CHIANG-CHANG MEETING.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1930.
BANDIT SUPPRESSINO-BRITISH HAKUSAN MARU IN
COLLISION.
SION DRIVE.
BOXER AGREEMENT.
CHANG'S DEPARTURE KEPT SECRET.
AIRCRAFT DETAILED TO ASSIST..
RATIFIED BY CENTRAL ́GOVERNMENT.
SUSTAINS SERIOUS DAMAGE.
THROVON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PEIFING, Nov. 6.
Reports are most conflicting re- garding the Chang Hauch Liang and Chiang Kai Shek meeting.
[NOVOR NEUTER'S AGENOY.}
SHANGHAI, Nov. 6.
A message from Hankow states that a drive for the suppression of banditry in Hupeh, Hunan and Kiangsi was launched yesterday.
Most Chinese eirales expect that Two aviation squadrons were de- Chang Hsuch Linog wil! leave Muk-tailed to assist in, the drive. den shortly, but the date is heing kept a sceret. He may inspect en route before arriving at Peiping,
The Twentieth Brigade is expecl ed to como as a bodyguard.
It is now stated that Chang Hauch Liang will reside in the Waichiropu.
Chiang Kai Shok Expected at
Nanking.
NARKING, Nov. 6. It is learned that Chiang Kai Shek proceeded to Nanking to-day from Fonghun by gunboat, and he is expected to arrive by Saturday
morning.
FIRING ON YANGTSZE SHIPPING.
OVER A HUNDRED CASES IN TWO MONTHS.
(TAROVON REUTEE'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, NOV. 6. The Customs at Hankow reports that during the months of Septem- ber and October there. were 107 instances of firing on merchantmen in the middle Yangtze have
Hankow.
LORD BROTHERTON'S ESTATE.
MAGNIFICENT PUBLIC BEQUESTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]'
HUGBY, Nov.
The estate of the late Lord Brotherion, the well-known York. shire industrialist, is expected to be proved at about £1,720,000.
The public bequests includo £100,000
to Leeds University, £20,000 each to the cities of Wako feld, Leeds and Birmingham for charitable and educational pur- poses, and £8,000 each to the Arch bishop of York and the Bishop of Wakefield and Ripon or church objects.
AIR COMMODORE KINGSFORD-SMITH.
HIGHEST RANK IN AUSTRA LIAN AIR FORCE,
{URITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, NOV, 5.. It was announced in the Austra Canberra to-day that the rank of linn House of Representatives at
Air Commodore, the highest rank obtainah in the Australian Air Force, would be conferred on Wing JOINT MILITARY ACTION IN recently made a record flight from Commander Kingsford-Smith, who
England to Australia.
CHINA.
BRITAIN CONSULTED U.S. AND JAPAN LAST YEAR.
THROUGH REUTÉR'S AGENCE.)
LONDON, Nov. 5.
In the House of Commons, Com- mander. Bellairs (Con., Maidstone) asked whether the Government
'ANGLO-AMERİCAN NAVAL "SCRAPPING."
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BRITAIN ONE STEP AHEAD
OF POLICY. ...
(TANOUGH REUTER'S KORNCY. |
LONDON, Nov. 5. In the House of Commons, Cora-
three
super
had made any suggestions for mander Kenworthy (Lab., Central Joint military action to the Hull) drew attention to the United
States scrapping American and Japanese Govern- Dreadnoughts in advance of the ments with regard to the disorders Naval Treaty date, and asked whether the British Government in China,
intended to follow suit.
(THROUGH BEUYKA'O AGENCY.)
NANKING, Nov. 6. The Central Political Council! yesterday ratified the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity Agreement.
TERRIBLE U.S. MINE EXPLOSION.
ONE HUNDRED AND SIXTY LIVES LOST,
[THROUGH NECTED'S AGENCÏ.]
ATHENS (0.), Nov, 5. One hundred and sixty minore were killed at the Millfield Conl Mine as the result of a gas explo sion, followed by fire.
A similar number escaped,
The injured or partly gassed victims include the president of the company uwning the mine.
LATER. The victims include all night of the leading officials of the compuny
ATHENB (O.), Nov. 0. In addition to nearly 160 killed and 23 rescued, 20 entombed miners are alive and are expected to be brought up safely.
