CHINA TO BORROW AMERICA'S SILVER:
BRITAIN AND JAPAN
ENVIOUS OF PROPOSAL..
[KEUTEN'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
San Francisco, Oct. 30.
Paul Linebarger,, legal adviser to the Chinese Govern
Judge
ment, 'has arrived køre en route to
Washington as a special envoy of Chiang Kai Shek to negotiate a United States loan of a thousand million ounces of silver to rehabili-
tate the whole of China by diverting the millions of mon engaged in war into peaceful production.
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In the course of an interview, Judge Linobarger said that he would ask. Congrèss to authorise a fifty-year long at two per cent. in- terest. The proposal of China is is that the surplus silver coins which are no longer necessary as a founda- tion for America's enrrency be melt- ed into bars and shipped to the Orient to be reconverted into Joney.
The United States, he said, had a peculiar opportunity, of which Great Britain and Japan were on- vious, but concerning which they can do nothing, as they are both Tacking the necessary silver.
Interview With Finance Minister.
NANEINO, Oct. 31. Wich reference to the Linbarger report from San Francisco, Mr, T. V. Soong, Finance Minister, inter. viewed by Reuter, stated that there had been no change in the declared policy of the Finance Ministry not to suck Jonna abroad until the Government had made # Bettle- ment covering domestic loans which were now, in arrears,
CAPTIVE SWISS FATHER.
FRESH DEMAND BY BANDITS.
ITROVAN REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEPINO, Oct. 31. The bandits ju Korth Kiangsi, who are only five miles from Hu- kow, are making fresh demands for the release of Father Vonars, who was captured at Pengtsel, Kiangsi, en October 10,
JAPANESE CONSUL-GENERAL AT SHANGHAL
SUCCESSOR TO MR, SHIGEMITSU
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
Tokyo, Oct. 31.
Mr. Kuramatsu Murni, late First
REHABILITATION
LOAN.
SECURED ON INCREASED. TARIFF RATES.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
cent por
Annum
SANKING, Oct. 31, The State Council this morning. decided to flost a year 9.0 p
Reliabilitation Loan, to be issued on November 1, secured on the Custorns revetive derived from the new increased tariff rates,”
It is therefore believed that the new tariff schedule will be promul gated shortly, but it is still being examined by the Legislative Yuan.
SMYRNA FLOOD DISASTER.
THOUSANDS KENDERED
HOMELESS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S'AGENCY.}
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1930.
CHIHLI PROVINCIAL CAPITAL.
PLENARY SESSION JAPAN TURNS THE CHINESE COMMUNISM SOUTH PADDINGTON
OF C.E.C.
PETITION FOR REMOVAL TO TIENTSIN..
DRAFT CONSTITUTION APPROVED.
[TROFON NEUTER'S AGEKOY.]
Priping, Oct. 31.
[INHOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
NANKING, Oct. 31. The National Government has approved the petition of the Chibli Provincial Government to move the provincial capital from Peiping to Tientsin, even if only temporarily,
on.
OTHER CHEEK.
IN PHILIPPINES.
POLICY OF BENEVOLENCE | CONSUL ASKED: TO CO-OPERATE WITH 'POLICE.
IN FORMOSA.
`(TÜROVOH REUTER'S. AGENOT.)
TOKYO, Oct. 31.
(THROUGH RECTED'S AGENCY.)
MANIA, Oct. 31. · · A message from Taiyuanfu atates It is understood that the Minia- The first definite steps towards that in spite of the military situater for Overseas' Affairs has in-ridding the Philippine Islands of tion the Enlarged Plenary Session formed the Cabinet that the authori- the menace of Chinese Communism of the Central Executive Council of ties have decided to refrain from a was taken last', night when the the Kuomintang was still carrying policy of retaliation in Formosi, Chinese Consul was asked to ca. and to adopt a policy of benevolence operate with the police. The need A meeting held on October 27, as being the best suited to bring for action was demonstrated last presided over by Wang Ching Wei, Į the situation under control, though | week-ond when two prominent mam- “finally approved the draft of the.no lenience will be shown to thebers of the Kuomintang were stah...! Provisional. Constitution,”! - which | ringleadors of the insurrection. bed and valuable property-two NEW ADJUTANT GENERAL TO was, "promulgated" on the same Tribesmen Only Attacked Japanese. Chiurse cigar factories were set on
THE FORCES.
day.
