TRIBAL OUTBREAK IN FORMOSA.
THIRTEEN POLICE POSTS ATTACKED.
(TAROVOD REQUER'S ADENOY.}
Tokyo, Oct. 29. Au'officini message from Formora
BANDITS CAPTURE
TOWNS.
FOREIGN MISSIONARIES
ESCAPE..
ĮTAROVON NEUTER'S AGENOY.}·
PEIPINO, Oct. 20. Four thousand bandits captured states that the tribesmen attacked Nanhaien (or Nanchow) and Hwa
13 out of the 17 police, posts in tho disaffected area.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1930.
CHANG-CHIANG DISCUSSION.
SOUND AND PEACEFUL STABILISATION.
(TUROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}
SHANGHAI, Oct. 20. The Mukden correspondent of the North China Daily News has been informed by General Chang Hauch
JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU.
TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT|
IMPOSED,・
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOY.]
ALLAHABAD, Oct. 29.
Two years imprisonment with hard labour and a heavy find were the total sentences imposed on
R.101 PUBLIC INQUIRY.
POSSIBLE CAUSE OF THE AIRSHIP DISASTER.
IBITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Roasy, Oct. 28.
In his opening speed to-day at disaster, which he had not conclud: the public inquiry into the .101 ed when the Court adjourned until
EMPIRE FREE TRADE A FRAUD,
PRIME MINISTER SUPPORTS PREFERENCES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S JOENCY.
LONDON, Oct. 28. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram- the Address in the House of Coin- say MacDonald, in the debate on mons, said that in spite of the
attention. fastened on the economic
jung, in Northern Hunan, killing Liang that he and Marshal Chiang Jawahar Lal Nehru on the charges to-morrow, the Attorney-General de of the Imperial Conference for
100 Chinese.
It is believed that the foreign missionaries stationed there escap
Only 10 out of more than 200 Japanese and 112 out of 400 peace. ful Formosas residing in the dis- trict bave thus far reached nudety. ' | ed.
The fate of the remainder is un- cortain.
- Musha village was reoccupied this morning.
Only six persons were found alive. It is thought and believed that a number of refugees are, hiding in the neighbouring hillsides,
The body of the Chief District
AEROPLANE RAIDS
TAIYUANFU.
FOUR BOMBS DROPPEDD,
¿TUROUGH - REUTER'S AGENOT.?
PEIFING, Out. 20.
A message from Taiyuanfu states Administrator was found and that a Nanking aeroplane raided
number of corpses were around
strewn
The dead are known to includo the Postmaster and his wife and the Headmaster of the school.
Eighty-six Butchered Corpses Discovered.
LATER.
A Penyo despatch from Taiboki states that 66 corpses of Japanese wore discovered
butchered 【 -Musha, 23 women, 17 girls, 21 boys,
13 police and 12 other males,
The latest official reports state that the bodies of police with their wives and families were likewise found butchered in outlying posts in the same district.
Hundred and Forty Japanese Re- ported Killed,
Toxra, Oct. 29 Fragmentary reports from official d unofficial sources in Formosa indicate that about 140 Japanese police and civilians have lost their lives in the uprising by savago tribes, but owing to the disruption of telephonic communication, details are scarce and definito confirmation is still lacking.
Taiyuanfu yesterday and dropped four bombs, which are reported to have killed four and wounded eight or nine others.
KUOMINCHUN EVACUATE SHENSI CAPITAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Oct. 20. Ho Ying Ching reports that the Kúominchun troops evacunted ; Sianfu, the capital of Sheusi, on
Kui Shek will meet in the near putting the stabilisation of Chios future to discuss arrangements for
on a sound and peaceful basie.
General Chang Hsuch Liang stated that there was no basis for the rumoured friction between him. self and Marshal Chiang Kai Shek, both of whóm desire to serve the best interest of the country.
All military orders, said General Chang, would he signed by both Marshal Chiang and himself, in order to break down in the mind of officers the idea of personal in stead of State service, which has hitherto beca a contributory factor in making civil war easy.
ho in the hands of the Central Administration would therefore
Government, and orders emanating from Nanking would be valid.
|EQUAL RIGHTS FOR
WOMEN.
NEW ORGANISATION AND ITS OBJECT.
of sedition, abetting the infringe ing the non-payment of taxes. ment of the Salt Law and instigat
At the trial on Oct, Bi, accused refused to plead and judgment was reserved.
