FATHER TIERNEY'S
FATE.
KIANGSI GOVERNMENT
AVERTING MURDER.
{THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
BLAZING
CAR
MURDER.
ROUSE EXECUTED AT BEDFORD YESTERDAY.
· [TAROUGH RESTER's 'AGENCY. I'
Pairino, Mar. 10.
LONDON, Mar. 10. The Kiangel Government has sont Alfred Arthur Rouse was excent #2,000 to the Catholic Missioned in Bedford prison t which are to be given to the ban- dits in order to avert the imised o'cloft this morning. at murder of Father Tiernoy, of the Columban's Mission, who was captured at Kinchang of Novem Tier 30,
It has been revealed that the
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1931.
FRANCO ITALIAN NAVAL AGREEMENT.
JAPAN'S REPLY ENDORSES PLAN
[THRQUOR REUTER'K ALIENOV1),
TOKYO, Mar: 10,,,: It is learned that Japan's reply Indicating her attitude towards the Franco-Italian naval agreement has
been transmitted to London,
No details have yet been made public, but it is understood that proval, though various comments the reply expresses vareserved ap.
Home Secretary, Mr. J. R. Clynes, before finally endorsing the death The bandits are still holding him wentence took the extraordinary [ in the nature of desiderata · are |
coures of conferring with Justice Bir G. J. Talbot, who tried the
and demanding $11,000, and much anxiety is felt, ne bo in believed to be in very poor health as the result of the hardships of captivity.
TRAFFIC IN WOMEN AND
GIRLS.
L.D.N. COMMISSION ARRIVES AT SHANGHAL
·STHROUGH REUTER'E AGENCY.]
SHAKOHAI, Mar. 10.
The Lengte of Nations' Commis sion enquiring into the traffic. in women and girls in the Far East has arrived to study the conditione in Shanghai,
The Commission has already visited Siam, Indo-Chine, Hong Kong and the Philippines.
NATIONAL PEOPLE'S
CONVENTION.
DRAFTING A PROVISIONAL
· CONSTITUTION,
(Chun Wan Yat Pao,)
CASO,
and the Lord Chief Justice Lord Howart), who presided over the Court of Criminal Appën),
12
BRAIN OF ROOM FORTY."
NOMINATED PRESIDENT OF BRITISH ASSOCIATION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Mar. 10. The Council of the British Asso- tion have resolved to nominate. Sir Alfred Ewing President for 1832.
Sir Alfred Ewing during the first three years of the Great War was the mysterious "Brain of Room Forty in the department of the Admiralty dealing with enemy evaler, and he was instrumental in enabling the Allies to ascertain, the enomy plans before the Battle of Jutland..
TRADE DISPUTES' ACT.
NO FURTHER PROPOSALS FOR THE PRESENT,
[RITISH WIRELESS SERVICE].
RUGBY, Mar. 6:
In the House of Common, the
NANKING, Mar. 10. With the approach of the date for the holding of the People's Convention, the special Committee appointed by the Nanking Govern ment to draw up a provisional Prime Minister said he did not at constitution for disenision- and present propose to introduce any adoption by the People's Conven further proposals relating to the tion is basily engaged in formuint repent or amendment of the Trade ing a draft.
Disputes Act of 1927,
According to the opinion of the Committee. the drawing-up of the provisional constitution must be
pended.
It is intimated that attention is drawn to the farge submarine ton nage allotted to France, and also' the large tonnage of superannuated war craft,
Another point which is believed to have been taken up in the rroply is the question of capital shipm. As the agreement proposes to allow both France and Italy to exceed
BALKANS EARTH TREMORS.
LANDSLIDES AND SPOUT- ING OF GEYSERS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
WORLD DISPUTES'
SETTLEMENT.
BRITISH EMPIRE ADHERES TO GENERAL ACT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 94. the House of Commons to day, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Vorsign Affairs, moved the adherence of the British Empire, except those parts which are separate members
BELORABL, MAY, 0. Underground rumblings, the awon some crush of landslides, and the spouting of great geysers of boil. ing water are among the terrifying features of the earthquake in Jugo Blavin
Birumnitza Revellers Sobered. Suddenly the lights Tailed and the veilings fell.