LATER. According to despatches from Taihoku, the tribesmen attacked anly Japanese, and there was not a single Formosan victim.
BRITISH ARMY APPOINTMENTS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS, SKRVIDS.]
Ruany, Oct. 30.
The War Office announces the appointment of General Sir Ar chibald Montgomery-Massingberd CONSTANTINOPLE, Oct. 30.
to be Adjutant-General to the For-. Mosques and school buildings nt Smyrna have been turned into shelves, in succession to General Sir ters for 2,500 families" who_baye || Walter Braithwaite. heen rendered homeless through the devnetaling rains, which have ol ready caused 134 deaths.
Many, more are missing." The damage already done is es timated at £2,000,000.
NOBEL PRIZE FOR MEDICINE.
AWARDED TO DR. KARL
LANDSTEINER
(THROUGH AEUTER'S AGENCY.]
STOCKHOLM, Oct. 30, The Nobel Prize for Medicine for 1030 has been awarded to Dr. Karl Landsteiner, of the Rockefeller In stitute, New York.
ENGLAND-JAPAN FLIGHT,
MRS, BRUCE AT RANGOON.
[BEITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Oct. 30. Mrs. Victor Bruce arrived at Rangoon this morning in the course of her fight from England to the Far East.
England-Australian Flier Also
Arrives.
Oscar Garden, who is flying from England to Australia, also arrived at Rangoon.
They intend continuing their journeys to-morrow morning, Mrs. Bruce making for Bangkok and Garden for Singapore.
[The now Adjutant-General has held the Southern Command since 1928. He served in the Great War,
and
was aius times mentioned in des- patches, given the C.B. KC.M.G. decorations, as well as French and American honours. He was Deputy Chief of the General Staff in India from 1920 to 1922
and Colonel-Cozhmandant of the K.A. in 1927.]
Indian General Staf Appointment.
LONDON, Oct. 30.
General Bir Kenneth Wigram as The appointment of Lieutenant
Chief of the Goneral Staff in
Wang Ching Wei then left for South Shans to see. Feng Yu Hsiang.
YORK INFANT PRINCESS CHRISTENED.
:
fire.
An appeal has been made to the Chiness Consul in Manila to assist the police and constabulary by furnishing the names of Communists and known agitators for the pur Dose of forwarding them to Gover nor-General Davis with a mendation for their deportation, number of
The Chinese district is being
The police accordingly are in clined to suspect certain Formosana of having instigated the aborigines,
and have arrested
auspecta,
recom-
In the meantime, the Govern-heavily patrolled, and it is believed ment have instructed the Governor that the roving bands of Com- General of Formosa to ascertain
munists have been temporarily the true cause of the outbreak, and
towed. The Constabulary Are report to Tokyo as soon as possible.
nasisting.
Pending a formal report of the
There is very indication that
ROBE USED BY QUEEN VICTORIA:
THROUGH REDTær's ageNot,]
LONDON, Oct. 30. Dressed in a cream silk old Inco robin 110 years old, used for the christening of Queen Victoria and nearly all her descendants, the 10
cause of the outbreak, nothing. de- there will be og cessation of the weeks old Princess Margaret Rose finite is known, but Press reports activity of the authorities before was christened this afternoon in indicate that there is a growing the danger is definitely averted... Palace by the Archbishop of Canter-due to the tribesmen's objection to the private chapel at Buckingham belief that the outbreak was largely bury from the gold lily" font the carrée system,' though a num- | brought from Windsor Castle,
her of contributory cases are also The King, and Queen and the
mentioned, Duchess of York's sister are the chief god-parents.
Hardships of Punitive Forces.
LATER.
India, in succession to Lieutenant EMPIRE CONFERENCE ing to the hardships of the troops
General Sir Cyril Doverall, with effect from March 21 next, hns been approved.
| COMMITTEES' REPORTS TO
BE CONSIDERED.
(BDITISH WIRELEAS. ŽZRVICE)
Torrential rain and the guerilla tactics of their opponents are add-
operating in the savago districts.
A general attack by infantry and artillery and police, about 1,500 strong, however, is expected to be Jaunched this morning in co-opera tion with machine-guns and air craft. Brany, Oct. 30. The hoads of the delegations, to the Imperial Conference will meet to-morrow to receive and consider such reports as have been complet ALBERT MEDAL FOR R.101 by the Committees entrusted
SURVIVOR.