*
BOMB-CARRIERS ARRESTED AT DELHI.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
Duzzi, Oct. 20. The police arrested three enen and one woman in the early hours of this morning and seized four | bomb cases, revolvers and cart
literature. ridges, chemicals and inflammatory
INDIAN ROUND-TABLE-
CONFERENCE.
·BE TUELISHED.
г
overy possible factor which could Sir William Jowitt, K.C., said that throw light on the tragedy would un brought out publicly.
party reasons, the most important and most permanent work was that
CAMBRIDGESHIRE HANDICAP.
WON BY THE PEN.
[TABOTOI RRUTEN'S ADENOY,].
LONDON, Oct. 20. The race for the Cambridgeshire Handicap, run at Newmarket this afternoon, resulted as follows:--
The Pra papi Raddale uosding......
Recorder
......... 3
There were 31 runners Won by head, with half a length separat
of applying the various dcclarang second and third. tions made by the 1998 Conference The botting was:-50 to 1 aget. as regards the constitution and The Pen, 100 to 9 agat. Racedale, political relationships of the variand 7 to 2 ngat. Recorder, Qus Dominions. That work was Bearing an end. British exporte to the Dominions would be much greater if manufacturers fully pro- BEAUTY OF HUMAN' fited by existing preferences, in-
FIGURE. stend of the Dominions increasing their preference,
Production of Secret Document He mentioned that among the documionts to ho produced was a report prepared for the Imperial Conference by the late Lord Thom son. It was a secret document, but he had obtained special permission to hand a copy of it to the Court and to read material passages from it. He added: Departmental
He declared that Empiro free letters and departmental minutes trade was an absolute fraud. The aro always nost jealously guarded only tariff we could impose worth But I have thought it right, with anything to the Dominions was on aut making any precedent, to
food, through the wheat tax. put before you and the public every The Prime Minister forcefully seran of documentary evidenco asserted:"We cannot do that." ence oxists in the files of the Air unemployed figures an we did. A which exists.
Whether that evid-No country in the world published Ministry or any other quarter Ibig American industrialist had told propose to put it before you and him that if a similar practice were
B it public"
adopted in the United States. Sir W. A. Jowitt said that the 10,000,000 to 12,000,000 unemployed 2.101 had four trial flights before would be shown. starting on her ill-fated voyage, She had a certificate of nie worthiness for long-distance fights issued two days before the departure on her fast voyage,
The experts, when they examined GOVERNMENT DESPATON TO the wreck of the Rt.101, found that the cable controlling the elevator fin was broken, possibly before the accident. A microscopic examina- tion might show whether it was broken before the accident or after the accident, whether it broko cold or bot.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.).
Ruay, Oct. 28. At a representative meeting held
In the House of Commons, reply- in Geneva under the chairmanshining to questions from Mr. Baldwin, The Government troops are pre-of Viscountess Rhondda on the eve
the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay
the 24th inst.
paring to occupy the city, in re of the opening of the League MacDonald, announced that, the sponse to request from a
mitten of the residents.
com-Assembly, the Equal Rights Inter- national was founded. The object of the now organisation is to work for the Equal Rights Treaty, shich was introduced to the delegates of the Assembly in 1920 by a deputa tion of international feminists, and which has during the past year boen
CONSERVATIVE PARTY'S
LEADERSHIP.
CHANGE CONSIDERED
ESSENTIAL.
(THROUGH REUTER'S' AGENC1.]
LONDON, Oct. 29.
Mountain artillery, a Telegraphic
A meeting attended by 44 Con- Corps and units of the local gar.servatives, presided over by Colonel' rison have been despatched to assist J. Gretton, M.P., decided to send the infantry and police to regain declaration to the Chief Whip, control of the situation. Aircraft submitting that a chango of leader- are co-operating in an endeavour ship is essential to the national
to ascertain the true position of interest. Affairs.
Relief Force Clashes With Tribesmen,
The relief force is reported to have clashed with a party of tribes men yesterday afternoon.
Government had decided to publish, in the same shape and form as the Simon Report, the despatch from the Government of India on con- stitutional questions to be discussed at the Round Table Conference. A short time would firet elapse while views were exchanged with the
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,Į
Rudny, Oct. 28.
HOW IT IS ABUSED.
| OVERCLOTHED AND OVERFED,
The modern attitude towards the bridge by Mr. Stoughton Helbourn, human body was decried at Cam: who lectured on the need for bounty in education.
