ROUND-TABLE-
CONFERENCE.
TO MEET AT ST. JAMES'S
UN MONDAY."
(BRITISH WIRELESS ABRVICE.}
Reay, Nov. 19.
The King Emperor's Speech at the inauguration of the Indian Round-Table Conference, together with
of the ummaries
uther speeches, was brondcast throughout India, Australia, Canada, United States, Germany, Denmark and Holland.
EMPIRE CONFERENCE
BRITAIN AND DOMINIONS
FAIL TO AGREE.
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY,}
LONDON, Nov, 13. The Imperial Conference of 1030 has now spent six weeks mainly in the study of Imperial economies."
To-day the heads of delegations
will make a final effort to reach an agreement to improve inter-Imperis trade.
After the Canadian Prime Minis ter, Mr. Bennett had proposed' a ten per cent, increase in Imperial At the end of the sitting. Mr. Tariff Preferences a special "Com. Ramsay MacDonald, the Prime
mittee on Economic Co-operation" Minister and Chairman of the Con-
was formed, presided over by Mr. Graham, President of the Board of Trade, to study every aspect of Imperial economics,
ference, proposed that a committes to advise the Conference on the conduct of business should be con stituted, composed of sixteen ment bers representative of the delega tions.
The Conference later adjourned until Monday when it will meet during the morning at St. James's
Palace.
DELEGATES ENTERTAINED.
(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Ruany, Nov. 13. One of the most brilliant asxem- blies seen in London in recent years was held at Lancaster House, St.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1930.
DISARMAMENT COMMISSION.
DRAFT RESOLUTION SUBMITTED.
[THNOG RETER's Auency.]
GENEVA, Nov. 13. The Disarmament Commission has resumed general discussion on
BUILDINGS COLLAPSE | IN LYONS.
SIXTY PEOPLE KILLED.
(Thnovan REUTHE’¤ AGENCY.)
LYONS, Nov. 13. It is reported that 60 were killed and 40 injured as the result of a series of collapses of buildings in
-
Fire-
--LATER.
the methods of limitation of land the old part of the town.
First a wall collapsed on top of armaments:
"Lord Cecil on behalf of the British, in house occupied by nuns. French and American delegations men and police rushed to their submitted # draft resolution-rescue and then two more buildings Firstly, approving the principle that collapsed and buried the rescuers. there should be the fullest possible The mask of débris prevents an exchange of information regarding accurate estimate of the casualties.
the parties
Further Collapses. arinninents between present at the Convention; second- ly, recording the Comraission's' in. The leads of delegations began animous desire to find a method to to examine this committee's report provide for the limitation of war November 11. The closest material in a more precise manner secrecy has been inaintained but than is possible by publicity alone; it appears that the British Govern and thirdly, recognising, while the ment has definitely rejected Mr. majority of the Commission is of Bennett's proposal and submitted the opinion that regarding land alternatives such as quotas of immaterial the most practical method to secure a more precise limitation port guards and bulk purchases,
It is generally felt, however, that is by a budgetary limitation, other the Conference will end with differ-members believe that a more prae- cat proposals from Britain and the ticable method is by direct limits Dominions on record and that no tion by specific shumeration and Rome would like to see a comhinn- agreement will be reached on any particular plan.
tion of the two methods.
On
General Hertzog, South African James, last night when the Gov-Prime Minister, has arranged to sail
ernment entertained the Indian Princes and other delegates to the
to-morrow.
The whole question of economies Indian Round-Table Conference. is likely to be shelved to a further The guests who were received by conference to be held a year or two the Prime Minister aumbered two ahead, andit thousand, and the colourful beatur it is suggested that this jewelled garments of the Indian Dominions, possibly Canada. Mean delegates made a striking serne. I while the present Dominion prefer.
ECONOMIC MISSION.
AGREEMENT · AWAITS APPROVAL OF SENATE,
cuces are to he continued.
In the afternoon the heads of delegations will continue the discus. sion of foreign policy which began en November 11 on the bases of a memorandum which Mr. Henderson circulated to Dominions? delegates, in which the whole field of foreign policy is covered.