(Lieut. General Bir Wigram, C.B., C.S.I. has been commanding the Waziristan District in India since 1920. His service includes tho N.W. Frontier, 1897-08; Tirah, 1807-08; Waziristan, 1901-09; Tibet (march to Lbaen), 1903-04; and the European War.
His service sineo
the Great War has been entirely in India].
GALLANT RESCUE OF COMPANION.
[THEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Oct. 30.
...
DANGEROUS DRUGS CONFERENCE.
TURKEY LENDING LOYAL CO-OPERATION.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
BUGBY, Oct. 30.
· At' to-day's session of the meet- ing of manufacturing countries preliminary to the Conference on the limitation of manufacture' of
dangerous drugs, the delegation representing the Turkish Republic Resistance is expected, as the wade its first appearance. tribesmen are realising their des
Responding to a speech of wel- Mazhar Bry, principal perate plight, and it is reported come, that they are prepared to fight to Turkish delegate, said the Turkish the last man while many of their delegation would lend its loyal co- with detailed examination of the women folk for the purpose of "peration and would make every questions on the agenda
leaving the warriors free from possible effort towards ensuring the Inter Imperial constitutional anxiety for their safety have com complete success of the Conference. questions were referred to a Committed suicide..
The Chairman expressed the satis mittee under Lord Chancellor San- key, and ite Drafting Committee Osaka Asahi, General Watanabe, ing the statement.
According to a despatch to the faction of the Conference on hear to-day presented draft reports on Commander-in-Chief in Formosa, various aspects of its work.
bas ordered the suppression of the The completed part of a draft rebels, which is taken to indicate highly technical document, and in control of the whole of the apera- report constitutes a lengthy and that the military intend to take eludes sections dealing with the tious, which hitherto has been in oporation of Dominion legislation, the hands, of the civil authorities nationality. the question of chan- and police. nels of communication to be need between His Majesty's Government and Dominion and foreign Gov. The wireless operator of theruments, and questions affecting H101, Mr. Disley, who was one of the position of Governors-General.. the survivors of the disaster, and The Sankey Committee has decid- who at the first opportunity goted to request further time before The Imperial Airways timer City into telephonic communication Its final report is.eant on to the of Washington crashed noar, here with tho Air Ministry and gave heads of the delegations. at half-past two this afternoon carly news of the crash, has had and was completely wrecked. his exploit specially recognised,
Farm labourers who were wit He has been awarded the Medal nesses of the crash rushed to the for Meritorious Services and Order spot and extricated five of the oc-of the British Empire. cupanta
Secretary to the Japanese Embassy IMPERIAL AIR LINER
io Brazil, is to be appointed to succeed Mr. Shigemitsu as Consul- General at Shanghai.
Mr. Shigemitsu will henceforth conding his duties to the office of Chargé d'Affaires.
EARTHQUAKE TERROR IN ROME.
MANY DEATHS REPORTED IN THE CAMPAGNA.
(THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ROME. Oct. 30. Owing to the interruption of
CRASH.
CITY OF WASHINGTON DESTROYED.
(TANOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.}
BOULOGNE, Oct. 30
All wero severely injured and taken to the hospital at Neuf chatel.
communications, it is difficult to Three, namely, the pilot, Flyan, obtain exact information from the the mechanic, Mason, and a pas
awarded to the foreman engineer, The Albert Medal has been
Leech, for his gallant rescue of a companion on the occasion of the H101 disaster.
Wireless Operator Awarded Meritorious Meinl.
REVOLUTION PLOT IN
GREECE.
EXAMPLE TO THE WORLD.
PRINCE OF WALES ON THE COMMONWEALTH,
(THROVON BRUTEN'S AGENCY, |
BYE-ELECTION.
·EMPIRE. CRUSADE CANDE"
DATE SUCCESSFUL.
[TEROVON REUTER'S ADENOT.]
LONDON, Oct. 31. The result of the South Padding- ion bye-election was as follows -
Vico-Admiral Taylor
(Empire Crusade) ................. 11,200 Sir Herbert Lidiard
(Official Conservative) 10,908 Miss Dorothy Evans (Labour)........... .......
Mrs, Stewart-Richardson (United Empire). Mrs, Stewart-Richardson her deposit.
7,704
Views of the Candidates.
404
lonea
LATER
The result of the South Padding-` ton election was received by a largo crowd with cheers mingled with catealls.
