HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1930.
DORNIER "DO---X" AUSTRIAN POLITICS. GERMAN METAL THE LORD MAYOR'S FORMOSAN REVOLT.
FLIGHT.
WORKERS' DISPUTE.
ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE
LATEST ELECTION
FIGURES.
EFFECTS OF WAGE REDUCTION.
STARTED,
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AMSTERDAM, Nov. 1.
The German flying-bont "DO-X"
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VIENNA, Nov. 10. The General Election for 103
which had been held up here for seats in the National Assembly show
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BERLIN, Nov, 10. Considerable importance is at-
tached to the agreed three per cent.
some time left for Calshot at 10.30 that Herr Christian, Social (Cleris reduction in the metal workers' this morning but soon returned total) Party, and Herr Hermwehr wages which will reach eight par Zuiderzee owing, it is believed, to have so far sceurod 53 seats; Socialcent. in 1931. engine trouble, and restarted at Democrats 57; National Economic As anticipated, the first stage in bloc and Agrarian League 11; Home
11.-45-3.0.
LATER.
The German flying-boat "DO-I" is carrying a crew of fifteen, con ainting of ten Germans, two Swiss
and three Americans.
bloc 2...
Herr. Christing, Social (Clerical), has been in the majority party for the last night years and has mainan accompanying decrease in the tained the Government by a conli- tion with the pan-Germans and Agrarians against the Socialists.
The pan-Germans and Agrarians now form a blue led by Herr Schober, ex-Chancellor' and ex Police President,
There are also 21 passengers of, which eight are Germans includ- ing the designer, Herr Dornier and his wife; three Americans and one Englishwoman, Lady Drummond Hny; six Dutch one of which is a woman. There are also on board All the prominent politicians
Dutch flying officers, two have so far been returned, Italian officers and one Yago-Sinv officer.
two
The flying-bont has two tons of reserve material shoard for repairs en route; ten thousand litres of petrol and three hundred litres of oil which is sufficient for 9 hours' continuous flying in fine weather."
FRENCH FLIGHT TO SAIGON.
PARIS TO BASRA IN 37 HOURS.
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BABRA, Nov. 10.
The Frendimon Goulette and faloulette who are flying to Saigon have arrived from Paris in the fast tine of thirty-seven hours, despite bad weather necessitating a land- ing at Brindizi.
R.101 WRECKAGE.
CONTRACT FOR REMOVAL
Paris, October 17-A British firm, Messrs. Thomas W. Ward, (Limited), of Sheffield, has contract ed for the removal and disposal of the wreckage of the airship
R.101.
its
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CABINET RESIGNATIONS
DENIED.
PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT,
the movement which will have wide spread results in Europe, the re- duction is considered to foreshadow a general lowering of wages" with cost and sale prices of German industrial products in competition with those of other nations.
Steps are similarly being taken which are aimed at a reduction in the price of food but obstacles are being encountered with regard to wheat and frozen meat. Metal manufacturers are already redue ing their prices.
INDIAN ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE.
ALL DELEGATIONS NOW IN LONDON,
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[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] RUGBY, Nov. 9. The report, widely circulated
RUGBY, Nov. 9. yesterday, of the impending re- AB the delegates to the Indian signation of the Chancellor of the Round Table Conference have now ex-Chequer, Mr. Philip Snowden, assembled in London, the Mahara
SHOW.
PAGEANT OF THE EMPIRE.
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RUGBY, Nov. 10. The Lord Mayors show which is one of oldest of. London's civie
pageants was held to-day when the
new Lord Mayor, Sir Phene Neal; rodo through the City in the famous gilt coach. figuro in the procession of City dignataries, soldiers, anilors, bands and representatives of City livery companies.
Ho was the central
This year the procession took the form of a pageant of the Empire and included to the delight of the onlookers, four elephants carrying howdalis representing Mohammedan buildings, and Hindu temples, siguifying India and special dis plays representing Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, the Irish Free State and Newfoundland.
Great crowds watched the pro- gress, from the Guild Hall to the law courts.
BRILLIANT SCENE IN HOUSE OF PEERS.
RINGLEADER COMMITS
SUICIDE.
