TIENTSIN-PUKOW RAILWAY.
LOAN FROM BRITISH BOXER INDEMNITY.
[runovou prutenja, anexcÿ,]
NANING, March 3.
In order that the reorganisation of the Tientain-Pukow Railway may he effectively carried out a portion of the British Boxer Indemnity re fand will be loaned to the Railway for the purchase of rolling-stock, including eight Profic type
HU HAN MIN'S RESIGNATION.
CHIANG KAI SHEK'S ATTITUDE.
TROTCH CUTER'S MOENCY.].
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1931.
INTERNATIONAL RUBBERPRODUCTION BRITISH DEBT TO US. LORD IRWIN GANDHI
MORTGAGE BANK.
FOUNDED BY TWENTY-TWC FINANCIAL HOUSES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S ADEKCY. Į
NANKING, March 2.
Bag, March 3. Addressing Monday's memorial
The International Morigage Bank meeting, President Chiang Kai was founded to-day hyn consur- Shok, referring to Mr Hu Haim of 22 British, French, Ameri- ean, Swedish, Swiss and German Min's rosignation, said, inter álio; financial establishments, with a the share capital of 25,000,000 gold "Of all problems before National Peoples' Convention, the francs,
The bank will dent in real estate in Europe. question of the institution of a provisional constitution is of the highest importance, and which all The Ministry of Railways has our conorndes have agreed to dis agreed that the Tiritain-Pukowcuss at the Peoples' Conference. Railway may borrow £300,000 from the Indemnity refund at interest of five per ent. redeemable in four Ware.
of locomotives and a number of pasenger corches,
MURDER OF BRITISH LADY
MISSIONARIES.
CHINA WAKING EFFORTS 10
CAPTURE CRIMINALS,
(THROUGH REUTEK'S AGENCY,]
Loypos, March 2. Questioned in the House Commons as to whether any reply had been received to the repre- sentations regarding the murder of Miss Nettleton and Miss Harrison, Dr. Hagh Dalton, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said, the Chi nese Foreign Minister had on sev oral accasions assured the British Minister of his earnest intention to make every effort to capture the eriminals.
"Hu Has Min, however, insists that the Peoples' Convention should not be allowed to discuss the adop tion of a provisional constitution,
"In so doing he will not see that without a provisional constitution there could not be security for the lives and property of the people He will col seg that without guar to persons and property antees there could he no real unification of the country and an e end to civil What are Hu Han
wars.
BRITAIN'S NAVAL VICTORY.
COMPETITION IN ARMA- MENTS PREVENTED.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,].
LONDON, March 2. Mr. Arthur Henderson, inter-
viewed by, Reutor on his arrival in London this evening, sad that the outstanding feature of the success of the naval negotiations was that the agreement prevented an i
ninent renewal of Franco-Italian competition in unval armaments, which would have vitiated the atmosphere of the Disarmament Conference next February.
Min's intentions?
Is it not clear that without a provisional constitution the Legis
"The immediate effect, of the flative Yunn would alone have agreement will be that our three authority to mate and unmake countries will enter the Disarma- laws during the period of political ment Conference in the closest tutelage? If this were tolerated friendship without making any the spirit of the Peoples Conven. pact whatever against any other tion is entirely lost and the sacri-country."
Why Mussolint Agreed," fices of the party and the nation of the last few years are rendered in vain."
GENERAL WONG SHIU
HUNG.
..
RESTRICTION.
"SERIOUS DISCUSSION"
IN LONDON.
(THROUGH REUTER' AGENCY.]
AMSTERDAM, March 3.
for a "serious discussion" with
It is earned muthoritatively that the entire Dutch Rubber Commitico are proceeding to London this week British producers on restriction of
production.
PAID IN SILVER?
SUGGESTION. OFFERED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMMONS.
(THROUGHT REUTER'S · ALIENCY.].
DISCUSSION.
GOVERNMENT DECLINES TO IMPART INFORMATION.
BRITISH MINISTER
RESIGNS.
OUT OF SYMPATHY WITH GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.
་
THEOVNI REUTER') MIENCY-]
ĮBRITISH WINKLEBE SERVICE.]
