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FEDERATION SCHEME FOR INDIA.
SYSTEM TO FIT DOMINION STATUS DEMAND..
PRELIMINARY SURVEY BY COMMITTEE.
*THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)
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LONDON, Nov. 24. The flood, of Indian oratory at the Plenary Session of the Round Table Conference has no footer subsided than the leading British.! Indian politicians are faced with the realisation of the enormous task
involved in drawing up a scheme of
Federal Constitution. The effect of the speeches of the Indian dejo gatex at the Plenary Session has
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]" Federal Relations Committee's First
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Bassion,
Ruasy, Nov. 24. The Federal Relations Committee of the Indian Round Table Confer nce held its arst meeting to-day.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 26, 1930.
JAPAN'S FINANCES
REVIEWED.
RIGID ECONOMY TO SECURE BALANCED BUDGET.
(THROTON REDTEN'S AGENOT.]
TOKYO, Nov, 25. Baron Inouye, Minister of Fin- ance, addressing 500 bankers of Western Japan, revieweit Japan's
bances and economic conditions.
Baron Inouye said that the task The Committer as originally apof preparing next year's Budget pointed comprised 32 members, re-
was beset with difficulties owing to presentative of all the delegations, the diminished revenue, but he with power to co-opt.
would avoid recourse to loans, and would secure a balanced Budget by
It was decided today to co additional members the
opt
13.
heen tremendous, and their ability Maharajas of Nayanagar and off rigid economy in expenditure and
and eloquence has astounded their hearers and readers. Indeed, they can be enid to have revolutionised
the whole of the British attitude towards the probieni,
.
Unanimity of Princes.
The most significant fact arising from the Plenary Session has been the unanimity of the Princes in joining the British-Indian demand for federation, but: in private talks after the Conference Reuter learns that doubts have already appeared in some minds whether any system of federation can be evolved that world fit in with India's demand for Dominion status.
Non-Moslems Exchange idens,
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Rowa, Chief Sabib of Sangli and Sardar Sultan Ahmed Khan, also Sir Srinivara Sastri and six further members from the British Indian delegation to be selected by that delegation,
It was agreed that all members of the British delegation shall be free to join the Committee.
an overhaul of the Government's administrative fiscal systems.
Baron Inouye painted out the recent factors tending toward na improvement in the stabilisation of prices, citing as instances tho re- covery of the security market in Japan and the improvement in cop per and sugar prices abroad.
The Minister for Finanoe cm- phasised the need for the ration.
The next meeting was fixed for Friday afternoon. The interval will be employed in further préparationalisation of industries in Japan, and ho urged financial assistance from the bankers to that end:
for the work of the Cominittee.
After sonic discussion to-day, during which warious methods of approaching their task were sug- gested, it was agreed that Lord Chancellor Sankey should under- take to formulate and supply to the merabers by Wednesday night the heads of the subjects for the Committee's discussion,
1 The Federal Relations Commit- tee, now comprising 49 members, will probably do much of its detail- ed work through sub-committees, upon which other members of the delegations will he invited to serve. Developments Watched With Kosa Interest.
ป The leading non-Moslem delegates are privately exchanging ideas on the subject at great length, and will soon become enmeshed' in
of details.. mies
For instance, whether the Prices should be eligible for the posts of Ministera, God what should be the proportion
Developments at the Conference of their representation, namely, by are being watched with the keenest interest in India, according to the population or other basis; whether Government of India's weekly up- the representatives of the Indian preciation of the situation. The at States, as members of the Legisla-tempts proceeding in London to reach a settlement on communal ture, the Princes, or their agents issues are also followed with close should have a voies in matters interest. other, than those of common con. cern; and whether the British Indian members should be entitled to interfere in the affairs of the Indian States.
Whatever the result of these dis- cussions, which are likely to be protracted, it is recognised that the problem is more puzzling than it at first appeared.
Settlement of Hindu-Möslom Questions.
Regarding the situation through- out the country, the Government of India's survey records an im provement generally.
Baron Joouye considered that Japan was doing well in interna- tional trade considering the world depression. He said that the ex- port of gold from Japan since the lifting of the embargo amounted to Yen 308,000,000, but of this a por tion had been used for the purchase of Japanese gold dollar bonds.
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IMPERIAL SCHOOL OF AIR PILOTAGE.
CHANG'S VISIT TO PEIPING.
PREPARING WAICHIAOPU
BUILDING.
(THROUGH KRUIER'S AUKNOT.)
PEIFING, Nov. 28, Preparations are once more being made for the former Waichinopu building to accommodate Chang Heach Liang, who is expected here about the end of the week:
It is generally believed that Chung Hsuch Ziong will stay for some time and conduct affaire as Vice Generalissimo and for the re habilitation of North China.
REDS CAPTURE SIANGYIN.
UNLIKELY TO HOLD TOWN.
(TABATON NEUTER'S AGENCY.)
PEIPINO, Nov. 25.
MR.
BALDWIN ACCLAIMED LEADER.
APPRECIATION OF HIS EMINENT SERVICES.
(THROUGH BELTER'S AGENCY,]
LONDON, Nov. 23.
A widely representative gather-
BRITAIN'S COAL MINES ACT.
BECOMES OPERATIVE NEXT MONDAY.
(ORITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Ruaur, Nov. 25.
The sections of the Coal Mines
A message from Changsha stałcą that 3,000 Communists captured Siangyin, situated a miles from ing in London of 800 delegates of Act which prescribe a seven and Changsha, but it is believed that the Central Council of Conservativen half hours working-day for it is only a raid, and that the ban. Associations unanimously declared miners will come into operation dits are not likely to hold the town their unabated confidence in Mr.next Monday. or advance against Changsha,
Stanley Baldwin's leadership and Although in some districts ngree-, their grateful appreciation of his ments have been arrived at where eminent, services.
by in accordance with the permis sive provisions of the Act, "sprend-, OVON #
arrangements have been made between the owners and miners, in others no agreement of terme for continuing work on the new basis has been reached on the. hours of a working day.
AIRSHIP R.101 DISASTER.
YEN HSI SHANTO VISIT BRITISH DECORATIONS FOR
TIENTSIN:
CHANG HSUEH LIẠNG SEND-
ING SPECIAL TRAIN,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, NOV. 20.
It is understood that Cheng Hsueh Liang has given special in structions for a special train to be sent to Shihkinchuang to convey Yon Hsi Shan to Tientsin.”
GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS
STOCK.
LOCOMOTIVES AND CARS- DETAINED BY MILITARISTS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANEING, Nov. 25.
It is revealed that 09 locomotives and 1,890 cars belonging to the different Government railways are.
DEGREE OF EFFICIENCY TO being detained by the military
BE GRANTED.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SKAVICE.]
RUGBY, Nov. 25.
authorities, of which only & emal] proportion has already been return. ed to the railway authorities.
Proposals for the establishment| SINO-AMERICAN QUESTIONS-
In Bihar and Orissa picketing by the Air Ministry of an Imperial decreased in intensity and in Ben- gal a sign of improving conditions School of Air Pilotage for the train-
It is the intention of the promo-
is the reture to duty of villageing and testing of professional watchmen who had resigned.
Lo the United Provinces the pilots in future were revealed last novices' agitation in the towns is night at the first annual meeting of on & decline, although Congress the Guild of Air Pilot and Air emissaries in rural areas are taking Navigators of the British Empire. advantage of the low prices for produce nad are trying to persuade tenants to withhold the rents.
Picketing has practically scared in Assam and is less organised in Delhi.
There is a general decline in active enthusiasm for the campaign in Gujerat and all is quiet in Bom-
The settlement of the Hindu Moslem questions has niso not pro- grossed appreciably. Apparently, the Moslem opinion is hardening sgainst the acceptance of joint bay. electorates and lower than a 33 per | (THRQUOR REUTER'S AGENCY.]
́(Wah Ter Yat. Pao.}
SALVAGE HELPERS.
(ARITIAN WIRELESS BREVICE.]
SENSATIONAL BANK-NOTE
COUP:
INTERNATIONAL TRICKSTER RECEIVES OVER £1,000,000,
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Nov. 24.
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The negotiations in Scotland and. in the South Wales coalfields are at a deadlock, and the miners in both. The amazingly hold coup of a RUGBY, NOV, 25.
areas are referring disputes to the swindler in fraudulently obtaining | recently-established National Indus- His Majesty the King having ap- proved of the grant of decorations over £1,000,000 worth of bank notes trial Board set up under the Coal to a number of persons who took direct from a printer was mention Mines Act. part in the salvage operations on day, when the Bank of Portugal ed in the King's Beach Division' to- the occasion of the disaster to the saed Messrs. Waterlow & Sons, R.101, Lord Tyrrell, British Ambas- Limited, printers, for £1,118,613, sador in Paris, will present the alleging, alternatively, breaches of insignia of these decorations at contract, negligetice or conversion, Beauvais next Wednesday.
The towns of Beauvais and Allon- be and the hospital at Beauvais, as well as a number of other per sons who rendered· aid ́OB
that
occasion, will also be presented with tokens of the gratitude of His Majesty's Government,
R.A.F. FLIGHT TO WEST
AFRICA.
FORCED DESCENT IN THE BUSH.
(DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]'
RUGBY, Nov. 24. The Royal Air Force West Africa flight of three Fairey machines left Geneion to-day on the return jour ney from Bathurst to Khartoum,
During the outward flight ono
NANKING, Nov. 25 The American Minister is expect- ed here to-morrow to discuss with Dr. C. T. Wang regarding the Sino-machine made a forced descent in American questions.
A native runner was Bent 100 niles for assistance, and
the bush..
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the
bush for repair. By working day and night for four daya the air men, with the assistance of the Resi- dent at Kano, were enabled to continue the
ters that the proposed new univer- DISARMAMENT COMMISSION machine drawn 30 miles through the |sity or school should grant a degree which should be the highest stan- dard obtainable by air pilots and should denote thorough training and experience in practical air pilotage and navigation, seaman- ship, maintenance of equipment,
eent. Moslem representation in the Federation Attracts Little Attention operation, traffic, meteorology, ocon-
Central Legislature.
The Indian Liberals are having informal talks with the Moslem leaders with the view to reaching a formula. These private meetings have included "conversations" by the British Indian leaders with the
States Ministers,
Houter learns that the Princes hitherto have not made any definite „proposata" as regards the terms
upon which they will enter Federation.
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His Majesty's Government, and all the members of the British delegation are busy examining the federal question.
In India.
LONDON, Nov. 24, The Government of India's week- ments at the Round Table Confer- ly appreciation states that develop- enco in regard to federation have hitherto attracted leas attention than might be expected, but have already stimulated constructive thought and it is "oped, will in- creasingly divert attention : from purely destructive criticism.
omics of air transport and interna: tional legislation.
ATLANTIC FLEET TO
PANAMA.
RUSSIAN NAVAL ATTACHE ALSO DEPARTS.
(THROUGH RISTER'S AGENCY.]'.
GENEVA, Nov. 24.
sions, including that of the Bristol miners, who have asked for an ex- tension of the present agreement until the Board's findings are known.
Three appeals now await for deci.
The deadlock in Scotland became definite yesterday, the owners fund ly rejecting the miners' demand: that there should be no reduc tion of earnings when the reduction
in connection with the printing of Portuguese bank notes.
Plaintiff's Counsel asserted that on international swindler named
of hours becomes effective. Marang called at Waterlows in 1921 bearing a forged letter from the meanwhile been reached in Cum "Sprendover" agreements have Governor of the Bank of Portugal,berland and the North Wales coal: and ordered the notes, which were fields, and an application has been duly supplied and circulated. made to the Mining Amociation of Counsel contended that Marang's Owners and to the Miners' Federa- plot was full of leaks and holes, and tion for assent to these agreements. not only invited suspicion, hut Such assent must be forthcoming. shouted for it..
CLAIMS TO IRISH SWEEP.
AMUSING ACTIONS TO PRESERVE WINNINGS.
[THROUGH REVter'a agency.]
VANCOUVER, NOV. 21.
How the winning of a big sweep stake prize may induce brain fever in the winner's effort to keep his winnings is illustrated in a case in Vancouver, where two brothers won the Irish sweep.
The winners, Dave, have institut. ed friendly actions 88. 14 first in- formers under the Canadian Criminal Code in order to ensure
before the Board of Trade orders making the agreements operativo" are granted.
Agreements are said to be in prospect also in Northumberland and Durham.
Negotiations are proceeding in the Lancashire confeld on the owners' proposals for a """spread. over" of hours, which would re- sult in a working week of five working days of eight hours each without wage reductions.
shorter working day is already in In certain other large coalfields a
operation.
COTTON PURCHASES BY
JAPAN
FROM U.S.
that his winnings shall be retained MORE THAN MILLION ALER by the family. Similarly, Arnold Walker, who sold Dawe a ticket and gets a share of the windings, has been in sued by his wife as
Arst informer."
[UNITED TRESS.]
New Orleans, November 20-Mr. Grover Sims, cotton expert from
purchase more than 1,000,000 kales of cotton. in 1930.
The Russian naval attache, M. schedula Hight according to prize, for the Federal regulations Kobe, said to-day that Japan will:
Chegunsky, has also left the Die- Three hundred natives were en armament Committee, and is resum gaged in clearing the ground to in his understood that Tevfik enable the machine to take off,
duties in Rome.
Bushi, Bey, the Turkish Foraign It was the dint occasion that Air Minister, does not intend to stay Force land machines had visited till the end of the sitting. He is VISITtly to leave for Rome to con- Cambio.
fer, with Signor Mussolini.
WILL WITNESS EXERCISES OF U.S. FLEET.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, Nov. 24. The visit which the Commander In-Chief of the Atlantic Float, Admiral Sir Michael Hodges, will
Civil Ships and Plants.
LATER. Following a discussion regarding
an exchange of information respect--
FRENCH WOMAN'S FLIGHT
TO SAIGON.
(THROUGH KLUTER'S AGENCY.]
ing armaments and military effec- SAFE ARRIVAL IN CALCUTTA. tives, the Disarmament Committee to day adopted, by five votes to four, an Italian proposal to in clude the overseas forces of coun trics and formations organised on
CALCUTTA, Nov. 21. in returns. o military basis in soparata tibles
Mademoiselle Hitz, the French The Committee also adopted by airwoman, who left Villa Coublay seven yotes to three an article pro-12 days ago in an attempt to fly to States Government to the Comviding that the name and tonnage Saigon and back in a light aero of vessels capable of being convert_ ed into warships by communicated to the League Secretariat.
Conversions of Civil Aviation for Military Purposes,
plane, has arrived here on the out ward stage of her trip.
There is generally an indication of a wider appreciation of the import ance of the Conference increasing the hopefulness of a successfu} issue,
Bombay Deals En Foreign Oloth. BOMBAY, Nov. 21. Notwithstanding the merchants' avowals that they are only dealing The Liberal delegation met this with homespune it is universally pay at the invitation of the United
believed that the Muljijetha mar morning, and the Conservativeket, which has re-opened, has re- pander-in-Chief of the United delegation are in alone touch not sumed dealings in foreign cloth. States Fleet at Colon, Panama, Prior to the civil disobedience will take place from February 23 only with their own executivo but with the Princes and the British campaign, the Muljijetin was one to B, and not in January
of the biggest foreign cloth mar-erroneously announced elsewhere, India delegates..
kats in Bombay.
At the times the United States Floet will be carrying out their | A further Article adopted for Spring exercises near Colon. A inclusion in the Convention dealt.
Previously tho Nelson, together with the conversion of civil avia-FOUR-NEW-YORK CORPORA-- with the Rodacy, Hawkins, York, tion for military purposes
→TIONS CONCERNED. Dorsetshire, Norfolk, and Adven ture, will visit the West Indian Islands, including Jamaica, Bar
·[SSUTED'S · AMERICAN SERVICE] bados, Trinidad, Demerara and British Guiana,
SHANTUNG'S NEW RAILWAY COACHES.
SEVENTY ARRIVE FROM BELGIUM.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]"
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25.
A "message from Tsinglao states that another consigament of tow railway coaches ordered from Bol gium by the Klaochow-Tainan Rail way arrived by steamer yesterday,
The shipmenttoinla 50-codober, which will he assembled as soon as
CHINESE EASTERN
RAILWAY.
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DRASTIC CUTS" IN EXPENDITURE.
(TANOUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Nov. 9.
A message from Harbin states that the Board of Directors of the Chinese Eastern Railway are dis cussing a drastic "out" in railway expenditure.
It is stated that there will bàn big reduction in salazios, as well as
ARGENTINA EXPORTING
GOLD,
HUGE U.S. BANK MERGER.
NEW Youx, Nov. 44. Four leading banking, concerns, the Bank of the United States, the Public National Bank and Com- pany, the Manufacturers' Trust Company and the International Trust, are amalgamating with re sources of 81,000,000,000
Lord Cool and Signor Mamigli expressed the opinion that the Articlo was of the utmost import- ance, but Count Bernstorff express- od surprise that civil aviation, was mentioned while nothing was being -done to limit the stocks of military air material or to ensure publicity | with regard thoreto,; ...-
Italo Russian Talks Arouse Considerable Interest,
MILAN, Nov. 24... Considerable, interest is attached to an interview between M. Lit
The President of the combination vinoff, the Russian envoy, and New Youx, Nov, 24.
Signor Grandi, Italian Foreign will be Mr. J. Herbert Case, who Gold to the value of G85,375,000 Minister, which lasted two hours, at the present time is the chairman arrived to day from the Banco do in the after eofacture of the Federal Reserve Bank of
CONSIGNMENT ARRIVES AT NEW YORK-
(REUTER'A AMERICAN SERVICE.].
It will be recalled that the first off various outside enterprises cf which is consigned to the Guared to his hotel, where Signor consignment of 30 freight cars ar which have been established by the anty Trust Company and the re- rived: from Belgium at the end of railway and subsidised for several mainder to the Chaas National October.
Bank
JEKTA.
Tho
Grandi visited himYRA
isation, 140 branches in Now. York Later Bignor Grandi entertained Uity, with deposits of approximate. the Russian envoy to dinner.. ly. G8700,000,000.
The income tax may halve Dave's
entitle the Dominion 'Government to 48 per cent. of the winninga, Columbia will probably claim on while the Government of British other 8 per cent., and possibly the Irish Free State will also claim.
YES!
in 1929, despito enrrent talk of the This is in excess of the amount economie depression in Japan and elsewhere, he pointed out.
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AND IT 18 CHEAPER!
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