FIRE ON P. & 0. KHIVA.
CARGO DAMAGED AND DECK DESTROYED,
{THROUGH, REUTER'S AGENCY,Į
Tokyo, Feb. 20.
A message from Fusan states that
'CHINA PRESS' UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP. ·
SHANGHAI BUSINESS MEN
́ ́ AS, DIRECTORS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, Feb. 20.
It is announced that the China. a fire broke out in one of the Brat-Freat line passed from the honds class cabine of the P. & O liner of Sopher Brothers to a group of Khiva, bound for Dairen, yesterday Shanghai and North Chinn business afternoon when off the Korean .const.
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Part of a deck was destroyed and the cargo seriously damaged before the flames were extinguish- ed.
There were no ensuntțies,
own power.
WANG SHAO HUNG RETURNING.
тел.
Tao Chuen, Yang Wei Ping and Mr. Hollington Tong, the Just named as managing director.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1931.
CHINA INDEMNITY BILL.
BRITAIN'S MUNIFICENCE. TO CHINA.
(THROUGH MUTERʼN AGENOT.)
LONDON, Feb. 19.
The House of Commons to-day passed the third roading of the China Indemnity Bill, which in valves the gift to China of over
£3,000,000,
The names of the principal now
Dr. Hugh Dalton, Under-Sece owners have not been disclosed,tary of State for Foreign Affairs, but the board of directors includes accepted a Conservative amend Major Chauncey Holcomb, Mr. W.
ment that the Board of Trustees If. Donald, Mr. W. T. Findley,. Dr.
should contain British members, E. L. Marsh, Mr. T, P. Chang, but declined to agree to a Liberal The liner is continuing under its unnnager of the Shun Pao, Pan Amendment, which was Inter with drawn, that no payment should be made toward purchasing rail way material and demanding an arrangement as regards arrears of interest on Chinese railway loans, which are now in default.
Dr. Dalton argued that the latter amendment weant that British workmen would be kept idle until numerous people, not all of them Britons, received their "pound of flesh by interest on the bonds, There would be further negotia tions with Dr. C. T. Wang, the Chinese Foreign Minister.
DEPARTED FROM SHANGHAI ON THURSDAY.......
(Wah Tx Yat Pro.)
--
SANDHA, Feb. 20.... General Wang Shao Hung left bers for Hong Kong en route, to
Kwangu yesterday morning.
It is understood that he will probably proceed to Canton to call on General Chen Ming Shu before returning to Kwangai.
Mr. Wu Ting Yang, who necom- panied General Wang Shao Hung to Nanking as one of the Kwangsi delegates, is remaining at Shang-
hai..
In an interview with Praeme, Wu Ting Yang said that as soon), as General Wang returns to Kwangsi, Pei Chung Hsi, Li Toung Jen and Chang Fat Fui will surrender their military commands and go abroad. Revenue collected in Kwangai was estimated as about $20,000,000 a year, and if the programme of military reorganisation and dis bandment is commenced in the near future, the Kwangsi financial bud got will be balanced.
WORLD FLIGHT ENDS
AT CROYDON.
MRS. VICTOR BRUCE AND HER AUTOGRAPHED AEROPLANE.
(THRODON AKUYER'S AGENOR.}
LONDON, Feb. 20. After a world flight of 27,000 miles from London to Tokyo and back if the United States. Mrs, Victor Bruce arrived at Croydon Acrodromo at noon escorted from
Lympne by Miss Amy Johnson and Miss Winifred Spooner, the well. known airwomen, and was, wel comed by Mr. Montague, Under Secretary for Air
JAPANESE CONCESSIONS
IN CHINA.
NEGOTIATIONS AFTER PEOPLE'S CONVENTION.
(Wab Ta Yat Pan,)
PRIVINO, Feb. 20.
According to information elicited from the Japonesa Legation, the Japanese Government does not commencement of gree to the negotiations with the Chinese Gov. ernment regarding the retrocession of the Japanese Concession at Han- kow until after the close of the People's Convention, which scheduled to be held in May under the direction of the Nanking rigime,
is
Japanese Government is agreeable According to another report the to the retrocession of the Japanese Concessions at Chungking, Shasi, Souchow, and Haugchow under cer tain conditions in the near future, while the problem of returning the Japanese Concessions at Tientsin, Amoy, Linoning and. Changchun to China could not be discussed at present owing to differences of opinion vetween the two nations regarding terms governing rendi-
tion.
| NANKING'S LABOUR UNION. LAW.
