EWO'S COMPRADORE
KIDNAPPED...
SEIZED IN TIENTSIN BRITISH CONCESSION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,].
Tinsrein, Mar. b.
Liang ́lại Kuci, Mem, Jarding,
GHASTLY MOTOR-
CAR ACCIDENT.
AMERICAN WHANGPO PILOT ALMOST DECAPITATED.
[TÚROVAR REUTER'S, AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, March. 4. Captain G. W. Crum, 43 years of Matheson & Company'i compradore age, an American nod & Whangpo and a member of the British Muni- | pilot, mot his' death under ghastly "cipal Council, was kidnapped about circumstances last night.. 4.30. this afternoon while rickshaw- ing home from office,
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MARCH 6,
EARL RUSSELL DIES LORD IRWIN-GANDHI
·AT MARSEILLES,
COLLAPSE IN HOTEL THROUGH HEART FAILURE.
{THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
4.0
AGREEMENT.
TERMS OF SETTLEMENT FOR A TRUCE.
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY,]
MARSEILLES, Mar. 4. Earl Russell collapsed in hotel this, afternoon and died of lished, heart failure.
His brother, the Hon. Bertrand Russell, is coming to Marcilles mediately.
-
[DRITISH WIRKLESH SERVICE.)
Ruany, Mar. 4. Earl Russell, Under-Secretary of Stats for India, died suddenly yes terday in Marseillea at the age of
He was driving a powerful Packard car in the Westorn dis The affair occurred on the Cantrict. He appeared to braidate at ton Road, British Concession, and urning, failed to navigate the according to the rickshaw coolie's turn and crashed through a tale- evidence his rickshaw was forced in phoné standard, rooted up several towards the pavement, by a passing trees, and hit a house from which
the bar rebounded. motor-enr, which immediately stop.
GO YOATS, The car tursed a somersault twice, Earl Russell, who had been re- ped, disgorging a number of armed men, who bundled the compradorepinning Captain Crum underneath,cuperating in the South of France The accident occurred outside the after his recent illness, was, it is into the car and rapidly drove
Country Hospital, to which he was understood, about to return when Imediately taken, but was found he was uvercome by an altnek. tot dead. He was almost de-which proved fital capitated, besides receiving other terrible injuries
away.
Liang Jai Kuci, who is aged no, is an American returned student and. has been in Jardino's employ for 20 year
The maller in being handled by the British Municipal Police, who at present busy rounding up witnesses of the occurrence,
arc
HU HẠN MIN VIRTUALLY A
PRISONER.
NANKING DECLARE HE IS RECUPERATING.
(Chính Bản Tri Phu
SHANGHAI, Mar. 5. Rumours are in circulation that Ha Han Min is virtually a prisoner in Tangshan, a summer resort in the suburbs of Nanking, where he has taken up residence since his resignation from Central Govern- inent offices.
The Nanking authorities assert that Hu Han Min is it and his retirement there is for the purpose! of recuperation.
nights
are
U.S. SILVER LOAN TO
CHINA.
AMERICAN CAPITALISTS' CHANGED ATTITUDE,
(Chun Wan. Yat Peo])
SHANGHAI, Mar: 51 The suggestion of a silver loan to China, by the United States appears now to have been whittied down, which in alleged to be principally dar to the changed attitude.on the part of the American capitalists concerned."- As the principal sup- porter of the proposed loan, Hu itan Min, has disappeared from the political arena, Mr. T. 7. Soong. the Nanking Finance Minister, and ether Ministers, though having ex- pressed their sympathy with the projeet, have not the courage to conclude the arrangement.
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BRITAIN'S NAVAL ESTIMATES.
STATEMENT BY FIRST LORD OF ADMIRALTY.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
NEW DELHI, Mar. 5.
LONDON, Mar. 5. The terms of the Lord Irwin-
The scrapping" of the battle. Gandhi, agreement have been pushipa Benbow, Emperor of Indin
They provide:
and Marlborough, the battle-cruiser (1) The countion of the civil Tiger, and the" demilitarising " disobedience campaign.
..
(2) The cessation of the boycott of British goods, as a political
мепров.
(4) The release of "non-vio! ence" and civil disobedience pri- soners.
of the battleship, Iron Duke, as a result of the London Treaty, was one of the features of a statement.
