GRAVE CHANGE OF TORY FRONT.
ALLEGED DESERTION OF
·· LORD IRWIN.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGEkor.]
LONDON, Mar, 10. The gravity of the Conservative
change of front towards India is Illustrated by comments in the evening papers.
BUTLER'S WHARF
BLAZE.
HEAVY DESTRUCTION OF RUBBER
(THROUGH NEUTER'S AGENCY.}
LONDON, Mar. 11-
It is unofficially estimated that out of 3,000 tons of rubber ware housed at Butler's Wharf, which was destroyed by fire, 1,600 to 2,000 The Evening Standard (the tons were destroyed or water Beaverbrook organ), kaya that while Mr. Duff Cooper, Mr. Stanley
Baldwin's champion at St. George's
damaged, of which at least 300 tons were totally destroyed.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1931.
HIGH SUEZ CANAL
- DUES.
SERIOUS DISADVANTAGE TO BRITISH SHIPPING.
BRITAIN'S ARMY ESTIMATES.
| IMPOSSIBLE TORECOMMEND UNILITERAL DISARMAMENT
{BAITIBA WIRELESS SERVICE]
ROUMANIA'S KING ASSERTS HIMSELF.
GOVERNOR OF NATIONAL- BANK_DISMISSED.
[THROUGH `NEUTER'S AGENCY.]
(THRSOON REUTEN'S JGENOT.]
LONDON, March 10,
Rugoy, Mar. 10.
BUCHAREST, Mar. 11.. The Shipping Merchants Com Introducing-the-Army Estimates self in the Government of Rou- King Carol who is assorting him- mitteo of the Manchester Cham for the next financial year, which mania, has just summarily dismiss bor of Commerce has passed a 'ro-
at £10,000,000. show a reduction of od M. Burillinau from the gost of solution expressing the opinion £570,000, Mr. Tom Shaw, the War Governor of the National Bank of that the high dues charged by the Minister, said that the closest at
Roumanin because he tried to torpedo" the negotiations with Suez Canal Company are proving tention had been paid to securing the Bank of Franes for the flota serious disadvantage to British economy. There had been an intion of part of a new loan of the last few months, and a depart quently beex signed, and the loan trade and an advantage to inter-crease in the number of recruits in The loan contract has conne-
838,000,000 in France,
mental committee was studying the will be issued at par bearing in- question of filling the ranks of terest of 73 per cent, in a number officers. AL
of Europcar capitals and in New He haped a method would be York. found for the promotion from the ranks of trained soldiers, with
conditions required. N
The official Agures are not yet in and other competitive trades which are free from the heavy bur don of dues.
LABOUR PARTY EXPELS SIR
bye-election,' was, declaring in a available. speech last night that the recent cartoon in an evening paper ridical. ing Lord. Trwin should be treated as a trensónable offence, Mr. Bald- win was doing worse. He was deserting Lord Irwin, whom he lind | hivaerto vehemently supported.
The article adds that the effect * this amazing reverant by Mfr. Baldwin was that he had damaged himself, the Conservative Party and the country.
OSWALD MOSLEY.
CHARGED WITH "GRAVE
DISLOYALTY,"
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, March 10, - A meeting of the National Ex- The Reening News (the Rother-rcutive Committee of the Labour mere, organ), Hays that the Duke Party to-day expelled Sir Oswald of Plaintoro was Bayard and Mosley from the Party on the Rustum combined compared with ground of "gross disloyalty," Mr. Baldwin, who has so suddenly withdrawn the support from which his friend, Lord Irwin, had derived such comfort..
The Liberal Stur says that a week aga Hindu fanatics were obstruct. ing the possibility of peace. Now Tory fanaticism was barring the way to pence and progress, It is unthinkable that the Party which prided itself on its responsibility in Imperial affairs should have thrown in its hand at one of the great. erises in the Empire's history.
Atmosphere Unsúltable.
It also solved that, adhesion to Sir Oswald Mosity's proposed "new Party was incompatible with mem hership of the Labour Party.