Ruan, March 2. The Secretary or India, M. The suggestion the Grent Bris Wedgwood-Bean, was questioned Sir Charles Trevelyan has resign tain should pay her war debt to in the House of Communs regarded the portfolio of the Minister of
LONDON, March 2
LONDON, March
Mr. H. B. Lees-Smith, the Post- master.Gonerat, has been appoint oned to succeed Sir Charles Trovel
In reply to another question, he said he was still unable to make a statement on the Government's plans for carrying on the work of tho Round Table Conference.
the United States partly in silver ing the result of the discussion Education, was made in the Ilouse of Con-between the Viceroy, of India and
Mr. Gandhi.
He replied that as tho mons today at question time..
Replying on behalf of the Gov-versations were still proceeding yan, and Major C. R. Attlee, M.P,
he was unable at present, to winke { succeeds'Mr. Lees-Smith. ernment, Mr. Pethick-Lawrence,
any statement.
Biocking, Main Line of Efectiva Financial Secretary to the Trea-
Advance, U.S. IMPORT OF CRUDE OIL, Bury, enggested that any initia tive in that direction should tome from the United States,
Captain V. A. Cazalet (Conser vative) assorted, that a few years ago the United States altered the basia, of the debt settlement of another country by substituting silver for gold.
SENATE REFUSÉS. TO CON-
SIDER LIMITING BILL
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE
WASHINOTON, March a The Senate refused to consider a Bill to limit the import of crudo oil to 16,000,000 barrels annually, which must now be held over till
next session.
NEW GOVERNMENT FOR, PERU.
SENOR - ELLAS PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT
[KEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
New Yonx, March 1. As a result of the Navy's inter- How near we were to the re-vention, B new Government: has sumption of serious competition been established in Peru under only a week ago is known only to the provisional Presidency of the those of us who have participated. Chief Justice, Señor. Elins. in all the conferences since we left London. It was the inminent danger arising out of the position with its effect on international
out the least delay to suggest to Mr. MacDonald that the position could only be effectively dealt with by a visit to Paris and possibly to Rome."
Dr. C. Wang had further REMAINING IN CANTON on relations that prompted me with.
staled that strong military forcer were engaged against the bandits ir Kiangsi, and instructions had hren issued for the apprehension of the murderers,
CHINA'S MINISTER FOR
EDUCATION. ··
TRIBUTE BY FRENCH MINIS
TER OF INSTRUCTION.
¿TANÓMIA GLUTEN'S AUENCY, ]
Panie, March 2
TEN DAYS.
[PAOM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. }
CANTON, March 3
II Duce Greatly Empressed, Goffer: Wong Shiu Hung, the.
It is learned that Signor Musso- newly-appointed Commissioner
lini is very impressed by the fact Kwangsi, returned to Canton this that this is the first time that two morning in connection with the British Cabinet Ministers have pence mèrement in "Kwangsi,
gone direct on a mission to him to
Italy Most Reticent.
Rowe, March 2, Offein) - eireles are most reticent
The Government includes the Chief Commander of the Navy and the Chief of the Army General Staff, who in concert have made a move to open communications with
Southern the
rebel force
Arequipa, while the Northern rebels in the vicinity of Piura are sceking to end a situation that is verging on civil war.
COLONIAL NAVAL DEFENCE BILL
www.
THOUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
4
As on the previous occasion, the discuss matters vitally important General was, given rousing
P welcome by the Canton Govern-Insgely moved him to accept the
to Britain and Italy. The fact PASSES ITS THIRD READING, ment. He said his purpose in
British proposals: coning here this time was to con- for with General Chon Tai Tong. in regard to the maintenance of
Losnow, March 2. peace and order in Kwangsi, but
The House of Commons to-day unfortunately the Canton General regarding the torms of the naval agreed to the third reading of the is ill in hospital, suffering from a trenty, But, according to an un-Colonin! Naval Defence Bill Mr. Roustan, Minister of Instravere cold, and he is now being official report, France will have tion, gave a luncheon to-day in treated at the Cmton Sanitorium. superiority in submarines, not only passed by the House of Lords and The measure has already been honour of Dr. Kao Lu, prior to the General Wong Shin Hung expects over Italy, but over all the other it therefore now becomes law. latter's departure for China to take to remain in Canton for about 10 Powers, and there will be a parity. up the portfolio of Education,
days, after which he will probably in 10,000-ton cruisers, of which leave for Nanning to take up his France and Italy both at present now duties and responsibilities possess seven. He denied the report in the verna It is further believed that the cular Prog that he has decided to agreement provides France and take up his new post on March 15 Italy with two new battleships Nanning. So far, be said, not each, while it is forecasted na re- definite date had been decided gards light cruisers and destroyers wion.
