WILL KING OF SPAIN THREE-YEAR PLAN
ABDICATE?
MYSTERIOUS POLITICAL
ACTIVITIES.
(THROUGH HEUTEN'S AGENCY.]
W
MADRID, Feb. 14. Excitement is running high as
the result of mysterious political activities on the part of members, of the Government and other poli-
tical leaders.
The cafes are buzzing with rumours, including a report that the King has yielded to popular demands and agreed to the can vocation of a constituent assembly which may discuss the constitution itself and even nak the King to Abdicate.
It is also reported that a num ber of Generals have met at Sara gossa ostensibly to see a cinema film, but actually to plan another Dictatorship.
It is being reliably stated that Premier Berenguer had decided to resign following an interview with the Liberal leader, Count Roma
IN AUSTRALIA.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1931.
GANDHI'S TERMS FOR A TRUCE.
BANKS NOT LIKELY TO- AGREE.
PRICE OF CONGRESS CO-OPERATION,
[THOUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, Feb. 13: The Conference of State Premiers
to-day adopted a three-year plan for dealing with the financial prob- tem, which includes the reduction of wages of Civil Servants, which, however, will be automatically operated next month; also a tax af 3/6, in the pound on all public loans which are subject to Federal taxation; immediate action to fund the floating debt; oversens inter- ests to be provided through an "exchange pool.”
The plan will be referred to the banks, then again discussed by the Premiers on February: 25.-.
It is understood that the banks are not likely to agree to the plan, Premiers Attack Interest Tax Proposal,
CANBERRA, Feb, 14,
It is estimated that the propos nones, who told the Prime Ministered tax on the interest on Common- he would nek for the convocationwealth Stato loans will produce
of the constituent assembly as soon as Parliament in celceted-probably in a month's time.
Cabinet Resigns,
LATER,
The Cabinet has resigned, Country's Future in the Melting Pot.
LATER.
A feeling that the country's future may be presently in the huge inelting pot pervaded the crowd outside the palace, watching the arrival in succession of the political loaders.
King Alfonso's visitors included the Reformist Jeader, Señor Alvarez, who declared that he told
the King that the only solution of the problem was a Constituent sembly, with sovereign authority above the King himself.
Decree Cancels General Election.
LATEIL
King Alfonso signed a decrec presented to him by the Berenguer Government before their, resignn- tion cancelling the General Elec- tion, which had been fixed for March 15.
King Alfonso has summoned the political leaders to meet him to day.
Political Excitement Unabated.
MADRID, Feb. 15.
£24,800,000.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
ALLAHABAD, Feb. 13. The All-India Congress Working
BRITISH POLICY IN JUNK SINKS IN WEST
PALESTINE.
RIVER.
PRIME MINISTER EXPLAINS ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY
LIVES LOST. WHITE PAPER.
{Tunovom RRUTEX R AGENCE.]
[TROM QUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Į
CANTON, Feb. 13. Another terrible disaster occurred on the West River off Lak Lou, not very far from Canton, early yester
LONDON, Feb. 13. The 12 months crisis between The British Government as tho Committee to-day began a discus- Mandatory Power in Talostipe and sion on the draft of the resolution the Jewish Agency has ended. *
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald Prine day morning at about-4.36 when a prepared by Gandhi, laying down the conditions on which Congress is Water, his sont le torjurk on the Canton-Kiukiang run Weissmann," removing all miscon prepared to suspend the civil din-ceptions about the British policy struck a rock and rank.
Paper Inst October, obedience campaign and help to in Palestine as laid in a White further the stages of the work of the Round Table Conference.
It is understood that the condi- tions include a general amnesty of politien prisoners; immediato cosantion of all repression; en quiry into the conduct of the police in connection with
inci-
A big hole was torn in the bot tom of the craft and water rushed Dr. Weissmann thereupon stated that the time had now come to x-in with great rapidity." new on-operation with the Manda- of would resume its economio Joney or hoping that the world work in Palestine, Cat Mandatory Concomed with Land
2 lesa Araby
a
The junk sank in less than 30 large number of passengers. minutes with its entire cargo and
The junk was on its return trip to Kiukiang and was full of passen gers. They were asleep when the dienster occurred. After striking the rock pandemonium reigned,
KWANGSI RED ARMY:
CAMPAIGN OF PILLAGE IN HUNAN
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
OBITUARY.