Two Parts Adopted. The Disarmament Commission has adopted with certain verba!! modifications the first two para graphs of Lord Cecil's resolution. A vote on the third paragraph was
postponed till November 14 to en- able the British and Germang to confer regarding the veriml madi.
fications.
BURMESE TOWN DESTROYED.
CHIANG APPOINTED THE LATE MR. LENOX
SIMPSON. CHAIRMAN OF C.E.C.
MANY PROPOSALS TABLED. LAID TO REST IN TIENTSIN
CEMETERY.
CHIANG-CHANG CONFERENCE.
‚RE-ORGANISATION OF KUOMINCHUN.
[TANOVON 'KEUTER'S AGENCY.).
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
{TBROUGH REUTEL'S ADENCY.J
NASKING, Nov. 13. Chiang Kai Shek was this morn“
NANKING, Nov: 13.
TIENTSIN, Nov. 13. After a simple, but impressive, It is generally believed here that elected Chairman of the Fourth
Executive Committer, while ve lato M. Lenox Simpson was Jaj the outstanding issues for discus-Plenary Session of the Central Church of England ceremony the committees were appointed to to rest at 2 p.m. to-day, in the examine the numerous proposals Canton Road Cemetery, where his')
father's remains also lie.
sion between Barshals Chiang Kai Shek and Chang Houch Liang will be national defence, re-organisation of the Kuominchun, the Shansi submitted to the Session for con- troops, and possible changes in the
It was officially stated that the personnel of the Nationalist Gov-
Plenary Session would be lasting ernment.
five days, and will close on Novem-
It is predicted by ordinary well. informed people that the Ministers for War, Finance, Foreign Affairs, Railways, and Communications will
sideration.
ber 18.
Dr. C. T. Wang was elected a full member of the C.E.C., of which
member.
he was formerly only a substitute
It is stated that among the pro-
A series of buildings which col- remain unchanged, but it is report lapsed in the St. Jean quartered that new men will probably be played havoc. In an area of fifty appointed to the portfolios of yards at least ten 0 or 7-storeyed, Education, Homo Affairs, Agricul-posals tabled by Chiang Kai Shek tenements lie in rains in one strect ture, and Mines. alone.
It is also suggested that Yu Yu Jen is being appointed head of either the Executive or Control
On the military side it appears
Despite the imminent danger of further collapses the Bremen, police
volunteer helporn worked Yuan. and throughout the darkness trying to rescue those entombed under tons of smashed bricks and mortar, while high crumbling walls and tons of loosened earth are leaning perilously over the rescuers. may be days before the full casual- ties are known.
Oblet of Fire Brigade Killed.
LATER,
It
likely that the leaders will agree part of the Kueminchun being re-organised and distributed in various parts for bandit suppres-
sion.
Chang Hauch Linng may under- Enke the re-organisation of the Shansi troops.
It is reported that Chang Hauer
The landslides still continue. So Liong may remain here for a fort far thirty bodies have been recover-night. ed, all, except five, being rescuera
including the Chief of the Fire Brigade, Captain Rachas, his assist. aut. 18 firemea and 3 policemen.
PRINCE'S SURPRISE FLIGHT TO CALSHOT.
TAKES OVER CONTROLS OF "DO-I."
FTSCHOVOR: REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 12. It is reported that the town of
H.R.H, the Prince of Wales flew Kyaukpy, in lower Burma, w58
to Southampton froin London 'to- destroyed by a cyclone on Novem- ber 10, but no loss of life has yet day. He took half an hour's trip been reported. Details are lacking in the German flying boat Dornier Lord D'Abernon's agreement awaits the Imperial Conference continued owing to the collapse of telegraphic | "DO-X," and later flew back to
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Nov. 12. 3r. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, stated in the House of Cominens that the Argentine Minis- tor for Foreign Affaire recently in- formed the British Ambassador that
the approval of the Senate, and that when this wns given Executive would take the necessary' steps to put it into force.