Most of the survivors, who are in a bad condition, owe their lives to bratticing themselves in a chaan ber where the poison gases were not dense.
The position of the dead indientes that they made a desperate effort to flee to safety, ten miners suc- cambing at the entrance to the ven-- tilating shaft.
|POLITICAL CRISIS IN BRITAIN.
LABOUR GOVERNMENT
ENDANGERED.
{THOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
LONDON, Nov. 5.
There was cross-voting among the Liberala on last night's unemploy- ment division in the House of Com mons, when five members, including Sir John Simon and Sir Robert Hutchison, voted against the Gov- ernment, and four, including Mr. Walter Runciman, for the Govern ment, threatens to precipitato a political crisis. It has exposed the long and latent division of the party on the question of supporting the Government.
[TUROTON REUTER'S AGENCY,}
ToxYO, Nov. 6... The Hakusan Maru was badly damaged as the result of a collision in Kobe Harbour with the British freighter Ben Maedhui, recessitat- ing the removal of all her passen
gera.
Bishop Trollope Dice of Shock. Bishop Trollope (Korea), who was on board the Hakusan Mari, died of shock owing to a weak heart.
[The Right Rev. Mark Napier Trollope had been British Bishop of Koren aines 1911. He was aged €8.1
JAPANESE TROOPS ENGAGE
TRIBESMEN.
TEN KILLED IN FORMOSA OPERATIONS.
[THEOUGH BLUTRE'S AGENOT.]
Texro, Nov. 6.
A message from Formosa states that in a severe engagement yes terday between Japanese troops and rebel tribesmen in the region of Bandai Valley, the Japanese, who were attacking, lost 10 killed and 13 wounded. Three others are missing.
The tribesmen are also believed to have suffered heavily.
RAILWAY DÍSASTER IN
JAPAN.
EXPRESS PLUNGES OVER CLIFF INTO VALLEY.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCT.]
RUSSIAN PRIEST MURDERED.
SHRINE CHAPEL NEAR PEIPING. LOOTED.
CHLOVGB AKUTUE'S AGENCY,]
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION.
SOVIET DELEGATE CALLED TO ORDER.
FYROUGH REUTER'S ADRKOY.]
GESEVA, Nov. 6.
The seventh session of the Pre-
PEING, Nov. 0. A Russian Orthodox prices nasued Melestin, over 60 years of age, and
paratory Disarmament Commission who had spent 30 years in China, opened under the ghairmanship of who was in charge of the Orthodox M. Loudon (Netherlands), who Shrine Chapel on the main road called to order M. Litvinoff. for from Peiping to the Western Hills, starting a long dissertation near the Hunting Park, 20 miles disarmament notwithstanding the from Feiping, was found yesterday Commission's decision to abstaina
open alongside the ring in the
nashed in.
chapel with the back of his head from a general discussion and to concentrate upon the a tides of the Convention. The whole place was looted.
BRITAIN'S AIRSHIP
POLICY:
NO DECISION UNTIL INQUIRY COMPLETED.
[THROUGH RZITTER'S AGENCY.]
The journalists walked out when the Chairman declined to allow
·M. Litvinoff's speech to be' translat- ed into French.
Ponzo-Timo Armament Increase.
Great Britain submitted a Pro posal permitting the signatories to temporarily increase peace-time armaments beyond the agreed figures if menaced by an organised rebellion. subject to the consent of the Council, and also a propost! to establish & Permanent Disarm ment Committee (whose members would be independent of their Governments) LONDON, Nov. 5.
to supervise the Today's R.101 onquiry revealed working of the Convention and re that the airship passed over Poix or annually to the League of Aerodrome, near Beauvais, at a height of 300 feet, whereas, accord- ing to Squadron Leader Booth, the airship should have been at a mini- mum of 1,500 feet over Poix.
Late Air Minister's Anxiety to Beach India.
Nations.
Soviet Delegates Not Wanted at Седота,
GENEVA, Nov. 5, The Union of Patricdic Associa tions has most indignantly protest ed against the presence of Soviet delegates at the Preparatory Disar mament Commission.