SIR LAMING WORTHINGTON
EVANS.
THROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 24,
The death occurred in his sleep. to-day of the Rt. Hon. Sir Laming Worthington, Evans, • Bt., -- POJ G.B.E., M.P. (Cons.) for West- minster since 1920, in his fifty
third year.
[Sir Laming Worthington Evans was born at Birchington, Kent, and
CANTON, Feb. 14. The Kwangsi Red Army under the notorious Li Ming Shu, which has been pillaging and ravaging the countryside on the Kwangtung Hunan border ever since it was driven out of Kwangsi by General Wong Shao Hung and his col leagues, has penetrated into Tai was admitted as a solicitor in 1890. Yu, a prosperous town in southern Retiring from practice in 1910, he Hunan, driving out the small Goythen successfully contested the Colchester Parliamentary · Division ns a Conservative candidate. He ornament garrison without any culty.
held several administrative posts in the Government and served during the War under the rank of Major. In 1915 he was appointed Comp."
dith
The fall of Tai Yu into the hands of these desperadoes was nom panied with much violence, many
dents at Borsad and Midnapore, eays that the Government is part. The disaster was attributed to civilians being killed.. Practically traller of Foreign Trade, and later
and liberty to picket liquor shops and foreign cloth.
It is stated that a truce, which under these conditions Congress is willing to call,, would be the first
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald's letter cularly concerned about landices Arabs who are displaced by Jos and who have not obtained other holdings or satisfactory occupa tion. ascertain as soon as possible what lands in Palesting on properly be made available for a closo settle
step.
Thereafter Congress might activement.
co-operate in the work of shap- ing the constitution.
Gandhi Requesta Talk. With Viceroy "Across the Table."
ALLAHABAD, Feb. 14.
The Government intends to
Problem of Unemployment.
The Jews will be in some cen. tralised control of the acquisition of transler land till the develop ment scheine in placed on a suro foundation. The Government re- cognises that the Jewish Agency is entitled to insist on preferential, indeed, exclusive, employment of Jewish labour in works dependent on Jewish capital, but if unemploy has sent a letter to the Viceroyment is aggravated the Mandatory sugggesting a meeting "for a talk Power is bound to reconsider the
mattor. Full Statement to Jewish Agency. across the table as man to man."
[BUITION WIRELESS SERVICE.]
Semi-ofteial assurance, 'is given that the Government does not intend to tax at the source in- terest on payments due in London. In response to a request by Sir The public services salary reduc Srinivasa Sastri, Mr. Jayakar, and tion will mean that the Common-Sir Tej Sapru, Mahatma Gandhi wealth's salary Bill (of £11,000,000) will be redused by 13 per cent., including the automatic cost of living revision, which is due short-
ly
All National Ministers except the Queensland representativo-at- tack the interest tax proposal ag à
form of repudiation, and it is doubted whether the Senate will pass it.
MILLION STARVING IN AMERICA.
GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS
APPEALS FOR MONEY.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.
The Governor of Arkansas has broadcast an appeal on behalf of the 1,000,000 starving in the drought-stricken area.
He said that the situation was extremely dire; eattle were dying Political excitement remains un-by the roadside and families were abated. '
With the view to the prevention penniless and foodless.
Contributions to the $10,000,000 relief fund total
of Esturbances the late Govern | Red Cross
ment, which in accordance with
87,710,000. custom is carrying on current busi- ness, ordered the postponement of all political meetings fixed for to day in connection with the elec tions.
Premier Berenguer, interviewed, repudiated the suggestion that he will go abroad for a rest.
He said that he proposed to wait' until a post was found for him in the army compatible with his rark as General,
President Bigus Relief Bill.
LATER. President Hoover has signed the Relief Bill.
Interior Bill Passed by Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.¦ The Senate passed the Interior Bill providing for the disbursement of 200,000,000, of which more than 220,000,000 will be immediately available for Government relief works' projects in the West.
