FUSHUN MINES EXPLOSION.
AMERICA'S. TRADE WITH CHINA.
THREE THOUSAND CHINESE MINERS ENTOMBED.
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PEIPING, Feb. 11 Chinese reports state that an explosion occurred in the Fushun mines, Manchuria, shortly after noon on Sunday, when 3,000 Chi- nese minors, were underground,
RECOMMENDATIONS . BY SENATE COMMITTEE.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WAITINGTON, Feb. 10, The following recommendations for improving the trade with China and restoring the price of silver have been made to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee by the sub-committee appointed to deal with the subject:-,
(1) Negotiations with Great Bris It is feared that the death-rolltain to suspend her policy of dump will be very heavy,
ing silver from India on the world's
Rescue work was started immedi- ately, but hitherto most of the miners are still entombed.
There were many touching scenes markets. : at the pithead
CHINA INDEMNITY BILL.
UNIVERSITIES SURPRISED BY LIGHTNING LEGISLATION.
(2) An International Conference to reach an understanding, in re spect of the use of silver money.
(3) An international silver toan. to China.
The Chairman, Senator Pittmaų, introduced, the resolutions to the Senate, requesting President Hoover to carry out the recommendationé, and that he should ask the Foreign Relations' Committee to consider the resolutions immediate-
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOT.).
LONDON, Feb. 10, The China Indemnity Applica- tion Bin was discussed in the rely port stage to-day in the House of Commons, and it was eventually agreed, on the motion of Lord Hugh Cecil, to adjoia the debate for a week to enable more time for consideration of. possible
amendments to the measure..
Lord Cecil pointed out that” the Universitics of Oxford, Cambridge, and Manchestor had been taken a little by surprise" by the Bill being pushed through
quickly,
Thoy word most anxious that, under the arrangements contained
MURDER AT BENARES.
INDIAN FOREIGN CLOTH
DEALER THE VICTIM,
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BENARES, Feb. II. Mohamad J Khan Aghs, a dealer in foreign cloth, who was shot last night, died this morning.
It is alleged that deceased named
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY,
REDS RAIDED AT AUSTRALIA WILL TIENTSIN. NEVER FAIL BRITAIN
BUREAU OF PUBLIC SAFETY ARREST THIRTY-ONE.
[TUROVOH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PEIFING, Feb. 11,5- A message from Tientsin states that the Bureau of Public Safety, with the co-operation of the police of the Concessions and native city, made a number of raids yesterday and arrested 31 alleged Com munists, who wore reported to have recently entered Tientsin with the object of stirring trouble.
GERMANY'S UNEMPLOYED
TOTAL NOW REACHES ALMOST
FIVE MILLION.
:
FIRM STAND AGAINST
SUICIDAL POLICY."
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENDY.]
FEBRUARY 12, 1931.
UPHEAVAL IN RUSSIA.
"RUMOURS DESCRIBED AS
"PURE NONSENSE,”.
THROUGH REUTER'8" AGENCY.]
Moscow, Feb. 11.
...
The offeint news agency describes
CANBERRA, Feb. 10. Sir James Mitchell, Premier of West Australia, in a statement, de- clares that if the Commonwealth attempts to impose a policy of
Not Confirmed in Berlin, wholesale inflation, which he is convinced Mr. Theodore's, plan in-
BERLIN, Feb. 10, Rumours from abroad of an up- volvos; West Australia will recon- sider its position in the Cominen-heaval in Russia cannot be con wealth
Our bond with the Common- wealth is not insoluble. West Aus- train will not recogning the Com- monwealth's right to impugn our honour and menace our finances, We will only continue to co-operato with other Governments provided the principle of living within our means is acted upon.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BERLIN, Feb. 11. On January 31 there were 4,594,000 unemployed in Germany. against Mr. Lang's
UNEMPLOYMENT
INSURANCE SYSTEM.
STABILITY OF FINANCIAL POSITION THREATENED.
