PORTHOS COLLIDES WITH FFRRY-BOAT.
FIFTY REPORTED TO, BE DROWNED.
(THROUGH REUTEr's AORNOY.)
TOKYO, Feb, 0.
Over 50 are reported missing, be- lieyed to be drowned, as the re-
DIET SQUABBLE ENDED..
BARON SHIDEHARA OFFERS TO RETRACT.
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, Feb. 9.
After prolonged efforts to break the deadlock precipitated by the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1931.
HEAVY SNOWSTORM SWEEPS JAPAN.
·CONSIDERABLE LOSS OF
LIFE REPORTED.
[THLOUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.)]
TOKYO, Feb. 9. Japan was swopt by severe snow--| storms during the week-end.
Considerable loss of life is
Bult of the French steamer Por Seiyukai's misconstruction of Baron thos colliding with a crowded ferry-Shidchara's unfortunate words reported from various parts, of the bon, which promptly sank.
garding the London Naval Treaty, "Twenty-five thus far have been,
a compromise has been reached resoned, but it is believed that 80 after an interview between Mr. were on board at the time of the Inukai, the President of the Sei- «llision, which occurred this evenyukai, "and Mr. Adachi, the Home ing outside Kobe Harbour,
The Porthos was not damaged.
KWANGTUNG WOMEN'S POLITICAL RIGHTS.
PETITION TO PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT.
Minister.
Baron Shidchara'a'remarks were made during interpellations at a meeting of the Budget Committee last Tuesday, when he neverted that the fact that the London Naval Treaty was ratified was eloar evi- dence that it will not endanger national defence, ne had been im plied.
country
די.
The train services are disrupted
North Japan. Tokyo is experiencing unusually cold weathor,
DISTURBANCE AT FUNCHAL.
FOUR RIOTERS KILLED.
(THROUGH ZEUTEN'S AGENCY,]
PLANS TO SAVE AUSTRALIA.
PREMIERS CONFERENCE REACHES A DECISION.
(THROUGH REDTEN'S AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, Feb,. . The Premiers' Conference passed a resolution that each Government undertakes to balance its budget within three years.
The Commonwealth Bank Board and Mr. E. G. Theodore will examine an appropriate, monetary policy for the promotion of produc
tion.
Federal Treasurer in Search of
Support.
CANBERRA, Feb. 8.
NEW ZEALAND GENERAL BUTLER'S
EARTHQUAKES.
DAMAGE CONFINED TO SHATTERED BUILDINGS.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WELLINGTON, Feb. 8: There has been a further recur- renço of earthquake shocks, some as violent as Tuesday's, reported from Wairoa,
INDISCRETION.
APOLOGY: “ YOU ARE HEREBY REPRIMANDED."
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
JEWISH POLICY IN JERUSALEM.
PROVOCATIVE SPEECH BY
·GRAND MUFTI,
{THRODOK BEUTER'S AGENCY.]
JERUSALEM, Feb. B. ̈ The Indian Moslem lender, Shou- kat Ali, in a speech before the Moslem Christian Association ab Jan to-day, paid a tribute to Mos lom Christian unity, but declared that Jewish immigration, and poli
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The General Court-Martial of Major-General Smedley Butler has been abandoned, and he will be officially reprimanded instead,
This decision was made by the Boerotary of the Navy, Mr. Adams, The damago, however, has been after receipt of a letter from Gon-tical demands were endangering confined to the collapes of build-oral Smedley Butler further ox Palestine. ings already shattered.
plaining his references to Signor Mussolini.
Violent shocks were also felt in Napier.
Napler Death-Roll,
LATER.
at
The earthquako death-rell Mr. Theodore's plan is not ac- Napier is now 103, including eight ceptable to Queensland and West-unidentified. ern Australia, and it is to be re- jected by the Commonwealth Bank [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] Board, unless it is greatly altered.
Their Majesties Subscribe to Both Mr. Scullin FONOBAL, Feb., 9.
and Mr.