It was revealed also that Lord Thomson was rather annoyed that the airship was put in the shexl in October in consequence of a gats warning, and that, conversing with Air Marshal Sir John Higgins, were po incidents. Lord Thomson said that nothing must delay the preparations for the flight to India.
The police took precautions at the railway station on the arrival of the Soviet delegates, but there
Sir John Higgins testified to the satisfactory trial flight in 1929, when the R.101 rode.out through an 80 mile an hour gale in November, but hére Sir John Simon quoted the Toxro, Nov. 6. aiary of Colonel Richmond, the do- The engine driver and one pas-signer of the R.101, that the rolling senger were killed, eight passengers of the airship had chafed holes in
to the gas bags. were seriously injured and slightly injured, early this morning when the Niigata Toyama express was derailed.
The engine plunged over a cliff and fell into the valley 100 feet below, dragging along with it the "first carriage.
:
ROUND-TABLE CONFERENCE.
Sir John Simon also quoted a
letter from Cal. Richmond express ing the opinion, that a 5,000,000 cubic feet airship was unsuitable to carry 100 passengers to the Far Fast at all times of the year, but Sir John Higgins explained that he was probably increly emphasis. ing that a good deal of the weight came from the passengers' quarters owing to their luxury and elabor. stenesa.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Sir Robert Hutchison, who, ac DIFFICULTIES THE CONFER- No decision as to the use of the
cording to political gossips, intends announced his resignation as Chief to join the Conservatives to day, Whip because he disobeyed his party decision to abstain from voting last night.
Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign
Mr. Snowdra replied that in- Simultaneously, a letter that Sir Secretary, replied in the negativ,formation had been received that John Simon wrote to Mr. Lloyd but stated that the Government had one of the United States battleships George 10 days ago is published, to be disposed of had been decom describing the Labour Government on two occasions in the past year missioned and the other two placed as a complete failure and denoune consulted the United States and on reserve. The British Governing its intention to amend the Japanese Governments, and, on no ment had already proceeded one
Trade Disputes Law, declaring that step further, as H.M.S. Benbowho would vote against the Govern reprepared for sale.
ENCE HAS TO FACE.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE,}
ILUGBY, Nov. d.
Viscount Feel. former Secretary of State for India, and member of the Round Table Conference, in a speech last night dealt with the difficulties the conference would have to face. One of the dificulties of the existing situation was that
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ELECTIONS IN AMERICA.
DEMOCRAT GAINS IN, LOWER HOUSE.
[RCUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW YORK, Nov. 5. So far, out of 35 seats in the
Senate, the Democrats have secured
20 and the Republicans 13.
Out of 431 vacant seats in the House of Representatives, 103 Demo crats and 136 Republicans have been elected.
These represent 33 gains for the Democrats, compared with one for the Republicans.
The Democrats "must secure an- other 23 seats out of the 102 still outstanding to secure a majority in the House.
Latest Figures.
NEW YORK, Nov. 4. ́ ́ It is now likely that the Demo crats will predominate in both the Senate and the House of Representa tives
Democrats.
ROBY, Nov. 5.
R.100 will be reached until the report of the Court of Inquiry new investigating the loss of the 1.101 has been received and considered The latest figures for the Senate in all its bearings on future air- ship policy, said the Under-Seera-Democrats, 17 Republicans, and Farmer-Labour, J. One ary for Air, Mr. Montague, in the Kentucky result is still outstand House of Commons to-day,
The cost of her upkeep in a flying, which is likely to favour the ng condition, including the pay of In the House of Representatives her personnel and overhead charges, the figures are:-Democrata, 300; was about £600 per week.
R.100 was at present being de- Republicans, 205; Farmer-Labour,
Deadlock in Both Houses.
LATKI With the position in both the Senate and the House of Repre sentatives now amounting to a dead- lock, the Republicans and. Demo crats alike are breathlessly await ing the final reports from the out- lying districts and the re-counte in
of the occasions the French and had been naid off and was being ment in spite of considerations of there had been some confusion in finted and a full inspection of her; and 20 results still outstanding.
Italian Governments also, with gard to the protection of their respective nationals in China.
BRITAIN AND CHINA'S TARIFFS.
NEGOTIATIONS NOT PRO- CEEDING OR CONTEMPLATED
FRENCH WAR BONDS.
EQUITABLE COMPENSA-
NO
TION TO BRITISH HOLDERS.
