SHANGHAI-CANTON WU PEI FU CROPS UP
FLIGHT.
MR. BROPHY HOPS OFF FROM FOOCHOW.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGÉNO1.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 24. Owing to fog Mr. G. W. Brophy was compelled to land at Chuchow, Chokiang, 223 miles south of Shang
ni
AGAIN,
ORGANISING AN INVASION OF KANSU.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 1931.
GANDHI TO BE LIBERATED.
VICEROY UNCONDITIONAL RELEASE.
ORDERS
HIS
(TAROVON NEUTER'S AGENCY }
(THROUGH NEUTER's ageno? )
PEIFING, Jan. 23. The name of Wu Pei Fu has again cropped up.
Chinese reports from Szechuan state that his headquarters are at
He is resuming his fight on Suiting, and that he is organising Saturday morning,
Ohinose Authorities Prevent
Departuro.
NEW DELJ, Jan. 23. Lord Irwin has ordered the nn. conditional release of Mahatma Gandhi and the other members of the Congress Working Committee, and hux concêlied the proclamation declaring that the Committee is an unlawful organisation.
all the superfluous troops in Bze- ehuan for an invasion of Kan
Generals Teng Hai Hou and Tien Sung Yao, whose movements on the Foociow, Jan, 25.
Szechuan-Kansu border have creat Mr. Brophy arrived here at 2.46 ed auspiciou, for sonte time, arc in glorious weather and reported all reported to have penetrated into say MacDonald's statement.
well.
Mr. Brophy is leaving at six o'clock. to-morrow taorning direct for Canton, and thence to Manila o Tucsdny,
The delay at Chuchow was caused by the Chinese authoritics taking his fuel to prevent his departure until they had received a telegram ordering his release.
KWANGSI PARTY AT SHANGHAI
Kansu and occupied Pikow
CHINA'S NATIONAL COMMANDS.
GENERALS APPOINTED TO RAILWAY ZONES.
(THROUGH HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANXING, Jan. 23. President Chiang Kai Shek Ins appointed the following Generals to command the Government forces along the Tientsin-Pukow, Lunghai and Peiping-Hatkow Railways, re- Ching and Hsu Yunn Chuan,
DISTRIBUTION OF GOLD.
JACK-THE-RIPPER MURDER.
INTERIM REPORT OF GOLD LORD BYNG'S RESIGNATION
DELEGATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Jan, 24. The second Interim Report of the Gold Delegation on the working of the gold standard is described no of and importance." It has been submitted to the League Council, and will be circulated to both non- members and members of the Lavague.
most considerable interest
DEMANDED.
'(THROUGH' NEUTER'A MOENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 23. Scotland Yard is puzzled by an- other murder which recalls the terrible Dusseldorf affairs of lest year in its brutality and apparent lack of motive.
MEOPHAM AIR DISASTER.
NATURAL PHENOMENON
RESPONSIBLE,
"[THROUGH BENTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 1. The report of the Accidents In-1 vestigation Sub-Committee of the Aeronautical Research Committee, after a full review of various alter native hypotheses, find it most Early yesterday morning a work-probable that the primary cause of Mr. Arthur Henderson, who pro- man walking across the common at LATER.
sided, said that the Council hoped Blackheath stumbled against the the Meopham air disaster on July 21 Jast year was a phenomenon call. the Report would advance the body of a girl. elucidation of a most difficult
od "buffoting," a species of irregu Iar oscillation which is caused by problem.
breakage of the tail unit in the first
Lord Irwin, in the course of a statement, says that he has ordered the releases to enable the Congress to discuss diepassionately Mr. llam
Gandhi was arrested on May 5, the eve of the beginning of mass
civil disobedience..
NEW DELBI, Jan. 23. Mahatma Gandhi will probably be released during the week-end.
A mooting of Moslem members of the Assembly have issued a state ment that they are appealing to the Viceroy, Lord Irwin, for an amnesty of political prisoners to enable Gandhi, Motilal Nehru, and other Congress lenders to participate in working out the new constitution. Moslems Praise Prime Minister. LATER, Moslem members of the Assembly have issued a statement expressing Mr. Inassy Mae gratitude at
Tho
Ho-reported the matter to the police, who Boon identified it 118 that of an 19-year-old local servant girl, named Louisa Steel,
From the marks found on hor
neck and throat it was apparent that she had been strangled.
instance.
i
FRANCE'S CABINET.