Roller Tund. Four were killed in riots follow-Theodore are endeavouring to ob-
RUGBY, Feb. 9. ing the prohibition of the import tain the support of Messrs. Hogan
Although the High Commissioner and Hill, the Premiers of Victoria of foreign flour,
and South Australia, respectively, for New Zealand had decided to who so far have come to no deci-nake no appeal to sympathisers in England on behalf of the sufferers sion.
in the New Zealand earthquake, he shares tho view expressed in, a
Calm was restored, but striking millworkers declars they will not The exact nature of the compeo.resume work until the flour decree inise is not certain, but it is be, is annulled. lieved that Baron Shidahara has agreed to retract the offending
(Wah Taz Fat Pao.)
The Seiyukai regarded these re marks as an attempt to place the CANTON, Feb, 0.
responsibility on the shoulders of The Union for the Preservation the Emperor, and necused Baron of Women's Political Rights,Shidehara of leac majesté. Kwangtung Branch, petitioned the Kwangtung Provincial Government yesterday to take steps to draw the Central Government's attention to some unsatisfactory provisions con-words and to apologise for giving tained in the regulations for the unintentional offencé, calling of the People's Convention
which have recently been promal-
gated by the Central Government.
They complain that although it was in good faith the Central Government recognised women's 'cléetoral rights in the prospective People's Convention, it is a fact that women in public bodies were not necorded recognition, as electorates would render it impossible for women to participate in the coming campaign for the election of their representatives to the Convention,
CANTON-KOWLOON RAILWAY.
REVISION OF TRAFFIC AGREEMENT.
7
INTERNATIONAL NAVAL
RELATIONS.
BRITISH FIRST LORD'S.
VIEWS.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Feb. 9.
The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, in a speech at Newcastle, discussed Britain's at titude to the naval work of the future.
"We have pleaded for disar- mament. I think you can go too quickly in this matter unless you can get other countries in Europe to go just as quickly. You find a steady decline in our naval exped- diture and a stendy 'riso in almost every othe, country, and you begin to ask whether it is the same
policy."
(Wal Tar Fat Pao.)
CANTON, Feb. p. Mr. Liu Ilo Ko, director of the
He did not want any peace-lover Canton-Kowloon Railway, Chinese
to think he did not favour further section, accompanied by a repre- sentative of the Nasking Railway disarmament, but it was a mistake Department, Mr. Chi Pao Chino, is to go on with a policy which meant proceeding to Hong Kong today, constant fluctuation. He advocat ed the stabilisation of naval re- They will call upon His Excellency
lations between one country and the Governor, Sir William Peel,
another. for the purpose of consulting with
him concerning the proposed revi sion of the trafle agreement between the Chinese and English sections of the railway,
KWANGSI SITUATION.
DECLARED TO BE DEFINITELY SETTLED.
(Wah Tez Yat Pao.)
Warships Not Yet Required.
GIBRALTAR, Fch, 8. The report that British warships were proceeding to Madeira is at lenat prematuro.
The Malaya left this morning, but returned to harbour, where the destroyers remained all day long. LONDON, Feb. 8.
Mr. Theodore will interview the Bank Board on Tuesday, and the
Believed He Was Speaking Confidentially.
In a letter to Mr. C. F. Adams, Secretary to the Navy, Gondral Butler has apologised for his in- discretion.
He said that he believed that the speech before the Contemporary Club in Philadelphia, in which he referred to Signor Mussolini, was confidential.
Mr. Adams, in reply, said: Such action on your part merits and receives the unqualified con-
жеде You are hereby repri- demnation of the Nary Depart manded.”
*The Jews must change their policy. The Moslem world stands behind you, and the Grand Multi intends to mako Jerusalem the cultural centre of the Moslem world."
ULTIMATUM TO PRESIDENT HOOVER.
LEGISLATIVE DEADLOOK-
THREATENED.