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TOKYO, Nov. 10.. Official despatches state that the
latest engagement between Japan
ese troops and Formosan tribesmen resulted in the loss of sixteen
Japancac,
CHIANG-CHANG CONFERENCE.
PREPARATIONS IN NANKING.
حسنت
[Tunovon REUTER'S AGENCY.)
TIENTSIN, Nov. 10.
It is authoritatively stated that Chang Houch Liang, who arrived
here late on Saturday evening, ÎN leaving for Nanking this evening.
GREYHOUND RACING.
SENSATION IN SHANGHAI.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
SHANGHAI, Nov. 10.
A sonsation has been created by the publication in local newspapers' of a full-page advertisement in which the directors of the Grey-
hound Racing Association embody a lengthy statement purporting to
Tho Nanking representatives, He It is officially confirmed that Yao Tru and Chang Chun, arrived explain the true position relative Ichiro Hazooka, the ringleader of here to-day and the necessary the correspondence exchanged be to dog, racing. They reproduco the revolt, has committed suicide. formalities having been arranged tween the Municipal Council and About forty enemy dead have are returning to the capital with the greyhound interests which only been discovered, while the latest Chang Hauek Liang.
conmenced operations after full figures of the Japanese victims in The Marshal is accompanied by authority and approval had beca the recent massacre show a total a large staff and personal body-corded by the authorities, who of 192 known to be dead and 17 guard numbering 600, but it is im
were fully aware of their intention still missing.
possible for the present to asceT-
to operate a pari-mutnél. tain whether all theso are proceed-
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JAPANESE NAVAL
EXPENDITURE.
MINISTERS OF NAVY AND FINANCE AGREE.
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The statement avenaca the Muni-
ing to Nanking as the stations are cipality of misrepresenting, the closely guarded and reliable. in-position and suggests that there is formation is most difficult to obtain, nothing criminal about dog racing
according to British Inw.
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Mr. Feinenden, Director-General NANKING, Nov. 10.
of the Municipal Council, when Banners are flying in all parts of interviewed robufted the statements the city in honour of the approach and pointed out that if the foreign ing visit of Chang Heuch Lisng community wished to retain the who is expected early to-morrow predominant control in the adminis morning,
tration of Foreign Settlements and The leading Government officials desired the continued support for
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TOKYO, Nov, 10. Following long drawn cut discus- Brilliant ceremony marked the scene at the House of Lords whensions between the Minister of Sir William Phene Neal, London's Finance and the Minister for the will cross the river at seven o'clock Navy, it was announced to-day to meet the Marshal at the Pukow new Lord Mayor, heard from the
that a tentative agreement has Lord Chancellor (Lord Sankoy)
railway station. that the King had approved his ap: 373,000,000 to be spread over
been" reached" to appropriate Yon
pointment as chief magistrate of
period of six years, for the naval the City.
replenishment programme.
The reception in the Princes' Chamber was one of magnificence
a
The balance of Yen, 132,000,000 of
the First Lord of the Admiralty, jah of Patiala, Chancellor of the in ita actting and colouring. The the five hundred million yen which
Mr. W. Alexander, and the Secre- Chamber of Princes, having arrived tary for India, Mr. Wedgewood yesterday from Paris. Benn, is officially denied. A räm- | Eighty-six delegates, of whom unique issued last night from sixteen will represent the Princes, No. 40, Downing Street, says: fifty-seven British India and thir
"The Prime Minister has been teen the British Parliament, will
informed over the telephone at Chequera that A London paper publishes statements regarding the attitude of three of his colleagues
meet on Wednesday in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords of the formal opening of the Confer ence by the King.
in the Cabinet to the recently pub Subsequent meetings will be held lished Liberal memorandum on un-in St. James' Palace, where during employment. He authorines the the past week several informal ses statement that the suggestion that tional meetings have been held the Cabinet are divided on this issue is quite untrue. Moreover, The King and Queen received the neither by personal representations Indian delegates to the Conference by letter from any quarter had at Buckingham Palace yesterday. such communication as is indicated The delegates were presented by in the newspaper been made to him, and the first he had heard of Captain Wedgewood Bean, Secre- it was when he was informed of tary for India.
the publication of the article.
A Deliberato Invention."
Much Interest Shown Throughout Empira.