(ANITIED WIRELESS GELVICE)
tactics.
As the Government had pledged its supporters to proceed with the Trade Disputes Amendment Bill this session, Sir John Simon's let ter has had to effect of raising the question of the Government's
Inture.
R.100, contract price, £350,000; R.101, including the in- sertion of the additional bay and other alterations, £640,000.
The two German airships taken over at the Armistico were dis mantled, being unsuitable for the Air Ministry's programme. total expenditure on them was about £100,000....
The
the Indian political mind regard-hull was proceeding. ing questions of status and con He also informed questionors да that the cost of airships construct- stitution. Indian thought anxious that there should be no ed since the Armistice wes R.33 and question of inferiority, that India 1.30, £350.000 each; R.80, £275,000: would be placed on complete R.38, £500,000; R.37, not completed, equality with the great Dominions. £325,000; Unfortunately, some constitutional It is also announced that the programme had been considered Labour Party has decided to oper to some extent not merely from the special fund and prepare for point of view of what under the possible ruddien erisia, involving a present conditions would be the beet Rugay, Nov. 5, General Election.
constitution for India, but whether The Financial Secretary to the
n new constitution did or did not Treasury, answering a question in
place India on an equality with regard to the British representa."
the Dominions. The relations of the tions to the French Government
Hindu and Moslem communities, LONDON, Nov.. 5.
respecting the position of British
and the relation of Princes and their Replying to
status to self-governing India all questions in the holders of 1915 French war bends, House of Commons, Mr. Arthur | stated that he regretted to say that
prosented great problems for the Henderson, Foreign Secretary, said the reply received from the French en to Mr. Lloyd George resigning conference. He did not think it that no negotiation with the Chin-Government was unfavourable, and his position ne Chief Liberal Whip. would be the duty of the conference
Sir Robert Hutchison, with four
to frame constitution, but to cao authorities with regard to expressed their inability to grant tariffs were proceeding or were con-any equitable compensation to other Liberale, including Sir John templated.
British holders. The matter was Simon, voted against the Governindicato clearly to the Government under the consideration of thement last night contrary to the The only subject on which nego.Treasury.
attitude of other members of the tiations were now occurring was extrality. His Majesty's Minister
A letter ter
by Sir John
(THROUGH REGTER'S AGENCY.]
DRITIS WIRELESS HERVICE] Labour Government a “! Oomplete Failuro."
Ruany, Nov. 5. Sir Robert Hutchison has writ
party.
what were the general lines upon which India wished a constitution 10 be framed. Nor did he think that it would make decisions by vote.
FLYING-BOAT'S FLIGHT. HUNDRED AND FOURTEEN MILES AN HOUR.
[IJEOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, Nov. 5. The Do. X flying boat has arriv ago is published to-day in which he ive in the sense that it had beened at the naval senplane base at states his dialination to support elected by constitueneren. It would Schellingwonde. the Government, which, he convory difficult to weigh sach vote
The Do. X covered the voyage siders, has proved its completo given, and numbers would not be failure in practically all departa satisfactory test of real opinion. from Lake Constance to Schelling- mouts." He also expressca decided Another great difleulty was that woude at a speed of 114 miles an apposition to the Government pro- the existing Congress section was hour. posal to reverse the present Trado
in Poiping made edytais proposals “REVENGE" "DISCONTENT | Simon to Mr. Lloyd George 10 days
Cu September 11 to the Chinese Foreign Minister, but no reply had been received. The negotiations wore continuing.
TIENTSIN-PUKOW. RAILWAY.
RESUMPTION OF THE "BLUE EXPRESS."
(THROUGH UNUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIPING, Nov, 0. The Tientsin-Pukow Railway is why morning four times weekly starting and arriving punctually, the Blue Express, which used to run oned weekly,
Other trains are made up of coaches from other lines, NE
RUMOURS DENIED.
ALLEGATIONS. AGAINST COMMANDER UNFOUNDED.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S AGENOT.].
OBITUARY.
Union Law. LONDON, Nov. 5. Replying to questions in the House of Commons, Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Ad- miralty, statod that investigations had proved that the recent reports of discontent aboard H.M.S. Ro- venge were wholly erroneous.