Washington, D.C., Jan. 30.-The Democrats in Congress to-day de- livered an ultimatum to President Hoover, calling upon him to necept their programme for farm and un- employment relief or face a com plete deadlock of the national fegis
Becretary of Navy's Reply. Mr. Adams states that the court martial has been abandoned in view of General Butler's record of brilliant service, but he hopes the incident, will have a salutarylative machinery, effect on his future conduct in matters of this character.
The Democrats said that unless
Premiers have decided to remain cable from his Government that he n. Canberra and await the result would be ungracious to refuse any of the interview.
voluptary offer of assistance. Over £4,000 in this way already have Now South Wales Premier's Lonely been subscribed, the donations in cluding £500 from His Majesty King Furrow.
George and £250 from Queen Mary.
(It will be remembered that in his the President and his administra The Now Zenland Government speech at a dinner of the Contention forces accept their relief pro- has established an organisation to rorary Club last month, General gramme, which calls for the expen administer the relief funds genot. Butler said that, a friend once told difure of G.865,000,000, they will him that when he was driving with ously subscribed locally, and a special session of the New Zealand Mussolini in Italy. Il Duce kneck force the Congress into an extra Parliament has been convened for el aver a little girl with his car. March 17 to dent in a larger wromarking, What is one life com It was alleged that he did not stop, with the economic position and to pared with matters of State "" pass any legislation that may be General Butler, who is in the U.8. raudored necessary.
Mr. Lang, Promier of New South Wales, is pinying a lone band. He will tell the conference of his plan on Tuesday. The basis of it is a reduction of interest and the adoption of a new form of our
rency.
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session next summor.
Senator Joseph T. Robinson, Democrat of Arkansas and the minority floor leader in the Senate, said that in the form of amend
Apropos the report that two British warships left for Madeira, the Daily Herald learns that the Admiralty had intimated to the Commander-in-Chief of the Atlan.
Meanwhile, the people in the Marine Corps, is known as the tie Fleet, which is exercising near Mr. Lang submitted the follow-stricken area are beginning to re-enfant terrible of the Army, on
tions.] Gibraltar, that it might be necesing plan at the Premiers' Confer turn to their homes, the shocks of account of his persistent indiscrements six relief measures will be earthquake having now lessened in (1) That the Australian Govern- number and severity. sary to send some units of the fleet to Madeira, but so far the necessity ment should not pay further inter- est to British bondholders until has not arisen.
Great Britain deals with Australia's war debt in manner similar to that by which Great Britain settled her debt to the United States.
SALT GABELLE APPOINTMENT.
BRITON NOMINATED TO MINISTRY OF FINANCE..
(through beuter's AGENCY.]
NANKING, Feb. 8.
It is officially announced that the Minister of Finance, Mr. T. V. Soong, has appointed Mr. Frederick Albert Cleveland, an American economist, Acting Associate Chief Inspector of the Salt Gabelle, in succession to Mr. Frederick Hussey Freke.
Mr. Hussey-Froke has been ap pointed Adviser to the Ministry of Finance.
ente :-
•
(2) That the interest on all Government borrowings should be reduced to three per cont.
the (3) That Commonwealth Government should immediately chandon her present gold standard and substitute a currency baeed on Australia's wealth, to be termed a
new gold standard."
#
Mr. Leng declared that New South Wales had decided to adopt the plan where it applied, irrespec- tive of the decision of the Confer. ence.
plan
Good progress
being made with the demolition of dangerous build- ings in the business" quarters of Napier, and with the restoration of the lighting, water and sanitation services.
OIL LIMITATION IN
AMERICA. SECRETARY OF INTERIOR SUP- PORTS IMPORT PROPOSALS.. The Governor-General and Endy Bledisloe spent the week-end at
Washington, D.C., January 30- Napier, and Lord Bledisloc, adMr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, the secre dressing a religious service vestor-tary of the interior to-day address day, paid a tribute to the courage ed a letter to the Senate commerce and calmness displayed by the in- committen in which, he expressed habitants,
attached to appropriations bills for the Government departments,
"And," said Senator Robinson, "if tho administration forces in the house strip these amendments from the appropriations hills. "none" of them will be allowed to pass' and we shall force an extra session of Congress.