"The distinguishing mark of the barbarian," he said, is the a380- ciation of pudity with indecency. We are ashamed of the human figure: We cover it up, wo allow all wanner of unclean thoughts o
Referring to the work of the round it, and we hide ita
What do we do to this highest gift of God! We overfeed it and overclothe it, and in one European country the people are disgustingly fat after the age of forly. The human figure is the highest embodi strength, grace, and beauty. It is unn conceive of, the cathedral of the spirit.",
ment that
we
points in the lecture:-
Mr. Horbourn made the following
rialistic age the world lus ever. "This is the most grossly mate
Vory Been."
The modern suburb has no life
Imperial Conference, the Prime Minister, speaking in the House of Commons, said that he could give a very good report of the proceed- ings. Although the economic sido of the work was receiving more public attention, he was not sure whether the more important work was not that whereby a definite meaning was being put to the vari- Sir William Jowitt stated that ous phrases and declarations of the the insertion of a middle section 1926 Conference relating to the into the R.101 in order to increase constitution and political relations the lift involved not cutting but of the various Dominipes. unscrewing. Authority to split the rapid progress had been made with airship was given on July 22 by the that work, which was approaching at all and it is absolutely inartis
an end. On the economic side the tic.". Secretary of State.
Sir William Jowitt quoted purpose of the Conference was to minute by Lord Thomsan, giving increase inter-Dominion trade with the opinion that no good and out any Dominion suffering in its flight of the R.101 to India, early mendous keenness was being shown possibly harm might be done by the own economic development. Tre- in 1930, and suggesting that the by all members of the Conference nessary alterations to the airship to help Great Britain within the should be made, together with a limits of their ability. British extra hay, and that the flight should manufacturers made too little use India at the end of September.
Only One Trial Before Ill-fated Flight.
music, canned art, and, canned We must get rid of canned literature."
wiiversities are even worse," and "Bad as the arts schools are, the
"The average university professor unows nothing about art."
Our Idea of Irelan
gaining allegiance from the public Government of India on one or he made with a 55 tons lift to of the preferences they were ridyo loeturer and himself an
opinion of many countries.
The Equal Rights Treaty is a simple document, of which the
major article runst-
The contracting States agree that upon the ratification of this treaty men and women shall have equal rights throughout the ter- ritory subject to their respective jurisdictions.
It is the outcome of a realisation by the members of many different
two points.
COAL MERGER IN BRITAIN,
AMALGAMATION OF COAL
A
.
coun-
Mr. D. R. Hardman, a Cam- ting. There would be far moro British goods exported to
Trishman, spoke of the Irish draina- tries overseas if our manufacturersists, and said that there was a
great deal of misconception in Eng Sir William Jowitt read a letter took full advantage of every op from Sir Walter Nicholson, Secre.portunity than if the Dominions English people," he said, "look at fand regarding Ireland. "Most tary to the Air Ministry, after or 10 per cent. in favour of Great Ireland from one of three points of increased their preferences by five the new bay had been added to
view. First of all, there is the Ire- the airship, saying that several flights would be necessary prior to
where people are constantly shoot- land where it is not safe to live, the India fight.
ing revolvers at people they have
ever scen imagine
before. Englishmen splitting asunder religious codes.
murderous Irishman and political institutions,
Sir John Simon observed that there was actually only one flying trial of 18 hours on October 1 and 2.
Sir William Jowitt expressed the opinion that Lord Thomson began the flight to Indin when he plished while the Imperial Con- did because he wanted it recom-
• MINING DESIRABLE.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
ReGuy, Oct. 28. nations that progress of every form Colonel Gretton's "Correction."
ropresentative meeting of is intonational, and that the posi-Lancashire and · Cheshiro coal LONDON, Oct. 29.
tion of women in one country is owners yesterday discussed the affected profoundedly by their question of a general merger of the status in all others. Seven Euro-Lancashire and Cheshire coal inference was sitting. There was no penu States, Austria, Czecho dustry, and, by an overwhelming Slovakia, Esthonia, Germany, majority, decided that complote Lithuania, Prussia, and the Fres amalgamation of the coalfield was and Hanseatic city of Danzig, have desirable. written the principle of equality between men and women into their settle details and to produce conference, recently held at the scheme..
Colonel J. Gretton, P., has stated that the report of the meet ing which had decided to send a declaration to the Chief Whip of
Owing to the existence of the the Conservative party submitting Formosan Bugar Company's plant that a change in the leadership of at, Hori, near the scene of the dis- the party was essential to the turbances, some anxiety is felt at national juterest, is "unauthorised the possibility of it suffering if the and incorrect,” disturbances spread, but this is generally considered unlikely,
Qause of the Qutbreak,
Nothing has so far been ascor- tained regarding the cause of the outbreak, though it. is considered possible that it may be due to over- striot police control.