Although none of the wreckage is likely to be used again for original purpose, the skeleton of R.101 has a value as scrap metal. The main frames of the airship were "The story about a Cabinet split fully stressed, they were de-on Mr. Lloyd George's proposals is 'a deliberate invention from begin- eigned to be rigid without depend- ning to end. There is not an item ing on wire bracing-and to obtain of truth in the statement, nopire is being taken in the Indian shadow of foundation for any of the
Rycer, Nov., 10.
Great interest, not only in Britain and India, but throughout the Em.
Lords.
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this condition an unusually com references made to myself."
Round Table Conference which plex structure was necessary, with Mr. Alexander said: I know opens in London this wook, and the result that the weight of metal nothing of this alleged crisis and which the King Emperor will in I feel eertain that my other vol used was much more, in propor-leagues know nothing about it."
augurate, at noon on Wednesday tion, than that in earlier airships, Mr. George Lansbury, First Com-with broadcast speech in the and much more than that in the missioner of Works, apeaking in Royal Gallery in the House of R.100, which is nearly as large. the broad basic principles of polios Derbyshire last night, said that on About 25 per cent. the framework there was no disagreement in the The purpose of the conference is to was made of steel instead of dura-Cabinet at all. All the talk of a Book the greatest possible measure break was nonsense. "There is lumin, and there were many miles not likely to be a general election of agreement for the final proposals of steel wire in the ship in the under three years, for we shall not which it will later be the duty of shape of gasbog nettings, girder resign until we are turned out, and His Majesty's Government to sub-
I don't think that will happen, be:mit to Parliament." bracings, and the bracings of
cause the opposition cannot agree." secondary structures, such as 'the cabins The total cost of the air ship was about £500,000, but the value of this metal in her would) naturally be. very much less.
NEW BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT.
Tho five engines are probably
RECOGNISED BY GREAT more or less intact, except for the
BRITAIN, melting of external aluminium
[REOTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.] parts, such as valve covers, but they again. cannot be of much use
NEW YORK, Nov, D. It is learned from Rio de Janeiro now except as scrap metal. They that Great Britain has recognised were Beardmore heavy oil engines the Brazilian Government. of 000-horse power, each with eight vertical cylinders in. lino,
They
were very heavy-over 8 lbs. per hores power disadvantage which
ANOTHER FLIGHT TO INDO-CHINA,
is still to some extent inseparable from the use of heavy oil, owing to
their
gowns or
women present locked almost drab beside the men, most of whom were resplendent in uniforma.
There was the Lord Chancellor in his gold-embroidered black robe,
Chiang Kai Shok will arrive in Nanking to-morrow in time to per, sonally welcome the Marshal.
`CIVIL WAR IN CHINA.
theoretically would accrue to the Navy Departments as a result of REQUEST TO STOP AIR-RAIDS, the London Naval Treaty, will be used to ease the burdens of taxa- tion.
(TUBOVOK AKUTER'S AGENCY.]
PRIPING, Nov. 10. Following an air raid over Taji
Under the tentative agreement appropriated for the construction of sunnfy in which there wore a num reached, Ten 100,000,000, will be vessels covered by the Treaty, and her of casualties, Shang Chen has Yen 59,000,000 for vessels outside wired to Ho Ying Ching requesting Yen 90,000,000 will be allotted to raida for the sake of the civilinn the limitation agreement.
him to ask Nanking to stop such the expansion and maintenance of population.
the Recorder of the City of London (Sir Ernest Wild) in his scarlet gown and full-bottomed wig, the
in his uniform of scarlet and gold, City Marshal (Captain D. Massey) aldermen in their robes of purple and gold, and ather City officials.
Sir William Phene Neal was in troduced to Lord Sankey by the Recorder, and Lord Sankey anine nounced the King's approval of the appointment of the new Lord Mayor.
Great Achievement, Then ench drank from a loving cup decorated with lilies of the valley, and the Lord Chancellor toasted the new Lord Mayor in the following words : “ Success, health, and prosperity, my Lord Mayor."
They then exchanged cups, and Sir William toasted the Lord Chan cellor,
The Recorder, în presenting Sir William, reviewed his public life,
the Naval Air Force, including the The Manchurian air forces which provision of twelve additional squa- are expected here are stated by the drone, giving a total of twenty- vernacular papers to be on their
Another Yen 00,000,000 will be allotted to the modernisation and maintenance of capital ships, while Yen 5,000,000 will be used for the establishment of an aviation labora tory.