M. BRIAND DECLINES TASK.
[ADENCE HAVAD.]:
PARIS, Jan. 24 President Doumergue has offered: M. Briand the task of forming's Cabinot.
LATERL M. Briand has refused to form Government.
M. Laval Accepts.
LATER
M. Laval has accepted the call to form a Government,':
U.S. UNEMPLOYED EX-SOLDIERS.
[A terrible air accident occurred
Gravesend, to a Junker machine on July 21, at Meopham, near WAR VETERANS' APPEAL TO engaged on an air taxi service be tween Le Touquet and Croydon, sa
PRESIDENT HOOVER,'
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Rapporteur Mowinska! (Norway) said that the Report had not dealt with the problem as to whether a relationship existed between the present coonomic depression and the gold position. This was out- Her body was terribly mutilated.
There is always a great deal of side the terms of reference. delegation had confined itself to traffic on the Heath, and the fact the result of which the pilot and indicating the principles upon that numerous pedestrians must his assistant and their four passen.
PHILADELPISTA, Jan, 24.. which it was of opinion the efficient have passed the spot without notic-gers, all well-known members of
Two hundred unemployed. war working of a gold standard musting the body supports the police Society, lost their lives. The pas theory that she was murdered in a sengers were the Marquis of Dut- primarily depond.
A further Report may be issued motor-car and then flung on to the ferin, Sir Edward Ward, Baronet, veterans started on a 138-mile marah
Heath.
Viscountess Edman and Mrs. Yeof to Washington where they intend summing up the situation.
The strange circumstances of the fler. The pilot was Colonel Hendar- The most important measures of case suggest that a maniac of the son, with Mr. Shearing, assistant to appeal to President Hoover to the proposals for achieving a bene-Jack the Ripper typo is at large in pilot, both ex-Air-Officers. Accord hasten relief for unemployed ex-
ing to eye-withesses there appeared soldiers. ficial distribution of gold are the London.
to be an explosion in mid-air as grant to monetary authorities of Commissioner of Police on Riviors. the machine was passing powers to enable the pursuit of
Meopham, near Gravesend. engine was found in an Bord wing house in the village and one wing
derson, who was using it on behalf
LATER.
over The
two milos distant. The Junker
RUSSIAN CONVICT-MADE
GOODS.
an advisable credit policy; the There is at present considerable reduction of the existing minima agitation in Liberal and Labour reserves legally required in the quarters over the prolonged ab PEACE PROPOSAL FAVOURED | spectively:-Wang Chun, Ku Chu Donald's speech and appealing to central banks in accordance with sence on the Riviera of Lord Byng machine belonged to Colonel Hen- PROTECTION OF AMERICA'S “ the Viceroy to pardon all political the previous international under- who has not returned to his duties The orders concerning these a. prisoners and thus crente a good standing; the maintenaneo of the in spite of the recent death of of the Walcot Air Lines, which i pointments state that in the event atmosphere for further co-opera-general practice of not circulating Admiral Sir Charles Boyds, the operated an air taxi service from
BY NANKING...
NANKING, Jan. 24. General and Madame Wong Shui Hung and General Wu Ting Yang arrived in Shanghai from Hong Kong yesterday en route for Nan- king to confer with Marshal Chiang Kai Shek and other members of the National Government in connoe tion with the movement for peaça in Kwangsi.
The Kwangel party are staying in the Wa Lin Hotel, their rooms being especially guarded against anything untoward that might hap.
of emergency not only troops but alt railway officials will be subject to the orders of these Generals.
ABOLITION OF LIKIN IN
FUKIEN.
NECESSARY TO RECEIVE A SUBSIDY FROM NANKING.
Foocitow, Jan. 24. The abolition of likin, which became effective on January 1, is seriously affecting the revenue of tho Fukien Provincial Government.