(THROUGH REUTER's Agenor.j
LONDON, Feb. 10. The huge growth of expenditure on the scial services is the subject of a Treasury Memorandum to the Royal Commission on unemploy
a local Congress volunteer as his ment insurance, which points out assailant.
in the Bill, their interests should
that, excluding wir pensions, the not be neglectes. They had already The police took into custody a State contributions to the social devoted attention to Chinese eul-captain of the local Congress volum.services have risen from £25,000,000 ture and study. He suggested that teers. the Government should receive a deputation from them.
Dr. Dalton said that the Gov crament was perfectly roady to meet representatives from the L'niversitics.
JAPANESE FERRY
DISASTER.
LATEST REPORT SHOWS. ELEVEN DROWNED.
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Agha's shop was lately vigorously picketed by 16 pickets, including four women, who were arrested yesterday.
INDIA'S NEW CAPITAL.
FIRE OF REMEMBRANCE
LIGHTING TO-DAY,
(BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]
RUGBY, Feb 10, Four "superb columns at New Delhi, which are gifts to India on the completion of the now Imperi- Capital from the four great Dominions of the Empire, ware unveiled to-day.
Tokyo; Feb. 10. ' The Intest reporte state that all but 11 passengers from the ferry-al hont Kikusui Maru were saved.
Apparently, most of them were picked up by small boats, which landed them on various parts of
⚫the const.
JAPANESE TRANS-PACIFIC
FLIGHT.
ROUTE VIA ALEUTIAN ISLANDS SELECTED.
THROUGH RESTER'S "AOBNOY.]
Torvo, Feb. 11. Plans for an attempted trans- Pacific flight are announced under the aegis of the Hochi Shimbun, by Saiji Yoshiuara, who flew last year from Berlin to Tokyo,
He plans to hop off any time after April 20 rid the Alputian Islande..
'וי
KING AND QUEEN VISIT PRINCESS BEATRICE.
ROYAL PATIENT, "
RECOVERING,
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Feb. 10. The King and Queen returned to London today from Sandring ham, and one of their first acts was to visit. Princess Beatrice at Konsington. Palace.
The Princasa had a very restful. "night and is making satisfactory recovery from a severe attack of bronchitio.
DISTURBANCES AT FUNCHAL.
NORMAL CONDITIONS.
RESTORED.
FUNCHAL Feb. 10.
The Viceroy, Lord Irwin, re called that the present inaugural ceremonies mark the fulfilment of a decision proclaimed by the King: Emperor 19 years ago.
in 1010 to £158,000,000. in 1930:
Unemployment insurance is like ly to cost £55,000,000 in 1931, an increase of £45,000,000 compared. with 1929.
Replying to a cable from Bir Nowton Moore urging a firm stand "suicidal policy, Sir James Mitchell cabled saying that Mr. Lang is not aup ported by any Government..
Australia has never failed Great Britain, and she never will." Great Britain's most effective answer to those who arge, repudia- tion of liabilities will be an open money market to Australia for ductive and moderate loans,
BRITISH AMBASSADOR
PORTUGAL.
SIR CLAUD RUSSELL APPOINTED.
(THROUGH. REUTER'S AGENCY.]"
AMERICAN
IDLE
SEVERAL CITIES.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
Naw Yonx, Feb. 10.
MR. W. H. CLEGG.
"NOT COMING TO, HONG"
KONG
We have received the following" communique from. Colonial Office:-
The attention of Government has been drawn to stateinents in the
An ugly undercurrent of revolt local Press to the effect that Mr. the revolution rumours as pure is spreading through the United W. H. Clogg of South Africa, will nonsense."
States, and the tone of unemploy-visit the Colony to advise on cur ment demonstrations in several renoy matters. The Government cities has caused anxiety to the has received no information on this authorities.
subject, Today Communists marched in s procession to the Capitol in Wash- ington and demanded admission to the floor of the House of Repro. sentatives,
firmed. here,
IRAQ OIL PIPE-LINE
QUESTION.
CONSTRUCTION DEPENDS UPON IRAQ NEGOTIATIONS,
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
This was, of course-refused; although some of them were allow ed to enter the public galleries.