WORKERS OPPOSE SUPPRES- SIVE MEASURE,
-- (Wah Tez Tat Pao.)
CANTON, Feb. 20. Dissatisfaction is expressed by the Canton leading labour unions with the new Labour Union Law issued by the Nanking Government some time ago.
The Union of Railway. Workers
men
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TIN PRODUCTION AND EXPORT.
LEGISLATION BY MALAYA AND NIGERIA:
THROUGH REUTRE'S
..
AGENCY.]
LORD'S DAY OBSERVANCE.
ILLEGAL TO OPEN CINEMAS AT HOME ON SUNDAY.
{BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Ruony, Feb. 1o.
The Home Secretary, Mr. J. R. Clynes, stated in Parliament to day that he was in consultation with the leaders of other polities parties regarding the opening of cinemas on Sundays, which a Court recently declared to be illegal, con- travening the 150 years old Lord's Day Observance Act.
LONDON, Feb. 20. In the House of Commons, at question time, Dr. Drummond Shiels, Under Secretary for the Colonies, stated that the Govern mont Approved in principle of the Governments ot Malaya and Nigeria legislating to regulate the production and export of tin from March 1, subject to the Secretary of State being satisfied with the details of the International Scheme upon negotiations with the repre- sentatives of the Dutch Indies and Bolivian Governments
A snart young typist and an Millio Orpen, recently set the ball understanding that the working of rolling by bringing an aotion, as the Restriction Schemo is controlled common infarmer, against the pro- prietors of a number of West End by a committee, of representativos cinamne, on the ground that they of the four Governments concerned, were breaking the law by opening whereby the interests of the con-up Sundays. She was upheld by a London Police Magistrate, from summers are protected against anywhom the case went to the Divi- excessivo rise in price..
sional Court.
Mr. G. R. Strauss (Lab:) asked how. frequently the quota might bö varied.
Dr. Shiels replied periodically but the actual periods would be
settled after consultation with the
EMERGENCY IN AUSTRALIA.
Dr. Dalton then moved an amond-international interesta concorned. ment, which was accepted, dealing with grants from the Fund to Chi- neso. Universities, It provides, firstly, for a mutual exchange of Chinese and British
лид women lecturers; secondly, to assist Chinese students in the
ity; thirdly, to advise them on their United Kingdom to And hospital-
studies; fourthly, to encourage and facilitate the teaching of the Chi- nese language and literature in the United Kingdon; fifthly, generally to encourage a close intellectual co.,
operation and to promote British
and Chinese cultural relations. .
REUTER'S STAFF APPOINTMENTS.
JOINT EDITORS-IN-CHIEF.
(TUNDUGA IKUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Feb. 20. Mr. A. II. Coules, senior editor of Reuters, and Mr. Nickateon Hatt, head of Reuter's New York Bureau, have been appointed joint editor in-chief in London, and Mr. D. 0.. Pendrigh associate chief editor.
LABOUR DEMAND FOR
· DECLARATION REFUSED.
[TundUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, Feb. 20.
A delegation from the-Australian
Council of the Trade Union Con- greas at Sydney arrived to demand a declaration of a state of rational refused by emergency, which was z Mr. Seullin, Mr. Theodore and Mr. Brennan, Attorney-General,
'AUSTRALIAN · MINISTER'S
THREAT.
UNPOPULAR COMMONWEALTII
TREASURER.
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(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
CANBERRA, Feb. 19. ↑
The Minister of Trade, the Hon. Mr. J. E. Fenton, has told the Labour caucus that unless. the Treasurer, Mr. E. G. Theodore, withdrew from the Cabinet he would vote against the Govern
nesembled.
of the five railways in Kwangtung (Canton-Kowloon, Canton-Samahui, Yuct-Han and Chinchow-Swatow Tailways) And. the Union nf DUTCH WHEAT GROWING,ment when' the Parliament re-
Mechanics have jointly issued statement opposing. this new law, which they regard as being design-
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(THROUGH SÉUTER'S AGENCY.]