ANGLO-DUTCH RUBBER. NEGOTIATIONS:
SCHEME BASED ON MAXWELL
PROPOSALS,
[TRROCON REUTER'S AGENCY.]
Austen, March 10. The Dutch Rubber Committee is very reticent in regard to the recent proceedings in London, but, according to the Handelsblad, it is believed that a scheme has been adopted based upon the Maxwell
An authoritative Conservativó latement, interpreting last night's announcement on. Mr, Baldwin's Round Table decision, says that Conservatives do not object in principle to a further Round Table Conference in India, if such will prove desirable in due course; but they do object to such a Con ference at the present time on the grounds of procedure. They con- proposals. "sider the present atmosphere in The Dutch scheme, it is under
Indin unsuitable for such a Confer- ence and contend that the Govern-lood, will in the next fortnight ment did not initiate the prelimin e submitted for consideration by ary enquiries they had expected circles interested in rubber, both
further Bound Table
in Holland and Great Britain.
before A Conference.
It is declared that Mr. Baldwin's decision is by no means a new
i
declaration of polioy, but merely OIL DISCOVERIES IN DUTCH Mr. Baldwin's considered view s regards the right procedure.
Decision Loudly Condemned.
LONDON, Mar. 11. The bald phraseology of the Conservative India Committee's resolution announcing My. Bald. win's Round Table decision Joudly condemned.
ja
Evon the staunch Worning Post
ing,
EAST INDIES..
GOVERNMENT'S CONCESSION TO PETROLEUM COMPANIES.
(THROUGH ABUTER'S AGENCY.]
cost.
THE HAGUE, March 10. neknowledges that it has given riso Oi! diggings in the Dutch East to much inevitable misunderstand. Indies were discussed in the
coud Chamber to-day, when ap- The facts appear to bo that on proval was given to two Bills au- the conclusion of the London Con- thorising the Government to ference the Goverment proposed clude agreements with the Colonial that a small Committee, necom. Petroleum Company and the Bata- panied by experts, should go to via Petroleum Company, India on & sort of mission of on The agreements have reference quiry as a preliminary-to-another-to-conversions of prospreting and Conference or alternative method.. exploitation rights in oil in cer- tain areas in the Dutch East In- dies.
Later, the Government substitut -for the Committee 'proposa) foanother full-Redged Conferencs
in India without preliminaries,
The Conservatives forthwith dis- NETHERLANDS SUBSIDISES approved.
Tie Times raohusises that the POTATO-STARCH INDUSTRY Conarrative Indian policy is co- operation with the other parties.
This has long been accepted as the, national policy, and the paper points out that the important words in the Conservative resolution are "in India."
"Political Treachery," "
BOMBAY, Mar. 14.
*"! Political treachery is a typis nl Nationalist newspaper comment on the Baldwin incident. "
Jawaharlal Nehru's Forecast.
ALLAHABAD, · Mar. 11. The Congress President, Jawahar- Jal Nehru, in a speech, forecasts that if the forthcoming Karachi. Congress decides to participate at the Round Table Conference i would only do so on condition that Indians shall have complete indė pendence and control among fin- ance, otherwise, the fight:will be vigorously renewed,
Gandhi's Vow.
The Committee urges that is Majesty's Government, as the largost individual shareholder in
•
scientific knowledge, that modom CANTON MEMORIAL
In regard to military training for boys, he proposed that the age re cognition should be raised from 13 to 18..
the Canal Company, should use its influence to secure a reduction, to five gold francs per ton in respect of loaded ships, and two and a half in respect of abips in ballast,
accordance with the arrangement The numbers proposed in the made in 1853 between British ship.ostimates were unchanged, said Mr. owners and the Canal Company.. Shaw.
He did not wish to make com- parisons between nations, but hó asked. those interested to examine the condition of affairs as revealed in the League of Nations Arms
BATTLE-CRUISER
SQUADRON FLAGSHIP.