Vice Admiral Taylor describes his vistory as a great blow to the op ponents of Empire Free Trade and the "wobblers who are afraid to adopt it.
Sir Herbert Lidiard said he was beaten as the result of the most intensive Pross campaign of abuse and misrepresentation in any bye- election in England's politica! his
tory,
Miss Dorothy Evans, declared that she was in no way discouraged by the result of the Labourites' first attempt to capture South Padding: ton. She had thoroughly enjoyed. the pantomime election tactics of her opponents, pat
yom-
Mrs. Stewart-Richardson plained of the “disgraceful” with; drawal of support from the cause of the United Empire party.
Lord Beaverbrook told a.report- er: "Wo will go marching on.
"WE WANT MR BALDWIN."
LORD BEAVERBROOK SOLE DISSENTIENT,
[THROUGH KEUTER'S ADENOK, }
LONDON, Oct. 30
At the Conservative meeting (reported in yesterday's issue of the Daily Press), Mr. Stanley Baldwin, outlining Iris Imperial
details of a plan for setting up an
The Conference then considered Policy (which, received the support
of all fresent except Lord Beaver limitation of manufacturs in each decided that nothing short of a tarif International Office for effecting brook), said that he had already
manufacturing country and the dish foreign manufactured goods tribution of drugs manufactured would meet the situation of British to all countries according to their industry. He was pledged to. in.. medical requirements:
troduce one immediately he can into office
EAST AFRICA CLOSER UNION.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED TO CONSIDER PROPOSALS...
(BRITISH WIRELESS REDVICE. Í
the
Methods Alternative to Tarif.
LONDON, Oct. 30, The Committee on Inter-Imperial Economic Co-operation to-day ap: Nations was held up as an exam
The British Commonwealth of proved the roports of sub-com- pic to the work by H.R.H. the mmittees which have been examining Prince of Wales at a dinner hold the possibility of employing me in the Guildhall under the aus- thods alternative to a tariff, such pices of the League of Nations as quota bulk purchase, import Union, at which all the Dominions
RUGBY, Oct. 30. boards and extension of the work
wero represented by eminent per··
The Under-Secretary for of the Empire, Marketing Board
Colonies, Mr. William, Luan, in gathering represented ano-fourth specific commodities-canned The Prince pointed out that the the House of Commons, said it dairy produces The Committee is of the entire human race,
was hoped to move shortly in both now engaged on its goneral report arising different races, languages ilouses for the appointment of a to the heads Cateque
and conditions, maintaining their joint Committee to considur pro- Bettlement Oversens ånd Assisted
separate nationalities and "pursu- Pazságos,
ing their own method of devolop posals for closer union in East The Overseas Bettlement Comment
Africa. Dictator of Grecen, was arrested atmittee has completed its report, They had, said the Prince, pasS-
to
cutlying districts, but three more senger named Street, died of their GENERAL PANGALOS PLACED fruit, canned fish, fresh fruit, and deaths due to the earthquake are injuries, reported in villages near Ancona, The sixth occupant of the air
8 injured at Pessaro, 22 at Mon- dolfo, and 6 at Fano,
linor was found on the roadside, exhausted and badly injured in the leg, but he tried to limp to the village for help.
Engine Goes Out of Action, The orash was due to the engine going out of action as the plane neared the coast,
UNDER ARREST.
(THROVON AKUTER'S AGENCY.]'
ATHENE, Oct. 30.
General Pangalos, the former
A tidal ware which followed the earthquake swept the harbour of Ancona, one of the finest in Italy.
Fortunately the earthquake ve curred at an hour when most of the people were already up.
The terrified population rushed
The pilot struggled on in an 60- into the streets in great alarm.
The earthquake zone extended deavour to fund a suitable landing northwards through Emilia and the place, but he encountered fog. Campagna Marches, the chief places Eye-witnesses say that when 100 affected in the former region being leat high the machine was caught Ferrara, Havenna, and Faenza, in gust of wind and crashed on their headquarters while Ancona and Fabriano suffer the hillside and was completely letting off his rifle. ed most in the latter district.
destroyed, except for the fuselage,
-Thres-Shocks-Within-Twenty---but-did-not-catch-fre.........
Minutes.
Street was the American secre
The police made arreats elsewhere, but a number of the conspirators escaped owing to a member of the Government
surrounding accidentally
forces
:
.