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by Mir, A. V. Alexander, First Lord of the Admiralty, accompanying (4) Permissig to residents in the publication of the Naval Esti- the sult arene particularly the mates for the forthcoming avancial poorer population, to collect and manufacture salt for domestia enn- year, totalling £1,003,000, which is samption or for sale in their vila decrease of £24,200 compared Ingos...
with the net total last year. (8) Permission for picketing if non-aggressive.
Tho (6) The withdrawal of the Orli- nances issued during the civil dis- obedience campaign.
economies include about £300,000 in pay and allowances due to the fall in the cost of living, and £30,000 in wages, while only one (7) Non-interference with the new fight is added to the feet air
and purchase of British goods. arm compared with two Inst year.
Campaign Called Off.·
Mr. Alexander nientions that catapults (for launching aireraft) NEW DELHI, Mar. 6.//. Gandhi and the Congress Exccu- now fitted to four ships will be tive have called off the civil dis-fitted to 11 others in the course of ohadience and no-tax campaign and the year. other cognate activities,
Earl Russell was appointed Farlia-sale mentary Secretary to the Ministry. of Transport when the Labour Government was formed in 1990 and
fater in the same year exceeded Dr. Drummond Shiels as Under- Secretary of State for India.
·His brother, Mr. Bertrand Rus- sell, the famous mathematician and author of many philosophical works, succeeds to the peerage.
[The late Earl was educated at Winchester and at Balliol College. He was an electrical engineer and a barrister-at-law, and an agnostic and a Fabian. His publications in- cluded Lng Sermons." "Divered, and My Life and Adventures."]
LADY CYNTHIA MOSELEY RESIGNS FROM LABOUR.
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RUGBY, Mar. 4. The Secretary of State for India, Mr. Wedgwood-Benn, in the House of Conanons, announced that the Governor-General, Lord Irwin, had informed him that, the convorst tions," which have been proceeding i Delhi concluded satisfactorily Last night.
The Governor-General proposes to issue an early statement as to the present position.
It is understood that the text of the statement will be communicated to the House of Commons tomor- row afternoon, and will at the same
BELIEF IN SOCIALIST SOLU-time be released in India.
TION OF PROBLEMS.
[DRITION WIRELESS HERVICE)
RCOBY, March 4. Lady Cynthia Mosley, member of Parliament for Stoke, he resigned membership of the Parliamentary Labour Party:
Lady Cynthia, who is a daughter of the late Lord Curzon, is the wife of Sir Oswald-Mosley and was eng of the adherents to his recent Memorandum announcing formation of the New Political
Party.
{THROCOK. HEUTER'S AGENov.Į All Goverments "Alike.
[THROUGH DEUTER'S AGENCY.)
NEW DELUX, Mar. 4. Mr. Gandhi for seven hour dis cussed with Mr. II. W. Emerson, the Home Secretary, details in connection with carrying out settlement..
5
The #conversationa related mainly to the restoration of con. fiscated property and the release of political prisoners.
hand, Congress members declare that the boycott of foreign goods will remain.
Although the fall terms of the settlement are not yet known, Congress leaders declare that they are pledged to abandon the boycott asa political weapon and they have limited the activities of the picket. era as, in arranging a truce, it is neccesary to drop hostile weapons.
It is reported that under the LONDON, March 4.
settlement only peaceful picketing In a letter to Mr. Ramsay Mashall be employed. On the other Donald, Lady Cynthia Mosley, ex- plaining her resignation, declares tint the present Labour Govern tent differa little from the preced- ing Tory and Liberal Governments. Mr. Snowden's moonit, speech. tand abdicated to a completa ncceptanco of the philosophy of their most reactionary opponents.
Lady Mosley concludes: "The enly final solution of our counomo problem is the Scoialist solution. Mr. W. J. Brown, Also Resigns, LONDON, Mar. 5. Still another Labourite has re signed from the party.
Mr. W. J. Brown, M.P. for West Wolverhampton, in a letter to Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, says: " My continued membership has become irreconcilable with any kind of in tellectual integrity,"
BRITISH AIR BASE AT SINGAPORE.
TO BE COMPLETED. IN TWO YEARS,
THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.
صينيت
LONDON, Marsh 4: In answer to a question in the House of Commons, to day, Mr. F. Montague, the Under-Secretary for Air, stated that approximately. £120,000 will have been spont on the Air Base at Singapore, by March 31. The total cost of the work was £370,000 and it was expected to bo completed" in essentiale in 1033.