Orderly. Demonstration in New York,
NORWEGIAN SHIP CAPTAIN
RUNS AMOK,
PLACED IN IRONS AFTER MURDEROUS ATTACKS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
BALTIMORE, Feb. 10. Her Captain in irons, her firat A crowd of 3,000 people demon-mate badly cut and bruised, and strated in a very orderly manner her second mato suffering from in New York city to-day, but were severe injuries in the short made by surrounded by police as a precau vealed on the arrival of the Nor bullet wounds was the atory ro tion.
wegian afcamor Nivaroid.
Procession in Oakland,
A procession in Oakland, Cali
It appears that the Captain" ran amok.
hammer, and n rifle, he swept the Armed with a large knife, a deck with bullets....
Tackled by Mater.
RUGBY, Feb. 10. Questioned in the House of Com mons on the negotiations between the Iraq Petroleum Company and line which the Company proposes the Iraq Government on the pipe.
to construct connecting the Iraq oilfields with the Mediterraneanfernin, got out of hand and was seaboard, the Under-Secretary for charged by the police near the said he could not say whether an the Colonies, Dr. Drummond Shiels,
City Hall. agreement, had been, reached, and ated agreements with the Govern though the Company had negoti-
In Boston disturbances also oc proments of Palestine and Transcurred and 12 arrests were made, Jordania, the final decision as to including two women and two the construction of the pipe-line must depend upon the outcome of
clergyman. the negotiations with Iraq.
The latter were, knocked down by bim in chains nolice horses.
TO
It is understood that the pro pasal is for a pipeline which would form one branch reaching the 80 at Tripolis in the Lebanese Repub lic and the other near Haifs in Palestine.
The agreement with the Pales- Line Government was published last week in Jerusalem.
TARDCOH REUTER'S AGENCY.] French Conventions Ratifed,
PARIS, Feb. 10..
The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber has adopted the fe the Bill ratifying the Conventione part by. Bibic (Rapporteur) on.
between the Government and the French Petroleum Company.
Disturbances at Boston,
Demonstrations also took place in Hartford, Connecticut, Kau City and in Dallas, Texas,
St. Paul Guards Tackled. In Minnesota unemployed, led by- Communists, tackled the guards in the State Capitol at St. Paul and forced their way on to the floor of the House of Representatives.
The leader mounted the Speak erg rostrum and demanded relief. for the unemployed.
Having throateand the crew with 'death, the second mate tackled him. but they were beaten down by the He was.'assisted by the first mate,.", madman.
Eventually the crew made a con- corted rush, and they managed to overpower the Captain and place
SCHNEIDER TROPHY RACE.
SQUADION LDR. ORLEBAR TO
LEAD BRITISH TEAM
(URITION WIRELESH SERVICE.]
RUGBY, Feb. 10. Squadron Leader Orlebar, who in 1920 established word record air speed of 350 miles an hour, has been selected to take adminis trative charge of the Royal Air Force Sciucider Trophy Teal A
5.L. Orlebar, who la the officer id,
The session adjourned in con-charge of the Flying Boat Dovelop
mont Flight at Felixstowe, was in control of the successful British Schneider Team in 1929, whon he
fusion.
M. Bibis declared that the Com- U.S. BARS SOVIET LUMBER.showed himself exceptionally
LONDON, Feb. 10. HM the King has approved the appointment of Sir Claud Frederick The Memorandum says that oven Russell, E.C.M.G., Envoy Extra in the most favourable conditions ordinary and Minister Plenipoten so groat an increase swiftly incur tiary at Berne, to be H.M. Am red would overlay the Budget and bussador Extraordinary at Lisbon. entirely upset its equilibrium, [Sir Claud Russell, who was
On the basis of the existing taxa-knighted last year, has been Bri- Iraq, but the moment had come to pany had performed its part in tion the rovenue must be expected tish Minister to the Swiss Con- give it greater authority so that it to fall in 1931. This fall must be federation since 1028. He was could defend French interests, balanced if the equilibrium is to formerly Minister to Abyssinia. The Chamber will today be ask, preserved by reduced expendia Educated at Balliol College, Oxed to vote on the Conventions. ford, he entered the Diplomatic The table appended shows a debt | Serviço in 1897, and has served in on the unemployment insurance HM, Embassies in Turkey, Egypt, fund of nearly £39,000,000 beginning China, France, Morocco, Argen in 1930, which may be £72,000,000 to tina, Paraguay, Spain, Greece, £75,000,000 by April next.
and in the Foreign Office..
turo.