The measure includes a compro-
The Catalan leader, Cambo, writ ing in a Barcelona. newspaper, de. clares that the country desires neither a dictatorship nor a re-misa, proposal whereby the Secre volution, nor the exact maintenance tary of Agriculture is empowered of the present régime, but simply to grant loans to drought-atricken to be governed as a true democracy, States aggregating '820,000,000.
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KING ALFONSO: AN APPRECIATION:
King Alfonso by now must bo almost impervious to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, mye. writer in a London paper. He knows that gratitude is not a quality on which any lender, can. rely. And all his life he has been under the constant mennes of re- volution,
His childhood was peopled by etorios of Carlist risings, and he came of age at a moment when Spain was still crushed beneath the humiliation of the American
Vor.
DUKE OF GLOUCESTER. RETURNING TO BRITISH ARMY LIFE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S ADENOY,]
LONDON, Feb. 14.- The Duke of Gloucester, who was placed on the retired list from the Hussars in August, 102, 18, returns ing to Army life to become Staff Captain of the second Cavalry Brigade at Tidworth on March 3,
Saving done the State prost The execution of Ferror followed, ice, may finally decide to abdicate. No man has better deserved a and his first visits to Parig and London were marked by attempted relenas from unceasing labour; no assassination, and averted demon-retirement, if it should come, would strations,
be more hondurable.
Gandhi expressed the opinion that Lord Irwin would be in a better position, than the Round Table delegates to dispel his doubta And misunderstanding regarding the Round Table, decisions.
The meeting of the Congrass Working Committee has meanwhile suspended its sittings..
Riots at Bonares,
Two persons were killed and 77 injured during communal riots at Bonares.
· 1
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British Troops End Trouble,
BENARES, Feb. 14. The rioting which broke out here yesterday consed on the arrival of five lorries containing a contingent
RUGBY, Feb. 13.
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the thick fog. The junk master said that he could not see objects 50 feet away.
Thore wore over 400 passengera
on board, and the majority are be lieved to have been saved, but it is believed that the number drowned will total 130.
The Fong Ping Hospital, a bene volent organisation in Canton, in response to a request of the owners of the junk, sent out 19 men with some 30 coins to the scene to Four search for dead bodies.. steam launches are also aiding in the search.
The cargo was valued at about $20,000.
Facilitating Jewish Immigration.
The undertaking to facilitate Jewish immigration and to courage dose settlement by Jows, on the land, anys Mr. MacDonald, emains a positivo obligation of the Mandate and can be fulfilled without prejudice to the rights The Prime Minister has a ad-
and position of the other actions. dressed a letter to Dr. Weisemanti,
The letter says that stress has President of the Jewish Agency, been laid on the words of the White which constitutes an authoritative Paper that it would not be possible interpretation of enta a full wait to make State lands available for Paper and represents a full state-Jewish suttlement in view of their ment of the Governinent policy in actual occupation by Arab cultiva- Palestine.
tors and of the importancy of mak ing available. additional land on which to place Arab cultivators now landless.
National Home for the Jews. The Government feels under an obligation to facilitate the settle- ment of the landlos Araba, dia- placed owing to their holdings passing into Jovish hands, but a
Undertaking to Jewish People. The Prime Minister recalls that it has been said that the policy of His Majesty's Government involves a sorious departure from the obliga. tiona of the Mandate de hitherto understood that it misconceives the Mandatory obligations, and that it foreshadows a policy incon- sistent with the obligations of the Mandatory Power to the Jewish cognition of such an obligation in no way detracts from the pur- people. Attention is drawn to the
poses of development, which Govern- fact that not only does the Whitement regards as the most effectual MRS. BRUCE CIRCLES THE Paper of 1930 refer to and endorse means of furthering the establish
WORLD.
mont of a National Home for the Jowa.
of British soldiers.
MACHINE NEVER FAILED. HER.
[THAOUGH BRUTER'S AGEROY, }
LONDON, Feb. 14.
Mrs. Victor Bruce reached Ply. mouth today, thus concluding her journey round the world in four and a half months.