Minor alterations are expected before the agreement receives the final approval of the Cabinet.
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COMMUNISM IN JAPAN,
TEN ARRESTS REPORTED.
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OBAKA, Nov. 10. and said: "Perhaps his greatest have been rounded up under a About ten men are reported to
achievement was the herculean task | charge of propagating Communiem of helping to remove the embargo among long-shoremen at Kobe and upon the importation of Canadian
Osaka. store cattle, whereby be rendered service both to agriculture—in all branches of which he is an expert-, and the Empiro to which he is devoted.
The conference will be attended, by 37 representatives of British The Lord Mayor elect will be. India and 10 representatives of handicapped by being deprived of Indian states, while representatives the use of the Mansion House of the British Parliament drawn during his year; of, office, but with from Labour, Conservative and public spirit he feels that the time Liberal ranks number 15,
has arrived when the City's historie Several high officials including home should be vacated for rehewal Governors of two provinces, Biraad embellishment. Malcolm Hailey and Sir. Charles funes, are attending in a consul tativo, capacity.
The conference will be in the words of the Viceroy of India, Free to approach its task greatly nesisted indeed, but with liberty
the very high pressure required, FRENCH AIRMEN TO MAKE unimpaired, by the report of the
though in this case it was probably
aggravated by the design, since "ATTEMPT ON RECORD"
Statutory Commission or by any other document which will be before
with eight cylinders in line the
Paris, Nov, 0.—M.M. Piotri and | it,”.
aro
AUSTRALIA'S DEBTS TO
BE HONOURED. MR. SCULLIN'S CONFIDENCE IN AUSTRALIAN PEOPLE..
(BROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
An assurance that Australia will
way and are due to-morrow,
CHANGTÈH THREATENED BY REDS.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
The
SHANGHAI, Nov. 10. Reds" who recently sack
three principal Powers, Britain, America and Japan, they must prove to the world that the Settle- ment is something better than a Monta Carlo,
If the public considered gambling more important than the Settle- ments' future then he had nothing more to say.
MILITARY SENT TO
DIAMOND FIELDS.
TROUBLE BREWING IN AFRICAN ELDORADO.
forces of police are being despatch
Johannesburg. Nov: 7-Large,
Bay district, Namaqualand, as it ed to aid the military to guard the diamond fields in the Alexander is believed that trouble is brewing, there.
Eldorado where, diamonds more beautiful than any in the world are lying about unpicked in almost cudless profusion from the more sand waste.
This is the scene of the new
FRENCH MISSIONARIES IN CHINA.
MINISTER TO OBTAIN RESPECT FOR TREATIES.
ed Hwajutig, in North Hunan, and
Paris, November 4-M. Joseph |captured Taingahih, thirty miles
away, are believed to be threaten-timated to the Minister of Foreign Donais, Deputy of Paris, has in- ing Changtch.
Affairs tbo difficulties with which French missionarios in China are, meeting in their efforts to cajoy the. THE MYSTERY OF MR. PAUL | benefits of the Bine-French Treaty.
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LINEBARGER.
MUCH UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HIS STATUS IN. AMERICA.
[UNITED PREBS.]
Salt Lake City, Nor. 0-Mr. Paul Linebarger, adviser to tho National Government of China, conferred to-day with Senator Reed Smoot of Utah.
....
He deelined, however, to discuss the China silver-loan proposal un- til the question has been submitted- LONDON, Nov. 9.
to President Hoover,
Considerable uncertainty exists strictly honour her financial obliga- here as to Mr. Linebarger's exact given by Mr. J. Htatus in making his present visit tions was Scullin, the Australian Prime Minis tor, in a statement issued in London the recent dispatch from the Kuo to the United States, in view of to-day.
Mr. Scullin declares that nothing in News Agonoy in Shanghai "The twelve great companies and will induce the Australian Govern quoting the statement by Mr. T. V. others have placed their halis at mont to adopt a policy of delibereffect that loans are not being Soong, Finance Minister, to the his disposal so that the hospitalityately deferring the payment of
hought. for which the lord mayoralty of maturing loans. London is famous may remain un Any other course would be dis- They must be met at duo date. diminished."
astrous to Australian credit and would delay for years the restora-DEATH OF GENERAL BLISS. tion of their economic prosperity.