Stato borrowing on the present vast It is pointed out that " continued
scale, without adequate provision for repayment by the fund, would 'quickly call' in 'question the stabi-
The work on the wonderful newlity of the British financial sys- capital has extended over 15 years, tem." and at times 20,000 men have been, engaged simultaneously on the £10,000,000 city,
It is the outcome of co-operative effort on the part of British ar- chitects, town planners and engine. org and Indian artists and crafts- mon, and the result is extremely beautiful.
It was necessary that the scale of borrowing should be greatly reduced and the fund reconstituted. so that the debt to swiftly repaid As conditions return to more. purmal equilibrium.
The Memoranduin "suggests AD
SUEZ CANAL DUES EXCESSIVE.
BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO
BLAME
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LONDON, Feb. 10. The report presented at the emergency scheme involving reduc. annual meeting of the Liverpool Steamship Owners' Association.
ed benefits.and increased contribu- tions.
BRAVEST DEED OF THE YEAR. STANHOPE MEDAL AWARDED LIEUT. SINGLETON.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Feb. 10."
UNLESS PROVED FREE OF CONVICT TAINT..
[REUTER'B AMERICAN SERVICE).
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. The Treasury has issued orders Larring the import of lumber and pulpwood from four districts in Russin unless the shippers are able to prove that it has not been pro- duced by convict labour..
The Royal Humane Society has NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
HIGHEST LEVEL SALES FOR THE DAY,
awarded the Stanhope Medal for 1930 ("for the bravest died of the year") to Naval Lieutenant Colia Singleton, who dived into the Yang. tszeking from the gunboat Petercl in Hankow at night last August
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE] and spent twenty minutes in treacherous currents attempting to
New York, Feb. 10. rescue & stoker who had fallen over-day in the Stock Market today, The Bulls had another field rices of 5 to 15 points being regis tered.
board.
GERMAN OPPOSITION
MUZZLED.
capable leader. Although he did not himself fly In the race, he test- ed each machine after modification during the trials, "and" dfterwards established a world speed record on one of the craft used in the race. The members of this year's team are not yet announced.
THUNDERSTORM SECRETS. LIGHTING OF 2,000,000,000
HORSE POWER.; L:
Professor A. M. Tyndall in the course of a lecture on the électric spark said that million-volt trana- in longth are available in Britain formers giving sparks several feet
and in America
tive basis.
Sales reached their highest level for a year, totalling 4,800,000.
The rumour that a revolution has braken out in Russia added enthu.common voltage
finds that the high dues of the ARTY GROUF WALK OUT OFsiasm to the business.
lose of our Eastern markets. Suez Canal are contributing to
the
On Thursday, tho, ladian War Memorial Arch, which forms the The Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay gateway to New Delhi, will be the MDonald, in the House of Com scene of a commemoration pro- nions on December 6, announced the
It anys that the dues of the appointment of a Royal Commis Panama Canal work out at 15 to mony, during which the Fire of Region to enquire into the unemploy25 per cent, lower, thus a considor Standing Orders in the Reichstag, Fing. Soviet troubles in connection duction of ions and subsequent.
membrance, which will remain perpetually burning, will be lit.
WORLD'S LAND SPEEDSTER
CAPT. CAMPBELL FETED.
(BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE)
Ruasy, Feb 10, After being foted on successive nights by enthusiastic Americans, Captain Malcolm: Campbell left Daytona today for Washington.
On Friday, it is expected, the British Ambassador will present him to President Hoover at White Hous;.
Capt. Campbell will afterwards leave for Britain, bringing tria Napier Blue Bird car with him, but the Austin Boven, with which, bo established the small car record,
at Buenos Aires,
ment insurance system.