MTB, Bruce left Britain, in September in a light aeroplane and flow unaccompanied to Japan, cross- ing the Pacific by steamship. She then flow from Vancouver to New York, proceeding thence by ship.
the White Paper of 1929, which has been accepted by the Jewish Agency, but it recognises that the undertaking of the Mandate. id to the Jewish people and not only to the Jewish population of Palestine,
The White Paper placed the foreground his speech in the House of Commons in Avril, 1030, in which he announced the inton- lion of the Government to con- tinue to administer Palastine in acordance with the terme of the Mandate as approved by the Coun cil of the Leagur. That position was reaffirmed by s speech in 'the House of Commons on November 17.,
!
Land Settlement Policy. In framing a policy of land rettlement, the Government must take into consideration, every cir cumstance relevant to the main
purposes of the Mandate, including the area of cultivatable land poo sibilities, of irrigation and the absorptive capacity of the country in relation to immigration.
It is the Government's intention to institute an inquiry as soon as ¦ passible to ascertain, inter alia, whine State and other lands are, or properly can le, made available for
Parliamentary Secretary to the every shop was entered and looted.
Thousands of rofugees, mostly Ministry of Munitions. From 11- women and children, are leaving he was Secretary of State for the devastated area for Namlung, War and from 1823-24 Postmaster- Gederal. In 1914 he again saumed in northern Kwangtang
the post of Secretary for War, which he held until 1920.]
Troops are being rushed to Tai Yu from Canton and other places on the North River to regain the town and stem the advance of the Communists and bandits.
The seriousness, of the Red menace in Kiangsi may be discern ed from an official report of the Kuomintang, which, after a careful investigation into the conditions of the province, states that of the si districts of the province 34 re still completely in the hands of tho Communists, 20 are partially under the control of these outlaws, and
10 still remain free from their de predations.
The loss in property, according to the report under review, is placed at $386,049,300. The num ber of houses burned down was 97,224, and the number of persons who have perished as a result of the Red meance was 128,075. The homeless and refugees now total
1,016,000.
These appalling facts are being embodied in a petition by the in- habitants of Kiangai in Canton to Nanking, which will be cabled to Nanking in the course of the next few days.
CANTON KOWLOON RAILWAY.
NEW CHINESE MANAGING DIRECTOR ASSUMES DUTY.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
U.S. MARINES TO LEAVE NICARAGUA.
FIVE HUNDRED TO REMAIN
AS INSTRUCTORS."
[RKUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. The United States Government has decided to withdraw American Marines from Nicaragua, with the exception of 500, who will be am- ployed as instructors of the Nn tional Guard.
The Marines, who have been assisting to maintain order in- Nicaragus since 1927, numberod 5,000 two years ago.
The Republic of Nicarague came into existence on April 5, 1912. On February 18, 1018,, the Bryan-Chamarro Treaty between Nicaragua and the United States was signed under which the Unit ed States, in return for 83,000,000, acquired the option for a canal route through Nicaragua und also a naval base in the Iny of Fonseca. on the Pacific coast and Corn In land on the Atlantic coast. It
ratified
United by the States on June 24, 1926.]
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SOVIET GOLD EXPORT:
CANTON, Feb. 13 Mr.Tze Po Taiu formally took over his duties of managing diree | MOSCOW SENDS THREE TONS tor of the Chinese section of the Canton-Kowloon Railway this after-
noon.
"
Mr. Lau Konk Ho, his immediate predecessor, has been transferred. to a similar post in the Canton- Hankow Railway to succeed Mr. Chen, who went to Nanking.
The new managing director of the Canton-Kowloon Railway said that he would do all he could to
Mrs. Bruce flew a total of 18,000 Mandatory Must Recignise Varied close settlement by the Jews. This improve the permanent way and to'
miles in 147 days.
In an interview, she said that in spite of crashes and forced land inga her machino nover failed ber.
Interests.
"In carrying out the policy of the Mandato, the Mandatory can. not ignore the existence of the She expressed the opinion that differing interests and viewpoints. her worst experiences were when These, indeed, are not in them- crossing the Yellow Sea and cloud-selves, irreconcilable, but can only od Annam Mountains. She had a forced landing among bandite in China and amused them with an arm clock. On another occasion a battle was stopped so that she might refuel.
HONG KONG CURRENCY PROBLEM.
-DATE-OF-MİW H CLEGG'S |· DEPARTURE FOR COLONY...
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEBOY.]
,
PRETORIA, Feb. 14.
