HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1931.
SINO-AMERICAN SHIPPING PLAN.
PROPOSAL TO COMMUNICA- TIONS MINISTRY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NANKING, Jan. 30.
It is reported that American ship- ping concerns have approached the Communications Ministry with a proposal to form a Sino-American Shipping Company, the American owners to furnish the steamers and hoist the Chinese fing and operate the services of the present or now routes, according to the decision of the Government.
The Ministry is reported to be willing to negotiate with the stipu lation that China's sovereignty will be respected and the Government's shipping regulations observed,
SHANGHAI CANTON- MANILA FLIGHT.
HEAVY SLEET AND SNOW CAUSE FORCED LANDING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.]
Foocrow, Jan. 30. Mr. Brophy returned to Foochow with the British Consul this after
noon.
He reports that shortly after leaving on Monday he climbed 14,000 feet, heavy sleet and snow forming on the wings, which caused the 'plane to fall about 8,000 feet.
Owing to the weight the 'plane was forced to land on a sand beach, which bent the steel propeller.
IS CHICAGO INSOLVENT?
CITY
AGAIN FACING MONETARY CRISIS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
SOVIET CITIZENS IN CHINA.
LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS.
BRITISH WOMEN KILLED ON ALPS.
BELIEF IN COMMUNIST TENETS AN OFFENCE,
(From Our Own Correspondent,)
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30. CHICAGO, Jan. 30. While denying the reports that
All citizens of the Soviet who are Chicago is in serious monetary dif- domiciled in China are liable to ficulties, the officials admit that the arrest and prosecution for belief in the tenets of Communism by virtue again facing K municipality is financial crisis, rendering the pay-of the Chinese law rendering ment of city employees salarica counter-revolutionary activity illegal. impossible.
·Matters are expected to come to a head on February 6, when the tax anticipation warrants are offered
for sale.
The Strawn Committee, which to the rescue by
The propeller was taken to Mamoi, where it is being straight-last year came ened by the Navy Department,
If the repairs are successful Mr. Brophy will proceed to Canton within a few days, otherwise be will proceed to Hong Kong and fly to Manila in Another Waco 'plane stored there.
The Chinese Navy is giving every assistance.
(Wah Tez Fat Pap.)
NANKING, Jan. 30. According to an official report, a number of American shipping in terests are proposing to the Nan. king Government a scheme for de-few veloping commercial shipping in China inland, and coastal waters.
They express their willingness to co-operate with the Chinese Gov- ernment in starting this enterprise.
One of the proposed conditions is that they may supply steamships, while the fixation of navigable lines and the arrangement for the development of shipping business should be in the hands of the Chinese: Government,
At present and during the last days the weather has been very unfavourable.
HEROIN - EXTRACTION PLANT AT TIENTSIN, DISCOVERY BY BRITISH MUNICIPAL POLICE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
raising 374,000,000, now declares that the banking interests will not support tax anticipation loans un- less, the system of tax collection is. simplified.
LANCASHIRE COTTON
DISPUTE.
TENTATIVE SUGGESTIONS BY GOVERNMENT.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE}.
Ruour, Jan. 30. The Prime Minister with other Ministers yesterday saw the repre- sentatives of both sides in the Sir Malcolm Delevingne, the disputes in the cotton industry on It is also learned that the Chi-British delegate to the Opium Com- пене Government has agreed to this proposal in principle, but it mittee, to-day rebutted the insinua.niore looms per weaver,"
tion of the National Anti-Opium
GENEVA, Jan. 29.
insists on the point that China's Association of China regarding a jurisdiction in this line he kept in-house in the British Concession at taet and that the Chinese morean. Tientsin, which contained the neces tile navigation regulations remain ary plant for the oxtraction of
inviolate.
DR. C. T. WANG "INDISPOSED."
(Wah Ter Tat Pao.)
NANKING, Jan. 30.
Dr. C. T. Wang, the Nanking Foreign Minister, has been granted leave of absence for a week on the ground of illness.
•
This gives rise to a rumour in political circles that Dr. Wang is disapprinted, and that this might be a prelude to his resignation, but this is vigorously denied by a re- sponsible spokesman of the Foreign Ministry.
INTERNATIONAL GOLD
LOAN TO CHINA. LEAGUE OF NATIONS' DELE GATE AT NANKING.
(Wah Tu Fat Pao.)
NANKING, Jan. 30. A special delegate of the League of Nations procceded to Nanking from Shanghai yesterday.
It will be remembered that his present visit to China' on behalf of (Continued on next Column.)
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heroin from floor polish sent from France.
The British delegate emphasized that the discovery of the plant was made by the British Municipal Polico, while the Chinese Maritime Customs was responsible for nd mitting the materials.
Mr. Woo Kai Seng (China) said he fully appreciated that prompt and effective action was taken by the British authorities,
He added, however, that the existence of foreign concessions in China led to delays and difficulties in coping with the illicit traffic in drugs.
