
to tho News
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1930.
LEAGUE OPIUM MISSING SHANGHAI |REICHSTAG A BEAR EXCITING AIR RACE
BOARD.
DRUG MANUFACTURE IN TURKEY.
(FANOSGA- BEUTEN'S KORNOY.]
GENEVA, Oct. 18. The Secretary to the League of Nations' Central Opium Board in a report draws attention to the increased manufacture of morphine, diacetyl-morphine and cocaine in Turkey, whence the recent seizures {nt Hong Kong presumably etme.
The Board's report to the League Council regrets the absence of as
RUSSIAN CHILD.
RETURNS HOME AFTER FIFTY DAYS' ABSENCE.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 19.
GARDEN.
TO AUSTRALIA.
· COMMUNISTS SING THE
AT PORT DARWIN,
INTERNATIONALE.
̈{THROUGH REVTER'S AGENCY.].
BERLIN, Oct. 19. Ths. Communists and the Nazis
After filly days' absence, during which he subsisted on fruits picked attempted to turn Parliament into from trees and vegetables obtained bear garden during yesterday's in the outskirts of Woosung, Vladi-sitting of the Reichstag, and mir Lokomsky, the eight and a half several were oxpolled.. years old Russian boy whom every- One Nazi threatened to kill a one believed to have been drowned | Socialist spokesman, a Munich in the Whangpoo, returned unex- Public Prosecutor, if he returned
to Munich. pectedly to his parents' home.
that it will be decided to complete statistics from Bouth America and Lokomsky, interviewed, confessed The Opposition parties put down the base. "
Central America, especially to being stirred by advetsture stories over a dosen no-confidence motions; South America is one of the chief read in books, upon which he and but the pro-Government parties produing contres of coco leaves. two compartions "decided to leave countered with an over-riding The operation of the Opium home and sail to Tsingtao in a motion, the vote upon which result- Convention is stated to have bene- diminutive Chinese craft. He did ed in a Government victory by 318 fically affected the" drug situation | not get far, howeyor.
votes to 238, amid loud Centrist throughout the world. Twelve tons Ho received kind treatment from | cheers, and Opposition hisses
VIOLENT EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE.
POPULATION TERROR-
STRICKEN,
(REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE,]
SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 17. Sixteen persons were injured and It will be recalled that Mr. Maze negotiated with the Hong Kong one woman killed during a violent authorities Inst winter, but no de-earthquake shock here at dawn in finito arrangement was
then con- the interior of Chile, between La luile].
Serena and Valdivia.
BELGIAN EX-MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
PASSING THROUGH HONG KONG.
(THROUGH REUTERʼN AGENOT.)
SHANGHAI, Oct. 17.. M. Emil Vandervelde, the Belgian Socialist ex-Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Chairman of the Second International, and his wife, sailed for Hong Kong to-day by the
8.5. President Lincoln.
[At the invitation of the Nanking Government, M. Vanerveldo recent- ly addressed Chinese students on the Socialist movement, the lecture being attended by Dr. C. T. Wang, the Foreign Minister, and other prominent Chinese officials.]
CHINESE COMMISSIONER TO
BELGIAN EXHIBITION.
singing of the Internationale.
The Nazis shouted their "slogan, Wake up, Germany."
of caters of morphine manufactured the Chinese, who directed him mingled with the Communists' in 1990 become available for illicit | home. traffic, but the danger from this has greatly diminished, as they are now subject to the Geneva Conven- tion in all manufacturing countries, except Franco.
The reports asks the Council to draw the French Government's al tention to the regulation for supply. ing statistics of drug seizures, and The population was filled with added that the consumption of panic.
Many buildings were damaged. The earthquake lasted for several minutes, and the population of Santiago were 'terror-stricken, and fled to the parks.
Only Slight Damage. SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Oct. 18. Only slight damage was caused by the earthquake
Two persons were trampled to death in a panic-stricken rush from the houses, and a few people were slightly injured.
UNREST IN EGYPT,
WAFD. HEADQUARTERS RAIDED BY POLICE.
(THROUGH LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
"
ARMISTICE DAY.
CELEBRATION.
(NRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
nuogy, Oct. 18. His Majesty the King has decid diacetyl-morphine por hond ined that the forthcoming celebration France and Japan is over four times higher than in any other of Armistice Day shall follow the country whose consumption had lines adopted last year. been reported to the Board.
BRIDGE ACROSS THE ZAMBESI RIVER.
DEVELOPMENT SCHEME. FOR
AFRICA.
(BRITISH WIRELEÈS BERVICE.]
RUGBY, Oct. 17. Contracts were signed to-day for the construction by the Cleveland Engineering Company, Limited, of a bridge across the Zambesi and some 35 meteof railway on the south bar
the river, to connect the existing lines of the Trans-Zambosi Railway and the Central Africa Railway,
.
The total contract price # £1,434,000, and the work is expect- ed to take at least three years to
It will provide direct communica
Amnesty Ell! Adoptød.
BERLIN, Oct. 18.
The Reichstag, by 305 votes to | 147, adopted the Amnesty Bill, in÷ cluding a number of persons con- cerned in political murders.
The Reichstag then adjourned till December 12.
CHINA AMATEUR
|_ GOLF TITLE.
KINGSFORD-SMITH ARRIVES ¦ C.A.O.G.C. WON BY LIEUT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEÑOY.]
SYDNEY, Oct. 19. Kingsford-Smith landed at Port Darwin at 2.90 pim.
BATAVIA, Oct. 17. Captain Kingsford-Smith arrived at Sourabaya at 6 p.m. and left for Atamboes at ö a.m. to-day.
MITCHELL,..
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]'
SHANDIAT, Oct. 10. Lieutenant H. S. Mitchell, of the Green Howards, won the, China." Amateur Open Golf Championship, with the following scuro: 70, 74, 78, 77, total 200,*
Lieut. Mitchell was the. English. Hill's Machins. Overturns,
boy champion in 1922, and Open Champion of Egypt in 1928. Flight-Lieutenant Hill, who was reported on Friday, the twelfth day and now of Chinking, and who has
M. W. Budd, late of Shanghai. of his flight from Britain, to be on hold the C.A.0.0.0. four times, his way from Bima to Atambora,
was runner-up with a total of 308. Timor Teland, Dutch East Indies,
R. T. Denison (Shanghai) wa had an accident to-day between third with 319, and Lieut. Fred Koepang and Atanboca, when his Nelson (Manila) fourth with 314. plade, a Moth, overturned whilst
O. E, C. Marton, who was the" ho was attempting to land.
The machine was damaged, bubost successful Hong Kong player,
was seventh with a 'card of 319. Hill, fortunately, was unhurt, mishap to Hill's 'plane followed a A later message slates that the forced landing on the seashore. be- tween Koopang and Atamboen.
Tho enging was damaged. Capt. Matthews at Port Darwin,
PORT DARWIN, Oct. 17. Captain Matthews, the British airman, arrived at Port Darwin at 4.20 p.m. to-day.
Heroes of Austraila,
LATER. Captain F. R. Matthews (Miss Amy Johnson's instructor at the London Aeroplano Club), who left Croydon in a Pusa Moth machine for Australia on October 16, was forced down twice after leaving and spoiling his chance of a record. Ho arrived here at 4.20 this morn-
The Homo Sceretary, on behalf EMPIRE CONFERENCE Rangoon, damaging his aeroplano
of the Cabinet, is making the necessary arrangements.
Thoro will be services at the Cenotaph and in Westminster Ab boy, and two minutes silence wi!! be observed throughout the country.
PRELIMINARY DISCUSSIONS
COMPLETED.
(BZITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruany, Oct. 17,
ing, having hurried to get ahead of Hill and Kingsford Smith,
Although his arrival was unex 'pected, he was welcomed by a crowd at the aerodrome,
He returns to London to-morrow, Captain Matthews is the hero of
|
It is understood that he hopes to reach Port Darwin early tomorrow morning.
Capt. Kingsford-Smith, who left Britnin four days after Hill, took off for Sourabays from Singapore on his Avro Avian monoplano Forly this morning and is expected at
•Port Darwin on Sunday.
Hill's Misfortime
Ruor, Oct. 18 Lieutenant Hill met with a mishap when only 500 miles from Australia. In proceeding from Bima, in Sumbawa Tsland, to Atamboon, i Timor Island, his machine over- turned and was damaged.