H.M.S. HOOD IN COMMISSION.
[HRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]
RUGBY, Mar. 10.
The battle-cruiser Hood, the world's largest warship, was com missioned at Portsmouth to day after reconstruction in the Dock yard at a cost of £687,000.
for launching aircraft.
The Hood now carries a catapult Following her trials she becomes, on May 12, the flagship of the Battle-Cruiser Squadron.
PRESIDENT OF PERU FOR
THREE DAYS.
SETTLING DOWN TO RESPON- SIBLE GOVERNMENT,
(REDTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE}
New Yonk; Mar 10. After weeks of vicissitudes, Peru, seems to be settling down to a period of responsible government. of the Southern Junts, has accepted Colonel David Ocampo, the head the provisional Presidency offered to him by Colonel Jiminez, the hend of the Northern Junta, whe has been President for the past three days.
NICARAGUAN REBELS. DEFEAT U.S. GUARDS. INSURGENT LEADER'S
CLAIMS,
(DEUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.1
New Yox, Mar. 14.
states that Sandine, the insurgont A incasage from Mexico City. leader in Nicaragua, claims to have defeated the United States nations]
guards in five recent battles, kill ng 150 and enpturing munitions.
ATLANTIC. OCEAN LINER
SUPREMACY,
CONSTRUCTION OF AMERICAN CHALLENGERS POSTPONED. [REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
New York, Mar. .. The construction of two super linera by the United States lines
FOUR AND A HALF MILLION designed to challenge the British
FLORINS.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY."]
THE HAGUE, March 10: The Upper Chamber to day vot- od a sum of four and a half mil lion florins as a subsidy to the potato-starch industry.”
BOMBAY CLOTH MARKET
SADISTURBANCE.
CLOSED PENDING GANDHI'S. ARRIVAL
(THROUGH RECTER'S ROOF:7
BOMBAY, March 10. Muljijetha Market (Bombay's big. Following recent fighting at grst foreign cloth market), in which several Congress volunteers werd badly knocked about while endeav Ariznabad, Mar. 10- ouring to interfere with a soller ar ago Gandhi' vowed that of foreign cloth, the Native Piece. hoould not return to his semininoda Merchants' Association hae ary here till a constitution accept decided to close the Marker until able to the All-India Congress, had the arrival of Gandhi on March been achieved by the Round Table | 10, - Conference,
Asked what he would do itile forthcoming meeting of Congress in Karachi rejected the Irwin-Gandhi Agreement, Gandhi replied that in that case he would not be called to the Itound Table Conference,
It is hoped that with the arrival of the Congress leader, the methods of "peaceful picketing" provided for in the Irwin-Gandhi settlic ment can be agreed, and an AT rangement reached for the disposal of foreign piece goods,
ments Year Book
He thought there was no ques tion that the enormous reduction made by Great Britain had not been reproduced in other countries: It was impossible for him to recommend any further, unilateral disarmament., “
SERVICE.
SOLDIERS KILLED IN CAMPAIGN HONOURED.
AMERICO-SOVIET --
RELATIONS.
NO. CHANGE UNDER CONTEMPLATION.
[REUTER'S AMERICAN, SERVICE)
WASHINGTON, Mar 10.
TONG KA WAN.
MR. TANG SHAO YIIN CANTON.
SCHEME OUTLINED
-[rnby OUR OWN OCHRESPONDE
CANTON, March. II.
Mr. Tang Shno 15, the newly ap-
It is stated at the White House that President Hoover does not contemplate any change in Soviet-pointed Magistrate of Chungshan, American relations, which seems to the so-called model districi in cancel cut the report that Mr. Chinn, and the prime mover of the Stimson is giving his personal scheme for the deelopment of Tong attention to plans for a modifica Wan as a world port to bo tion of America's Ruasian policy."
known as Chungshan Port, arrived in Canton yesterday afternoon by the 8. Einshan. At the wharf he was greeted by a number of high officials of the Canton Government; including General Chen Ming Shu, Admiral Chan Chak, Mr. Wong Kui So, the retiring Magistrate of. Chungaban, General Gaston K Wong, General Au Yang Kui, and the Superinendent of Cutoms, Mr. Yung Kwai Ching.