A.Biter War.
The Democrats decided to wage a bitter fight on the Republicans and on the White House after the house. had defeated the Senate bill cail. ing for expenditure of G. $25,000,000 The Frime Minister is visiting approval of plans providing into the through the American Red Cross.
United States.
for the relief of starving farmers the district to-day.
Secretary Wilbur also suggested in the regions stricken by last sum- that. the federal trade commission mer's prolonged drought. be authorised to supervise all im The Democrats are more than ports of petroleum and petrolcùm | willing to have an extra session of · products into America.
Congress. For the extra acasion would call the newly elected 72nd congress, in which the Democrats, with the aid of the progressives qud insurgent Republicans, will have a majority.
WOMAN'S SWIMMING
RECORD,
Further, Secretary Wilbur said, additional and more effective men JOYCE COOPER'S HUNDRED sures should be taken to curtall the METRES—SEVENTY SECONDS.production of petroleum within the
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
·
RuODY, Feb. 0.
Mr. Lang declared that if bis. were adopted millions of pounds now sent overseas, would, be released for circulation in Aus
borders of the United States. The consequence of this tralia,
Becretary Wilbur's letter was writ- fall in the interest rates would be
ten at a time when the independent the out throughout Commonwealth,
American oil producers woro cam which would give new life to in-
Misa Joyce Cooper, of Kingston-paigning in Washington for a high dustry and cause a rapid absorp-on-Thames, broke the 100 metres protective tariff on petroleum and tion of unemployed. Confidence in European, swimming record for petroleum products.”- Australia would be restored, be- women in an international contest cause her dependence on the out hold by the Paris Swimmers' Club side world would be reduced to a yesterday. minimum.
Mr. Cleveland, who came East with the Kemmerer Currency FIRE IN OAKLAND HORSE Commission, later joined the Salt Gabelle as head of the Accounting Department,
SHOW.
THREE MEN AND MANY HORSES INCINERATED.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
OAKLAND (CAL), Feb. 8. Three men and scores of valuable horses were incinerated in a fire in the Oakland horse show build- inge. NANKING, Feb. 9.
The scene was an inferno, terri- In an interview with Chines
Pressmen, General Chen Taxi Tongfied horses being kicked down in
declared that the Kwangsi situation had been definitely settled.
their stalls..
Some horses succeeded in break-
Was
Mr. Hussey-Freke. who formerly with the Haibo Conser vaney Board, succeeded Sir Ernest Wilton in 1920 as Foreign Chiel Inspector of the Salt Gabella.
AMERICAN OIL MERGER..
SOUND REASONS FOR ITS.
CONCLUSION,
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
Financini Problem of Ewangtung. ing away and dashed outside en-Court's approval of the Standard
As regards the financial problem veloped in flames.
The police were obliged to shoot of Kwangtung, he added, it still remained hard put to crack, the horses to put them out of their
Sr. Louts (M.), Feb. 8. Oil circles are of opinion that the Oil merger will have & most im portant development affecting the operation of Standard Oil units since the dissolution of the trust in 1000-11.
misery.
Grooms and Aromen rescued some of the animals.
The loss of horses alono is esti- sound business reasons
It is emphasised that there are for: the racrger, which is wholly unconnect- Incendiarism is suspected.
ed with any desire to make a monopoly
There was a big deficit to be met to the current expenditure of the Kwangtung armies under the com mand of the 8th Army Route Ilcad- quarters (of which he is the chief, mated at 8400,000. commander), in addition to raising funda to maintain other forces fall- ing under the category of local precautionary corpa.