THE HAGUE, Feb.. 20, The Clinenher, by 23-votes to 20,,
the authorised
Government to assist the Dutch whent growers by ordering that for three years 25 per cent, of Dutch wheat or flour must be ground or mixed with similar imported grain, ?
U.S. SOLDIERS' BONUS »
BILL.
INVOLVES HUGE LOAN OPERATIONS:
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19:
FOKKER AEROPLANE
CRASH.
MACHINE DAMAGED BUT AIRMEN UNHURT,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
PRAGUE, Feb. 19.
A Dutch Fokkor aeroplane, en- gaged in the mail service to the East Indies, crashed near Kradso, Bobenia.
The two airmen were unhurt, but the machino wuż damaged.
FORD'S NEW POLICY.
FIVE DAY WEEK AT WORKS.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]
New Yonx, Feb., 10. Wall Street brokers cheered the The Senate has passed the Solreport that the Ford Motor Comi diers' Bonus Bill (already approved pany had introduced a fiv, dây by the House of Representatives) week after running a three day empowering veterans, holding ad- week for two monthe justed compensation certificates 10 borrow from the Government" 50 per cent, of their face value instead of the present 22) per cent,':
Mr. Mellon recently declered that the Bill would involve loan opera- tions totalling £200,000,000 in the next two year
President Hoover is expected to veto the Bill, but he will probably | bar overridden by the two-thirds
majority of Congress..
OBITUARY,
MR. FRANK C. EMERSON.
"[REUTER'S" "AMERICAN BELVICE)
CHEYENNE, Feb. 19,
CHARLIE CHAPLIN RETURNS
TO LONDON. THOUSANDS GREET CINEMA STAR.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
HOW, THE TROUBLE STARTED.
JUDGES' UNYIELDING
·ATTITUDE. *
Miss
the judgment, whichi was ropart Then the Appeal Court confirm- ed as follows in the Hama Press:
A
The doctrine that, because certain number of people do not like an Ant and, therefore, do not obey it it is obsolescent is a dangerous proposition to hold in any constitutional country.
So long as an Act is on the Statute Book the only way to get rid of it is by ropenl.
Lord Justico Scrutton, made this statement when delivering judg. ment in the Court of Appeal by the London County Council against a decision of a King's Bench Divi. | Bional Court that rule for cer tiurari should issue against tho Council with regard to the open- ing on Sundaye of cinema theatres and picture houses within their jurisdiction.
Lord Justices Greet and Slessor, who sat with Lord Justice Serutton, ( also upheld the decision of the Divisional Court, and the appeal
therefore unanimously dismiss
ed, with costs.
The litigation concerned the legality of a decision by the Thea tres and Music Halls Committee 'of the London County Council to per mit the Astoria Cinema, Stren tham, to open for public perfor
inces on Sundays on certain con- ditions, one of which was that the profits should go to selected chari
ties
The Entertainments Protection Association, Ltd- body of thea iro and music-hal proprietors had obtained the rule, alleging that the Council had permitted a contravention of the Lord's Day Observance Act, 1781, by Allowing the sinema, to open.
Revolutionary.”
That, it was argued, was an ad- ministrative utter not subject`to. ertiorari.
Lord Justice Serutton, giving judgment, said that the appeal raised questions of some public importance.
Ile continued:m
There is an Act still on the Statuto Book, unrepealed, of 1781, called the Sunday Obser vance Act, and the main enact- ment in that statute was that "any house, room or other place used for public entertainment or amusement to which pereons shall be admitted by the payment of money on the Lord's Day shall In domed to be a disorderly house."
There seemed to be no doubt that the Act anticipated certain subtle and crafty divices to get round its provisions, but the revolutionary proposition seemed to have been tuken before the London County Council-although counsel did not prosume to put it forward in ar- gument that if an Act be came obsolescent it could be disre garded.
Charity.
Money for He then made the statement given above, and said that for a considerable time the Londen County Council had adopted a system which, looked at in cold blood now, was very difficult to understand.