Mr. Lyall, the chairman of the Opium Board, laid stress on the unentisfactory state of the law in China as regards proceduro and the penalties for participation in the illicit, traffic.
the League of Nations is in con nection with a proposed interna tional gold loan of £10,000,000 for the purpose of monetary reform in China
Since his arrival at Shanghai, the delegate has frequently conter red with Chinese financial authori ties, and his present visit to Nan. king, is indicative of the fact that substantial result has been obtain ed in regard to this matter.
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To-day Mr. Ramsay MacDonald will meet a delegation of four from each side together, and the discus- sions will be continued in the hope of breaking the present deadlock.
It is understood that the Govern ment have made tentativo sugges- tions, including a proposal that the more looms per weaver scheme should be tried for a further ex-
perimental period.
No immediate result is expected from to-day's conversations,"
EXPLOSION IN CUMBER
LAND COAL MINE.
TWENTY MINERS REPORTED MISSING.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 2. Between 40 and 50 miuers are estimated to be missing as the re- sult of an explosion in the Haig Pit at Whitehaven, Cumberland,
Every effort is being made to effect rescues, but it is feared that many of those below ground must have lost their lives
LATER.
Up to the present eight bodies have been recovered from the Haig pit.
Three have been rescued, but two of them are in a serious condition, having been badly gassed.
Soviet citizens, however, will not te arrested unless the police securo, information showing that they are actively engaged in Communist
propaganda,
REHABILITATION OF SILVER PLANS.
BRITISH CHANCELLOR OF EXCHEQUER'S OPINION.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 23.
| DECLARATION BY FRENCH FAILED TO CLIMB ALETSCH
MINISTRY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, Jan. 30.
GLACIER.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
for
U.S. GENERAL 'S INDISCREET STORY.
GOVERNMENT'S APOLOGY TO MUSSOLINI.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
BERNE, Jan. 30.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. One of the most peculiar diplo Three British women tourists, A Ministerial declaration read in Parliament says the new Govern. Mrs. L. C. Furnival, Miss Furnival matig incidents in which the United ment will devote itself methodical and Mrs. Galway, and one guide States has ever been involved had. lyand patiently to the organisation were killed in an expedition from its climax to day when the Govern. the Aletsch ment expressed full and unreserved apologies to Signor Mussolini of peace in the world with the Jungfraujoch collaboration of all nations sin. Glacier.
They have been missing since through Mr. H. L. Stimson, the cerely animated with the same in-
Secretary of State, for an after tention and all Governments which Friday.
A rescue party in returning to dinner speech by General Smedley respect fidelity to treation: It will do its best to secure the success of Adelboden with three survivors, Butler, one of the most popular the vast collective effort directed Mr. L. C. Furnival, Miss Lees and officers in the U.S. Marine Corps,.. towards the co-ordination of Euro-Mrs. Stead.
but who has long been regarded as pean forces, and it is determined
an enfant terrible, and whose in- discretions hitherto have brought upon him nothing more sorious than an unofficial reprimand.
the
to continue its policy of national defence which guarantees security and independence of the country, while desirous of realising in agreement with other nations a rational and equitable limitation of armaments.
WORLD DISARMAMENT.
RUGBY, Jan. 20.
In the House of Commons at DEBATE IN HOUSE OF LORDS. question-time, Mr. Philip Snowden,
[CRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] (Chancellor of Exchequer) said he was not aware that any practicable proposals for the rehabilitation of silver had hitherto been suggested. He was not of the opinion that any useful purpose would be served in approaching the French and ernments with a United States view to taking joint action with this end in mind.
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Making a total of 80 cents per share for the year 1930 the Direo tors of the Hong Kong Tramways, Limited, will recommend a final dividend of 10 cents per share at the date of the forthcoming ordi- nary yearly general meeting of the Company shortly to be announced,
WOOSUNG PIRATE ATROCITY.
HOSTAGES HANGED TO MAST-HEAD.
(THROUGH LEUYER'S AGENOT.]
SHANGHAI, Jan. 30. The Chinese papers this morning report that junk pirates, in the Woosung area on Tuesday, when pursued by an attacking force, poured hot oil into the cars of five boat people whom they and carried
off for ransom and then hanged
A score of men, at least, are still them to the mast-head. missing.
LATER.
It is reported that two Chinese steamship companies plying be-
It is now estimated that the dead tween Shanghai and Ningpo are
and missing in the pit disaster total employing from February 1 16 anti-
26.
piracy guards for each of their Thirteen have been conveyed to vessels.. hospital suffering from burns and being gassed.
"The Pit of Death,"
• LONDON, Jan, 30. o hundred-miners were work. in the Haig pit, Whitehaven, at the time of the explosion, which occurred as the night-shift were preparing to descend the workings which were wrecked.
CANADA AND UNITED STATES.
In the House of Lords, Lord Dickinson opened a debate on In- ternational Disarmament and re. ferred to the Conference which the Council of the League of Nationa had decided should meet in Febru ary next year,
Viscount Cecil snid that while international competition in arma monts went on pears could not be regarded as secure. The question was whether disampament, was pos- sible. Ho believed, it was, and there was a really good chance of its being brought about.