Hill was not injured.
The accident occurred in Timor
Island between Koepang and Atam- boca, on the 13th day of his flight, during which he had travelled nearly 10,000 miles. His little Moth machine, with a 100 H.P. Gipsy engine, is of the type obtain- able for £000.
The heads of the delegations to all Australis, equally with Lieut.the damage done will preciuda
the Imperial Conference have now U.S. TRANS-CONTINENTAL -- completed their preliminary discus-
FLIGHTS.
NEW WOMEN'S RECORD ESTABLISHED.
[URUTRE'S
AMERICAN SERVICK]
NEWARK, Oct. 18. Miss Laura Ingalls arrived by air from Los Angeles in. 23, hours
sions on the whole agenda of the conference and have remitted to the Committees the various ques- tions included in the agenda.
It was agreed at their meeting to-day to suspend meetings of the heads until the reporta begin to come in from the committees.
Between 60 and 70 questions are how before the Committees and at the beginning of next week as much time as possible will be devoted to Committee work in the hope that the heads may shortly resume
RECEIVED BY CROWN PRINCE Party leaders of an impassioned tion between Nyasaland and the and 36 minutes' flying time, ratab their meetings.
LEOPOLD.
(THROSCH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
BRUARELA, Oct. 17.
The Crown Prince Leopold to-day received Dr. Su Min Yes, the Chi sese Commissioner-General to the Liege Exhibition, necompanied by the Assistant Commissioner and Secretary, who handed over pre- sents for the Royal Family.
REDS' DAMAGE TO TELEGRAPH WIRES
3,000 MILES DESTROYED,
Nanking, Oct. 14-Nearly 3,000 niles of telegraphi-wires have been destroyed in recent months by the Communist Bandits in the provin- ees of Kinngsu, Fukien, Anhuei, Kiangsi, Hunao and Hupch, it is learned at the Ministry of Com tuunication.
While
successful efforts have been made to repair over 600 miles. of the damaged wires, the remain- ing lines affected cannot at present bo repaired owing to the presence of guerilla bands in the different localities. In view of the likeli hood that the Government's bandit suppression campaign to be launch- ed immediately will effectually up. root the bandit evil; repairs will not be long delayed.
It is estimated that the replace ment costs necessary to restore telo graphic communications to normal conditions in these provinces will exceed a million dollars.
BRITISH ARMY MEDAL AWARDS:
EFFICIENCY DECORATIONS FOR OFFICERS AND MEN.
"(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] :
LONDON Oct. t7. Royal warrants are published in the London Gazette to-day provid- ing for the grant of an efficiency. decoration" and "officiency modal" to officers and men, respec- tively, of the auxiliary military forces throughout the Empire, in stead of the decomtions and medals at present awarded for long service and good conduet,
Thams will also be ans
ne "long por-1 vice and good oundüet, medal for warrant officers, non commissioned officers and men of the regular any and other permanent forces in the Expire.
Port of Beira.
complete. CAIRO, Oct. 17. Following the issue by the Wafd manifesto on October 10. the police inst night raided the Wald head- quarters and seized copies of the manifesto.
The extension of the railway to Tape Lake, Nynen, which has hitherto been without railway cem-
lishing a new women's-record.
New Junior Record.
Master Robert Buck, aged 16, has A member of the Waddist Clubmunication to the coast, is also flown to Newark from Los Angeles was arrested in the not of distribut which has agreed to carry out these in 23 hours and 47 minutes, which being begun by the new compimy, ing the document.
schemea
The manifesto Ucclared:-When the Ministry modifies the electoral law of the Constitution, it will be the duty of every Egyptian to de fend the nation's rights against the Ministry's revolt, and to sacrifice, therefore, his person and posses. sions, so that the nation may, al. ways have the last word sad the Constitution triumph.",
Newspaper Confiscated,
CAIRO, Oct. 10.
The Government has ordered the confiscation of the La Patrie, the only newspaper which published the Ward Manifesto, on the ground that its publication is "calculated to dangerously imperil order and both European and Egyptian security."