The guests, who were immediate ly' subered, rushed into the black nose of the rainy night and huddled in the fields till dawn
Mineral, springs in Strumpitza, which were dried up reappeared in at cracks at Valapdor, do, miles
distanta
There is still no telephone com.
ROUND - TABLE CONFERENCE..
CONSERVATIVES DÉCLINE TO BE REPRESENTED.
[THÁOVOH HEUTEN'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mar. 9. An important decision reached by Mr. Stanley Baldwin that tit Conservativen shall not be repres sented at the contemplated sittings of the Round Table Conference in India was only revealed to-night on India Committee of the Party in the termination of a monghing of the
the House of Commons
OBITUARY.
SIR ALFRED ROBBINS
THROUGH REUTEN'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, Mnr. 10g The death is announ of Bir Alfred Robbins, the well-known journalist.
The deceased, who was born in 1850, was knighted in 1917. He wor the London correspondant of the 1963 He had been a journalist and Birmingham Post from 1868 to
Author since 1971 Ho was the of the League of Nations, to "the An official report at the close President of the Institute of General Act for the pavile sattiosaid that the Irwin-Gandhi settle Journalists in 1905, and he had ment of international disputesment had been considered in detail hold numerous honorary offices con
after which the committee recorded nected with journalistio organist. elaborated by the League of Na- welcome to Mr. Baldwin's deci tions. He was Chairman of the tions Assombs, which provides sion as aforesaid,
Pross Lobby Committee in 1004- that disputed which cannot be settl The subsequent explanation was 1915. He was a prominent Free- ed by the ordinary legal, methodent this sensational decision was mason, and he also found time to shall be submitted to a special tri- taken last week before the terminawrite numerous plays and contedin bunal of five member one chosen by Lion of the Twin-Gandai conversa LasHis publications included each disputant and three by agree Committee had submitted views to tida půertónages.
tions, and after a depulation of the severnl Olives "atof (notabl of ment from among the nationals.
Mr. Baldwin."
a third Power. If agreement is not then reached the dispute goes to an arbitral tribunal of five mem-
decision shall be binding.
the limits set by the Washington Treaty, it is feared that this may entall re-ratification of the Treaty in a modified form, which is con-husication at Skoplje (Uakub),bers similarly chosen. The latter's sidered, undesirable,
It is also feared that if France and Italy build new capital abips now, this will tend to nullify: the
hopes of reaching an agreement for the abolition of capital ships at the Conference in 1836.
consequently it is impossible to Ascertnär details of the catastrophe.. there.
Bri
To-night's resolution is merely a formal acknowledgment, but the amouncement has completely sur prised Parliamentary circles...
A debate on-Indin is to be held on Thursday.";
- Government Plans,
BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
Rugay, Mar. 0.
Mr. Henderson declared that the British Empire's adherence was It is officially announced that the logical consequence of the Kellogg Government intends to meet all Poet and the optional cause of expenditure arising from the earth the document creating the Inter- quake, and consequently subscrip. national Court of Justico.
The Secretary for India, Mr. tain recently adhered to the op- Wedgwood-Bonn, replying to sev It is presumed that these comtions will not be raised nor con- ments are intended to be taken tributions accepted from abroadtional clause which provides that cral questione as to the Governi
BUDAPEST, Mar" D.
justifiable disputes shall be sub-ment plans for carrying on the into consideration at next year's Conference.vat
The cold and hunger are increas- mitted to The Hague Court · Disarmament
ing the sufferings of people in the Geneva..
stricken region.
PREMIER HAMAGUCHI
OF JAPAN.
APPEARS IN DIET AFTER. FOUR MONTHS ABSENCE.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
TOKYO, Mar. 10.
Loud applause from all parties greeted Mr. Hamaguchi, the Pre- mier, when he entered the Diet this afternoon for the first time since he was wounded on Novem ber 14..
The Premier expressed his thanks for the sympathy shown to him,
gaided by the Three People's Prin- INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL after which he forinally received
eiples expounded by the Inte. Dri Sun Yat Sen and based on the neces, ne sities of the present situation in -Chinny 1 is in no way patterned after the example of foreign con stitutional governments, for it must. neck the various demands of the Tutelage Period. Such a constitution must also necessarily be inflexible, so that it may train people to. bet- ter exorcise their political rights.