Scruton, to the owner of a cine
• "They grant," said Lard Justice
matograph timcatre a licence on the terms that he shall not open on Bundays. They then frame a series of rules providing for permission: Lo open on Sundays, and that is a thing which the licencees cannot do according to their licences, and which is illegal, according to the
Roger, Feb. 10. Thousands of people thronged the approactiesto Paddington Station this afternoon and accord od Charles Chaplin a great wel-Act of 1781... come to London
"But in making it possible to In the forefront of the crowd open on Sundays the licence haa!
star's companions of his boyhood | tions,, and "when tre is ready to daysTM
pay this money they the London. County Council) say, We will not at present prosecute, providing: you pay this money,
He greeted them warmly and The death las occurred of Mr.asured them that he would make Frank C. Emerson, the Governor an early visit to his birthplace at of Wyoming.
Lambeth.
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JAPAN'S LABOUR UNION BILLS.
MEASURE TO CONTROL INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES.
(THROUGH NEWTER'S AGENCY,] "
KING ALFONSO S BRILLIANT VICTORY.
· REPUBLICANISM HOPE- LESSLY DEFEATED.
(THROUGH BEUTER'S (AGENOT |
Torry, Fel. 50.
MADRID, Fob við... The Labour Union Bill recognis-
After a five-hour meeting, the ing the right of workers to organing Cabinet issued a statement an and resort to collective action nouncing the immediate holding of within specified limits was present-unicipal election, with universal od today by the Government in the affrage (which in an innovation), Lower House.
and then a General Election to the Hitherto the unions have oxisted Cortes. Constituyentes, which will
recognition has been acoorded them.
only on sufferanoc and no legal revise the Constitution.S
In the meantime, the Govern
For the purpose of allaying the ment proposes to revalorise the fears of the capitalists, the Govern- peseta, to sift thoroughly the whole ment is also preparing a comple- mentary Bill aiming at the controlgime of the Dictatorship and ax of labour disputos."
responsibility therefor, and to sub mit to the Cortos a special chemu embodying a mossure of golf-
INVESTIGATION OF DUMP government for Catalonia,
ING QUESTION.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE.
IDRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE.)
Ruony, Feb. 19.
A Geneva musange states that the Economic Committee of the League of Nations has appointed dumping question.
Bub-committee to examine the
The brilliance of King Alfonso's victory becomes more vident as The days reveal that his opponents. have at least temporarily been "counted out."
Although the Socialists and Re- publicans doggedly refuse to admit defeat, the genius of Old Spain for organising risings, and political apheavals seems to be dead, and the finest opportunity ever present- od to the apponents of the monar vuical régime has been hopelessly
humour in providing an elaborate
"There is a certain degree of bungled. system of rules in applying for permission to open on Sundays.
"According to the London County Council they do not grant permission to open; yet they pre. pare an elaborate series of rules for doing so. When the London County Council come to see it they may think that the view they are taking of the position verges on the ridiculous..
..
*Must obey the Law."
"In my view," he concluded, the Council, like many other im portant bodies in this country, must obey the law as laid down. until Parliament alters it. Noi- ther the London County Council nor any other such body has the. authority to disponse with the per- formance of the law as laid down
in the Statute Book,”
Lord Justic Greer agreed, and in the course of his judgment said: "It is said that charity, covers 'a multitude of eina, but I have peyer heard that when an illegal thing done for charitable purposes it. Letomes lawful,"
Council had acted unlawfully irre Lord Justice Slesser said that the gularly, indefensibly, and illogic- ally by seeking to give permission and their own regulations, to break an Act of Parliament
King Alfonso offered the forma-, tion of a Cabinet to his bitterest nemy, Seffor Sanchez Guerra, and oven permitted rebola in gnol to participate in the deliberations. Their failure has sinken tho foundations of Republicanism, and so longer in critics of King Alfonso accuse him of blind__ in- difference to the demands voiesd hy national opinion.
EAST ISLINGTON. BYE-
ELECTION.
MIS. MANNING AT TÓP OF POLL.
[TnBoron REUTER'S AGENCY.].
LONDON, Feb, 19. The result of the by-election at Enet Islington, caused by the death of Dr. Ethel Bentham, is as follows!
Mra Manning Brigadier General
(Labour) 10,501
Critch-
8,314
ley (Empire Crusader)
Major Crawford (Liberal 4,450 Miss Cazalet (Conservative) 7,182
There is thus no Party thango in the Division, Labour having won at the General Election by q majority of 2,277 votes.
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