JUGO-SLAVIA FORBIDS
SOVIET IMPORTS.
AMMED AT DESTROYING BALANCE OF EXCHANGE
ĮTHROUGH ARUTER'S AGENCY.]
BELGRADE, Mar. 10. The Jugo-Slavian Government has
In an intoview with local pres Hotel, he said that his reason for men this afternoon in the Asia
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.].prohibited the importation, of Bus-coming to Canton was to confer
CANTON, March 10, Under the auspicies of the Kuomintang, in compliance with the order of Nanking, Canton held a memorial service on the campus of Bun Yat Sen University in com. memoration of the soldiers who died in the recent campaign againat the rebels, Communists and cut- laws The University athletic fitd, where the faass meeting was held, was fittingly decorated for the purpose. An exquisite pailas stood over the entrance gate and three big platforms were erected on the field.
The figures were against it and experience was against it.
They would do everything they 'could as a Government in order to bring about 'n reduction of arma- ments by international agreement,ly which would enable all countries to remove from their shoulders the crushing burden they now hear: but it was impossible to propose at the present moment a diminution in the numbers of the British Army.
LLP. Amendment,
LONDON, Mar. 10... The House of Commons adopted the vote for Army personnel after an amendment by Miss Jennie Leo, on behalf of the Independent Labour Party, had been deleated by 215 votes to 19
The amendment aitoed at a sub stantial reduction in Munibers
t
Marked Moral Improvement. diers, Mr. Tom Shaw, Minister for Referring to the conduct of sol War, said that three-quarters of the old-time drunkenness had gone, court-martials were deerensing an nually, and the habits, character and education of the men had shown a marked improvement,"
AIR MAIL SERVICE TO
AUSTRALIA.
sian manufactures on the ground that the Soviet nim is to destroy the balance of exchange and pro. duction in importing countries.
CHINESE MINISTER TO
BGIUM FETED.
CONTULATIONS TO
NANKING GOVERNMENT..
AGENCE HAVAS.]
PARIS, Mar. 10,
The memorial service was large- attended, every public organiza tion and schoo! in the city being represented Most of the students were in military uniform, carry. A group of Chamber Deputies ing banners on which various interested in Franco-Chinese 'rela- slogans were written. The atten dence was so large that practical.tiona
entertained
tho
ly the entire athletic field of the Minister to Bruzals to day. University was occupied. :
"
Chinese
The Chinese Minister made an important statement regarding the political situation in China, parti cularly in reference to the plans
The day was declared a general holiday. In front of each shop and house and Government building the national flag is flying at half mast. Early this morning & squad- ron of aeroplanes encircled the of the Nationalist Government for city several times in battle forms the futuro in the organisation of tion, showering handbills, on the significance of the occasion on the
measures for rehabilitation. populace. A number of guns were
factories in the city were required also fired from the gunboats at an chor in Canton Harbour, and the to blow their steam whistles in uni-
son with the gunboats to increase the solemnity of the occasion.
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All the theatres and amusement places in the city were prohibited from giving any performances to day, and the restaurants were or dered not to serve banquets of any sort. General rejoicing of shape or form was not allowed for the day, whether in the home or elsewhere. Thus a number of peo ple who hid unknowingly arranged their marvinges for today were forced to pustpone them to aoine later date, but funerals were allow ed to take place.
SCHEME · UNDER CONSIDERA TION BY GOVERNMENTS.
[BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE] A number of high officials, in
RUGBY, Mar. 10. -)
cuding Generals Chen Ming Shu Discussing the extension of the and Chen Tsai Tong, delivered air mail to Australia with a deputa-addresses to the mass gathering on tion of business men, the Air Minis. the footin' field on Sun Yat Sen ter, Lord Amutrec, said the ques
University. tion, had been discussed at the Imperial Conference and the pro posals were now being considered by the Governments of India, the Straits Settlements and the Com- monwealth.