Arrangements are being that France will have a superiority. made with Chang Fat Fui. Pei in total tonnage, although in ger Chung Hat. Li Chung Jen and tain entegories Italy will lend, other traders in Rwangsi for the
It appears certain that their restoration of ponce through his
respective requirements the Lavo representatives, Messra, Kung Mediterranean were not mentioned Kil Yuen and Liu King Tsiu. throughout the negotiations. whom he sent to Kuungsi some fow days ago.
Mr. Rousian made a speech prals ing Dr. Kao Lu, dwelling on the debt which the West, owed to Chi. use civilisation,
Dr. Kao Lo, in reply, paid a tribule to French culture and emphasised the yafue of Franco Chinese co-operation.
LINGNAN UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL FARM.
ATTEMPT TO APPROPRIATE
ADJOINING LANDS.
PROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]
CANTON, March 3. Lingnam University's attempt to foreo the villagers nearby to sell their lande, fields and graveyards for the enlargement of its agricul tural form is being met by a stiff resistance. The tract of and which the University desires to acquire by purches is so large that 28 vil Inges are involved. Consequently the villagers are up in against the University, deo.aring that they will not all their Jand th it under any circumstancer They are taking up the matter with the loand Government in an endeavour to get it to intervene on their behalf. T
INTERNATIONAL RUGBY. SENSATION.
BRITISH UNIONS BAN FRENCH CLUBS,
[TAROUKIA HEUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 2 Split by n dissension in its own ranks and generally condemned for the brutal methods which have be- come & feature of French rugby Japan's Felicitations.
recently, the French Rugby Union TOKYO, March 2 Hailing the conclusion of the British unions, who decided to re- was to-day cast out by the four Franco-Italian naval agreement na forse to allow any club international SUN FO AND TANG SHAO YI an important step towards dis
matches against Trench clubaj or VISITING CANTON,
armenient zid world peace, both France, niter the end of the sea- the deabi and Jiji editorially ex- press wholehearted felicitations to, unless the conduct of the game Britain and America for the happy there is placed on a satisfactory
basis. calmination of their efforts to bring about an agreement.
+
Mr. Henderson's strenuous efforts
at the final stage are singled out STABILISATION OF SPANISH for special praise, while congratula
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT] CANTON, March 3. Mr. Sun Fo, Minister of Rail ways of the Nanking Government, and Mr. Tang Shao Yi, newly appointed Magistrate of Chung shan, the so called model district tions are expressed to France and in China, are expected to be in Italy for the spirit of conciliation Canton in the course of the next and mutual concession which en few days, hocording to a Nanking [abled success to be achieved. mosango received here to-day,
"Times" Comment,
Mr. Tang will take up his new duties at Chungahan when he ar
PESETA
AGREEMENT WITH BANK OF
· INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENT.
(THROVON EKOTER'S AUENUT,] \ LATER. rives here, and Mr. Sun Fo's re- Henderson and Mr. Alexander's The Timu, commenting on Mr.
MADRID, March 2.. turn to Kwangtung is in connec-
The Minister of Finance has tion with the negotiations now go- successful mission, says that the
reached an agreement with M. ing on with Hong Kong for a British public will be prepared to And this is precisely what Ling revision of the Sino-British Can-judge the settlement brendly on its Quesday, Director of the Bank of an University has done and itton Kowloon Railway Agreement.
general merite without exaggerated International Settlements, for the doing. The University declared
attention to statistics, Whatever stabilisation of the peseta, that it has
Immediate steps are being taken. to obtain more
has been settled now cannot seri land for experimental purposes in
ously unsettle the agreed balances to carry out the programme., agriculture, and the most suitable lands are those contiguous to its
FAR EAST FLIGHT.
campus, but the owners declars FRENCH AIRMEN TO FLY DAY
flint they are directly dependout tipon their fields. for their liveli kood and the selling of their fields. a difós is tantamount to a da privation of that livelihood.