PROHIBITION BILL IN
Inquiry will be comprehensive and include the whole land resources of Palestine.
Provision will be made to bear representations from all interests whether Jewish or Arab.
.
In giving effect to a policy of and settlement some centralisoi be reconciled if there is a proper control of the transactions relating realisation that a full solution of to an acquisition and transfer of the problem depends on an underland with safeguards ensuring a standing between the Jews and the minimum of interference with free Araba, Until that is reached con-transfer would be empatial during siderations of balance must inevit ably enter the definition of policy: the interim period, but would take effect from such date only as the Regarding to criticism that the authority charged with the duty of Whito Papor cértained,injurious allegations against the Jewish carrying out the policy begins to
operate.: people and the Jewish Labour Meanwhile, the High Comenis- Organisation, the letter points outsioner would have full powers to that any such intention is expressly protect tenancy and occupancy disavowed.
rights throughout Palestine.
Jewish Agency's Willing Co.-
Operation,
:
The White Paper policy did not imply a prohibition of the acquisi“. tion of additional land by Jews,
It recognises that the Jewish Agency had all along given will control of Immigration. It is officially stated that Mr.
ing co-operation in carrying out
Referring to the control of im W. H.. Clegg, of the South African the policy of the Mandate and that migration the letter emphasises Reserve Bank, who Has been up the constructive work done by the that such control will be by an im pointed by the British Colonial Jewish people in Palestino bad hadnigration ordinancer, and that the Office to head the special Commis beneficial effects on the devoton Government do not contemplate sion to enquire into the currenty mont and well-being of the country any prohibition of Jewish iramigra here at the end of this month. problem of Hong Kong, will louve as a whole.
on in any of its ostegories. Civil and Religious Rights,
No Departure from Bolemn Inter Dealing with a question which national Obligations. bad arisen as, to the meaning" of "safeguarding the civil and reli The Government unequivocally- gious rights of all the inhabitants renfirm that the obligations of the of Palestine, irrespective of race Mandate are solemn international and religion," and the words." in obligations from which there is no suring that the rights and position intention to depart. But if their of their sections of the population efforts are to euoceed there is need. Confidence a are not prejudiced," the letter says for co-operation. these words indicate that in respect needed on all sides to appreciate ALANA E Tereliziava rights the the dificultice and the complexities
Mandatory as not to
YAZINE, SINTO between persons on the ground of full and unqualified recognition religion or race, and this protee that no solution can be satisfactory: tive provision applies equally to or permanent which is not based Jews, Arabs and all sections of the pon justice, both to the Jewish people and the non-Jewish come population. We had NO
(Continued on next Column.). nunities of Palestine,
ENGLAND.
fine HOUSE OF COMMONS REJECTS
Yet I wonder whether King "Al His marriage-day was stained: with blood, and his manhood tried fonso will ever consent to leave the by constant agitation and by the sinking ship. For he is scandals of the Moroccan cam sporteman, and he would only re- paign. Fow
men have lived sign if convinced that Spain desired through such constant strain and lit. **
anxiety Bing Alfonso TO LECORATrue Bondyear 1999 men can look back on a quarter Watching King Alfonso surrounded century of such viralo devotion to by the Knights of Calatrava. He Juty,
Why seemed instinct with vital dignity. It may happen time in a few "Ah yes," remarked a Spaniard months the constitution will be heride me, how we shall worship restored, and that the King, that young man when once we have (Continued at foot of next column.) a Republic"
PRIVATE MEASURE.
(DRITION WIRELESS - SERVICE.].
Ragay, Feb-14
!
In the House of Commons to-day a Prohibition Bill introduced by the Independent member for Dun- des reached its second reading, but was rejected by 137 votes to 18.
Lady Astor supported the Bill.
continue to give satisfactory service to the travelling public.
THE NEW
SPALDING
MULTIDOT
TO BERLIN.
{THROUGH NEUTER'S AORNCY.].
RIGA, Fob. 14. Three tons of Soviet gold have," been despatched to Berlin from. Moscow.
In view of the Soviet payments dus in March and April in Europe. and America, further consignments Are expected to pass through Riga in the next few weeks.
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CAUSES A SENSATION THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MULTID OT-
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