EUGENE CHEN'S LATEST APPOINTMENT,
(Wah Tu Yat Pao.)
MUKDEN, Mar. 5. The Nanking Government is con sulting the Manchurian Govern TONIC FOOD BEVERAGE ment on the advisability of appoint ing Mr. Eugene Chen Foreign Com- nessioner in Manchuria.
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[...]
The Manchurian Government, however, exproses the opinion that in view of Mr. Eugene. Chen's past *CHKOCIATION" WIar the Hed" dements the suggestion requires serious consideration.
American Trade Circles Gratified.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}. WARBINGTON, Mar, 4.
Trade circles are very gratified
to learn of the conclusion of an agreement between Gandhi and Lord Irwin. The settlement, it is anticipated, will favourably affect American commerce.
It is believed that the Indian demand for silver miny he in-
thus helping creased,
Americaur and Mexican mines.
WORLD'S GREATEST
OILFIELD.
CONTRACT TO EXPLOIT A MILLION ACRES.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE]
NEW YORK, March 4. A roport from Bogota says that an agreement allowing the Coloun bian Petroleum Company (which is ecmposed of United States in- terests) til right to exploit 1,000,000 acres in the Birco Oilfield has been signed by the Colombian Minister of Industry.
Barco in boligved to be one of the world's greatest ailfields
It is expected that Colombia will now enter the front rank of tho world's oil produceza.
NAVAL SETTLEMENT ELECTORAL REFORM
FEATURES.
SATISFACTORY TO THE UNITED STATES.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4 President Hoover, in a formal settlement as a matter of con- statement.. describes the navn! gratulation for the whole world."
Subsequently Mr. Stimson indie ated that it was satisfactory to the United States.
*(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.], British Policy Based on New Agreement,
LONDON, Mar. 4. The success of the British navad. mission in Paris and Rome was.an nounced to the House of Commons by Mr. Arthur Henderson, the Foreiga Secretary, in answer to questions,
Mr. Henderson said that 'an' agreement had been renched which was, of course, subject to the ann currence of the other signatories to. the London Naval Tronty.
BILL
ALTERNATIVE VOTE CLAUSE ADOPTED.
BOUR REUTER'S ADENDY.J
LONDON, Mar. 4.
The House of Commons, in the Committee: stage of the Electoral Reform Bill, carried the clause in- troducing the alternative vote, the division resulting :---.
For ERİTƏ VİK Against
Majority.......
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SOVIET DUMPING IN DUTCH EAST INDIES.
L GOVERNMENT AWARE OF
IMPORTATIONS.
(THROUGH BEVZEN'S AGENCY.]
of the Government.
BATAVIA, Mar. 6. Contrary to the allegations by member of the People's Council, it Whatever limitation, he said, bad is now declared that the importa been imposed upon the construction
tion of Russian piece goods is pro- of new warships, the outstandingceeding openly with the knowledge feature of the agreement was the political achievement. Renewal of Compeition Prevented. British navn! officers are to be
The agreement provents a renewal lent to the Chinese Government to
of competition in rayal armainonta, help in the training of the Chinese vitiated the atmosphere in which Moreover, a breakdown would have Navy, which will send Chinese the World Disaransment Conference officers to undergo courses in Eng-would meet in February, 1032*: land..
inter alia, for three new cruisers, The current programine, provides, one flotilla leader, eight destroyers, four sloops and three submarines.
The naval strength will be re- 93,080. duced by 3,400 officers and men to
It is pointed out that for the period of four years, from April, 1929, to April, 1932, the navy will be reduced, by 10,000 officers and
men.
BRITISH PRINCES FLY TO "THE ARGENTINE.
ELEVEN BRITISH 'PLANES PROVIDE ESCORT.
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
Barra Blanca, Mar. 4. The Prince of Wales and Prince George made their first landing on Argentine sail to-day when they landed at Bahia Blanca, having flown from San Antonio in separ- ate planes, escorted by 11 British machines from the aircraft-carrier H.M6. Engle.
They are Jogving for Buenos Aires to-morrow.
Arrival at the "Brighton of
Argonting."