The inauguration of the scheme depended on the financial support available.
The deputation urged the deve- lopment of night air mails, the speeding up of air mails by the traffic, and the operating of the separation of passenger and mail and German North Atlantic supre-mail service on a 24-hour schedule. anney are stated to have been post- poned indefinitely until Congress, sanctions a substantial increase in the express ocean mail rates,
-EXCHANGE RATES. [CRITIBO WIRELESS SERVICE)
Rugby, March 10.
124.00} 4.80 25/32 34.85)
Paris
·New York Brussels Athens
Rio Genova Amsterdam Mian Buenos Airex Montevideo Bombay Berlin Stockholm Copenhagen Shanghai
370
Bucharest
817 4
25.243
12.11
02.72
38 3/16
1/6 13/10
16.143
18.10
Hong Kong
1/31 118-
Yokohama
Oslo. Vienna Prague Silver
Spot Torward Helsingfors Madrid Lisbon
2/-13/32
18.10
·34.00)· 164
131 -33 11/10
103
44.45
109.23
CAIRO-CAPE AIR ROUTE.
NORTHERN SECTION INAUGURATED.
[BRITIER WIRELESS SERVICE]
Roony, Mor. 10. An Imperial Airways flying-boat inaugurating the Northern section. of the Cairo-Cape route, arrived at Kisumn, Lake Victoria, last night and unloaded mails which left London on February 20.
TANG SHAO YI. EXPECTED AT CANTON THIS. MORNING.
[FROM OUR OWN COLRESPONDENT.]
·
At the conclusion of the address, the Deputies passed a vote of thanks, congratulating the Chinese Government on their efforts.
AVIATION IN MANCHURIA.
CHANG HSUEH LIANG CALLS CONFERENCE...
(Chun Wan Tat Pas.)
PRIPING, Mar. 11. According to a report from Muk- den, Marshal Chang Hsuch, Liang hna decided to call a conference within ten days to formulate a scheme for developing civil aviation, shipping transportation, postal and telegraphic services in Manchuria.
The authorities of the respective services have been invited to parti- cipate,
JAPANESE LOANS TO CHINA.
QUESTION OF REFUND “DISCUSSED.
1.
CANTON, March 10, Tang Shao Yi, the newly-ap- pointed Magistrate of Chungshan, o- the so-exiled modet district in
(Jah Per Yat Pav.)
Canton to-morrow morning. The China, is expected to return to
NANKING, Mar. 11. new Magistrate arrived in Hong discussed with Mr. T, V. Soong, The Japanese Chargé d'Affaires Kong from Nanking yesterday on the Nanking Finance Minister, yes board the President Madison with terday, the problem of consolidat- A number of friends and relatives.ing and re-funding Japanese loans General Chen Ming Shu sent Gen to China. eral Gaston K. Wong down to wel- come him on behalf of the Pro vincial Government. A number of other representatives of various public organizations, including Dr. Chung Wing Kwong,, Presid ent of Lingaan University, and Mr. Tong Man Kai, director of the Telegraph Office hore, also went
Hong Kong for the same pur-
pose," "
It is learned that he will assulné his new duties and responsibili It is expected to reach Mwanza,eanet date for the inauguration ties at Chungshan shortly, but the Tanganyika, the present terminus, has not yet been decided upon. to-day
As Magistrate of the model dis The Southern section of the trict-in China, he would, he said, route will be opened during the direct his attention along the fol
Aummer,
OBITUARY.
MR. JOSEPH COTTON..
[REUTER'S AMERICAN BERVICE,]
BALTIMORE, Mar. 30." The death has occurred of the Under Secretary of State, Mr. Joseph Cotton.
lowing three lines: The preserva- tion of peace and order the straightening up of the finances of the district government; and the introduction of open. rolitics into the dhiret. He will also, he said, devote some of his time to the development of Tang Ka Wan into a world patt, of which he is the chief promoter.