The allegations made against the Commander were, Mr. Alexander said, unfounded.
The Conference was not represents.
LATELL
NEW GERMAN, ZEPPELIN DELAYED.
irreconcilable and would not be represented-at-all-Great-respon sibility would therefore be thrown upon parties who wore represented. Third, Informal Mooting Held.
Ruany, Nov. 5.
BENEFITTING BY R.101 The third Informal roeeting of the
DISASTER. British India delegation to the Indian Round Table Conference (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] was held in St. James's Palace to
BERLIN, NOV. B., day, the Aga Kan presiding.
The Secretary for India, Mr. Dr. Eekener has announced that Wedgwood Benn, addressed the the building of the now Zeppelin meoting, and at his suggestion will be delayed for a year in order seven gentlemen were selected to that it may be reconstructed for Acorn Windfast inhalingster
other delegations and with the to the R.101.
The "new Zeppelin will also be Secretary of State in regard to the agenda and procedure of the Round equipped with heavy oil engines, Table Conferober.
similar to those of the R.101.
MRS. HAMISH MUNKO,
{THROUGH EVTER'S JORNOY.]. CALCUTTA, Nov. 8, The death has occurred of Mrs. Allegations were recently made Hamish Munro (ex-tennis star, that whilst HMS. Revenge was nt. Evelyn Culver), on her husband's Nico a number of men had relused into Ac
to return from shore leave and bad It is believed that death was due Lehaved disrespectfully towards the to complications following. child- Commander owing to dissatisfae-birth, Mrs. Munro having given tion with the food on the ship." birth to twins, one of whom died.
certain divisions.
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GERMANY'S ABILITY TO PAY.
MORATORIUM REGARDING
REPARATIONS?
INKOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
NEW YORK, Nov. 6. In view of the recent visit of Dr. Schacht, ex-President of the Reichs- bank, who stated that Germany must ccosa reparation paymente unless the other countries helped her to extend her foreign trade, particular interest attaches to the departure of Mr. Harrison, Gover nor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, for Eurepe to-day to confer with the heads of the Bank of England, Banque du France and the Relebabaak.
At the conclusion of Dr. Schacht's visits to President Hoover, 'Mr. Mellon and Mr. Stimson, a report
conversations" related to was circulated suggesting that their the possibility of Germany declaring a moratorium regarding reparations, but the report was officially denied.
A division of the parties in both Houses in next Congress would be so close that neither party would have a working majority, and in any independent movement which may develop, either side would, be in a position to hold the balance of
power.
Worst Defeat for a Generation..
LATER The Republicans have suffered the worst defeat for a generation." The notabilities elected include Dr. Willner Cross, ex-Dean of Yale University, who becomes the Brab Democratic. Governor of Connecti cut during the past 20 years.
The New York Times (Indepen dent) attributes the landslide, to the widespread discontent over the Hoover Administrations's failure to deal affectively with unemploymeṭib and the business depression,
The paper says that the Republi- can bonat (that they are the party` of prosperity) has come home to roost with a vengeance,
The paper considers that Prohibi- tion and the Tariff Act are the other causes for the Republican. failure.
Mr. Nipholas Longworth, Repub- lean Speaker in the House of Re lay (Oregon), Chairment presentatives, and Mr. W. C. Hav...
Comunittee which framed the recent Tariff Act, have both retained their
The Federal Secretary for Labear, Mr. J. J. Davis, has been elected to the Senate by the huge majority. of 804,000, surpassing even the mar gin secured by Mr. Franklin Roose veit for the Governorship of New York State.
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for Governors, the Democrats have.
Out of 29 States holding elections
won 16, and the Republicans 1:
The "Wets" throughout the country are jubilant at the resulta, which give them 18 seats in the Senate, and 138 in the House of. Representatives.
This is not an overwhelming strength, but is considerable com pared with four years ago, when most of the members of Congress would have considered it suicidal to openly oppose Prohibition.
Decisive Victory for the Wets,”? It is now learned that the Pro
hibition Referendum in Massachu
setts, Rhode Island and Illinois in each case has resulted in a decisivo victory for the "Wets."
Latest State of the Parties.-- The latest state of the parties in the House of Representatives is:- Republicans, 216; Democrats, 210; and Farmer-Labour, 1
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