EMPIRE CRUSADE. VICE-ADMIRAL TAYLOR TO STAND FOR NEW PARTY,
{TINOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] -
LONDON, Oct 1: Vice-Admiral E.. A.. Taylor ao cepted the invitation to stand as Empire Crusade candidate for South Paddington at a lively meeting pre- sided over by Lord Beaverbrook, who was severely heckled. [Vice Admiral Ernest
Augustus
It is understood that the Govern- the improvement of the roads of the meat of Nyasaland is undertaking Protectorate and of the steamship services on Lake Nynse
"The total cost of all these enter- prises, including the construction of the bridge and approach railway, is expected to amount to about £3,250,000,
is a new junior, trans-continentaľ record.
SOVIET FINANCE COMMISSAR.
NO EXPLANATION OF CHANGE.
(THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, Oct. 39.
At to-day's meeting the Empire Marketing Board, the Imperial Economic Committee and the Im- perial Shipping Committee and their chairmen were thanked for their services,
Disarmament Convention Draft.
The draft of the disarmament convention, which will be before the November meeting of the Pre- paratory Commission for the Dis- armament Conference, was discuss- ed this afternoon by the Arbitra- tion and Disarmament Committee of the Imperial Conference, and a large measure of agreement was roached on the general principles of the convention.
Technical Questions,
Hill and Capt. Kingsford Smith.
Kingsford-Smith Returns to
Atambora,.
LONDON, Oct. 18.
It is unknown at present whether
further progress.
Klagsford-Smith's Achievements.
Meanwhile, Kingsford-Smith is A message from Koepang states reported to have flown over Atam- that Capt. Kingsford-Smith, who boca without stopping and to be did not land at Atambora, con proceeding straight to Fort Dar- tinued his fight, intending to reach win, which he reached after a 500 Fort Darwin at 7.30 p.m., but re- miles flight over the open sea from turned to Atamboeâ'at 4.50.20
Timor Island.
He has had a wonderful flight without trouble doing all the mechanical work himself.
His average sleep was 4 hours each night, but he is feeling very
fit.
the
SYDNEY, Oct. 17,
He loft Sourabaya, at the enstern Kingsford-Smith, in a wireless end of Java, at 5 o'clock in the telephone conversation from Soura-morning, and expected to reach
· Kingsford-Smith is onn of baya, said that he hoped to reach Australo during the evening. Port Darwin 5.30 p.m., Greenwich
most successful and experienced time, on October 19..
o made the first flight across the long-distance airman in the world. Pacific two years agd.. In the fol- lia to England in under thirteen lowing year, he flow from Austra days and this year he flew across the Atlantic from east to west. "He has flown in stages completely round the world. His machine on the present flight is an Avro Avian light aeroplane with a Gipsy - two- engine developing 120 horse-power, built by the Dehavilland Company. He left England on October 9, four days after Hill, and although he had botter luck with woather than the latter in the earlier stages of his fight, he encountered bad con- ditions later.
He asked that his love bo given to his fance, Miss Mary Powell, who is awaiting his arrival at Sydney.
(BRITISH WÏNMLEİS BERVICE} Exciting Baco
RUDDY, Oct. 17. The progress of the two airmen, who have now reached the final stages of their Britain to Australia flight, is being watched with keen interest here.
Flight-Lieutenant Hill, គង the At a meeting of the Committee twelfth day of his journey on a under Lord Sankey's chairmanship, private Moth aeroplane, was report M. Rino, Assistant Commissar the work of reviewing certain ed this morning to be on his way aspects of inter-Imperial relations from Bima to Atambora, on Timor of Agriculture, has been appointed in the light of the constitutional Island.
(Continued on next Column.) Commissar of Finance, replacing Mchanges made by the 1026 Imperial
Conference was continued. Brukhanov.
BRITAIN'S. ARMAMENTS.
EMPIRE DELEGATES VIEW DEMONSTRATION.
STAPOUCH REUTER'S AGERUT.]
LONDON, Oct. 117.
Most of the questions before this No explanation of the change has Committee are of a highly technical The delegates to the Imperial Conference were the guests of the been given...."
character. Some have been refer- War Office today, and witnessed
red to a small sub-committee, some an impressive demonstration
to technical experts, and some have Aldershot of the mechanical and scir tific progress of British arma
meuts.
at
LIBERAL CONFERENCE. LLOYD GEORGE DENOUNCES ABUSE OF DULE.