The residents of Chungahan die trict in Canton are planning to coord him a big reception in the banquet hall of the Asia, Hotel to
· marrow morning"
with General Chen Ming Shu and cial Government with regard to the other high offeins of the Provin- affairs of Changshan, the so-called model district, and the scheme. for the development of Chungshan Port. He expects to stay in Can- ton for two or three days osiy, after which he will leave for Tong Ka Wan, the new seat of the dis trict government of Chungshan, preparatory to taking up his new duties and resposibilities. The exact date for his, induction into office has not as yet bon chosen.
Commenting Inither upon his. new post, he said he was a man of action and not of words. It. was not therefore necessary to dwell at length upon the kind of policy that he would pursue. Time would first direct his attention to the tell. But, he went on, he would
mainenanes of precs and order, and then the straightening up of the finances of the district. He will also introduce frank, open politics. into his government.
A Preliminary Survey. Referring to the schema for the development of Tong Ka Wan into Tong Hong in magnitude and im a world, duty-free port resembling portance he said the Central Government at Nanking has al ready appropriated, 8100,000 with which to make a preliminary sur- vey of the place. This survey would most likely be entrusted to.. some foreign engineering firm in Canton. A contract for this pre- drafted and is being submitted to liminary work had already been General Chen Ming Shu or con sidération If the document megs his approval, it will be given, to scan foreign firm..
The residents of the district of Chungshan here are quite dhthusi natie over their new magistrate and are giving him an elaborate banquet of welcome to-night in Asia Hotel.
The composition of the new dis der Mr. Tang Shan Yi will most trict government of Chungahan un probably be as follows:-Mr.. Yang Tu Ngai, Hend of the General Affairs Department; Mr. Tang You Hang. Chief Secretary: Mr. George Bow, Head of the Depart ment of Public Safety; Mr. Kam Woon Cheung, Head of the Finance Department: Mr. Tong Ni Koon, Head of the Department of Recon- struction Mr. Yuen Tai, Captain of the district guards.
GLEE SINGERS IN CANTON,
FULL AND APPRECIATIVE
HOUSES.
[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, March 11. The Westminster Singers, under. the personal direction of M call on Dr. C. T. Wang. to-day. vocalists has long been known and The Japanese representative will Frascombo, whose popularity as Wanking and Hankow Incidents.out the civilized world, will g
admired in music circles through; It is believed that agreement has been reached on some outstanding points concerning the settlement of the Nanking and Hankow incidents between China and Japan..
SZECHUAN PLUNGED IN CIVIL STRIFE. FIGHTING AGAIN BREAKS:
BOUT..
concert of songs to-night in the auditorium of the Canton Y.M.CA on the Bund, starting at 7.30 sharp These singers comprise one of the finest bodies of English vocalists in the world. Some iden of their talente inmy be gained from the fret that, the repertoire extends so upwards of 150 pieces of part music, the whole of which is sune from memory, enabling them to present a series of programmes which pro distinguished for variety, beauty and refinement
That the world famous Engliel Weatminster Gles Singera hayo long, been known and admired in must circles in Canton is indicated, by the fact that all the zents in the auditorium were sold long before Fighting has broken out. in the
the commencement of northern part of the province beY.M.C., many reservations for According to aeretary of the tween the forces under General, Bad
menta to be turned down because Tang Shin Kao, and thoss under of the crowded conditions. General Yang Sen (who earnedShameen residents have so notoriety in the Wanhsien affair) vited them to give a concert of The latter, who are reported to songs in the auditorium of the have been defeated, are evacuating Canton Cub after their perf: the Nanpao and Yingshan districts. "ance in the Y.M.C.A.
(Wah Ter Yat Pao.).
HANKOW, Mar. 11. The Szechuan province is again being plunged in the whirlpool of civil strife.
the
SENECIT