་
(BRITISH WIRELESS REKVICE.] Final Decision To-day.
RUGBY, Nov. 12.
The bends of the delegations to
their consideration of the economie the aspects of inter-Imperial relations this afternoon and adjourned until to-morrow, marning, when they hope to conclude the discussion on coonomic questions, including sage gestions for quota inport guards and bulk purchase which has boon put forward as a possible alterna- tive to imperial preference by aeans of tariffs,
SIR O. NIEMEYER LEAVES
FOR ENGLAND,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
SYDNEY, Nov. 13.
SYDNEY, Oct. 27.
In the afternoon they will con. tinue the discussion of foreign affairs begun yesterday. That will
RESULT OF CYCLONE. (THROUGH' REUTER'S AGENCY.1
communications.
RANGOON, Nov. 13.
London.
During to-day's flight of the "DO:
AIR CRASH IN AMERICA. X," the Prince of Wales took over the controle for 10 minutes and re- marked subsequently, "She is a wonderful ship."
AVIATORS' ESCAPE DEATH.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICK.]
New York, Nov. 13.
It is reported that the neroplate
in which Captain John Donaldson
Officials Surprised.
RUGBY, Nov. 12
The Prince of Wales, after flying
and Edward Weiner started an en. from Hendon Aerodrome near Lon- duranes flight yesterday crasher in
flames in the outskirts of Brooklyn.don to Southampton Water to day, Both aviators escaped, Weiner was a passenger in a demonstration light in the German flying bout "DO-X," which is to cross the At lantic
LARGE BUSINESS IN DRUGS:
£10,000 WEEKLY,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Sir Otto Niemeyer has left for be the last meeting at which Gen- | being injured. England.
eral Hertzog will be present, as e proposes to sail for South Africa Ruplying to the attacks upon him on Friday. He will, of course, in connection with the New South be represented at the Final Plen- Wales elections, Sir Otto Niemeyerary Session of the Conference, emphasises that he came to Aus which is faed provisionally for tralia at the invitation of the Friday morning. Federal Government and gave ad- vice at the request of the meinbera of the Loan Council and the Pre- niers Conference in Melbourne, whose part it was to decide whether or not to accept his advice. The agreement reached was not an agreement with him, but between the seven Premiors on what they considered would be the best policy to follow in the interest of Aus tralin. He represents only the
OPIUM CONFERENCE CONCLUDED.
DRUG QUOTAS ALLOCATED.
(THROUGH LEOTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 12. The preliminary opium confor- Bank of England, which has nonce concluded to day, and reach interest in Austrálian finance other than a desire to serve the publice provisional agreement regard- interest by avorting serious finaning the manufacturing quotas of cocaine to lo-allocated to various
-cial difficulties. His advies was manufacturing countries
and solely on, a consideration of The consideration of the alloca- what was in the best interests oftion of quotas for morphine and all parties and classes in 'Australia.
its derivatives will be continued
NEW YORK, Nov. 12. Twenty-one persons have been arrested for allegedly carrying on business amounting to £10,000 weekly, in supplying narcotics to the foreign quarter of the City.
AIR RACE TO, SAIGON.
FRENCHMEN REACH BANGKOK.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
BANGKOK, Nov. 12. The French fliers, Goulette and by the representatives of the vari-La Loulette, who are engaged on record-breaking fight from ous Governmente concerned, with
view to reading agreement be. Paris to Saigon, arrived here to- fore the meeting of the Opium Ad-day, four days and a half after BUOYANCY TO BE. IMPROVED.visory Committee of the League of leaving Le Bourget
LIFE-BOATS FOR 'PLANES.
(BRITISH) WIRELESS BERVICE.).
Ruaar, Nov. 12. Mr. F. Montague, Undor-Sveret.. ary for Air, stated in tho, House of Commons, that a life aving collapsible dinghy which could be rapidly inflated by mochanical mcans had recently been subjected tc practical teete with satisfactory results, and would be carried on: all zen going seaplanes large on ough to be so equipped:
Nations in January. The scheme. drawn up liŷ the conference does not cover Turkey or Japan, both of whom have reserved their decisions.