Lord Bridgeman (Conservative) said Britain alone of the European countries had made an enormous reduction in naval strength which could only be justified if they were met by corresponding reductions by other Powers. We must all hope for the success of the Conference next year. He hoped the Govern ment would be able to give some comforting assurance that other Powers did propose to reduce, but figures of their expenditure seemed rather to indicate that they were increasing their armaments.
LONDON METROPOLITAN
POLICE.
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER APPOINTED.
(THROUGH REUTRE'S ADENOY.] ·
LONDON, Jan. 30.
Sir Trevor Bigham has been op. pointed. Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police in succes sion to the late Sir Charles Royds. Mr. Norman Kendal succeeds Sir Trevor Bigham as Senior Assistant Commissioner.
PRINCESS BEATRICE,
'TEMPORARY ATTACKS OF
HEART WEAKNESS.
(THROUGH REITER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Jan. 90,
A bulletin issued from Kensing ton Palace this afternoon gtates that Princess Beatrice, the nut of the King, who is suffering from acute bronchitis and shock from a broken arm, has been subject to temporary attacks of heart weak- neas
Her Royal Highness' condition must be regarded as less satisfac tory...
LATER
He will now thee a general court. martial for telling the Philadelphin club a story he heard from s friend.
The story was as follows: The friend was motoring with Signor Mussolini in Italy when their car' knocked down a child. The Italian Minister, it was alleged, declined to stop, declaring: "What's one life in the affairs of State !"..
The speech in which this story was included failed to attract at tention until the Italian Ambassa dor denied the truth and demanded an apology.
Mr.
In conveying the requested apology to-day,
Stimson states "The United States Gov crament deeply regrets the dis
courteous and warranted, utter ance by a Commissioned Officer of the United States."
American Naval Men Staggered.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30, "Old naval men are staggered by- the awiftness with which the State Department has bandica the Butler incident, and are even inclined to ness in secking to regulate naval complain at Mr. Stimson's forward- affairs.
The Queen of Spain, the only daughter of Princess Beatrice, "has arrived in London in resposto a summons to her mother's beside. The Queen arrived at the Palace
It is pointed out that the Court- at seven o'clock this evening, and Martial (the first on an officer of a bulletin issued later stated that
quent...
An unusual feature of the case in the way General Butler is standing by the Press reports of his speech, instead of taking the usual couran of denying their accuracy.
Civil War) will be composed of her presence had been a helpfulGeneral Butler's rank since the factor in a slight improvement in
General Butler's seniors, some of the condition of Princess Beatrice.
There has been no heart attack, whom will be recalled from retire-: the bulletin adds, since noon to- day, but some anxiety must netos. sarily continue for the present.
Princess Beatrice is 73 years of Lord Parmoor, replying for the Government, said he endorsed Lordage and a severe illness must be
dangerous. Cecil's statement. The risk of nations falling again into a condi- tinn of progressive Armament rivalry which caused the Great War must by all means be avoided. That meant disarmament.
The Conference next year, enid Lord Parmoor, must fill in the actual figures in the skeleton scheme of the League's Prepara- tory Commission. Without being an alarmist, he could not help feel. ing that delay meant risk and might bring great difficulties. paid a tribute to the work of Lord Cecil over many years in the cause of international disarmament.
BRITISH DEBT TO AMERICA.
ANNUITY PERCENTAGE EXTREMELY HIGH.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Не
RuBux, Jan. 20. Replying in the House of Com- meas to questions, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Philip Snow. den, said the annuity payable to the United States Government shis financial year under the debt-fund. ing agreement represents 3.0 per cent of the capital outstanding at the beginning of the financial year. The corresponding figures in the case of the French and Italian debt settlements with the United States, are approximately one per cent. and 0.7 per cent, respectively.
SOVIET COMPETITION MAY CREATE ZOLLVEREIN.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICK]
OTTAWA, Jan. 20. The Prime Minister, Mr. R. B. The rescuers had to fight after
Bennett, accompanied by Mr. damp, also gas which spread to the
Macinder, the United States Minis" | BRITAIN AND THE DEATH adjacent Wellington pit.
Pathetic scenes were witnessed ter to Canada, has left for Wash- throughout the night, women waitington to confer with President ing for news collapsing. as bodies were brought up..
the
The Haig pit, which runs two miles under the sea, is described as the Pit of Death" on account nother member of disaster, in the
past, accounting for fea eight years, while 130 were killed in an explosion in the Wellington pit in 1910. MANA
The Prince of Wales visited the Whitehaven mines three years ago and explored the undersen work ings.
Boover on, inter alia, the develop- ment of deep waterways on the St. Lawrence River route and the un- due restrictions on crossing and re-crossing the boundary by Cona
firescendodjesrine 95umaczonazo
Mr. Beanett niny also Ruggest America-Canadian economic zoll verein in order to meet the threat of Russian competition, particularly in agricultural products, timber, wood pulp and coal.
PENALTY.
·GOVERNMENT TO TAKE NO ACTION.
[SHITION WIRELESS BERVICE.]
Ruany, Jan. 20. In the House of Commons, the Home Secretary Mr R. Clynes stated that the Government in P propose to take any action on the recent report of the Select Com- mittee on Capital Punishment.
The report recommended the abolition of the death penalty for experimental period of five.
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