The excise tax, which is supposed pen. They will proceed to. Nanto dake the place of litin, does not king to-night.
nearly yield as much as the former It is learned that the Govern- likin receipts. Since the beginning of this your the monthly income of ment in favourably disposed to the Provincial Government hy wards the penes proposal of General shown a decrease of 8400,000, and Wong. Shui Hung, who said that at present the expenditure of the his colleagues, Chang Fat Fui, Li Province greatly exceede its income. This unsatisfactory state of Chung Jen and Pei Chung Hei, are affairs was made known to Nanking ready to quit. Their armies are with the request that it should sub waiting to be reorganized and re- Central Authorities appreciated the officered in accordance with the financial difficulties of the provinco wishes of Nanking. They have re- and complied with its request by quested that they be pardoned and given money with which to take a trip abroad, and it is expected that their petition will most likely to granted in full.
4
(Wah Taz Fat Pão.),
CANTON, Jan. 23. Information from official sources is to the effect that General Chen
Tsai Tong intends to visit. Nanking next week for the purpose of con sulting Marshal Chiang Kai Shek regarding rehabilitation and mili tary reorganization problems in Kwangsi.
The settlement of "the Kwangai situation by peaceful means should encounter no great difficulty, as the negotiatione in Nanking new being earried on between General Wong "Shiu Hnng and Wu Ting Yeung (representing Range) and the Central Authorities are obträning. tangible results.
JAPANESE CONCESSION AT HANKOW. -
(Wah Ter Fat Poo.).
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26. According to a statement issued by the Nanking Foreign Ministry, substantial progress has been minde in the negotiations for the rendition of the Japanese Concession at Han- kow.
The terms for the rendition aro now under consideration.
ILLEGAL GOLD SPECULATION.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25.. The Nanking Central Political Council has approved a set of regulations, to guard against all illegal speculation in gold by money exchanges" submitted by the Ministry of Interior.
sidizo tho administration.
The
granting $150,000 a month with which to carry on the government. But this is far from being enough, and Mr. Ho Kung Kam, Commis sion of Finance, is again requesting Nanking to grant a monthly sub- sidy of 8350,000 in addition to what it has been giving. He point ed out that unless this second re- quest is granted, it would be quite difficult to carry on the government.
ITALIAN FINANCIER
BANISHED.
CHARGED WITH DAMAGING NATION'S FINANCES.
[THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
TURIN, Jan. 23,
Ricardo Gualino, until recently one of the richest men in Italy, the pioneer of the artiñcial silk industry and the possessor of a magnificent art collection, has been sentenced to five years' banishment to Lipart Island on the charge of damaging the nation's finances,
tion.
DELHI, Jan. 24.
As the result of a special meeting of the Viceroy's Executive Council, it is understood that Gandhi and about 30 other Congress leaders will be released to-morrow.
BENGALI SENTENCED TO
DEATH.
1
gold win; close collaboration be tween the central banke; improved mechanism for tho. issue of foreign loans and the promotion of inter- national transactions on existing securities.
The Resort observes that during the past 15 years owing to WILT consequences the distribution gold is largely determined by non- monetary causes, These should work themselves out. The process" may be slow, but it could be-novel- erated by restoration of con- fidence.
1.
GUILTY OF MURDERING POLICE INSPECTOR.
The Report, referring to the re cent generalisation of a gold ex [THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
change standard, says the task of the central banks will become more CALCUTTA, Jan. 24.
delicate and more difficult, and One Bengali youth was sentenced points out that the countries adopt to death and another sentenced to ing a gold standard automatically be transported for life for the muresumo responsibility for conduct der of Police Inspector Mukorjes. ing. an economic and financial [A telegram from Chandpur, policy which shall maintain con dated December stated that fidonce and facilitate the general Police Inspector Mukorice was at working of the standard. the station awaiting the arrival of Capt, Craig, the Inspector-General of Police, Bengal, when, two youths alighted from the train and fired a revolver, fatally wounding him. Capt. Craig immediately fired, but missed the assassins, who escaped.]
WORLD, DISARMAMENT
CONFERENCE.
TO BE HELD IN TWELVE MONTHS' TIME.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GENEVA, Jam 23. The League Council in a private session to-day decided that the World Disarmament Conference, which will discuss the draft conven tion drawn up by the Preparatory | Disarmament Committee, should be held in Geneva on February 2, 1632, provided the League Council wero satisfied that the proper ar rangemente could be made for the delegates and newspaper correspon dents.