CLOSER UNION IN EAST AFRICA.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Rugur, Nov. 12, Mr. W. Lunn, Under-Secretary Action was being taken to im for the Dominions, stated in the the Foire
French Airwoman Starts on Eastern, Flight.
VILLA COUBLAT, Nov. 12 The French nirwoman, Malle. Hiltze, started from here to-day in an attempt to fly to Saigon and back in a light 'plans..
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. LEAVES FOR SHOOTING TRIP.
· [THROUGH REUTRE'S AGENDE, )
a
To the surprise of the officials at Calshot Aerodrome neni South- ampton, where the "DO-X" is moor- ed, the Prince arrived in the am phibian machine Sara Cloud, most powerful amphibian owned by Mr. Holt, wealthy Canadian busi- ness man. The machine alighted and taxied across to the "DO-X." where Dr. and Frau Dornier wel comed him.
is one suggesting the amalgamation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Mines and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Labour TAI one
Ministry, Public Health and Interior as another, thus abolishing two Ministrice,
It is stated that Chinng will also propose limiting the powers of the Excentive Yuan to affairs concern- ing the Ministries, all political mat- tere being dealt with: by a State: Council,
It is believed that the Session will request Chiang to assume the Chairmanship of the Executive Yuan which has been vacant sinet the death of The Yen Kri.
|
By special request of the family and triends the funeral service was conducted privately, and besides the widow only some fifty of the
deceased's inost intimate Chinese,. and foreign friends attended,
There were an unusually largo various clubs and organisations both number of wreaths sent by friends, from Pelping and Tientsin, which testified to deceased's popularity, and to the fact that he was one of the most widely known personalitica in China.
NEW BISHOP OF SHIUCHOW.
LARGE GATHERING AT
SERVICE.
On Sunday last at Shiuchow in Northern Kwangtung Mgr. Kanazei of the Salesian Society was con- Berated Dishop' to take the place. of the martyred Dishop Versiglia as Vicar, Apostolic of: Shiuchow.
The representatives of various Hunan bodics have petitioned the Session to remove Ho Chien from
The large party of Bishops and the Chairmanship of Huoan, and other Ecclesiastics of fifteen differ- this petition is being discussed, ent nationalitica and five different This morning Chang Hanch Liang religious congregations together ence of the Fourth Plenary Session.
MINERS STRIKE IN attended the preparatory confer
LIMA.
FIFTEEN KILLED DURING RIOT.
Two Americans, ono Austrian and
HITCH IN HULL SCHEME.
Shiuchow for the consecration of Mgr. Kanazei did so not merely to honour the zealous and emergetic
with lay folk who travelled to
NEW AIRCRAFT FACTORY. Salesian priest who was that day.
to receive the plentituds of the Sacerdotal power and dignity, but alsa to do homage to the memory of the Saintly prelate who with one of his young priests Fr. Carvario. was brutally done to death by bandits last February.
The Hull Corporation Aerodrome Committee have been informed that a hitch had occurred in the uego- tiations for the erection of an air
The
(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]:
LIMA, NOV. 13.
The consecration was performed Martial law in the departments
by His Excellency the "Apostolie of Juain and Lims has been decraft factory on a site adjacent to Delegate of China Mgr. Celso clared and a dissolution of the the Hull Municipal Aerodrome at Constantini, assisted by the two General Confederation of Workmen Hedon.
Civilian Aircraft Bishops Mgr. Tau (on of the six was proclaimed following a decision Company, Burton-on-Trent, wero Chinese Bishops consecrated by His by the workers at Lima and Callaointed to have objected to a clause Holiness the Pope a few years ago) to call a general strike,
in the agreement atipulating that, and Mgr. Fourquet, Vicar Apos employees,
Hull labour must be en-Mgr. Valtorta, Vicar Apostolic of 12 Peruvians were killed and apart from regular and supervisory tale of Canton. Also present were Hong Kong, and, Mgr. Waleb, people wounded when the police and ployed. a handful of foreigners tried to eject Colonel Oldfield urged that the Vicar Apostolic of Kongmoon. 1,600 demonstrating copper-miners company's roquest was a reasonable fong the other Ecclesiastics were from the region of the mines in one, pointing out that the enter F. MacGillicuddy, Mgr. O'Shea of of American concern.
prise was Corto de Pasco belonging to
ano which must confer Kinngsi, Fr. Braga (Provincial benefit on the city directly and in the Salesian Fathers), Fr. Bernie Foreigners are evacuating from directly. It was not, he said, like dini Superior of the St. Louis
n Corporation contract..