(THEOCON REUTER'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, Oct. 17.
said that
whole. UNEMPLOYMENT IN U.S.A. been considered by the committer
PRESIDENT “APPOINTS A
COMMISSION.
15
The questions that have so far | been hefore the Commitice. in- clude those affecting the nation- ality, prize law and discipline of armed forces, commercial treaties of the proposed Empire tribunal. and the issue of full powers and. exequaturs,
Merchant
questions,
· [RKUTER'S: AMERICAN SKEVICE.] -
WASHINGTON, Oct. 17..
All of the delegations have ex- President Hoover has once again shown recognition of the urgency of pressed, their views on these and other subjects, but recommenda Taylor. C.M.G., C.V.O., was born Mr. Lloyd George, addressing the the unemployment situation by ap- tions will not be taken until the in 1976 and commanded H.M.S. Liberal conference at Torquay to pointing a commission of six mem- Renown during the Prince of Wales' day, referring to the Liberal Labour bers of the Cabinet, including Mr. work of the sub-committees is com tours in Canada in 1919, and Aus-conversations on the subject of Myer, the Governor of the Federal ploted...
shipping tralia and New Zealand in 1920, unemployment,
the Reserve Board, to formulate plans which were referred to the sub- the to enable the Goverment further committee, were considered to-day He was placed on the retired list Liberals had recommended in 1994:
Government to call a conforanes to assist as winter approaches and the discussion of certain treaty representing all industries, common-those who are in honest difficul-
questions was continued.. ties." cial interests, employers, trade unions, banka, and distributive EXPLOSION IN AMERICA. trades, do make proposals for in-
DAMAGE ESTIMATED" AT MILLION DOLLARS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE!
Los Angeles. Oct. 17. -An immense explosion wroded the Garment Capital building to day causing estimated damage of $1.000.000.
Fifty people were injured by the force of the exterior which over.
tinneu motor-cars nearby,
greasing our efficiency and competi tive power by reducing the cost of production without lowering the workers' standard of living.
He added that the Government must ect an example (as had been done in Australia) by drastic cuts of
OBITUARY.
SIR GUY STEPHENSON.
[DRITIBH. WIRELESS SERVICE)
penditure, especially as regards | the cost of unemployment relief.
RUGBY, Oct. 28. Millions could be saved by the pre- vention of unwarranted "cadging " Sir, Guy Stephenson, for 32 years on the dole.
Assistant Director of Public Pro-
The next task before the Sankey Committee is the consideration of the report of last year's conference on the operation of Dominion legis- lation. It is hoped that it will be completed by the end of next week;
Industrial Research.!! The Research Committee of the Imperial Conference, comprising the administrative heads from all the Dominions, are making visits to the industrial and agricultural research centres in Britain."
Traterday they visited the Nation.
the after 1006, went to the re search station at Greenwich to inspect the plant for extracting off from coal. They discussed oil prosperting within the Empire.
He said that the demands (grsecutions died in London last La Physical Laboratory and today pensions and family allowancer of mine, dreu do,
He was an oble criminal lawyer, An putrage in suspected, as the sheer lunacy. There should be, al strike of the International Garment considerable reduction in taxation, and although little known by the Workers' Union has been in proHe proposed a national develop public. dealt with the details of gress for seven weeks.“
*ment loan to finance publlo works. I nearly every big oriminal case.
THE NEW
SPALDING MULTIDOT
Captain Matthews, who left Eng: land on September 10 in a Puas Moth, reached Part Darwin today. Matthews was delayed by an accident en route, but he decided to complete the journey.
He, is an instructor at the Lon. don Aero Club and taught Misa Amy Jobrison to fly.
LASTS THE ITE LOST,
KRO-FLITE
CAUSES A SENSATION
GOLFBALL
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MULTIDOT EASIER TO HIT because the dak indicate mam accurately the part of the ball which should be struck g EASIER TO FIND because the dols are brightly contrasted with the ball and surroundings. " EASIER TO IDENTIFY because
If's the only ball with the
scientifically placed dols, a
OTOR PLAIN HARKING UNA
A. G. SPALDING & BROS. (British) Lid Export Dept 78, Cheapside, London, EC2