AND NIGHT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
OBITUARY.
MR. EDGAR JADWIN."
of the Lendon Treaty Replace ment and gradual reduction and not an introuse will probably be found to have informed the Franco- Italian agirement. The immediate nad carefully limited effects of the present arrangement will not seri PARIS, March, 2ously detract from its usefulness, The elders of the 28 villages con-
Moench and Burtin, whose depar-The next five years are as likely [REITER'S AMERICAN. BERVICE] earned lid a meeting. yesterday ture e on a flight for the Far East as not to be highly critical. The
www. at which over 3,000 persons were
was postponed last werk, took off "naval holiday for their duration
New Youx, March 2. Among other prevent.
from Le Bourget for Athens at 3. possesses, therefore, exceptionn
The death occurred suddenly of decided upon was an agreement to R. to-day.
value, and there raust at least be the distinguished "engineer, Mr. resist the encroachment of Lingnan They intend to fly day and night a strong presumption that the com- Edgar Jadwin, who went to Panama Eniversity willery property it at the chject of breaking the positivehulding case abandoned in constian with meeting to the University is allowed to possess record for a flight, from Paris to will not be reauthed, and that the determine whether & Nicaraguan the land, some 30,000 graves would, Tokyo, which is their ultimate breathing space will afford the Canal could be built to relieve the have to be removed.
destination,
diplomatic negotiator of either interoceanic trufle or whether the They are touching at Shanghai in country time to settle the other Panama Canal could be fitted with the course of the fight.
outstanding problems.
new looks.
matters
It is not known what.action,the, Government will sau.
Mr. Pethick-Lawrence said he was not 'aware of that, but pro- mised to consider the matter...
Mr. 88. Hammersley (Conser vative) suggested that the ques tion was considerably embarrassed by the decision of the Government of India to increase the import | duties on silver.
Mr. Pethick-Lawrence. "did not reply.
CONTROL OF U.S. FOOD SUPPLY.
TENDENCY TOWARDS PRIVATE MONOPOLY.
(REUTER'O AMERICAN SERVICE)
4.
WASHINGTON, March 3. "The alarming tendency towards monopolistic control of the nation's food supply by a small group of powerful combinations and ear-
'porations."
was stressed, by the
Asked if it was intended that the proposals discussed at the Round Table Conference not requiring na amendment of the Government of India Act should be proceeded with, Mr Wedgwood Benn said the Government of India had announe ed that a Committee would be sel up at an early date.
He added there might be other administrative action which could be taken, and consideration would be given to such a possibility, but he would take every means of in forming the House of Commons of anything it was intended to do.
Salt Law. Agreement Reached, (THROUGH REUTER'S "ADENCY.]
NEW DELU, March 2 Agreement regarding the Salt Law was reached to-day between the Finance Minister, Sir George Schuster, and Gandhi,
The correspondence between Sir Charles Trevelyan and Mr. Rainsay MacDonald has been published and shows that Sir Charles Trevelyan resigned owing to the House of Lords rejecting the School Atteni- main line of effective advance": ance Bill, thereby locking the also, because he was unnile to anticipate that Mr. Snowden at present will agree to the introduc. tion of free secondary education, which is the other big thing we ought to be doing."
Sir Charles. Trevelyan says that he is very much out of sympathy with the general policy of the Government, which ought to he occupied in demonstrating to the country, that Socialism is the alternative to ceonomy and proter.. tion.
[Major Clement Blehard Atties has been Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanenster since 1930, when he sub ceeded Sir Oswald Mosley in that post.
Apparently the Lord Irwio. Gandhi.“ tälks" reached a stage at which the Salt Law was the main obstacle in the path to peace between the Government and the MR. Congress party.
Lord Irwin requested Sir G. Schuster to see Gandil. in order to furnish the Viceroy with fixed formula before the latter receives Gandhi later to-day.