Industrial School, Hong Kong), the district by special train which is conveying 360 British and Ameri-
Mr. Benno Pearlman, chairman, Dem Albert Gresnight (the distin- com subjects to Lima, but if the replied that exceptional facilities guished Benedictine Architect, efforts of the workers' leadera ore had been offered to the company at whose work in China is already successful and the railwaymen a minimum rental, and if Hull lab famous), and representatives of strike, the train may be stranded.
our were not given preference, they various missionary Two hundred infantry have been would have failed to mitigate the despatched to the Corro de Pasco local unemployment problem, which was the object of attracting new industrica.
region.
an
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NEW BRITISH CRUISERS.
SHIPS OF 7,000 TONS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.)
RUGBY, Nov. 12. Sir A. V. Alexander, first Lord the of the Admiralty, stated in Hour of Commons that the ton- aage of each of the three cruisers included in the aircraft Naval building programme was about 7,000 tons.
On returning from a brief fight BATTALION CONDEMNED ever the Isle of Wight, it was stat-
TO DEATH.' that for a brief apoll the Prince took full control of the "DO-X."
FOREIGN LEGION MUTINY. During the flight the Prince, who was much impressed with the flying
Asensational despatch comes boat, toasted the Commander and from Foz, in Morocco, to a Berlin crew and wished them success on thair Atlantic flight. A short newspaper with dramatic details of light was later made to unable to an alleged mutiny in the French Prince to see the vessel take off Foreign Legion, which resulted in and alight on the water. The "DO. 400 men being sentenced to death. the untonce being actually carried X" is expected to leave Calshot on
out in forty enses Friday.
BRITAIN AND PALESTINE,
WHITE PAPER MISUNDER- STANDING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 19.
The nowspaper, the Nationale Sariafia stated that the ard· bas tallon of the Legion mutinied on July 10, when about to go into nction north of Skurns. The whole battalion wore disarmed and court, mantialled-and every man-400or thom-was sentenced to death,
According to the French custom, one man in every ten was told to fall out and was shot. The 300 survivors had their sentences com-" muted to ponal servitude for life, and have been sont to work in the ines at Kenades, and labour on the roads.
In the House of Commons at question time, Mr. Ramsay Mac Donald said that the Government's Palestine white paper had given risa to some misunderstanding, and Among the men put to death ars- had been näsinterpreted in some alleged to be twenty four Germans,. essential pointe Therefore, the three Austrians, two Bulgarians, Government did not intend to pro-and eloven Russians, N
terdinance before diecus The Cormanownager adds are the buoyancy of the tigruten at defense payments Partisant la emphasis
the
lleged mutinya story BY PUDFIGHTER and of all metal son going noro inquire into closer Union in East The Duke of Gloucester has laited that the Government much to porno dop plance up to the standard of at. Africa would not be instructed to for Modjo on a shooting expedition, carry out our mandatory obliga- of origin of the Germans anil Aus- tions to both sections of the popu. trians who are said to have been least two or three hours' buoyancy inquire into the future Statue and taking a cinematograph camera to
"executed,MN infair weather,
constitution of Northern Rhodesia.film rare animals.
Intion in Palestina
The committee declined to waive the condition, but decided to con- tinue negotiations with the com Dany.
unite. The
guests were housed in the fine.. mission quarters beside the Cathe dral. The bands of St. Louis In- Custrial School, Hong Kong and the Isinculate Conception School Macao, travelled up and provided excellent music for all parts of the function.
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