He hoped now that all would meet ultimate succes all along the line. at Geneva with better prospects of In any case, the agreement would do much to increase the feelings of friendship and co-operation not only among the countries iramoli- utely concerned in the accord, but among all the signatories to the London Naval Treaty. Terms to be Announced Next Werk,
Furthermore, prices for these goods are no lower than for similar Japanese and European products; while all goods are marked with the country of origin.
OBSTRUCTIONIST TACTICS IN U.S. SENATE.
SEVERAL BILLS KILLED.
[REUTER'S AMERICAS SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4... A massnere of the innocents has Mr. Henderson said it would been caused by a final orgy of clearly bo. discourtois to give in- obstructionist tactics in the Senate.. formation regarding the terms of -The measures killed include the the settlement until the signatorios Jenkins Immigration Bill. (which to the Treaty, including the British would have greatly tightened up. Dominions, had had time to the regulations), the Vestal Copy- sider them,
right Bill and the Kendall Tariff He hoped that Mr. A. V. Alexan-Bit (the latter further favouring der, Fire Lord of the Admiralty, American producers), would be able to give the details
during the debate on Estimates next week.
The 1st Congress has now off.
the Navy cially ended.
History of the Magotiations," As regards the history of the negotiations, ha mid that after gotiations had been proceeding
for
some time between Freneli,
Italian and British naval experts. and in view of the possibility of further increasca in French and Italian naval armaments unless an
ment was reached soon, the Prime Minister, Mr. Alexander and he himself were, convinced that sinceesy could only be achieved by personal contact of the leading Mimisters of the three countries,
Friendly Reception at Paris and. Rome.
AMERICA'S NATIONAL
ANTHEM.
THE STAR-SPANGLED
BANNER."
[ILEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WASHINGTON, Mor. 4. President Hoover has signed the Act making The Star Spangled Banner the officia) National An- them.
WASHINGTON.
MAR DEL PLATA, Mar:3. The Frines of Wales and Prince left London with Mr. Alexander at As a result of that decision, he George arrived last evening by short notice on February 23, and aeroplanes escorted by nine Royal met with a very friendly reception BRAZÍL'S AMBASSADOR TO Air Force machines. t this in Paris and. Rome, It was mani- "Brighton of Argentina" fromfist in both capitals that only a Bahia Blanca two hours behind keen desire for an agreement en· scheduled time owing to bad abled then to overcome the wrimis. difficulties with for so long pre- vruted an agreement. -"-
weather.
The reult was that a solution ·
(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Mar. 4. Ex-President Pitacio Pessoa has
Rain and low clouds often obliged the Princes, who were Aying in separate machines, to fly at an altid been found for the problems been appointed Brazilian Ambas tude of only a few hundred feet, left outstanding by London. Naval sador to Washington,
Thousands of people motored to Treaty
the aerodrome, which is 20 miles from town, and welcomed the Princes amid scenes of amazing excitement.
Later, Their Royal HiglinessSER dined and danced at thb. Golf Club; where there was more enthusiasm,
GENERAL ELECTION IN TURKEY.
OPPOSITION MISLEADING PUBLIC OPINION,
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY:]
CONSTANTINOPLE, March 4.
The National Assembly has aD?: proved of the dissolution of Par- The contract, which provides forliament and a General Election the Colombian Company to operate proposed by Mustapha Kemal, who the field for the next 50 years, ands feued a proclamation to the nation- five years' litigation during which accusing his adversaries of attené- there were frequent interchanges of ing to mislead blic opinion and Notes between Washington and explaining that it was decided to Colombia...
hold the elections immediately in Three-quarters of the Colombian order to ascertain the degree of the Petrol Company's stock is owned by nation's approval and the mures "Tho_Gulf Oil Company and the role believes it right to take
mainder by the Carib Syndicate, future,
which, it is reputed, is controlled
by a New York banking house...
The development of the field will
the
begin immediately, including is FRANCE'S WAR ESTIMATES. building of a $25,000,000 pipe-lius to the north coast of Colombia on the Atlantic side.
-Agreement Bignad..
NEW YORK, Mar, K. The President of Colombis has signed the Petroleum Company agreement, also the Petroleum Raj designed to encourage foreige cap tal to undertake the development of the Colombian oilfields,
TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FRANC REDUCTION,
(THROUGH REVIER'R AGENCY.].
Panie, Mar. 4, The Senate Tiganco Committen has adopted the war estimates, in volving a reduction of 25 million
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