BRITAIN'S POLICY IN PALESTINE.
constitutiona
The international
Hague for the codification of inter- national law found its work com-
A Committee was appointed to
STRIKE
plicated by the unequal status of GERMAN METALWORKERS women in different countries. The Inter-American Commission of Women established by the Pan-
PRIME MINISTER REPLIES TO American Congress of 1028 is in
vestigating the legal position of women in the American Republics, The status of women has become' a matter of international importance demanding immediate action.
DISPUTE REFERRED TO ARBITRATION.
(TKBOOK REUTER'S AGEKOZ,}
BERLIN, Oct. 28. The metal workers' strike, which has cost the workers 10,000,000 The now Equal Rights Inter-marks in wages, has been terminat national is an international body al by arcament to refor the on which sit representatives from consisting of a governing Council, dispute to arbitration. different States, an executive com
Dr. Banes's Support..
ritten report of the trial flight Hearing Adjourned.
of the R.101..
Sir William Jowitt pointed out that the R.161 was fitted with Diesel ongines weighing 17 tons, disposal lift, estimated at 60 tons instead of nine, as astimated. The proved to be 40 before the new bag was fitted, after which the dispost] lift was 53 tons.
The hearing was adjourned.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.) Minutes On Trial Flights.
LONDON, Oct. 29.
Britain.
The Only Tarif Worth Anything to the Dominions,
Two things had emerged from the Conference. One was that Empire Free Trade was an absolute fraud. The second was that the only tariff Great Britain could impose that was worth anything to the Domi- nigus in exchange for allowing a tariff on food. wider field for preferences was
"You can ask them how I can help you to get more of your pro- ducts into our markets. And the very first thing every Premier says is a tax on wheat. We cannot do
declared the Prime Minister, however, other ways than that of anid Labour cheers. There were,
and there would be carefully ex tariffs of helping Dominion trade,
plored.
proceedings of the House of Com- mons' this afternoon,
Speaking after the Address in reply to the King's Speech had been On the resumption of the inquiry and that anything thereon that the noved and seconded, Mr. Baldwin into the destruction of the .101; Prime Minister might think it to Sir John Simon quoted a minute by Sir John Higgins to Lord Thomson, sympathy and support of every BLY would have the heartfelt dated June 30, stating that the man on the Opposition side of the completed by September 22, and alterations to the R.101 should be House,
"Apart from the public that one trial flight would be neces-sympathy with the Prime Minister tragedy, WO focl & profound sary before proceeding to India, so in the loss of Lord Thomson, who that the end of September was the was not only a colleague but a earliest date upon which the flight proved and well-beloved friend," could commence. "This leaves no added Mr. Baldwin.
sumes that the trial flight would be completely successful.'
A
Then there is the conception of Ireland represented on the stage. When it wants a clown the Engleh stage will either use a Frenchman or an Iriebman, The Irishinanis more popular because of his deep voice and his rich brogue, and ho is usually represented with a clay pipe in his hat, fishing in a strena of a cheese which is actually tho
moon.
England. Ireland is as superstitions "In trath Ireland is very like
difference between the two sun- and material as England. The only trics is that in Ireland the super- stitions are more romantic and tho materialism more flagrant. It is the Celts who lend nine times out of ton. The chief extraordinary characteristic in that when an Irish- man has made his name in another country he never goes back to Ire- Innd again."
THE
"HUMAN GRAMOPHONE."
MAGISTRATE CATCHES'. MAN'S HABIT.
F
MR. BALDWIN.
(THROUGH REUTNE'S: AGENOT.]: Alternatively, the trouble may be due to tribesanen revolting against
*LONDON, Oct. 23. the plan to erect a largo dam at In the House of Commons to-day, Nichi Getsutan, in connection with Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Prime an electric power scheme for which Minister, in reply to Mr. Stanley a company is at present negotiating Baldwin, said that the Palestine
A man who is described as the, "buman gramophone by, reasony. with Moxars. Morgan & Co, for a White Paper did not represent any international bodice. Among the NEXT YEAR'S DANGEROUS margin for eventualities and ne inittee, and affiliated national and Joan of Yen 45,000,000. The project, change in the British policy towards founder members of its Council are
Gallant Ploneers,
of his extraordinary habit of gepky in triplicate caused a diversion in, if carried out, will necessitate the the Palestina Mandate.