Sir G. Schuster and Gandhi met at 11a.m.
Political circles are optimistic
Senate Sub-Committee appointed that the Lord Irwin-Gandhi meet- to investigate the difference being will result in a settlement. tween the price paid to the pro ducer and the cost to the consumer in the United States in genser of necessitica ke bread, milk nod ment.
MENACE OF “FIVE
YEARS' PLAN."
SOVIET MAY BE ABLE TO
- PARALYSE INDUSTRY.
U.S. IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION BILL, PASSED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, March 2 The House of Representatives sed the Immigration Restriction
Bill.
FRENCH FINANCIAL EXPERT'S SINO-POLAND TREATY OF
VIEW.
COMMERCE.
Berlin, Feb. 20-The Press wide-WARSAW DIET PASSES BILL'S
THIRD READING.
··{TUROVAN LEUTER'S AGENCY.]
ly reproduces and comments of messages from Paris giving the Kist of a sensational summing up of his recent visit to Soviet Russin by M. Jean Parmentier, a kad.. ing French financin expert who
WALBAW, March a represented France at the Dawes The Diet passed the third reading and Young Plan conferences, and of ni authorising a Treaty of which has been published in Le Commerce and Navigation with Matin by its well-known foreign China, including two Notes -relat political editor M. Jules Sauering to the protection of mutual wein, Parmentier doelares - thas
culture and religion, the Soviet's Five Years Industrin- ization Plan will succeed. at any rate up to 78 or 90 per cent, and that this will incan that the Soviet Union will then constitute a tor- rible menace to the rest of" the rest of the world, as she will be
a position to ruin economica 13 to industries of all countries which, like Germany and Great Britain, depend mainly on their export trader
Parmentier estimates that with- in two years time Rusia will be producing 17,000,000 tons of cont iron whereof ten millions will be for export, and that similar re sults will be attained-in "other branches of industrial production. To show what this will mean for the industrisa of other countries the French export takes as an in- stance dil, where cheap Russian mass production has already, re sulted in n. 50 per cent, reduction of world prices and his put even the biggest oil concerns serious difficulties ·
into
Time to stop. Fouche Zeitung in its editori. al comment anys: "Without adopt. ing the excited deductions of le Väzin, we believe that it is about: time for Germany, lying na she docanearest to Bussin, to occupy bersalf seriously with the econo mie consequences of a successfui execution of tho Piatiletka." Germania, the Leading organ of the Clerion! Centre Party, after stressing the fact that M, Par mentier's judgment must be con- sidered as carrying special weight because he is entirely unaffected by contiment but guided solely by sober economic observation, eng geeta that it is shortsighted and any be even fall for Eurojub? industry to continue hoping Ras- sin in the realization of her Five Years Plan by selling har materi- and machinery and hiring out technical experts to her.
CAN
|
AUSTRALIA'S CABINET
RECONSTITUTED.
SCULLIN SUPPORTED BY
THE MODERATES.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AUENUZ.}
CANBERRA, March 2. The Premier, Mr. J. Seullin, henceforth is assured of the sup port of a loyal band of moderates in cousequence of the ballot in stituted by the Labour eauets after all existing portfolios and positions had been doclared meant.,
The ballot resulted in a triumpli for Mr. Scallin, whe, with Mr. Theodore and other moderates, were re-elected.
M
The Extremist. Ministers, Mr. Anstey and Mr. Boniley, were cjeeted.
Mr. Scullin re-alls as port folios.tomorrow.
SYUNKY, March 2 constituted Cabinet.
Mr. Scullin has completedanjs re-
Senate Expected to Reject Currency Expansion.
SYDNEY, March 3.
In the reconstituted Cabinet Mr. Seulin is Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign. Affairs and Treasurer. Industry, and Mr. Theodore is
As the Senate is expected to weject the Government's proposal. to expand the
Currency Diy £18,000,000 the possibility of a dissolution of Parlament is loom ing Jarge.
Amenting of the Nationalist Caucus to-day decided to move" n vote of non-confidence in the Scit
in Government at the earliest ppportunity, probably on Thursday,
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