The Government will meet its obligations
AUDIENCE WITH HM THE KING.
SENTS HIS CREDENTIALS.
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ed to do so, would Jase the support
“OBITUARY.
He received the following reply:;" "I beg to inform you that the re presentative of the French Govern- ment at Peiping has received in- structions to use all the means in his power to do away with tho troubles connected with the civil war and to obtain assurance from the Chinese authorities of their re spect for the treaties in favour of the missionarică.
RENEWAL OF STEEL CARTEL
CONTINENTAL GROUPS. STUDYING POSSIBILITY.
Gorman and Belgium groups in the Brussels, Nov. 6-Tho Fronch, steal cartel have exchanged views regarding the situation up to De- renewing the cartel in 1931, Thoy romber 1931 and the possibility of:
have agreed on the general prin- ciples and have appointed a com mission of threo delegates to:_won=:] tinue the examination.
A The eventual reduction of French meduction constitutes the most_do. licato question and one which is attracting-the-greatest-attention-on÷, the part of the cartel.
That French gambling casinos,
FREUTER'S AMERICAN SERVIČR.].
Mr. Scullin is confident that any
WASHINGTON, Nov. 0. Australian Government which fall. The death has occurred of General- crank-shaft and crank-case
Tasker Bliss, former Chief of Staff bound to be long and heavy. They Alcido Delmont to-day received the Among these and other documents BARON VON NEURATE PRE of the Australian people.
of the United States Army, who had the advantage of dispensing well-known aviator, Captain Gou
had be ill for some days. Ho was have lost £400,000 this summer, ne with volatile fuel and with oles-lette who informed them that all will be a long despatch, giving the
20 years of age, la mal trical ignition, and a feature of arrangements had been completed view of the Government of Indiz
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cording to official figures, will pre General Bliss graduated from D their design was that they wore for his flight from Paris to Saigon on the Statutory Commission's Re-
sent a pretty little problem. For Rucny, Nov. 9. Military Academy in 1875, joining if the casinos lose and the visitors. cooled by steam, the water in the eid Athens, Aleppo and Baghdad.
In view of the developments in an Artillery Regiment in June of lose, who is it who wins.1 M. cylinder-jackets being allowed to The airman is accompanied by M.. Port and this, as announced in the. -boil and the steam afterwards. Lalouette.
RUGBY, Nov. 10. Australia the tour of the Austra that year. He was promoted Cap André. who has been described as being recondensed,
The two Ministers assured the public.
lian Prime Minister in the West of tion in 1803 and Major in 1888, and the king of the French ossinos,” A meninge from Beauvais says aviators that they would be accord. After the opening ceremony, the
Baron Von Neurath, the newly England was curtailed, and he reserved in the Porto Rican campaign oner declared that his patrons wore that a quantity of articles, such as ed assistance by the authorities of Conference will begin is sittinga appointed Gorman Ambassador to turned to London yesterday to con-as Chief of Staff. He became col- all fools and that he lived by their wameforge-find-thuparte prtonghe Indo-Chintakert-the-to-eygen extendiget Stefanes alors The Car St. Joh, WIE Yesult is colleagues, the Attonvey incber of custang Haware and--fully sellaserteinis sank 0000,000 af
French Indo-Chine
paratory meetings of the Indian
Minister of Markets, Mr. Moloney, The aeroplane is due to leave Leiates delegation and the British audience at Buckingham Palace whe with: Bir Scallin, are Austra Bourget to-morrow night if the Indian delegation and of various this morning when His Excellency lina delegates to the Imperial Con
ference. presented his letters of credential. weather permits.
committees are being held"
found in the wreckage. These have been sent to the Air Ministry, with zaot indications of the position of each in the wreckage.
House of Commons, will he made
coved "by T.m. the
four years. He negotiated a treaty | Baule, and was worth at that time of reciprocity with, Cube: in. 1902.
At least a couple of million nounda He was also a member of the Can it be that the day of Casin "American" Peacé Delegation.[ kings is over 1