COYAL
his residence in Eleusis today which reviews the whole problem ed beyond the stage at which it following the discovery of a plot to of State-assisted migration within was the duty of a nation vehement restore him to power with the aid
the Empire,
ly to
assert its independence. of insurgent foreca
Organisation, set up both in the "They settle their differences round Dominions and in Great Britain, a tablo, and if a quarter of the and the measures take to, ensure human race has thus proved the that the settlement of migrants is practicability of a true league of of advantage to themselves and to united but independent nationa, is the countries in which they settle, it mere idealism to hope that the cave been closely.examined. Those remaining three-fourths will be include assisted passages, with as able to tread the same path !" sured employment, schemer" TUDI AN 3,000 families schoma in Canada, the similar and more re- cent scheme in Now Brunswick, schemes to encourago-juvenile sott- Irs, and various schemes for the settlers in England. training of intending overseas
The telephones are being established and more reliable re- Mr. F. H. Mason" was '" & "Chole ports of the disaster, are now obtonian, and Mr. A. C. James s tainable.
Bristol man. The first shock was the most
Mr. Tompkins, who was found violent, and the three major shocks on the roadside courageously ack occurred within 20 minutes in the ing help, was taken to hospital, centre of Senigallia, where 10 pro-, where his log was amputated. plo were killed and 278 injured, Pome due to the collapse of a church roof during Mass, killing the priest and eight members of the
the rotary of a Now Jersoy company.
'Cause of Mishap Unknown, The Imporial Airways confirm that Street and Mason are dend, also the mechanic, James Flynn,
AIRSHIP HARBOUR IN HOLLAND.
NEGOTIATIONS BY GERMAN AND DUTCH INTERESTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30. Gorman and Dutch financial in
There are three of the large "training" "contres in existence, în. addition to five hostola for young. women and night for boys, Whis elaborate system has been reviewed, and the Committee has completed ly to medieval architecture, and and F. B. Tompkins, both Man-establishment of an airship barbour expressed as to the wisdom of keep
few chester mon, were injured. thero were comparatively
in Holland or in South Germany in the machinery of the present casualties, three parsons being kill The cause of the mishap is at in view of an airship service to the economic conditions throughout the
presont unknown. ed and 54 injured.
Dutch East Indict.
Empire.
HEAVY SNOWFALL AT PEIPING.
UNPRECEDENTED DURING MONTH OF OCTOBER
{THROUGH-HÉUTER'S-KORNCE:)-
In regard to the Imperial Con- ference, he said that no leader of the Conservative Party could hard taken any other line than that which he took, namely, an accept ance of the Dominion Promiern preference offer and the expression of willingness to have a porfectly free hand to deal.
Whole Position Completely Changed.
The whole position had completo. ly changed since the Spring, and the Conservativo Party now had a logical basis to fight upon.
Mr. Baldwin at this point exs claimed: "We cannot, of course, go on as we have been going on. I will say no more about that.”, Policy of "The Free Hand." Mr. Baldwin then referred to his fiscal policy na the. policy of n"free hand."
In conclusion, Mr. Baldwin ask- ed all supporters of his policy to raise their hands. Lord Beaver brook's was the only hand not rais- |rd. ~
Mr. Baldwin continued that he had been pressed to resign. In some circumstances he would not have said that he would have re- signed, but. would have considered the matter, and declared: "In the DIPrent circumstance, I will not give it any consideration. (Loud and prolonged applause). But if PEIVING, Oct. 31. the Party, after discussion, told Peiping is experiencing most ex-him that it desired another, leader
would walk out without malice ceptional weather,
and retire from politics, and do Following 30 hours of incessant nothing to "quoor the nitch of rain, heavy snow last night and this his reccssor. On the contrary, ADMIRAL BYRD
morning covered the ancient capi-ship, he would expect more loyalty if the meeting endorsed his lender- AWARDED NAVAL CROSS..tal in a deep mantle, which is uathan had been shown during tha
known daring the month of October, past few months,
Numerous telephone and tele
FLIGHT TO SOUTH POLE.
REAR-
| (BKUTER'S AMERICAN BREVICE.]
the
Mr. Adata, Naval Secretary, he streets and courtyards are strewn awarded Rear-Admiral Byrd the Naval Croan for extraordinary hero with hundreds of branches which iam in his flight to the South Pole.were smashed off from the trees.
Rezolution of Confidence. Mc Baldwin the retired, das the meeting amid loud applause.. At the copeltrsion of the meeting a resolution of confidence in M Baldwin was carried unanimously: