FINANCE MINISTER ON SILVER SLUMP.
LOAN "OBVIOUSLY DETRI MENTAL" TO CHINA.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
STABILISATION OF
SILVER.
INTERNATIONAL AGREE- MENT OFFERS MOST HOPE,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
w
New York, Jan. 12. In a review of the market for
PRIPING, Jan. 12. Mr. T. V. Soong, Finance Minis- ter, in the course of an interview 1030, Mestra, Handy & Harman, with
Chinese correspondents at süvoramiths, think that an interna Tientsin, is reported to have de- tiotal agreement offers the likeliest clared that he was well aware that hope for the stabilisation of silver. the fall of silver had seriously im They express the opinion that the paired China's financial condition, price of silver will advance when a making her payments of foreign | revival of world trade, occurs. Al- debts much harder, and was an though gold exchange is in effect in obstacle to the import of machinery, India and its adoption has been etc., needed for the development recommended for China, the use of of the country, but he disapproved silver for currency is so firmly of a large silver loan to Chinn, established in those countries that which proposal would be "obvious any revival of world, trade would ly detrimental" to China. Americasco an. increased consumption of was anxious to lend a large quan- silver throughout the Far East; dity of silver, as the silver
gines in America had been hard hit
by the alump, but other menas must. COLORUM RISING IN
Je found to restore a better ex- change rate between gold and silver.
“REHABILITATION" OF SHANSI FORCES.
PROBLEM PRACTICALLY
SETTLED.
(THROUGH REUTER'D AGENCT.]
TIESTSIN, Jan. 12. Mr. T. V. Soong, Finnhos Minis
ter, who has been visiting Peiping. returned to Tientsin, where it is
expected he will again confer with
The vernacular papers state that the problem of "rehabilitation" of the Shansi forces and the Kuomin- chun (meaning partial disbandment)- Wig practically settled by Mr. Scong and Chang Houch Liang,
The Finance Minister hopes that *he will arrange a $3,000,000 loan for
this purpons with the local batiks,
The security for the loan, accord- ing to the vernacular papers, han already been arranged, though it has not yet been nunounced.
PRINCES SAY "
GOOD-BYE TO ROYAL PARENTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RrGay, Jan. 12, The Prince of Wales and Prince George paid a formal visit to Buck- ingham Palace, to-day to bid gusd. bye to the King and Queen, who are returning to Bandringham this afternoon and will not again see the Princes before their departure the for South America, where
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PHILIPPINES.
PITCHED BATTLE WITH CONSTABULARY.
· (THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
MANILA, Jan. 12. Constabulary from Manila and other posts, have recaptured the town of Tayug, in Pangasinan, Pro- vince, from the fanatic Colorumis, after a pitched battle lasting for several hours.,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931.
INDIAN AGITATORS SLAVERY IN NEGRO SOUTH MANCHURIAN CANCELLATION OF
EXECUTED..
'SYMPATHISERS CLASH
WITH POLICE,
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY )
POONA, Jan. 12 Four Indians who were sentenced
to death in connection with the riots at Sholapul last May have been hanged.
The police charged and dispersed a crowd of sympathisers who were endeavouring to march to the gaol.
Violent Clashes at Bombay.
BOMHAY, Jan, 12.
Violent clashes occurred in the indu quarter between the police and followers of Gandhi, who de- monstrated in protest against the Poona executions.
The followers of Gandhi placed boulders on the tram lines and stoned the trams and also the Police Commissioner's car.
The police charged with staves, and 20 of the demonstrators were injured.
WEATHER AT HOME IMPROVES.
RETURN OF COLD PREDICTED LATER IN WEEK,
(ERITIOR WIRELESS SERVICE.)
RUGBY, Jan. 11, The frost of the last few days broke up yesterday, but fog linger "The Colorums, who cut the tele-ed throughout the night in many phone and telegraph wires, destroy areas, and only dispersed to-day. ed the main rond bridge, set fire to Temperatures are higher general the quarters of the local Constabuly all over England, but a return of Jary and inflicted heavy casualties cold weather later in the week is
predicted. upon them, met the reinforcements by barricading themselves in the Catholic Convent."
They withstood a stendy fire from rifles and machine guns for several | hours, but finally a charge was
SOVIET S SUGAR
PRODUCTION..
REPUBLIC.
RAILWAY.
WAR DEBTS.
·HUMAN SECURITY FOR A
LOAN.
JAPANESE NEGOTIATIONS. WITH MUKDEN.
***GOOD BUSINESS " FOR THE UNITED STATES.
(BRITISH WINKLESS SERVICE]
(THROUGH NEVTer's agenov }
i
Reany, Jan, 11, The League of Nations 1 a pub-
TOKYO, Jan. 12. According to the vernacular
lished the report of the internation- papers, Mr. Kimura, Director of al Committee of Enquiry, appoint- the South Manchurian Railway, is
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]'
NEw Youx, Jan. 11. The question of the cancellation of war debts as a means for ending the present world depression has again come to the fore.
Mr. Albert Wiggin, Chairman of
ed at the suggestion of the Liberian to open negotiations with the Mukthe Chase National Bank, in the
Republie on account of persistent den authorities about February 10 allegations of slavery in Liberian after the return of Chang Hauch territory.
Evidence from 109 witnesses and 234 depositions were taken by the Commission. The classic type of slavery, of markets and dealers, does not exist in Liberia, it re ports, but slavery as defined by the Anti-Slavery Convention of 1096 exists in the form of inter-tribal and intra-tribal domestic slavery, and the pawning of human beings is recognised.
Toxyo, Jan. 32. It is learned that Mr. Kimura, inter alie, will press for the pom- pletion of the Kirin and Tunhun Railway, on the Korean border, a return for the various concessions which Japan is prepared to make regarding railway construction in Manchuria.
Other points which Mr. Kimura is expooted to take up includo (1) the By the pawning system, a native repayment of the Japanese loans to may have to give a son or daugh Mukdon, the construction of the Taonah-Taitsihar and Kirin-Tunhua ter as a slave in security for a debt of only £13. Moreover, forced lines, upon which not even the in- labour is used for road and barrack terest thus far has been paid; and construction, involving systematic (2) the question of China's violation intimidations and ill-treatment... of the agreement to refrain from The Commission states that the constructing parallel lines compet recruitment of a large proportioning with the South Manchurian of contract labourers shipped to Railway', Fernando Po. Spanish Africa and Regarding the first point, it is French Gabun has been under con.understood that Japan is prepared ditions of criminal compulsion indis to make the terms of repayment as tinguishable from slave-raiding. In easy as possible, and regarding the this way whole regions have been second point it is probable that Japan is prepared to overlook the depopulated.
violation of the agreement provided some agreement is reached whereby the South Manchurian Railway is
the freight which was ordinarily guaranteed a certain percentage of
carried by, the South Manchurian Railway.
pro-
abandonment of the road
The Commission recommends the
gramme and the shipment of natives to Fernando Po, also stricter con- trol of the frontier forces. So long as domestic slavery is a recognised part of the social life of Liberia, it says, the stigma of slavery will last in the Republic;.
Reign of Brute Force.
Ruony, Jan. 12. The Times says: The Report maladministration 10 exposes ง cruel and so corrupt and, the ex-
ordered nod the Constabulary MORE THAN DOUBLED LAST ploitation of native, workers by
tured 43 Colorums, and found sérea troops stormed the Convent, cap-
lying dead.
The Colorum casualties estimated to be 50.
are
TROOP-CARRYING FLIGHT,
CAIRO-CAPE AND RETURN.
(TNROVOR REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Chizo, Jan. 12. Three Royal Air Force "Vistoria” capable of trop carriers, each carrying 23 fully-armed "infantry- nen, left at 0.45 this morning on a flight to the Cape and back.
The machines will carry out troop- carrying exercises in various parts of Africa en route.
Squadron Lender Peuderel coN-
Prince of Wales will open themands the flight. British Trade Exhibition at Buenos Aires on March 14.
NORWEGIAN VESSEL EXPLODES.
SURVIVORS PROVIDE
GRAPHIC STORIES.
(TRAGUIDE REITIRN'S AGENCY.]..
SINGAPORE, Jan. 11. The Messageries Maritines 8 Porthos has arrived here with tho survivors of the Tricolor disaster on board,
It is understood that an enquiry will be held at Singapore before the Norwegian Consul, and two Asta-
'sors.
The survivors relats graphic stories of the sinking of the Tri-
color.
A young Norwegian passenger said he was reating in his cabia after lunch when suddenly there loud explosion. He ran on doak and found that the vessel was already a mass of flames.
Wat
Further explosions followed in rapid succession.
Most of the passengers, realising the grave danger, jumped over- board and clung to two bonts, one of which was overturned.""
Infive minutes, the Tricolor was roaring furnace.
A
The most violent explosions occur-
masses of motal into the air. Tho ship sank in a very short space of time.
Several of the passengers Imre head sent to hospital at Singa pore, suffering from burns and other injuries.
MARSEILLES-DAKAR FLIGHT.
ATTEMPT ON STRAIGHTLINE RECORD.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
MARBEILLES, Jan. 11. The French airmen, Captain Lalouette (who recently completed
YEAR.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Moscow, Jan. 17. The official Soviet news agency states that sugar factories in the Soviet Republics produced 18,000,000 centnera of sugar in 1930, as com pared with 8,000,000 in 1929.
NEW YORK SAFE FOR
MURDERERS.
375 VICTIMS BUT NO EXECUTIONS.
Now York-The breakdown of the capital punishment law in New York City is being predicted by pri- son officials as the result of the publication of statistics recording the significant fact that, although between 350 and 373 persons have met death by violence in the metro-
одо polis last year, not
of the assailants has been executed.
Fifteen persons have died in the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison
a remarkable flight to Saigon and since January 1, 1930, a £75 per cent. back) and Captain Permoufte, took increase over the figure for, 1929, off from Marseilles at 12,48 p.m. inbut all those electrocuted were con an attempt to beat the world's re- plane fight.. word for a straight-line light-aero-victed in cities outside New York.
The airmen Dakar, in Senegal, on the West are heading for African, coast.
ITALIAN TRANS-ATLANTIC
SQUADRON.
ARRIVAL AT BAHLA.
*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEND).]
RIO DE JANEIRo, Jan. 11. General Balbo's seaplane squad- ron has arrived Bahia on its way
to Rio de Janeiro.
*** TRADE WIND" TWELVE HOURS OVERDUE,
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.].
41. Years' Record..
It is remarkable that for the first
· SNOWSTORM AND
GALE
IN
JAPAN.
TRAIN HURLED INTO
RIVER.
[THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY,]
their negro mastere so scandalous and so shameless than the civilized world will dot be satisfied until -effective measures have been taken to substitute a system of justice for the reign of brute force and to establish decent Inbour. The method by which be conditions of
TOKYO, Jan. 12, desired introduction of reforms in Widespread damage was caused best be effected is rather a delicate hy yesterday's terrific snowstorm and difficult international questih. Liberia is a member of the League and gale, which stripped the roofe of Nations. These affairs are at the or otherwise damaged about 1,000 same time considered in Washing houses at Takata, in Central Japan. ton to be the peculiar concern of the United States, and the attitude of the State Department in Wash-hoavy, including 61 motor vessels The shipping losacs are very
ington is thus clearly of immediate importance. In the meantime the and sailing craft, which were sunk British Government has entered the or damaged off Moji. consideration of the report as an Five persoùs were drowned and tean on the ngends of the League two others are missing after being Council at its forthcoming session. International diplomacy will have to be circumspect as well as reso the vicinity of Oanka. lute in order to ensure that national susceptibilities do not hamper action which tivilization will do. mand,"
BRITISH COASTGUARD
SERVICE.
COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY APPOINTED,
swept off the decks of vessels, in
Tokyo Passenger Train Jumps Rails.
LATER. Tive persons were killed and | between 70 and 20 injured' when the engine, and three carriages of a passenger train bound for Tokyo jumped the rails at a crossing bridge near Kochi, in the Hiroshima Prefecture,
The engine, and carriages plung- ed into the river, and terrible scenes were witnessed.
The accident. the cause of which unknown, occurred at four o'clock this morning.
(BRITISH 'WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Ruany, Jan. 11. The Board of Trade has appoint ed a Committee to inquire into the efficiency and adequacy of the, pro-is sant organisation for carrying out the coast-watching duties of the Coast Guards Service, and to re- port what modifications are desir able.
Heaviest Snowfall for Decados. LATER. Widespread damage and disloca- The Chairman will be Admiraled as the result of the heavy snow- tion of communications are report Sir George Hope.
storms and galos which swept the. whole country over the week-end
time in the forty-one years' history
The Court of Enquiry into the of electrocution New York so far toss of the yacht Islander in a gale has failed to contributo to the off the Cornish coast Inst Auget death-house toll,
recommended a comprehensive in- Following on the murder, comvestigation of the const-watching
organisation.. mitted, in the metropolis this year, seventy-siz persons have been in dicted for first degree murder, which carries the death penalty on convie- tion, sixty-nine have been arrested, one has been, convicted, and six are still fugitives from justice. -
OBITUARY.
NATHAN STRAUS.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, Jan. 12. The death is announced, of Mir. Nathan Straus
many
greatest velceity of wind and the districts experiencing the heaviest snowfalls for several de-
code.
Hokkaido, in the north, reports show falling to a depth of six feet, while Shikoku, in the south, which is normally the mildest part of Janan, reports 16 inches of snow.
· Tokyo, too, is experiencing an unusually cold snap.'
Freight and Passenger Trains Collide.
'The material damage includes hundreds of telegraph poles down }' and large numbers of houses dam- nged, while from Aomori, comes at report of a head-on collision be
Twenty-eight of the sixty-nine cases in which there have been ar rests are still pending.; Some of the remainder, have been accorded
{The deceased was engaged in the verdicts of less than first degree - business of a pottery and glassware tween a freight train and a paasen- Team
Merchant but retired to devote his Lger train during the height at the, entire time to philanthropic, work, Blizzard yesterday alternoon, réïvir. He was the author of various ending in oight persons being injured. dresses on pasteurised milk and A number of other casualties are other social problems, and donated reported from various parts of the installations for the pasteuriention country, and it is feared that the of milk both in America and gales have likewise takon a heavy abroad.J
tall at sea.
NEW YORK, Jan. 117.
A message from the Azores plond on lesser charges, and others states that anxiety is felt over the have been dismissed for lack of fate of the seaplane Trade Wind," evidence. There have been a nume which is 12 hours overdue at the ber of cases in which the charges Azores from Bermuda, from which she took off on January 10,
have been reduced.
ROUND TABLE CONFERENCE,
FEDERAL STRUCTURE DRAFT REPORT READY.
[DRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Rusry, Jan, 12.5 Lord Chancellor Sankey has com- pleted his draft report summarising the views of the Federal Structure, Sub-Committee of the Indian Round" tion, character, powers and respon- Table Conference on the constitu sibilities of the federal executive.
annual report to the shareholders
The draft will be in the hands of of the bank to bo presbated on January 13, declares that the ques-the members of the Sub-Committee tion of cancellation has an import at the meeting this afternoon and.. ance far beyond the dollar magni- will at once be considered, tude of the debts involved.
Apart from the question of the justice of cancellation, he felt firmly convinced that it would be good business for the United States. Government to initiate a reduction of the debts at this time..
OWNER OF TWO CASTLES KILLED.
POLICE THEORY OF
TRIGGER MISHAP.
Hythe.Just as the bell of Salt wood Castle, near Hythe, rang for toa on December 18, the owner of this nacient fortress, which dates back to the fifth century, was found lying shot dead in a spinney close to the broken ivy-covered walls.
The dead man was Captain Tie- ginald Lawrenso Lawson, aged 38, who, in addition to owning this stately castle, had also bought the ancient castle of Hurstmonceaux in.
Sussex.
Captain Lawson, who is a cousin of Lord Burnham and, had married a young American wife, had been the estate. There was a wound in shooting pigeons in the spinney on the left side of his head and a gun was by his side,
It is anticipated that, considers- tion will be completed in time to permit of a final report being made to the full Conference in Committee on Thursday.
Meanwhile the announcement of the Government's policy, which will be made by the Prime Minister to- wards the end of the current week, or the beginning of next week, is awaited with keen interest.
It is known that the Prime Minis- ter hopes to make the statement ne early as possible, but the newe papers say he would feel his posi tion strengthened if the policy were in advance endorsed by both Op position parties,
Lord Reading, for the Liberals, has generally accepted the claims for responsibility at the centre ad- vanced by Sir Tej Sapra, but the final decision on this matter by the Conservative section of the British delegation has not yet been taken.
A still more important considera«. tion that may account for delay is that the communal problem so far remains unsettled. Informal dis cussions on the Hindy-Moslem issue, with particular reference to the situation in Bengal and Punjab, were, however, continued during the week-end.
King-Emperor Bids Farewell to Delegates,
Ruony, Jan, 12 The King-Emperor, accompanied
by the Queen, formally bade fore well at Buckingham Palace this morning to the Indian delegates attending the Round Table Confer
ence.
of the tragedy, believe that the The police, who have reconstruct. captain was climbing on the fence with the loaded gun when the trig gor became caught in something and fired the weapon.
About ten days before Captain The delegates, some of whom are Lawson, when driving his car, knock--returning to fadia at the end of this ed down and killed a nine-year-old week, were accompanied by their girl who ran from behind another ladies, and assembled in the Picture vehicle. This had naturally de- Callery before proceeding to the pressed im, although at the inquest stato drawing-room, where they it was shown that the affair was a were received by Their Majestics. pure accident.
The gardener, Mr. Turner, who found his employer's body, had heard shots and had seen pigeons falling.
Historia Home,
"Mrs. Lawson in ill with grief Saltwood Castle was built in 489 and on the doctor's orders may see by Eacus, King of Kent, and was no one," a member of the household | rébuilt by the Normans in 1080. raid.
Here the knights of King Henry "We feel sure that Captain Law | II, rested, when they came from He has left no letters and there was. Thomas a Becket in the Cathedral, son's death was a pure accident. France to Canterbury to kill no reason at all why he should take his own life. He was quite happy He went to shoot the pigeons be sane." cause they wore becoming a nui-
A villager who lives on the estate said: Captain Lawson was a jovial man and well liked. He had been chatting with one of the gar- doners not long before the acci- dont."
(Continued on nert Column.)
Captain Lawson, an enthusiastic antiquary, bought the enatie in 1928. and personally superintended, the many improvements carried out.
A year ago he bought Hurstmoon- ceaux Castle, which was restored by the late Colonel Claude Lowther.
This estate was offered at auction before Captain Lawson bought it.. The highest bid was £35,000, and as the reserve price had been fixed at £85,000, it was withdrawn.
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