CONDITIONS.
LEADING AMERICAN BANKER PREDICTS IMPROVEMENT.
[BEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE), **
NEW YORK, Mar, 10. An improvement in the interna, tional finncial conditions. is fore- enat hy a lending banker and quoted- hy the New York Times.
He predicts the remumption of foreign financing, within 60 days. This opinion is based on the mark- ed improvement in the conditions abrond together with evidence of accumulating strength in the American bond market,
- MOSCOW MENSHEVIK
TRIAL SENTENCES,
ACCUSED PROMIŠE TO BEHAVE THEMSELVES..
(THROUGH REUTER'S. AGENCY.]
Moscow, Mar. 9. After deliberating for hours, the Supreme Court trying 14 mem- bers of the AB-Union Bureau of European
The banker states that foreign loans, even on a small scale, would be considered a step in the direc tion of worldwide improvement in [ international finances."
He is of the opinion that Central and South American
the Central Committees of Men- countries need funds, and Austra sheviks," passed sentence of 10|lia could profitably employ a lonn..
year' imprisonment, en, soven of
their number, Groinan, Scher, Suk.
hanov, Ginsburg, Jakovich, Petunia and Finnyenaslovsky.
*
They had pleaded guilty to charges of plotting to overthrow the Soviet-Slate and to establish a capitalist régime with foreign help. Lesser sentences were passed on their colleagues. Though the low cat was five years, the highest was -eight years' imprisonment. person
The accused all-promised to de. vote the rest of their lives to faith. ful service to the Soviet it given
a chance.
AMERICA'S RUSSIAN
POLICY.
RECOGNITION NOT,
'CONTEMPLATED,
[DEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
WARRINGTON, Mar, 10. In connection with the formula tion of the Government's Russian policy, it is understood, that...r?- cognition of the Soviet Government is not contemplated....
"DON'T LET US GO TO WAR!".
REMARKABLE PROPOSAL BY U.S. REAR ADMIRAL
[REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.]:
It is confirmed that a number of houses collapsed in, Snloaika, whilst many villages in South-Eastern Jugo-Slavia were destroyed,"
Those close to the Grock frontier are the worst sufferers.
"A number of failway stations have been destroyed, the lines damaged, and the traffic stopped. Death-Roll Does Not Exceed a
Hundreds
VIENNA, Mar, 10.
It is now believed that the death- roll in the Balkans earthquake will not exceed 80 to 100.
Fourteen villages, were wiped out, and 2,000 houses were destroyed..
Two families comprising nine aud six members, respectively, are among the dead
the congratulations of the leader. One thousand families are with of the Opposition
out shelter in the Geghejt district alone..
Mr. Hamaguchi is still wenk, but he gave evidence that he has lost. none of his fighting spirit,
JAPAN'S ELECTORAL
REFORM BILL.
GOVERNMENT DECIDES TO WITHDRAW MEASURE,"
ETHROUGH EEUTER'S AGENCY.):
TOKYO, Mar. 10. The Privy Council strongly op poses lowering the age of qualifen tion for parliamentary voters, and in consequence the Government has decided to withdraw the Elec- toral Reform Bill,
HAKODATE 'QUAKE." MINOR DAMAGE REPORTED.
[TROUUN REUTER'S AGENCY.]
GANDHI RETURNS, TO DELHI
FRANTIC ENTHUSIASM OF HIS DEVOTEES,
THROUGH REUTER'S AGENOS, };
AHMEDABAD, Mar. 10.1 Within a couple of days of the azniversary of his departure at the head of a column of Volunteers to initiate the civil disobedience movement, Gandhi returned from. Delhi amid the frantia enthusiasm of his devotees, who raided the train practically at every stopping place en route and dangerously clambered on to the running boards; buffers and even the roofs, of the coaches, showering the Mahatona with gifts of money, garlands and flowers,
The Nawab of Palanpur boarded the train at Palanpur and accom- panied Gandhi Bomė ToxYo; Mar. 10.
distance, The damage in yesterday's quake He rode on the bare wooden does not appear to have been more seats in a third-class carriage, serious than that caused by an strangely contrasting with the ordinary winter gale in England. simple-robed Mahatme
In addition to that mentioned'à number of houses in the cities of Morioka and Hachinohe were slight
damaged. A good deal of rockery was probably smashed,
The vernacular papers estimated the total loss at not more than £4,000.