The choice of a President has been left to be decided at the May sitting of the League Council.
LATER.
At a public session of the League
of Nations' Council Mr. Arthur Qualino will now be handed over Henderson said · that · immediately to the Italian judicial authorities ho returned to London the British and the French Parliamentary Com-Government would start prepara mittee enquiring into the Oustrie tion for the Dimrmament Confer Bank, with which he is alleged to ence. He hoped that every member have been connected.
of the Leaguo would concentrate upon it, and said that the frame. work (namely," the draft conven- tion) was established, and the figures must now be inserted.
LIBERIAN REPUBLIC
REFORMS.
SUB-COMMITTEE OF LEAGUE
COUNCIL APPOINTED,
[THIROVAN REUTER'S AGENCY.)
Here Curtius (Germany) said the draft convention, to which Germany had not agreed, should not be bind. ing, and the question should be further examined.
M. Briand, supporting Mr. Hen- derson, reminded Herr Curtius that the work of the Preparatory Com Geneva, Jan. 24. mitttes had occupied five years. A The League of Nations' Council maximum agreement had been received the Liberian Government's reached, and any re-opening of decision to apply the Commission's the question would jeopardise, the recommendations on slavery," --- | conference.
belief that the adoption of the The Report concludes with the
principles set out will lead to A gold and prevent the magnitude of mora economical distribution of
influence on the long-tarm trend of supplies of new gold exercising an the purchasing power of gold.
ILL-TREATMENT OF
GERMANS IN SILESIA.
HAPPY OUTCOME OF THE
NEGOTIATIONS.,
Deputy Commissioner of the Metro. politan Police.
This latest murder mystery has intensified the clamour for Lord Byngs resignation and the reor ganisation of Scotland Yard.
BRAZIL'S FINANCIAL
REORGANISATION,
ROTHSCHILDS ARRANGE SHORT-TERM CREDIT.
(THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 23. News that the Rothschilds have arranged a short-term credit for the Brazilian Government €0,500,000 forms the first stage in the reor ganisation of Brazilian finance in connection with which Sir. Otto Niemeyer is shortly leaving for Brazil.
KAYE DON'S SPEED RECORD,
MOTOR.BOAT TO GO TO BUENOS AINES.
[BRITJBH WIRELESS SERVICE)
RUGBY, Jan. 23. The proposed further trials of the motor-boat Miss England II. on Lough Neagh have been abandoned as unhecessary,
as the corrected figures show that she attained yes terday a speed of over 107 miles an hour.
Croydon. It had earlier in the day crossed to Le Touquet and brought ono party to Croydon and had then and his friends. The crash occurred set off again to fetch Lord Dufferin on the return journey. Flying con- ditions had been extremely difficult throughout the day:]
COTTON LOCK-OUT IN
BRITAIN,
RESULT OF WEAVERS' BALLOT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Jan. 24. The weavers' amalgamation ballot resulted in 44,000 voles in favour of giving a committed to negotiate on the more looms per weaver system, and 90,770 against.
The proposal consequently was rejected.
A British Wireless message of January 17 stated that the inter- vention of the Ministry of Labour and 10 hours of conferences Fester- day failed to effect a compromise in the cotton dispute.
General lock-out notices by em- ployers throughout the Lancashire Weaving Sheds began to-day.
*PRODUCTS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24: the House of Represcatatives be At a meeting of the members of longing to the lumber States, it was resolved to urge Mr. Mollon, Treasurer, to take steps to prolect American products against Russian" conviet-made goods,
CUBAN SUGAR CANEFIELDS:
DESTROYED.
FIRE STILL SPREADING IN PLANTATIONS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN, BERVICE]
HAVANA, Jan. 24. Already 1,825,000 lbs. of cane
sugar have been destroyed by a fresh fire, which is still-spreading. in the plantations in the Matanzas Province.
The police are investigating, but the suspected incendiaries so far, have not been traced.
QUOTAS FOR OPIUM PRODUCTION.
PERSIAN SUGGESTION FAVOURED AT GENEVA,
{THROUGH EZUTER'S ADENCE.]