Nature, remarked the professor, capped all the efforts of man in lightning. In lightning electrio. sparks a mile or more in longth pass, either from a cloud to tho ground or from one part of a cloud
a thundercloud by a flying kite. frat showed the electrict) state of to another. Benjamin Franklin
But nowadays the investigation of lightning had reached a quantita
"A thousand million volts," · Bnið.“ Professor Tyndall, is a not no.
in lightning: REICHSTAG.!!
flashes. Such enormous voltages Rise in Wheat Export Price at
require enormous concentrations of (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
positive and negative ions in diffor Winnipeg. –
ent parts of a cloud. Experta differ in their opinions as to de WINNIPEG, Feb. 10. Following an alteration of the
BERLIN, Feb. 10
A brokerage house cable, regard tails but it seems clear that a, pro- The Commission began its labours able amount of fonnage in diverted, which will render possible the pro with grain marketing is one of the paration can be produced when immediately. Its personnel does It holds that the British Govern-accution of about 150 Nazi Com factors responsible for the rises in water drops are broken up whether not include direct representatives went is primarily responsible,
munist Deputies for slaneler, riot-wheat export prices, by convection currents or by elec of either employers or the workers..
ing, etc., all Nazis and German The local exchange registered a
trical distorion." Nationalists walked out of the now high level since the end of
Source of Atmospherics, is Judge Holman Gregory, of the
House as a protest against the November..
The total choras dissipated Mayor's and City of London Court. MR. D. FAIRBANKS."illegal" methods.
muzzling of the Opposition by The remaining members of thờ
continuously in lightning flashes,' Commission are:-.
The Vice-President of the Reich- The judgment to which we recent 2,000 million horse-power: Evi- ho went on is of the order of Councillor W. Asbury (Chairman
stag, who is a National Socialist,ly referred in this column of the dence of distant thunderstorms is of the Sheffield "Public Assist-
has resigned..
Bordeaux tribunal that a husband, obtained from the atmospherics anco Committoo);
as head of the house and guardian which trouble us in broadcasting. Professor Henry Clay (late Pro
of family honour, has a right to special methods of counting have fessor of Political Economy
open his wife's letters, will not led to estimates of as many as 200 and Social Economics at Man-
smooth domestic problems in any atmospherics per second by day and· chester University),
part of the world. As a rule, the 3,000 per scoond by night, coming. Dr... J. W. Hetherington (Vico.
only husband who wants to be from distances of 2,000 miles and Chancellor of Liverpool Univer
bothered reading, his wife's lettera originating in lands where the time eity and Chairman of two
is the jealous or curious crank, and season is summer afternoon. Trade Boards),
while the wives who open their hus band's letters as a matter of course are legion. Most husbands do not worry about this... It seems to them Here is my suggestion for putting“ a good arrangement to have their the nation to work a szil
The President of the Commission
Mr. E. P. Lascelles (Deputy Umpire under the Unemploy ment Insurance Acts and Chair
HIS
IMPRESSION OF SHANGHAI.
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SHANGHAI, Feb. 11. **
tion this afternoon, Mr. Douglas Speaking at a welcoming recep
Fairbanks described: Shanghai as
man of one of the Metropolitan one of the five most vital cities in
σε
BANK OF UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA.S OFFICIALS AND DIRECTORS INDICTED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
NEW Youx, Feb. 10. Seven olliciala 'and directors,
google being aght to lie, zich backham (member of the world, the others boing New President of the Bank of the away, But there would be on out have but
CD 1 Cambridgeshire County CounYork, Paris,, London and Holly United States, which closed on cry if it were supposed that any berra in Australia, so why not build.
include Chi-December 11, have been indicted letter addressed to a woman doctor. & now London in England Pre- Mr. H. Trouncer (President ago, in spite of its having shot a grand jury on charges of or lawyer or MLP might be épened sent-day London is obsolete, and
Jelogy and misdemeanour.
as a matter of course, by her hösttapod), an up-to-date city with flat Vof the Institute of Actuaries); its way to fame recently,
roofs for airplanes and wide roads.
The wheat decree has been sus pended and normal conditions have been restored.
Cap Camptoll', fires näblio en- gagement in London will be at a dinner in his honour by fellow members of the British Racing Drivers' Club.
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cil and Temporary Inspector of wood. He refused Factories, Home Office, 1913-19),'|
Writs of arrest have been issued. band.