DRUGS CONFERENCE. Mrs. Street, of Australia; Viscoun-
Speaking a little later, fr. Liverpool Police Court recently flooding of overal square miles, of,
Sir William Jowett quoted a Ramsay MacDonald expressed theHe was Benjamin Eastwood, tess Rhondds, of. Great Britain: The East African policy would be time. Van der Schalk Bekurtos, of BRITISH FOREIGN MINISTER minute dated August 27 laying grief of the House for those who labourer, aged sixty-six, and whor territory, and the inhabitants will
OUTLINES OBJECTS. Holland; Dr. Maria Losebi, of
down, inter alia, that the R.101 must died together and appropriately accused of being drunk he replied.. have to be moved elsewhere.
announced as quickly as possible.
carry out a satisfactory fight of shared a common graye,"
Very sorry, sir, very hotry, very Mr. Baldwin had previously ex-Italy; and Miss Alico Paul, of the
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
not less than 24 hours before pro- United States. Ita provisional
Their lender was a devoted friend, sorry branded de pressed the opinion that the White chairman-is-Mrs-Helen Archdale,
ceeding to India. He stated that and a man, who was also a great The clerk: This is your second RGDY, Oct. 28. Wing Commander Colore had Minister. devoted to the Paper marked a most serious altera- the well-known. British feminist.
appearance in this Court this week. fts headquarters will be in Geneva A preliminary meeting of repro auggested that the flight should be vice
State in mony Do you intend to triplicate your tion of policy, the real danger of during the sessions of the Assembly, sentatives of drug manufacturing curtailed provided Captain Scott fields of action, and the inspiring visits as well as your remarks 1 which was obvious, because if it and claeuters to suit the conveni- countries, to prepare the way for was satisfied with the performance head of a department of gallant Eastwood: I don't know what
of the airship, He mentioned that pioneer in wero eneo of the governing Council. Its the unnin next year's Conference on were so, it meant that we
whose ranks had you mean, Sir, what you mean: roing back on our word. It was present offices are at 4, Place Neuve, this limitation of manufacture of Squadron Leader Booth, Oom- been enlisted some of the nest, what you mean, eta e
Geneva, close to the hall of the dangerous drugs, was opened yes mander of the B.100, expressed the meat single-minded, had most pro- The Magistrate What did
you peculiarly dangerous in the present Assembly.
terday in London by the Foreign opinion that the trial flight of the mising, of British youth. Lord do when you left Liverpool 1%, ve state of the whole of the Eastern The new International is working Secretary, Mr. Arthur Henderson: .101 was unsatisfactory, because it Thomson Sir Sefton Brancker, Bantivood; I did a bit of navvy-
to have the Equal Rights Treaty
Mr. Henderson said the meetings was not longer and that more aml their comrades were pioncorsing, a bit of unveying, a bit of and Oriental world, at a time when placed on the agenda of the League were to arrange an agreement as diverse weather conditions had not of conquest and they had banded savvying. Bir. we wore embarking on an epoch- Assembly in 1031. At a luncheon to the proportions, in which world been encountered,
over the sacred trust to the living The Mingistrate: You'
must pay to continue their work.
10, or go to prison for six days. making conference with our Indian hold on September 9 the guest of production of drugs, when limited honour. Dr. Benos, of Crecho- to a definite amount based on the
The Prime Minister added an Eastwood: I can't pay. I can't fellow subiecte bat, there should he stump people regnumasts, onionitab
pa prepenskragaciphatolikagaidi, un t It is disclosed that 1,000 were any doubt »in régard to our inten- with members of the governing Apportioned among the manufactur-
Magistrate: Then you must go people of Beauvais for the down, must go down, must." illed in anguinary. Dghting ba- tion and ability to hold to our Council. You will succeed," ha ing countries, and to considor ar-
said, “because the current of his- rangements for the proper distribu
practical sympathy shown, adding: tween the 15th and the 20th inst. word, however awkward and diff tory is on your side. The only question of drugs among consuming
France has once again touched the hearts of our people. at the Bengues bridgehead.
cult it might be. -
FIERCE FIGHTING IN BRAZIL.
THOUSAND COMBATANTS
KILLED.
(THROUGH EKUTER'S AGENDE.]
Pa
...
tion is the date of your buCDCES.
countrica."
fanITING WIRELESS REVIE
Moving Ebferente to Disti
House of Commons. Moving reference to the R101 disaster was made early in the (Continued on next Column.).
the
Ber-
The Magistrate pulled himself up as he saw Eastwood going Jown!
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