He said he was now awaiting Mr. T. V. Soong's return to the capital, so as to consult with him in regard to the adoption of, remedial men-
gures.
LABOUR LEFT-WING
SECEDING?
SOUTHERN COUNTIES' DIVISION CONFERENCE.
INDIAN GOVERNMENT FIVE |
ETHROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
AND A HALF PER CENTS.
LONDON, Feb. 9. A two-days' conference in Lon. OPENED AND CLOSED don of the Southern Counties' YESTERDAY MORNING. Division of thio Independent Labour Party to consider the question of [DRITION WIRELESS SERVICE.)
dia-affiliation from the Labour Party eventually decided to have Ruany, Feb. 9. the whole question revicwo before The subscription lists for the the annual conference
WEVER HE 1kat. Grieg sinapata mwaannover Government of India five and awhelmingly defeated ju favour of half per cent, stock at 207 per cent. an international policy or organisn- for payment in cach, which were tion, giving no preference to the opened this morning, closed at 11.15 Dominions, but treating all coun-
tries on the same basis.
A.M,
The evidence during the hearing of the suit dwelt on the fierceness of foreign competition, with special reference to the Royal Dutch and Shell interests. :
CHINA'S SILVER. CURRENCY PROBLEM.
Speech Shocks Premiers.
Mr. Lang's speech shocked the Conference, which regarded it as tantamount to a declaration of in- tention of repudiation.
Fears were expressed for its effect on Australia's credit abroad, but. it is reassuring that all the other Premiers immediately de nounced it,
Mr. Scullin declared that the Commonwealth would never agree to such a policy.
Mr. E. G. Theodore spoke in similar strain, V.
INAUGURATION OF NEW
.. DELHI.
WELK'S CEREMONIES NOW PROCEEDING.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BEEVICE.]
BRITISH EXPERT INVITED TO in the Viceroy's Honee,
SHANGHAI.
Her timo was 70 seconds.
The provious record, held by Mademoiselle Braun, of Holland,
71-4/5 seconds.
A
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE FUND.
CONSERVATIVE VOTE OF
CENSURE.
✡ mambin
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruoor,' Feb. 9. Two important debates will tako place in the House of Commons this wook, but it is not anticipated that they will create difficulties. for the Government.
The Conservative voté of Gensure .tho question of national cronomy, with special reference to the position of the Unemploy ment Insurance Fund, will "take. place on Wednesday." **
The Liberals having indicated that they will not support ‹ the motion the existence of the Govern- ment is not endangered.
RUGBY, Feb. 9, Widespread interest has boon aroused in India in this week's ceremonies in connection with the | inauguration of New Delhi, and On Thursday, the House of Com the significance of the occasion is mons: will: dobato a Liberal motion | aumly recognised here,
urging the Government to pursue The coromonies were due to begin an extensive policy for utilizing to-day with a banquet and reception | the labour of the workers in use. Borful and essential schemer of nation. Dominions columbg will bo un-al development, and proposing that veiled to-morrow.
the cost should be met by inviting There will be a gront fête insido subscriptions to publio and antion- the Moghul Fort on Wednesday in al loanL the presence of the Vicoroy:
On Thursday, a magnificent war It is understood that Mr. W. H. memorial will be dedicated, afford, Clean retiring Governor of the line the most impressive function at South Afriesa-Reserve Bank (who "kroon." memorandumlung The grandeur of the design of was formerly in the Bank of Eng land), is shortly leaving for Chang. New Delhi, with its splendid boule hai, on the invitation of the British vards and public buildings, has Government, to investigate the been the subject of eloquent articles Chinose silvor currency problem. in the English Press,
[THOUGH DEUTÉR ́S (AGENCY,}-
JOHANNESUURo, Feb. 8.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer. (Mr. P. Snowden) hos stated that he is opposed to the idea of a great developinand locativëllime to find the memes through the commis channels for any schemes which. may be endorsed by the appropriate Government departments.
It is expected the motion will not be pressed to a division.
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