There were no casualties.
PARIS-TOKYO FLIGHT. FRENCH AVIATORS. EN ROUTE
GERMANY'S RELATIONS WITH SOVIET. CONCLUSION OF AN ECONOMIC AGREEMENT.
ROUGH REUTER'S ACT, ).
Moscow, Mar. 9.. The relations botween Cerbany and the Soviet are likely to be strongthened as a result of the con ment to the American Constitution
A somewhat remarkable amend clusion of an Economie Agreement has been recommended to the War ing between the Chairman of the Soviet Policies Commission by Rear- Supreme Council and a delegation Admiral McGowan who was U.S. of German industrialista visiting Paymaster-General during the war. Moscow.
BAVARIAN STEEL WORKERS LOCKED-OUT.
WASHINGTON, March, 1.
Hear Admira Gowan urges a stipulation in the Constitution pre- venting the United Stars from going
War, except in the case of a hostile attack, until after, & ro ferendum of the whole country hus
cor takken. ARDITRATION AWARD, DIB-Ho also suggests that should war
SATISFIES EMPLOYERS.
TO ALLAHABAD,
{THROUDN REUTER'S AGENCY.]
KARACHI, Mar. 10. ** Bartin and Moenche, the French aviators, who are engaged on Allahabad at 1 o'clock this marn fight to Tokve, left Karachi for
ANGLO-SOVIET DEBT ISSUE.
NEGOTIATIONS"PROCEED:
VERY SLOWLY. BRITISH WILKESS SERVICE]
REGUT, Mar. 0
SLAVE TRAFFIC PROBLEM.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS ASSIS
TANCE TO LIBERIA [CRITISH, WIRELESS BERVICE]
Rudny, Martis 9.
Conservative Opposition,
Bir Austen Chamberlain, on be half of the Conservatives, moved an amendment declining to ad- here to the General Act on the ground that it diminishes the au- thority of the League Council and that, its machinery will encourage disputes.
*
He aid that the general net ignored the limitations which prac tical experience placed on compul- sory arbitration. It would lack -the elasticity and experience of the
League Council.
Sir Herbert Samuel (Liberal) supported Mr. Henderson.
Amendment Defeated.
The Conservative amendment was defeated.
The House agreed to accession the General Act.
The voting was as follows:-
For the mensure
231 Against
130
Majority
Dangers of Failure. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE) '--
Roony, March 9.
work of the Round Table Confer once, said that it was hoped to make a statement on the abject very shortly.
WORLD'S STRONGEST WAR INSTRUMENT:
STRIKING CRITICISM BY GENERAL GROENER.
[THEODOR REUTER'S AGENCY }
BUTLER'S WHARF BLAZE.
RAGING FURIOUSLY AFTER: FIFTY HOURS,
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.)
LONDON, Mar. 9, Over 50 hours after the outbreak. the great fire at the tea and rob her warehouse on Butler's Wharf, Tower Bridge, was still raging furionaly to day was
Walls of sheeted ice and volumes of smoke are pouring from the rool.
-Tho Seemen have suffered, severe- ly from exposure, and their work was further bampered today by the heaviest snowstorm experienced in London for many years.
Quarter of a Million Damage.
LATER
BERLIN, March 9. That the French Army is the strongest and best-prepared war instrument in the work was con- tended by the German „Minister of Defence, General Groener, in a the Army Estimatoni speech in the Reichstag to-day on the extent of £250,000 has been:
done at Butler's Wharf.
toiden that nations formerly, aggros. He strongly opposed the French
It is estimated that damage to
The Fire Brigade, was this morni
sore should be abjected to severoring (10th) still playing on armament limitations than others mouldering débris. -
He said Germany, which had
A disarmed to an extent unexampled in history, was entitled to demand, that the other, Powers should, usa, disarm as stipulated in the Treaty of Versailles.