GENEVA, Jan. 23, At a meeting of the Opium Ad- visory Committee it was decided that the suggestion of Ali Khan' (Porsia) in favour of quotas for the production of raw opium. should.
Governments,
During yesterday's negotiations & deadlock was reached, owing to the weavers' refusal to go beyond their general council's decision to ballet {THROUGH› NEUTER'S AGENCY-]
members of the union and the em ployers' decision not to lift the Jock-out notices for a week until *GENEVA, Jan. 24. The final sitting of the League Experts to-day examined the ves the ballot result was known, Council disposed of the most impel, which appears to have with- Arrangements for a ballot on the pertant issue with which it has stood the tests satisfactorily. gradual introduction of more looms
She will be crated and dispatched | to the weavers' system are proceed. | be communicated to the various been faced for a long time, namely, the complaint of ill-treatment of forthwith to Buenos Aires, in pre-ing. the German minority in Polish paration for an official attempt by Kaye Don to lower the world's Upper Silesia.
The Council adopted the report | record. of a Committee presided over by Mr. Yoshizawa (Japan), which BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR. found that Poland in ensos had infringed the Minorities Convention, and suggesting steps the Polish Government should take to remedy the situation.
numerous
Mr. Arthur Henderson, in his closing speech, congratulated tho Polish delegates, upon the happy Council, particularly the German- outcome of the proceedings, which would be greeted with relief by every friend of the Longue of Nations,
TEXTILE SECTIONS TO ATTRACT BUYERS.
[DRITISH WIRELESS EERVICE.]
RUGBY, Jan. 23. The organisers of the British Industrial Fair, opening in London and Birmingham on February 18, state that buyers attending will include an unusually large propor tion attracted by the Textiles Sec- CAPT. DOLLAR ILL.ing the Cotton Textile Section at
tions of the Fair in London, includ
the White City, the enlarged Tex- VETERAN SHIPPING MAN IN tile and Clothing Section at Olym
SERIOUS CONDITION:
OPERATION FOUND
· NECESSARY.
......
San Rafael, Cal., Jan. 19-Capt. Robert Dollar, shipping magnate and the operator of steamship lince bearing his name, was seriously ill here to-night.
Physicians admitted that Captain' Dollar's illness is serious, following an operation for bladder trouble, The Rapporteur urged that the Herr Curtius, in reply, agreed Because of Captain Dollar's ad- application of Liboria for adminis: that all the Powers should go to vanced age-he ́is 66 years old- trative and financial assistance be, the conference determined to carry there are fears that he may not
urbocomandataminte Fight at the League Lsurvive, h
his present illnes jurucarini bu Covenant, which provideamtrekenle
pia and the Artificial Silk Exhibi tion at Albert Hall.
The general attendance promises to be large, and acceptances by overseas buyera already exceed by 20 per cent.. those received by the same date last year.
WORLD'S OPIUM TRAFFIC.
MANUFACTURE LIMITED TO
REQUIREMENTS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY ]
Mr. Arthur, Henderson was op nations reduce armaments to the visitor to Shanghai. He passed "The Opium Trällič Advisory Com- pointed chairman of a Sub-Commit-lowest figure compatible with through Shanghai on his way to mitter of the League has adopted tee, including also French, German security. He added that he had Manila, where he inaugurated an the report sent to the Council, as and Liberian, representatives, to not said that the whole discussion inter-island steamship service. Then well as the draft convention limit supervise the grant of League should be reopened, but that there he returned to Shanghai where. ho ing the manufacture of narcotics to had been certain points as to was. feted by civic organizations, the world's legitimate requirements. nasistance,
The United States will also be which Germany was unable to He paid a visit to Nanking and for scientific purposes, and regalat- invited
agree.
then returned to San Francisco, ing its distribution.
*.
THE NEW
SPALDING
MULTIDOT
LANTS TILL 17% LOST.
KRO-FLITE
CAUSES A SENSATION
GOLF BALL
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MULTIDOT
EASIER TO HIT because the dots Indicale more accurately the part of the ball, which should be struck.
EASIER TO FIND because the dots are brightly contrastad with the ball and surroundings EASIER TO IDENTIFY because
-Ut's the conly- ball with ', the...
cally placed plots
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