Turning to the General Act Sir in the House of Commons to Austen observed that the United night the Foreign Minister, Mr. States, the author of the Pact of Arthur Henderson, asked for ap proval of the ratification of the Paris, did not, share the view that it needed other measures to give General Act for the pacific settle
it force. He maintained that the inent of international disputes by effect of the General Act would b the United Kingdom Government, withdraw from the League subject to the four conditions in the White Paper of February 3 He said that accession to the Gen- eral Act by Great Britain would complete the country's acceptance of arbitration for international disputes of every class, subject to certain reservations.
The Government regarded the ratification of the General Act as an important part of the prepara- tion which they could make for the success of the coming Disarma- ment Conference, which, they be lieved by its resulte,, would deter- mine the future course of events in Europe and the world. Succes would assure the future of eon- atructive international co-opera- tion. Failure would have extreme. ly grave consequences. Thero.. fore they put preparations for it in the forefront of their foreign policy. Also, in the view of the Government, acceptance of the General Act was a logical sequence f the Pact of Paris and a logical complement of the optional clause.
paul Lead to Nations.
Though not the first to take this important step, Britain would be. giving a powerful lead to the an tions, as in the case of the optiona!" clause Before Britain signed the optional clause only 17 Govern ments were bound by it, and to day 34 were so bound,
The United Kingdom would not sinad alone, for the Imperial Con- ference had approved the prin ciple of the General Act after care-
In the House of Commons to-day, when questioned on the resolutions of the League Committed which met in London, recently to advise on the Assistance to be given to Liberia in dealing with slavery and forced labour, the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Dr. Hugh Dalton, said the Liberian Goverment were
the decisions were im Gov- represented on the Committee and
He added that the British Gov fut consideration. Amendment. ernment had every reason to hope that the experts on general administration who were proceeding to Monrovia would be able to pro Pose suitable action to end the un- satisfactory state of affairs revealed in the report of the Commission of Enquiry,
Referring to the moved later by Sir Austen Cham berlain, Mr. Henderson said that he recognised fully the value of the action of the League Council and regarded the Council's action in the Mosul dispute and the Greco- Sonatinees of the atrength of the ma Bulgarian dispute an, onesie vin Reduced Considerably in Red Bos,
Dr. Dalton stated at no specific thinery which the League Conven instances of slave trading aerom the ant provided, but he could not break out, every able-bodied man
Bed Sea were brought to the notice Agree that ceplance of the Gen between the ages of 18 and 35 should..
of the British Government last year, eral Act would diminish the au [FURQUOI REUTER'S AURNOY.]------- by immediately enlisted, while steps. In the House of Commons to though he feared it was quita: pon-
thority of the Council.. should be taken, do prohibi), the în- day, several questions were put, as a sible that shipments of slaves from thousand overeating of commodity prices during to the progress of the Anglo Soviet the African to the Arabian const Forty thousand people "employed | war, gje
Debts and Claims Committee took place. in the Bavarian pool industry have Buch moneurst, thinks the Rear Dr. Dalton said the main can. The helivities of His Majesty's been locked out by their employers, Admiral, would conduce to pences inittee had met 11 times. Two sloops and the mensures taken by who are dismusfied with an Arbitra- In says: Our best contribution Sub-Committee had held meet the French and Italian Govern tion award allowing only a five to to this peace of the world justu to ingt, but had not vel, reported; - ments had undoubtedly reduced the "six per cent. "cut"! án:wagen, in- consist in anaking it very difendt, while the four other Sub-Com tees, traffle to comparatively small pro
stoad of the requested 15 per verk. for us to become involved in wa
had not yet: met,"
pirtions.
raval Treaty
On rising. Bir Austen Cham- berlain congratulated the Foreign Secretary and paid a tribute to Signora Mussolini and Gandi, and Briand on the success of the recent Naval conversations.
(Continued on near Column.)
BRITISH PRINCES IN ARGENTINA:
d
TRADE EXHIBETON OPEN (ON - SATURDAY,
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE.]··
RUGBY, Mar..0.. The Prince of Wales and Princo Council questions with which it was specially competent to deal, and George returned this morning to to encourage frivolous claims and Mar-del-Platn, the famous seaside create trouble.
Sir Herbert Samuel opposed the resort, where they remain until amendment and claimed that ne- Friday, when the Prince of Wales
ceptance of the General Act would enable the world to face its pro blems with new hope. The debate continues.
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